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Last Week at The Op Shop IV: April 27th – April 28th
Still photo from Volvox Théatron collaborative performance by Kiku Hibino, Yoko Katagiri, and Aiko Kojima
Dear Friends,
We are so honored to have been chosen as the recipients of two grants to help fund our public learning garden and Op Shop programming during the summer.
A special thank you to the Kiwanis Club of Hyde Park and to the Hyde Park Garden Fair for their generous support!
This has been a wonderful two months: thanks to Peter Cassel form MAC realty for the generous sponsorship of this space and everyone who has made this iteration so full of joy and growth! Thank you all! We look forward to seeing you again soon.
This week at the Op Shop:
Wednesday April 27th
8:00 – 11:00 pm – Public Unbirthday Party! In honor of Orin Fraser’s birthday!z
R & B dance party BYOB
Thursday April 28th
6:00 – 10:00 pm – Two Great Events in One
Daniel Tucker: Farm Together Now and Grand Closing Party for Op Shop!
Come out and enjoy the last evening of this Op Shop with us! Daniel Tucker will be here to talk to us about his newly released book: Farm Together Now: A portrait of people, places and ideas for a new food movement. Books will be available for $20 and Daniel will be present for signing. See the calendar for more details. Light refreshments will be served.
Grand Closing Benefit Party
“Give and let live” A fabulous benefit bazaar of agriculture (plants, art and food) to purchase and taste- made by this month’s Op Shop participants! Here is a list of what we will have.
Adopt-a-Shop-plant
Happy healthy tomato starts will be offered for adoption to loving homes for a donation of $5 (or more – depends on what’s in your pocket) each. All proceeds go to cover this Op Shop and Connect-the-Lots. Cared for with love by Laura, Amber and Lia
Green Cocktails
Wheat grass juice with Champagne or sparkling water by donation
Art, Music and Food for sale by:
Art and editions:
“Dirt” Photograms by Douglas Folgelson,
“Uber Tuber” T-shirts, postcards and buttons! by Eric Bartholomew
Photography by Juila Pagnamenta and Daniel J. Butler
Music:
Cd’s by Conrad Freiburg and Project Film
Food: Limited quantity
Local honey by Kristine Greiber: tasting and for sale
Home made Thai rolls by Chef Binbek
Home brew by Mark Yeary: tasting
Also:
Time Bank Sign Up!
Sheets will be available for sign up for Op Shop Time Bank!
Seed Bank is still Open for exchange!
Come and get and give for Spring
* * Volunteers needed and appreciated to help take down the Op Shop Sunday from 1:00 – 5:00 pm. Time Bank hours will be earned!
* * Tickets available for “Song of the Universal”
a concert of original music composed by Michael Thorn
Saturday April 30th 7:30 pm at the First Unitarian Church – 5650 S. Woodlawn Avenue
Yours with love and gratitude,
The Op Shop
Sunday April 24 – “Desk Theories II” by by Volvox Théatron
Nuclear plants tragedy and radiation emergency in Japan inspired Kiku Hibino to revisit his previous piece, “Desk Theories” (2010), an intensively electricity-dependent multi-media performance, and to create a sequel piece in collaboration with Yoko Katagiri and Aiko Kojima (Volvox Théatron). On site, there was a charity sale of Volvox Théatron logo-ed tote bags handmade by Yoko. Proceeds and all the collected donations will be sent to Japan Chernobyl Foundation, the NPO engaging in relief effort for victims of earthquake and radiation emergency in Japan.
Saturday April 23 – BEER! making workshop with Mark Yeary
Saturday April 23 – The Yogurt Pedaler!
Annie Lambla, the Yogurt Pedaler, showed us how easy it is to make our own yogurt.
Saturday April 23 – “Side Park” A Memory Share of North West Hyde Park
Paul Durica speaks on the Illinois Central Railroad and its history in Hyde Park.
Sam Guard speaks on spring time and renewal in Chicago.
Ken Shug shares his history in Hyde Park and his experiences with cooperative housing in the 1950s.
Thursday April 21 – Silent Tongues: Jazz improvisation
Silent Tongues is a six-piece jazz ensemble based in Hyde Park, greatly inspired by the past and current innovations of Chicago free and avant-garde jazz, such as the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians. The group has striven to explore collective improvisation, conversations in sound, unfamiliar tones, and unique takes on well-known standards. Silent Tongues has received invaluable mentoring from South Side multi-instrumentalist and composer Mwata Bowden, and look to carry on the tradition of unique jazz music handed down by Bowden and his contemporaries.
This week at the Op Shop
Thursday April 21
7:00 – 9:00 pm – Silent Tongues: Jazz improvisation
Silent Tongues is a six-piece jazz ensemble based in Hyde Park, greatly inspired by the past and current innovations of Chicago free and avant-garde jazz, such as the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians. The group has striven to explore collective improvisation, conversations in sound, unfamiliar tones, and unique takes on well-known standards. Silent Tongues has received invaluable mentoring from South Side multi-instrumentalist and composer Mwata Bowden, and look to carry on the tradition of unique jazz music handed down by Bowden and his contemporaries.
You can hear some of their music here: http://silenttongueschicago.bandcamp.com/.
Friday April 22
6:00 – 9:00 pm – Sustenance Social: a pilot project for quality of life now
Come and join us for a social gathering of The Hyde Park Village, Good Neighbors, OWL, and the Op Shop community at large. This will be a chance to meet in person those you may have met online, get to know one another, and find out about our various organizations, goals, missions, struggles, and successes. Come share a POTLUCK meal and a drink together and participate in a live “happening” of our own creation with opportunities for input and collaboration on future programs and activities.
Saturday April 23
2:00 – 4:00 pm – “Side Park” A Memory Share of North West Hyde Park
The Op Shop and the Hyde Park Historical Society invite the community to bring memories of this area to share for a special oral history program. Bring photos, ephemera, articles of interest, stories pertinent to North West Hyde Park. Keynote speakers will be Sam Guard and Paul Durica. Community members Ruth Knack and Joe Marlin will also shareto their memories about the NW corner of Hyde Park, lovingly referred to as “Side Park” by the locals. Everyone is welcome to take part! Coffee will be served. Please bring snacks and folding chairs to share!
* check out Paul’s Kickstarter campaign to fund the full-scale reenactment to honor the 125th anniversary of the Haymarket Affair on the original site, near the corner of Randolph and Desplaines.
4:00 – 6:00 pm: The Yogurt Pedaler! Demonstration and talk
Come and learn how yogurt is made with The Yogurt Pedaler: Annie Lambla. After the demonstration Annie will tell us all about the farms she has visited and the “dairy-ing” process.
6:00 – 7:30 pm: BEER! Mini beer making workshop with Mark Yeary. Prost!
Learn how to brew beer at home using commercially available recipe kits. In this demonstration we will make a one-gallon “mini-beer” batch, proceeding from cleaning and preparation to boiling and the cool-down stage. During the boil, we will discuss necessary and optional equipment for home brewing, handling and farming of yeast cultures, use of secondary fermenters, and the bottling process. We will have a limited amount of homebrew available for tasting during the demonstration. Prost!
8:00 – 10:00 pm: Open Mic III
Come to the last Open Mic of this iteration and bring your instruments, voices, poetry, prose, comic acts, dance, and whatever else you want to share! BYOB- Potluck style snacks and drinks.
Sunday April 24
5:00- 6:00 pm.”Desk Theories II”
New Project by Kiku Hibino in collaboration with Yoko Katagiri.
Performance piece: “Desk Theories II” by Volvox, Théatron.
This is a charity event to collect donations for relief efforts for Japanese nuclear contamination victims.
6:00 – 9:00 pm. Last Sunday Potluck Dinner for Op Shop IV
Let’s celebrate the end of Op Shop IV with this last Sunday Potluck Dinner.
Reconnect with old friends, meet new ones and share our favorite dishes!
Theme: Your all time best – what you are known for – dish! It’s a “make Mom and Dad and loved ones proud” night. Bring the secret recipe too! Remember to bring a plate, utensils, glass and napkin. BYOB
Looking forward to seeing you all again! Let’s not be sad, we will reemerge somewhere else, someday very soon!
Ongoing Project and gratitude to Lia Rousset and Amber Ginsburg – Connect-the-Lots!
Hours are irregular – please check the schedule or call 773.710.5464
* Volunteers needed and appreciated!
* Folding Chairs are needed to borrow!
View photos of our progress at our new and greatly improved website.
Yours,
The Op Shop
Sunday April 17 – Raw Milk Revolution!
Photo by Lizzy Szwaya
Sunday April 17 – “Junkyard Playground!” and Fort Cardboard!
Photos by Lizzy Szwaya
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