Edgewater Now: May 21 - May 27 Newsletter |
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Feature: Exposition Flooring Design Center
Exposition Flooring Design is family-owned and has been part of the Edgewater community for more than 30 years. They provide flooring material for commercial, residential, and special events, as well as custom area rugs and carpet repair services. They are known not only for their incredible selection, but also for their friendly and knowledgeable staff that is willing to take the extra step to provide excellent service.
Exposition Flooring emphasizes the importance of of eco-friendly flooring by selling products that utilize recyclable or renewable materials, promote high indoor air quality, are manufactured in an eco-responsible way, and have a long overall lifespan.
"Doing business with Exposition is like doing business with a small town business," says Frank P. from Chicago. "Dena is a great listener and knows her stuff. If you're looking to furnish or brighten up your space, Exposition Flooring will be able to help, regardless of style or color."
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Edgewater Monday Market Opens June 7
The Edgewater Farmer's Market is returning to the Broadway Armory parking lot this June! Starting June 7 and every Monday throughout the rest of the month, 16 vendors from Chicago and beyond will gather to sell their fruits, vegetables, and other goods.
New vendors include Urban Canopy, Blaque Millennium Kitchen, and Global Garden Farms, an urban farm run by refugees in Albany Park. The market is sponsored by Thorek Memorial Hospital and Great Lakes Clinical Trials and produced in partnership with the 48th Ward, Chicago Park District and Edgewater Environmental Coalition.
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Friends of the Edgewater Library: Out of the Darkness
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, Friends of the Edgewater Library is inviting you to hear two authors who will shed light on mental illness in families through their writings – one in fiction, one through memoir. Florence Reiss Kraut, author of How to Make a Life (historical fiction), and Marlena Maduro Baraf, author of At the Narrow Waist of the World, will share their stories about how mental illness affects family relationships.
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Support Helix with Wine Fundraiser
Taste Food and Wine in Rogers Park is hosting a Wine fundraiser for Helix! Get four delicious bottles of wine and support a local nonprofit! You can choose to either pick up the wine at the store or attend a tasting at 5 p.m. on May 23rd!
In addition, please keep an eye out for the reopening of Helix Cafe by mid-June! The staff is working away reorganizing the cafe, setting up a new menu and getting a sidewalk cafe in place. The cafe will be back to serve as a headquarters for all of Helix's programming and a hub for the community to gather, organize, work, and relax.
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Edgewater Historical Walking Tours
Enjoy views of the historic buildings of Edgewater in our own unique outdoor museum. Edgewater has three historic districts, designated by the U.S. Department of the Interior, and many blocks filled with historic homes. Tours will be led by knowledgeable guides.
There is a limit of 15 in each tour. Tour guides, who will have microphones, will lead you through the tour, and share with you a researched brochure. Everyone must wear a face mask and keep social distancing. The fee for each tour is $15, which supports the Edgewater Historical Society Museum.
Note: There are ten tours available. Sign up before they sell out. Available tours include the Edgewater Glen neighborhood, a section of Broadway, Lakewood Historic District, Edgewater Lakefront Art Walk, Edgewater's North End, Magnolia Glen, and the Bryn Mawr Historic District.
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Dining Out for Life 2021
This year, you have an entire week to show your support for Chicagoans affected by HIV and local restaurant partners! DINING OUT FOR LIFE CHICAGO will take place from May 16th through May 22nd. Edgewater restaurants Francesca's Bryn Mawr and Uncommon Ground are participating.
DINING OUT FOR LIFE CHICAGO helps TPAN to provide lifesaving health care and services to thousands of people living with and affected by HIV. They promote health and wellness for communities most impacted by HIV through sexual health, substance use services, mental health services, and community partnerships. This year, they stand in solidarity with the local restaurants that have stood by and supported the community and have been heavily impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
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Northside Networking After Hours
Join the Edgewater Chamber of Commerce and other surrounding Chambers for Northside Networking for our first virtual after-hours event on July 14 at 5 p.m. No breakout rooms in this after hours event, just informal networking. In addition to the structured events we're known for, we're introducing a shorter, unstructured virtual gathering. Open a beverage and kick back while you go around and briefly introduce yourselves and have informal conversations.
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Pivot Arts Festival
This year’s Pivot Arts festival runs from May 21 through June 6, and presents artists commissioned to create video installations or short, live works responding to the theme of a better world post-pandemic.
Events Include a “performance tour,” where small groups of masked audiences move through gallery-like spaces, an outdoor puppetry show and an outdoor concert, plus video works at Rivendell Theater and on their website. Tickets are limited for in-person events, so don't wait to get yours!
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2021 Colvin House Courtyard Series
The Colvin House Courtyard Series continues on May 25 and 27 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. On May 25, enjoy the performance of Sophia Sanchez. Based in Chicago, Sophia has been studying and dancing Flamenco since 2012. She is also an interdisciplinary performance artist, multi-genre singer, and musician. She will be accompanied by Thomas Kimball on guitar and vocals.
On May 27, step into the world of kirtan chanting, as practiced by Devi2000. The call-and-response Sanskrit chants are so simple and strong, they can take anything your voice can throw at them. And while they reach back in time to the birth of the devotional Indian bhakti tradition, we in the West also have a tradition of adding some rockin’ grooves you’ll find very accessible.
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AARTWERK Classes
Exciting times! Come, learn something new, meet new people, and be surprised just how much this little corner of the Earth can be relaxing and take some classes from AARTWERK studios!
DRAWING I will run Saturdays from 12 to 2 p.m. May 29 to July 17, PAINTING FOR ALL will run Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m.
May 31 to July 19.
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Edgewater Castle Home Opener
You are invited to join Edgewater Castle Football Club for their inaugural home match in the Midwest Premier League on the evening of May 22nd at 8:30 p.m. at the CIBC Fire Pitch.
Back in 2017, James Kitia and Andrew Swanson set out to level the playing field in terms of accessibility and equity in Chicago's soccer scene. Though it took some time to formulate a long term strategy, they have been marching on that path ever since. In the time since those early days, ECFC has provided free training, league play and a sense of belonging to over 750 local amateur players from all over the world. They have risen in the public eye and most importantly, gained support from the community. As they embark on this next chapter in the story, they hope that you will join them in supporting and championing the players and the efforts they have made to reach this new level of competition.
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Uncommon Ground Spring Menu
The menus at our Edgewater location just got a refresh! Check out some of the new additions like our Seasonal Bucatini with asparagus, snap peas, fresh herb pesto, pecorino cheese and charred lemon. We know you’re drooling already!
Weekday lunch IS BACK at Uncommon Ground Edgewater! Check out their NEW weekday lunch menu available 11:30-4pm every Tuesday through Friday. Catch ya on the patio!
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Sauce and Bread Kitchen Pop-Up
The folks at Sauce and Bread Kitchen cannot wait to share their latest pop-up with you. They will be slanging crab cakes and mushroom pimiento fritters all weekend long. Reserve yours now just be sure to select your pick-up times at check-out.
From the eastern shores and bays comes a sampling of just a few of their favorite things foreshadowing bites of future travel. The Crab Cakes have a cheddar jalapeno brioche bun, pickled rhubarb and apple slaw, ramp aoli, and crispy shallots. The Trumpet Fritter has crispy fried Trumpet Mushrooms and Pimiento, rhubarb-apple slaw, ramp aioli, crispy shallots. Plus, top it all off with an Asparagus and Wild Rice Salad.
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Edgewater Candles Summer Scents
Edgewater Candles is thrilled to announce their newest scent, Orange Rhubarb! It's a celebration of citrus and all things summery and fresh. The rhubarb note adds a green vegetal depth to the irresistible juicy orange topnote. We love it and hope you will too!
To celebrate this new addition, they are offering 15% off of any regularly priced item on their site, exclusively for newsletter subscribers. Expires 11:59pm, Saturday, May 22.
Use code ECNEWS at checkout.
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Salon Echo May Specials
Salon Echo has a number of new specials for the month of May. Show your skin some TLC with the Vita Brite Facial, a blend of vitamin C and multiple acids. This beautifully brightening, tightening, and hydrating treatments shows instant results with no down time. Or try the Stress Fix Lavender Body Wrap, which begins with a dry brush massage to exfoliate and increase blood circulation, then have the warm and luxurious Stress Fix body creme massaged into your skin. This treatment ends with you being wrapped in warm blankets to leave your skin perfectly moisturized. Get $10 off when you schedule both spa treatments in the same day!
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Enjoy 10% Off
The Edge Card is a community discount program available at over 20 Edgewater businesses. 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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