Wicker Park and Bucktown Special Service Area #33
Meeting of the Board of Commissioners
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Bucktown/ Wicker Park Library Branch
1701 N. Milwaukee Ave.
6:30pm Meet and Greet
7:00pm Call to Order
Around the Coyote 2007 Fall Arts Festival
October 12-14
Throughout Wicker Park & Bucktown
October is Chicago Artists Month and the Around the Coyote 2007 Fall Arts Festival kicks off with a special Opening Party on Thursday, October 11th from 8pm to 12pm at the Around the Coyote Gallery 1935 1/2 West North Avenue. Tickets are $20 and include complimentary food and beer by Peroni.
The weekend long festival features local gallery exhibitions, literary performances, theatre, film, music and video presentations. Over 300 painters, sculptors, photographers, installation artists and printmakers join up with emerging artists from Chicago’s theatre, music, literary and film communities to offer a weekend packed full of exhibits, lectures, art tours and performances.
Festival tickets: Festival Day Pass $10 (includes all parties, visual art, literary, film, music and theatre venues all day long.)
All-Access Weekend Festival Pass $40 (includes Opening night party and all venues all weekend long.)
For details go to: aroundthecoyote
Etiquette for Pets and Their Owners
Presented by
Red Dog House
2031 North Damen
Thursday, October 11th
6pm-8pm
Limited space-please RSVP: 773-227-7341 or steve@reddoghouse.com
Red Dog House, Bucktown’s premiere dog boutique invites you and your four-legged friend to join pet expert Charolotte Reed (author The Miss Fido Manners Complete Book of Dog Etiquette: The Definitive Guide to Manners for Pets and Their People) for an intimate disucssion of pet etiquette. Reed will lead a general discussion of pet etiquette and grooming, as well as answer specific questions dealing with some of the more common “pet peeves”. Signed copies of her book will be available for sale. *Miss Fido asks that attendees bring a blanket or towel for their dog and their grooming brush or comb and toothbrush.
Legends of the Fall - Member Networking Social
Thursday, October 11th
Lava Lounge
1270 N. Milwaukee Ave.
6pm-8pm
Join us as we recognize Wicker Park & Bucktown’s successful and innovative businesses of 2007. Complimentary refreshements for Chamber Members. RSVP by October 9th at wickerparkbucktown or call the Chamber office at 773-384-2672.
'fresh stART' Tom Robinson Studio & Gallery
Friday, October 12-14
Every weekend in October
Tom Robinson Studio & Gallery
2416 West North Avenue
A showing of painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, art furniture & performance
featuring eight artists and a new play ‘Man and Variations- or- The (redacted) by Joe Mazza.
For more details go to Tom Robinson Studio/Gallery
Soles4Souls "Changing the World One Pair at a Time
Shoe Trade In Event Extened through October 14th
Sole Babies
2033 West Division St.
Saturday- October 13th 10am-7pm
Sunday-October 14th 12pm-5pm
Bring your new or gently worn children’s and adult shoes to Sole Babies and recieve 15% off your purchase. Sole Babies will ship your donated shoes to Soles4Souls where they will be distributed worldwide to those children in need. To date,Soles4Souls has donated over 900,000 pairs of shoes in response to such disasters as Hurricane Katrina and Rita and the victims of the Asian Tsunami. Please note there is a special need for athletic and rugged outdoor shoes.
Trick or Treat! on Damen Avenue
Sunday, October 28th
12pm-5pm
North Damen Avenue
(from Armitage to North Avenue)
Little goblins and ghouls will be invited to celebrate Halloween with trick or treating on North Damen Avenue on Sunday, October 28th. From 12pm to 5pm, participating stores will be greeting the little celebrants with special treats. Presented by Destination Damen.
Red Dog House Howl-oween Haunt & Photo Day
October 31
11am - 7pm
Red Dog House
2031 N. Damen Ave
Chicago, IL 60647
Red Dog House Website
Red Dog House announces its Second Annual Howl-oween Haunt October 31st,
where costumed pets can get a free souvenir photo and frame, and do a trick
to get a treat.
Chicago, October 2007 — Red Dog House, Bucktown¹s favorite dog gear and
accessories boutique at 2031 North Damen Avenue, will host its second annual
Howl-oween Haunt with their Great PUP-kin Polaroid Pop-In on Wednesday,
October 31st from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
Bring your costumed canine in to Red Dog House for a free Polaroid picture
of your pet in a souvenir frame. Costumed dogs can do a trick to get a
special treat.
In keeping with Red Dog House owners Steve and Marice Greenberg¹s
philanthropic pet philosophy that a portion of every event hosted at Red Dog
House will benefit a local animal organization, a percentage of the proceeds
from purchases made during the Great PUP-kin Polaroid Pop-In will be donated
to New Leash On Life, www.nlol.org
Bring your best friend, and come see what¹s in store at Red Dog House at
2031 North Damen Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647. For more information about Red
Dog House or the Great PUP-kin Pop-In, contact Steve@reddoghouse.com