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BULLETIN Free Bikes!
Pilsen Food Pantry, 1850 S. Throop St., Saturday, April 9, 9:00am–12:00pm. Free. The Spring Movement Event aims to connect the community with upcycled movement equipment, balls, jump ropes, new helmets, yoga mats, and frisbees. Over a hundred children’s bikes will be given away by Working Bikes. First come, first serve. The child must be present to receive a bike. ( Jackie Serrato)
Water Debt Workshop
Online, Tuesday, April 12, 6:00pm. Free. bit.ly/waterdebtworkshop Are you behind on your Chicago water bills? To help residents affected by this crisis, the environmental and social justice group Blacks in Green is partnering with WBEZ and Elevate to host a free virtual workshop. It will give you the information and resources you need and provide a step-by-step breakdown of the water billing and collections process and more. Also learn how to get relief. Register online. ( Jackie Serrato)
Día de Los Niños Parade
Plaza Tenochtitlan, 18th St. & Blue Island Ave., Saturday, April 30, 11:30am. Free. facebook.com/ChicagoDiadelosNinos/ Celebrate the children in the community! The 22nd annual parade of Día de Los Niños is back at Plaza Tenochtitlan in Pilsen. The new route will go along Blue Island between 18th
and 21st streets and end at Benito Juarez High School’s soccer field. ( Jackie Serrato)
Free Dental Screenings
Pilsen Family Health Center, 1713 S. Ashland St., Saturday, April 30, 9:30am– 12:00pm. Free. Dental students at UI Health and the UIC College of Dentistry are offering free screenings every Wednesday, no appointment necessary. Call the clinic for more information at (312) 413-4179. ( Jackie Serrato)
Guided Tour of Historic Former Wabash YMCA
Former Wabash YMCA, 3763 S Wabash Ave, Saturday, April 9, 10:30am– 11:30am. Suggested donation $20. bit.ly/ FormerWabash Every other Saturday, the Renaissance Collaborative is leading tours of the former Wabash YMCA, an historic center of Black social life. Built in 1911, in the heart of the Black Belt, it was the only Y in the city that admitted Black people for many years. In 1915, the Association for the Study of Negro Life was founded here and went on to create a precursor to Black History Month. The tour uses archived newspaper articles and archival photos to tell the story of the building and the people who congregated there. (The link may say the event has ended, but if you click on ’View Details’ it will take you to the page where you can select a different date. (Adam Przybyl)
Adler Planetarium Free Days Adler Planetarium, 1300 S Lake Shore Dr, 4:00pm–10:00pm. Free. bit.ly/ AdlerFreeDays
The Adler reopened March 4 and is once again holding free days for Illinois residents on Wednesday evenings. Whether going on a date or taking your family, your ticket will let you watch a simulation of the Chicago night sky without light pollution, learn fun facts about the solar system, and examine old telescopes and sundials. You’ll have the option to pay to upgrade your ticket to include sky shows, half-hour movies in the dome theater about the moon and a mysterious ninth planet, among other topics. (Adam Przybyl)
EDUCATION LSC Elections
Virtual, Wednesday and Thursday, April 20-21, 6:00am–7:00pm. bit.ly/3NNrGW8 Polls to vote for your school’s LSC open at 6am! Parents, legal guardians, and temporary custodians of students enrolled in the school, as well as people who are at least 17 years old who live within the school’s attendance area or voting district, are eligible to vote in a school’s election for parent and community representatives. All students may vote for a student representative at their school. In order to vote, you must be present at the school and vote in person. For more information on voter eligibility and requirements, visit bit. ly/3J9XAbu. You can view candidates for each school at bit.ly/3DJgMMu.
Elementary school elections take place April 20, high school elections take place April 21. (Maddie Parrish)
FOOD & LAND Reuse-a-Palooza at The Plant
The Plant, 1400 W. 46th St., Sunday, April 24, 11:00am–3:00pm. Free. This event will provide opportunities to repair clothing and household items, safely dispose of tricky-to-recycle items, and donate books, bicycles, and more, all the while bringing attention to strategies to reduce waste. Participating organizations will include Community Glue, Working Bikes, Open Books, Tinyshop Grocer, and other wastereduction and repurposing enthusiasts, as well as Microsoft’s EcoPod in partnership with the Environmental Law and Policy Center for interactive presentations and discussion. Also in the works is a free film screening in partnership with One Earth Film Fest. Questions can be directed to (773) 357-7192 or info@bubblydynamics.com (Kevin Lilly, Bubbly Dynamics)
Spring Flower Show: Knock Knock Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N. Central Park Ave., 10:00am–5:00pm. Free, reservations recommended. garfieldconservatory.org/visit/
Spring is here, and what better way to ring it in than to look at flower arrangements at the Garfield Park Conservatory. There are tulips, hydrangeas, daffodils, and more, along APRIL 7, 2022 ¬ SOUTH SIDE WEEKLY 21
