CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT SERIES Now an annual staple, The Chicago Onscreen Local Film Showcase returns each summer with a new lineup of some of the most exciting work the Chicago filmmaking community has to offer. Over the course of our eight seasons, the Chicago Park District is proud to have presented 134 locally-made and Chicago-focused […]
The 2024 CREATE Series Dates and Details Are Pending WPAC Board Planning and Approval In 2023 – 15,000 People Attended The CREATE SERIES EVENTS 2024 – INVITATION – Please contact us at WPAC@WickerPark.org to Suggest Events for 2024 THE CREATE SERIES is Community Designed, Funded and produced in Partnership with the Chicago Park District and numerous […]
CREATE This Winter
Please take the Survey and Give Us Your Input on the Proposed Conceptual Design for the Wicker Park Dog Park. LINK – CLICK HERE The Conceptual Design is influenced the the input given to us by the community. 800 people took the original Suvey to Determine what people would like to see in the Wicker […]
2023 – Still Life Techniques in Drawing-Watercolor-Collage BEGINS Monday, Feb. 6, 2023 – STILL LIFE TECHNIQUES Using Drawing, Watercolor, & Collage at The Robey Hall SIGN UP – CLICK HERE Presented by Wicker Park Garden Club and Advisory Council INSTRUCTOR: Maria Mariottini – The Garden As Inspiration Series ++STUDENTS OF ALL LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE ARE […]
The CREATE 8 Performance Series Includes Performances By 1099 String Quartet, Prohibition Orchestra of Chicago, In Full Swing Band, and Wicker MIC QUESTIONS & Purchase a Sponsorship: WPAC@WickerPark.org $1000 – SERIES SPONSOR – Promo Table at 3 Performances – Logo Distribution Benefits Listed Below $400- ONE PERFORMANCE SPONSOR – Promo Table at 1 Performance […]
BEGINS April 3, 2023 SPRING WATERCOLOR CLASS – The Garden As Inspiration Series – 6 Week Session at the Robey Hall REGISTER NOW CLICK HERE INSTRUCTOR: Maria Mariottini – The Garden As Inspiration Series ++STUDENTS OF ALL LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE ARE WELCOME DATES: Mondays April 3 – May 8, 2023 – Six Week Spring Session […]
VOLUNTEER OOpportunities at Events in Wicker Park – Work with Us to CREATE an Even Better Park The Wicker Park Advisory Council FUNDS all these programs and then PRODUCES them with VOLUNTEER SUPPORT and in Partnership with the Chicago Park District. VOLUNTEER – CLICK EVENT to Go to the SignUP Page The Signup Page Lists […]
Titles/Dates/Times Announced in Mid-May 2022
The Prohibition Orchestra is funded and produced by Wicker Park Advisory Council and is a Chicago Park District Night Out in the Parks Event The Prohibition Orchestra of Chicago is a 10-piece band dedicated to playing the music of the early big band era. All the arrangements played by the orchestra were published from 1923 […]
In Full Swing Jazz Orchestra is funded and produced by Wicker Park Advisory Council and is a Chicago Park District Night Out in the Parks Event In Full Swing Jazz Orchestra Sunday, June 11 at 11am-12:30pm in Wicker Park 1425 N. Damen, Chicago, IL 60622 OUTSIDE – West Side of Field House or INSIDE if […]
Chicago Park District All Female Boxing Show at Wicker Park DATE: Thursday, July 6 – NO Admission Charge TIME: 7pm – 9pm LOCATION: Wicker Park Basketball Court – 1425 N. Damen, Chicago, IL 60622 SEE – Citywide Boxing Show Summer Schedule – Below *Participants must be a part of the Chicago Park District Boxing program […]
2023 SUMMER Art Class – En Plein Air Drawing at the Wicker Park Gardens CONTACT US – Questions? Comments? – wpac@wickerpark.org BEGINS Monday June 12, 2023 – En Plein Air Drawing at the Wicker Park Gardens Presented by Wicker Park Garden Club and Advisory Council REGISTER – CLICK HERE REGISTRATION REQUIRED – BUT […]
Porchlight Music Theater’s Broadway in Your Backyard is a series of 60 Minute outdoor concerts featuring some of Chicago’s most talented music theatre voices singing Broadway classics from the past and present, as well as Disney favorites. Grab a blanket or a chair and join Porchlight Music Theatre for the return of its free concert series Broadway […]
REGISTRATION is required for the Clinics – Free of Charge (21 years old and older) Come early to the Wicker Park Movies in the Parks Series and take a pickleball clinics presented by Toss and Spin. DATES: June 22, July 20, August 24 The FREE clinics are offered to individuals 21 years old and older. […]
MOVIES IN THE PARKS – A Chicago Park District City Wide Series Movies in the Parks is a Night Out in the Parks Event The big screen in your backyard, MOVIES IN THE PARKS Sponsored by SANPELLEGRINO returns this summer, bringing Hollywood movies and local films to local parks for the twenty-first season. Join us in […]
2023 – Beethoven’s Legacy: The Final Three String Quartets The 1099 String Quartet Performances are funded and produced by Wicker Park Advisory Council and is a Chicago Park District Night Out in the Parks Event These three works are Beethoven’s last major completed compositions. Although dismissed by musicians and audiences of Beethoven’s day, they are […]
