Ribbon Cutting - Gurgoyle Fountain
INVITATION to GURGOYLE FOUNTAIN RIBBON CUTTING
Sunday, September 8 at NOON After 1099 String Quartet Concert
All the Combined Events Run 8am - 2pm
Dedication Talks at Music Tent at Noon– Schiller & Damen
**Brief Comments by 1st Ward Alderman LaSpata, David Ginople (WPB SSA#33), Claribel Rodriguez (Chicago Park District)
**More Information: Doug.Wood@WickerPark.org
READ About the Restoration Work
The WPB SSA#33 Funded the Restoration of the Fountain.
CSOS Did the Restoration Work and
WPAC and The Chicago Park District Assisted with the Management of the project.
Schedule of Events on September 8
8am – 2pm – WPB Farmers Market
9am – Noon – Kids Paint Backdrop of Fountain & Music With Carol Tarnoff
9am – Noon – View Artists Music Tent Backdrops
9am - 9:45am - Yoga - Nature Yoga Sanctuary
10am – 10:45am – Historic Park & Garden Tour
11am – 12pm – 1099 String Quartet – Program - September 8
“Sum of the Parts” (Double String Quartet)
Bach: Unaccompanied Suite for cello (5:00)
Bach: Partita in E Major for violin (5:00)
Handel/Halvorsen: Passacaglia, Op. 20, No. 2 for violin & viola (7:00)
Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20 (32:00)
Handel: Water Music (Excerpts) (10:00)
12pm - 12:20pm - Brief Comments at Music Tent
12:20pm - Ribbon Cutting At Fountain
Historic Park & Garden Tours
HISTORIC PARK & GARDEN TOURS
Sundays, June 3, June 10, June 24, July 8, July 22, August 12, August 26, 2018
No Admission Charge
LOCATION: MEET AT MUSIC INFORMATION TENT
June 3 – West Side Field House
All Other Dates – Near Damen/Schiller Park Entrance
Wicker Park Advisory Council & Garden Club in partnership with the Chicago Park District will present a Tour of the historic park and 10,000 sq. ft. of ornamental gardens designed, funded and maintained by the Wicker Park Garden Club.
Learn about Wicker Park's history and the Chicago Park District's Community Gardens in the Parks program. You will walk and view Wicker's award winning gardens and learn about designing and maintaining sustainable gardens for your home.
Following the tour enjoy a choral concert (1st Sunday June), string quartet (2nd & 4th Sundays of June-August and 2nd Sunday of September.