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5500 S Woodlawn Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
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Date: 1/16/2023
Subject: CHPV News & Events! Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day & More!
From: Chicago Hyde Park Village




Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day
 
Learn how you can celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement!
15 Ways You Can Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day In Chicago This Year (BlockClubChicago.org)

9 Ways to Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Chicago and the North Shore (Better.net)

In Hyde Park

Monday, January 16, 11–3
Hyde Park Art Center — MLK Day 2023: South Side Stories

Sunday, January 29, 5pm
LeCantanti di Chicago & The Hyde Park/Kenwood Interfaith Council Present Proclaim Liberty!

 
Upcoming Events!
Red banner with golden rabbit and text: "Happy Lunar New Year! Year of the Rabbit!
CELEBRATE LUNAR NEW YEAR!
 
CHPV Wednesday Drop-In
In-Person at Augustana Lutheran Church
Wednesday, January 25
11:30 – 1:00 Central

 Join us and your fellow Hyde Park & South Side friends to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Let the festive celebration brighten our mid-winter gloom!
  
 
Portrait of a Rabbit, 1867 by Yabu Chosui
Rice-Pounding Rabbit, 1855 by Tanaka Shutei

Click on the images above to learn more about these fun and festive "Year of the Rabbit" Japanese woodblock prints in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.

 

We Want to Hear from You!
 
CHPV Newsletter Focus Group
Thursday, January 19
12-1pm Central
Via Zoom
We are interested in restarting The Village Voice, our once-popular periodic newsletter. Featuring articles of interest, community spotlights, and stories about events, The Village Voice newsletter serves a different purpose from our weekly e-mail communication. It is an important way to help build community and stay informed. Please join us for this focus group session to share your input and help us shape what the newsletter should be in the time ahead.

RSVP by registering online for the focus group session or send an email to info@chpv.org. Zoom link will be provided upon RSVP.


 HYDE PARK BOOK CLUB EVENT


Kamin, Blair. Who is the City for?
Monday, January 16
7:30pm via Zoom

Who is the City For?: Architecture, Equity and the Public Realm in Chicago
 
With Pulitzer Prize winning author Blair Kamin & acclaimed photographer Lee Bey
 
 
Author Blair Kamin, a past Pulitzer Prize winner for Criticism, and acclaimed photographer Lee Bey will discuss their new book – Who is the City For? Architecture, Equity and the Public Realm in Chicago. Together, they paint a revealing portrait of Chicago that reaches beyond its glamorous downtown and dramatic buildings by renowned architects like Jeanne Gang to its culturally diverse neighborhoods, including modest structures associated with storied figures from the city’s Black history, such as Emmett Till.
 

Hearing less lately? You
Hearing Loss Support Group
 
Friday, January 20
Monthly on the 3rd Friday
3:00 – 4:30 Central
 

Tech Café with Tech Savvy Friends
 
IN PERSON, Fridays at 3-4pm
January 13 & 27; February 10 & 24
Augustana Lutheran Church
5500 S Woodlawn Ave
 
 
Bring your technology questions & devices! Light refreshments will be served!

 
CHPV NEWS!
COVID-19 virus
Vaccination Policy Update!
 
Effective Jan. 10, 2023 we require attestation of Covid-19 Bivalent booster & Flu vaccination if you wish to attend in-person CHPV events. Save time at the door and please complete the form now!

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New CHPV Videos on YouTube!
 
How to Reset Your CHPV Password

How to Register for a CHPV Event
 

Visit CHPV's YouTube page to access our archive of informative and entertaining recordings, including tutorials for members, our monthly educational Drop-In seminars, tech tips from the UChicago Tech Savvy Friends, and the Hyde Park Book Club co-produced with the Hyde Park Historical Society.

 
IN THE COMMUNITY
 
The collaboration of the Center for Life and Learning at Fourth Presbyterian Church and Skyline Village Chicago invite you:

Mayoral Forum on Aging
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
12:00-1:30 PM
Buchanan Chapel in the Gratz Center
123 East Chestnut
Free, registration required
 

News You Can Use!
 
12 Candidates Meet for 5th Ward Aldermanic Forum (Hyde Park Herald by Aaron Gettinger, 1/10/2023)
 
12 Hopefuls Aim to Replace Ald. Leslie Hairston in Packed 5th Ward Race (Block Club Chicago by Maxwell Evans, 12/8/2022)
 

2023 Chinese New Year Celebration
Saturday, January 21, 
2–4pm
Chinese American Museum of Chicago
Welcoming the Year of the Rabbit at the Chinese American Museum of Chicago's annual Chinese New Year Celebration with Chinese performances, food, and more.
 


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