Edgewater Now: Dec 4 - Dec. 10 Newsletter |
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Edgewater Holiday Gift Guide
The Edgewater Holiday Gift Guide has some great ideas to help you find that something special, right in the neighborhood. From the crafty teen to the savvy gamer, you’ll find a unique gift that will spark joy for everyone on your list.
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Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble
Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble is a multidisciplinary performance and arts education company. Their professional performances fuse together dance, theater, and media creating original, socially conscious works that create change, one person, one story at a time.
Their arts educational programs bring dance, theater and visual art classes to Chicago Public Schools intergrating social emotional learning, literacy and the arts. Each year they have three performances at their space at Ebenezer Lutheran Church and work with 5,000 kids.
2020 is CDE's 20th Anniversary, and their team has been working on archiving our records, interviewing their community, and finding new ways to commemorate this important occasion. Want to celebrate with them? Get in touch, and they will find a project for you!
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New Lunch Menu Selections
Beginning Tuesday, December 8, Chicago Grind will begin featuring new lunch items! This new menu includes Turkey Pesto Panini, Turkey Avocado Sandwich, Vegan Wrap and a rotating Soup of the Day.
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"Class Act 2021" Exhibition
The Gallery of Contemporary Mosaics, Chicago is thrilled to announce “Class Act 2021,” an annual juried show featuring works by past and present students of The Chicago Mosaic School. These are local, national and international artists who have studied at the CMS during their careers since the school opened in 2005. “Class Acts 2021” will open between January 16 and March 24 and is currently accepting submissions!
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Salon Echo December Special
Treat the loved ones in your life (including yourself) to a deep tissue massage. This massage focuses on the deepest layers of your muscles tissue. This is the perfect massage to increase circulation, loosed tight muscles and alleviate holiday stress all at a special price of $75.
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Win a Free Lunch from Uncommon Ground
Share your Uncommon Ground story on social media for a chance to win a free lunch! A new winner will be selected each week. Check out the contest details on their site and enter today!
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Let's Talk with Curves
There are many classes to choose from on the Curves Online Subscription Platform for only $24.99 a month. Call your local Curves Club, 1354 W. Devon, 773-338-0969 for access codes. No contract, no enrollment fee, and only 30 minute classes. The sooner you start, the sooner you get results!
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KICKBACK Online Short Play Festival
About Face Theatre kicks off its landmark 25th season with KICKBACK, an online festival of ten newly commissioned short plays and performances by Black LGBTQ+ artists, inspired by the Rebuild Foundation’s collections at the Stony Island Arts Bank. Conceived and directed by About Face Theatre Associate Artistic Director Mikael Burke, this performance series examines the intersection of queerness and Blackness in the present moment, inspired by the past, and looking toward the future.
This program will stream December 12, 2020, through January 11, 2021
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Jackalope’s Rough Cut Readings
December is right around the corner, and so is the New Frontier Series! Jackalope Theatre Company is bringing you the first drafts of commissioned and developing plays from the series which will be live-streamed on their YouTube channel. Tune in the first Rough Cut Reading on Dec. 8 for some sneak peeks into these exciting digital plays.
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Rewired Pizza Cafe & Bar Open for Lunch
There is a new option for lunch in Edgewater! Try something new like the Mushroom Melt or the Milanese Sandwich. There's also Onion Soup and Al Pastor Pizzas to shake up your lunch routine.
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Vote Edgewater for Best of Chicago 2020!
Join us and nominate our local businesses in Edgewater as the best of our city! The Reader’s annual Best of Chicago issue will feature winners from a variety of categories including Arts & Culture, Food & Drink, Sports & Recreation, City Life and more. Shine the spotlight on your favorite Edgewater business and nominate now through December 8!
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Dueling Hanukkah Menus
Both Fiya and Jerry's are offering Hanukkah package dinners for the first four days of the holiday (Thursday-Sunday). They are different, so you can enjoy one one day, and one on another.
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Vern + Vera End of Year Sale
See savings of 30-80% off all list prices! Check our website for sale prices.
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Chicago Industrial Arts & Design Center
Risk free registration is now open for winter classes.
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Bezz Training
Become a member before Jan. 1, 2021 to get three free personal training sessions
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Pizzeria Aroma
Enjoy 15% off on your meal. Not applicable to food/drink specials
The Edge Card is a community discount program available at over 20 Edgewater businesses.
Think of it as a reward for supporting your favorite local spots, and an incentive to try out something new! Supporting local businesses creates a strong and healthy community. Present your Edge Card for a 10% discount at any participating establishment!
The Edge Card costs $5 and can be purchased on our website.
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