Jefferson Park Forward

Jefferson Park Forward General Meeting
2018-04-19 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago)
Join us each month as we meet to learn about new things, socialize and get up to speed on the latest news in Jefferson Park

Spring Clean & Green
2018-04-21 10:00 - 12:00
Join Jefferson Park Forward and your neighbors on Saturday, April 21st from 10 a.m. to Noon for a community clean-up. The citywide Spring Clean & Green event is a great way to meet your neighbors and help spruce up specific areas of Jefferson Park. JPF will be focusing our clean-up efforts in the following areas (1) Avondale Ave. between Lawrence and Ainslie, and (2) the Jefferson Park Transit Center. Please bring gloves and meet by the old firehouse at Lipps and Ainslie at 10 a.m. Garbage bags, brooms, rakes, and shovels will be provided. Children supervised by parents are welcome to attend.

JPF Family Bowling
2018-04-22 15:00 - 16:30 | Habetler Bowl, 5250 N Northwest Hwy, Chicago, IL, 60630, United States
Jefferson Park Forward invites you and your friends to our family-friendly Bowling Party.
Feeling guilty that you spent the Pub Crawl all day with the adults and left your little ones to fend for themselves? Reward them for their patience with your recovery by bringing them out for some fun and food.
$18 per person for 1.5 hours of bowling, shoe rental, pizza and sodas. There is also a cash bar for adult libation purchases.
Local business Habetler Bowl is a family-owned 32-lane bowling alley featuring an arcade, a jukebox, & a bar with pub eats since 1957.
To help with an approximate headcount, please let us know if you plan to attend.

Farnsworth School LSC Meeting
2018-05-09 08:00 - 10:00, 2018-06-13 08:00 - 10:00 | James B Farnsworth Elementary School, 5414 N Linder Ave, Chicago, IL 60630, USA, 4220 N Linder Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
School auditorium

Spring Neighbors Night Out for OIPA, PPNA and JPF
2018-05-11 22:30 - 2018-05-12 01:30 | Rare Nest Gallery, 3433 N Kedvale Ave, Chicago, IL 60641, USA, 3201 N Keeler Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
The Old Irving Park Association (OIPA), in partnership with our friends at Jefferson Park Forward (JPF) and Portage Park Neighborhood Association (PPNA), are delighted to share the exciting details for the next unique event in our “Neighbor’s Night Out” Series.
Rare Nest Gallery invites us to their space for an evening of socializing, art, and community engagement. The gallery is new to the area and has graciously offered to provide light snacks and open bar for all who attend.
Enjoy a cocktail and catch up with friends (old & new), while discovering this retail art enterprise, with works from novice and seasoned collectors. Housed in a lovingly restored 19th century storefront interior, rarenestgallery.com offers original artwork and small-run, limited edition prints.
DON’T WAIT! SPACE IS LIMITED AND OFFERED ON A “FIRST TO RSVP” BASIS! PLEASE CONTACT RARE NEST GALLERY DIRECTOR/FOUNDER KEITH BRINGE TO GET ON THE LIST.
EMAIL: keith@rarenestgallery.com
PHONE: 708-616-8671
NOTE: As an added bonus, attendees will learn details about the upcoming month-long archeological excavation taking place at the historic Sheriff John Gray Mansion (located in OIP). Click on this link for more details: https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/05/30/rumors-underground-railroad-irving-park-prompt-archaeological-dig
Hope you can join us! Adults only, please.

JPF Community Development Committee Meeting
2018-05-14 19:00 - 20:00 | Eden United Church of Christ, 5051 W Gunnison St, Chicago, IL 60630, USA, 4401 W Gunnison St, United States
Alderman John Arena will be discussing developments in the planning and construction pipeline during our May meeting.

Jefferson Park Forward General Meeting
2018-05-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Cosmic Bikes Inc., 4641 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60630, USA, 4401 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Join us at our general meeting this month at Cosmic Bikes. Our guest speaker will be our very own Maggie Daly Skoggsbakken, a JPF member who works for Pace Suburban Bus. She will discuss the upcoming new bus line in Jefferson Park – the Pulse Milwaukee Line.

Friends of the Jefferson Park Library Sale
2018-05-31 15:00 - 19:00, 2018-06-01 10:00 - 16:00, 2018-06-01 20:00 - 2018-06-02 00:00, 2018-06-02 10:00 - 16:00 | 5363 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL 60630, USA, 5363 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Jefferson Park Forward is working in partnership with Eden United Church of Christ and Redeemer of Calvary Church on a Friends of the Library Sale to benefit our own Jefferson Park branch of the Chicago Public Library.
Starting today through May 30, 2018, please donate and drop off books, CDs, and/or DVDs in good condition at the library.

Friends of the Library Sale

JPF First Friday Happy Hour
2018-06-02 22:00 - 2018-06-03 01:00 | Weston’s Coffee & Tap Co., 2144, 4872 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60630, USA, Chicago, IL, United States

JPF Livability Committee Meeting
2018-06-04 19:00 - 21:00 | 5314 N Laramie Ave, Chicago, IL 60630, USA, 5314 N Laramie Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

JPF Directors Meeting
2018-06-07 19:00 - 21:00 | 5314 N Laramie Ave, Chicago, IL 60630, USA, 5314 N Laramie Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Monthly meeting of the board of directors of JPF.

JPF Community Development Committee Meeting
2018-06-11 19:00 - 20:00 | Galvin’s Public House, 5901 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL 60630, USA, 4001 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Join the JPF Community Development Committee for our salon style discussion of Zoning 101 with Streetsblog Chicago co-founder Steven Vance.

JPF General Meeting
2018-06-21 19:00 - 21:00, 2018-08-16 19:00 - 21:00 | TBD, 938 North Loop 1604 West, San Antonio, TX, 78232, United States
Monthly meeting of the members of Jefferson Park Forward

JPF Directors Meeting
2018-07-05 19:00 - 21:00, 2018-09-06 19:00 - 21:00 | TBD, 938 North Loop 1604 West, San Antonio, TX, 78232, United States

JPF Community Development Committee Meeting
2018-07-09 19:00 - 20:00, 2018-08-13 19:00 - 20:00 | Eden United Church of Christ, 5051 W Gunnison St, Chicago, IL 60630, USA, 4401 W Gunnison St, United States

JPF General Meeting
2018-07-19 19:00 - 21:00 | TBD, 938 North Loop 1604 West, San Antonio, TX, 78232, United States

JPF Directors Meeting
2018-08-02 19:00 - 21:00 | TBD, 938 North Loop 1604 West, San Antonio, TX, 78232, United States

Olive's Neighborhood Garden for the Hungry Harvesting
2018-08-26 08:00 - 10:00, 2018-09-02 08:00 - 10:00, 2018-09-09 08:00 - 10:00 | 4889 N Laramie Ave, Chicago, IL 60630, USA, 4889 N Laramie Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

JPF Friends & Family Picnic
2018-08-26 13:00 - 16:00 | Jefferson Park, 4822 N Long Ave, Chicago, IL 60630, USA, 4401 N Long Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

First Friday Happy Hour
2018-09-08 22:00 - 2018-09-09 01:00 | Fischman Public House, 4058 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60641, USA, 3300 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
