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BULLETIN McKinley Park Community Play Garden Oktoberfest
3518 S. Wolcott Ave., Saturday, October 23, 4:00pm–7:00pm. Suggested donation $20. bit.ly/30hBpQb The McKinley Park Community Play Garden organizing committee is having a fundraiser this month and invites Chicagoans twenty-one and over for beer, wine, fall treats, and activities. All proceeds will go to support the play garden. This is only one of the events the committee has planned for October, so stay tuned for more! (Alma Campos)
Dia De Los Muertos Caravan
Back of the Yards, Saturday, October 23, 12:00pm–2:00:00pm. Free. The Back of the Yards community will observe Dia de Muertos with its tenth annual procession—this time reinvistioned as a car and motorcycle caravan—that begins on 51st & Elizabeth, heads north up Ashland, and then turns east on 47th, before concluding with a celebratory event and the opportunity to make your own ofrenda outside of The Plant, 1400 W. 46th St. ( Jackie Serrato)
City Council Meeting
City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle St., Wednesday, October 27, 10:00am. Free. chicityclerk.com The Chicago City Council will hold a full meeting to consider 2022 budgetrelated ordinances. Agenda items, and instructions for in-person and remote participation, are outlined at chicityclerk.
com. Livestream available at bit.ly/ ChiCouncilVid. ( Jim Daley)
EDUCATION CPS Health and Wellness— Gender 101
Online, Monday, October 18, 4:00pm– 5:00pm. Free. bit.ly/3m2YQUA This CPS Family and Community Engagement event will provide attendees with the opportunity to understand how to support trans and gender-expansive young people. Attendees will review key terms, recognize the positive impact that their support can have, and receive an overview of best practices that are shared with the school district. Register online. (Maddie Parrish)
Raise Your Hand LSC Solidarity Call
Online, Tuesday, October 19, 6:00pm– 7:00pm. Free. bit.ly/2YMQ8C5 Hosted by Illinois Raise Your Hand, LSC Solidarity Calls are a space for LSC members and parents to discuss what is happening in their schools and organize around next steps. Register online. (Maddie Parrish)
Social Emotional Impact of the Pandemic on Youth Online, Monday, October 25, 12:00pm– 1:15pm. Free. bit.ly/3m2YQUA
At this CPS Family and Community Engagement event, Hartgrove Behavioral Health System and Garfield Park Behavioral Hospital will provide
an overview of various factors that lead to increased emotional distress and recommendations on how to provide support. Register online. (Maddie Parrish)
Board of Education Meeting
CPS Loop Office, 42 W. Madison St., Garden Level, Board Room, Wednesday, October 27, 10:30am. Free. cpsboe.org
Logan Center Bluesfest
Tune into the October Board of Education meeting in person at the Chicago Public Schools’ Loop office or online at cpsboe.org. Members of the public can register to speak starting October 25 at 10:30am, online or over the phone at (773) 553-1600. (Maddie Parrish)
ARTS Spooktacular Films
One City Tap, 3115 S. Archer Ave. Every Thursday in October, 8:00pm. Free admission; cash bar. bit.ly/3APh7e5 Adults twenty-one and older are invited to One City Tap every Thursday in October for screenings of “cinema that will make your skin crawl.” Guests will get complimentary popcorn, and bar staff will be offering a Halloween-themed cocktail special. (Alma Campos)
American Mariachi
Goodman Theater, 170 N. Dearborn, Various times. $25-70. bit.ly/ americanmariachi Set in the 1970s, this co-production with Dallas Theater Center tells the story of how a forgotten record sparks
an ailing mother’s memory, inspiring her daughter Lucha and her cousin to create an all-women mariachi band. The play is infused with live ranchera music and includes performances by the local Sones de México Ensemble. ( Jacqueline Serrato) Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th St., Friday, October 15, 5:30pm–9:30pm. Free. bit.ly/3FJKUYL This year’s Logan Center Bluesfest will include a comprehensive series of intimate concerts, conversations, and special events in which select programming is offered in-person, and all programming is live-streamed. The festival’s theme, “Daughters and Sons of the Blues,” celebrates the relationships between artists of different generations, and “explores the many branches of the Blues tree from the roots to the fruits.” Other events include the presentation of the festival’s first commission of original blues music, a photography exhibition, book signings, interviews, and conversations honoring the history of the blues on the South Side and beyond. (Maddie Parrish)
Halloween Family Movie Night Pilsen Food Pantry, 1850 S. Throop St., Friday, October 15, 7:00 PM–9:30 PM. Suggested donation $5 per person. bit. ly/3iS28cj
Families are invited to watch a spooky family-friendly movie for a good cause. All proceeds from this event will be used to help secure a long-term location for the pantry’s emergency food program, OCTOBER 14, 2021 ¬ SOUTH SIDE WEEKLY 21
