| CHPV Annual Meeting
Tuesday, April 8, 4:30 Central
Join CHPV for its annual meeting with a presentation by the board and staff. Open to the public via Zoom.
| | | Join us for our free monthly Zoom Drop-In!
| | Keeping Your Memory Sharp
Wednesday, April 9, 12–1 Central
| | | Janie Urbanic (Founding Director of South Loop Village) will present materials she has put together as a library take-away kit. Rev. Dr. Dawnn M. Pirani Brumfield (United Church of Hyde Park) will talk about creative drama as a way to keep mind active. Plus there will be opportunity to share what you do (games, music, etc) to stimulate your mind.
| | Fall Prevention
Wednesday, April 16
3–4pm via Zoom
Presented by the Chicago Area Village Collaborative Aging Brain & Body series | | | The Chicago Area Villages Collaborative has partnered with Person Centered Care Solutions to offer a virtual presentation addressing fall prevention. Many individuals have fallen or have a concern about the risk of falling, whether at home or while out and about. This presentation will be led by a physical and occupational therapist and will address the intrinsic and extrinsic causes of falls, how to determine if you are at an increased risk for falls, as well as the relationship between fear of falling and fall prevention. There will also be a discussion surrounding fall risk in an individual who is facing cognitive changes or a dementia or other neurodegenerative disease diagnosis. | | Tech Café
With University of Chicago Tech Savvy Friends
Friday, April 18 and every other Friday through May 16
3–4pm Central
Augustana Lutheran Church
| | | Confronting Christian Nationalism and Violent Masculinity
Wednesday, April 9, 6:30pm
Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 S. Woodlawn Avenue
Join Angela Denker, Lutheran pastor and author of Disciples of White Jesus: The Radicalization of American Boyhood, to discuss the growing popularity of American white Christian nationalism, especially its influence on Trump's second term, and the white men and boys in our communities who are facing violent misogyny in media and politics.
The Happy Invention: History and Significance of Picture Postcards
Wednesday, April 16, 1:30
Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 South Woodlawn Avenue
FREE and open to the public
UChicago alumna and Founding Curator of the Curt Teich Postcard Archives Collection, which is now at the Newberry Library, will speak about the history and significance of picture postcards. Hyde Park resident and tenth president (and first woman president) of the Newberry Library, Astrida Orle Tantillo, will provide words of welcome. Attendees are invited to bring postcards of interest for discussion.
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Saturday, April 26, 1-3
Columbia Basin + Garden of the Phoenix, Jackson Park
6300 S Cornell Ave
| | | Hana (flower) mi (to look at)
Join the Japanese Arts Foundation in partnership with the Japanese Culture Center, Chicago Park District, and Asian Improv Arts Midwest’s Tsukasa Taiko for an afternoon full of arts, drums, and of course, cherry blossoms! | HELP SUPPORT OUR MISSION! |
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