Happy New Year from CHPV!
From all of us at Chicago Hyde Park Village, we wish you a happy and healthy 2025! | | CHPV Holiday Closures & Cancelations
CHPV will be closed Wednesday, January 1.
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The program will resume on January 14. | CHPV MONTH AT A GLANCE
Schedule subject to change. Please visit chpv.org/calendar to confirm prior to attending.
| MONDAYS
- Yoga for Balance with Janèe Powell (canceled January 20)
- StrongerMemory Class
- Declutterer's Support (2nd & 4th Monday)
TUESDAYS
- Mindfulness-Awareness Meditation with Alice Dan, PhD (see upcoming cancelations below)
- Dinner Salon (1st Tuesday)
- Hearing Loss Support Group (3rd Tuesday)
WEDNESDAYS
- Movies at Hyde Park Art Center (This month on 2nd Wednesday)
- Zoom Drop-In (2nd Wednesday)
- Lunch Gathering (4th Wednesday)
- SHARE Network Virtual Dementia Caregiver Support Group (3rd Wednesday)
THURSDAYS
- Yoga for Balance with Janèe Powell
- AKARAMA & CHPV Memory Café (3rd Thursday)
- Men's Group (in person 1st & 3rd Thursdays; Zoom 2nd & 4th Thursdays)
FRIDAYS
- Exercise for Strength, Flexibility, & Balance with Wesley Pulphus
- Women's Group
- Tech Café with U Chicago Tech Savvy Friends (every other Friday, January 10–March 7)
| DON'T MISS THESE UPCOMING EVENTS | | Join us for our Zoom Drop-In
The Dragon from Chicago with Author Pam Toler
Wednesday, January 8
12–1pm Central Time via Zoom
Free; Registration Required
CHPV member and author Pamela D. Toler joins us to discuss her newly published book The Dragon from Chicago: The Untold Story of an American Reporter in Nazi Germany.
| | | | Movies at Hyde Park Art Center
With CHPV & UChicago Service League
Due to the New Year's Day holiday, this month's movie has moved to Wednesday, January 8 immediately following the Zoom Drop-In.
Wednesday, January 8, 1:30
A Raisin in the Sun
| | | | Starting in One Week!
New StrongerMemory Class!
Mondays, January 6–March 24
Via Zoom
This 12-week program can improve your memory with just 20-30 minutes of simple activities each day!
| | | | Movement Revolution: Revolutionizing Balance, Confidence, and Neurological Health
Thursday, January 9
3–4pm via Zoom
Presented by the Chicago Area Village Collaborative Aging Brain & Body series
| | | | Tech Café Returns!
With University of Chicago Tech Savvy Friends
Every other Friday
January 10–March 7
3–4pm Central
Augustana Lutheran Church
| | | Any and all tech concerns are welcome. Bring your tech questions & devices! Light refreshments will be served. Read the Chicago Citizen Newspaper article featuring CHPV's Tech Café to learn more! | | An Insider's Look at How Illinois is Preparing for the New Administration: A Brown Bag Lunch Conversation with State Representative Kam Buckner
Monday January 13, 11:30-12:30
222 Merchandise Mart Plaza
6th Floor Conference Room
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Every new Administration presents changes for state and local governments, businesses and individuals. State Representative Kam Buckner will discuss how the Illinois General Assembly is preparing for the new Administration.
Rep. Kam Buckner has one of the most diverse and varied legislative districts in Chicago, running along the lake from Oak Street to 79th Street. It includes Chicago’s most visited health care offices and facilities, museums, parks, cultural centers, sports complexes, businesses, residential buildings and Lake Michigan beaches.
Chicago Hyde Park Village is pleased to co-sponsor this event organized by Skyline Village Chicago and hosted by Cynthia Gissele of Enhance Design. Additional co-hosts include 2nd Ward Alderman Brian Hopkins, South Loop Neighbors, Streeterville Neighborhood Advocates, League of Women Voters, and South Loop Village.
Bring your lunch and questions to this lively discussion. As an option, Potbelly Sandwich Shop on the 2nd floor of the Merchandise Mart will prepare your brown bag lunch for pick-up:
(312) 836-1007 or potbelly.com/order/pickup | IN CASE YOU MISSED IT — CHPV NEWS | | Departure of Dorothy Pytel
As announced in last week's CHPV email, Dorothy Pytel is departing from her staff role at Chicago Hyde Park Village at the end of this year.
| | | | Now Accepting ACH Payments
CHPV's website will now include ACH Direct Debit among the payment options when paying for an event or making a donation. ACH (automated clearing house) permits you to pay directly from your bank account. Note: CHPV and ClubExpress do not store any bank account information. All entered details are encrypted and passed directly to Stripe for storage and processing.
| | | | Veterans Breakfast
Valois Restaurant
1518 E 53rd Street
Tuesday, January 7, 8am
| | | Join the second monthly community-organized Veterans Breakfast! Cafeteria style; cash only; pay your own way; RSVP requested. For more info & to RSVP, contact Mark Johnson at markj5525@gmail.com or (773) 351-1272. | HELP SUPPORT OUR MISSION! |
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