This week at the Op Shop


Photo by Lizzy Szwaya

Our benefit party was a real success! A special thanks to Gail Isenberg, Keith Peterson, Project Film, and Doug Folgelson, who together made a wonderful evening of art, music, and delicious and unique cocktails! Plus, we were able to pay off our rent for this Op Shop with the proceeds! Thanks so much to everyone!

Wednesday April 13th 7:00 – 10:00 pm: The Chicago Soundclouders Play Music for Plants

Friday April 15th 6:00 – 8:00 pm: Chef Donna Binbek
Guacamole Bar with Mango Margaritas and/or Mojitos
Cooking demo and cocktail party with Chef Donna Binbek
$10 at door

Saturday April 16th 1:00 – 4:00 pm: Forefront Stitchers
This is a community quilting Project. We will be quilting baby blankets and adult lap blankets for patients undergoing chemotherapy and little ones who are in the neonatal unit at the University of Chicago Hospital. These blankets will be distributed by the “Forefront Stitchers,” a volunteer group at the hospital.

Saturday April 16th 6:00 – 8:00 pm: MMM: Mixes and Microphones – Performances by Peter Weathers and Charles Mahaffee
A systemic, meta-systemic, and meta-meta-systemic presentation on using the mix tape for meaningful communication.
Untitled: An Interactive Performance by Charles Mahaffee. All guests are invited to bring something to read aloud during the course of the performance (this may be anything, a poem, an essay, a lease, a recipe, etc.).

Sunday April 17th 3:00 – 6:00 pm: “Junkyard Playground!” Talk and Fort Cardboard!
Come join us to discuss the history and significance of the Adventure playground movement. Bring the kids, we will have duct tape and cardboard for them to create their own ad hoc junk playground. Please bring junk to play with, any art supplies to make signs and snacks to share. We will also have some things on hand. Check out the website before coming to have an idea.
http://adventureplaygrounds.hampshire.edu/history.html “Soft Junk Playground” will be the title and working theme of Op Shop 5!

Sunday April 17th 5:30 – 6:30 pm: Raw Milk Revolution
Raw milk talk and tasting followed by:

Community Potluck Dinner 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Theme: Kids! Let’s create dishes with children in mind – foods they may love, foods you loved as a child, and/or funny foods or arrangements!
Please bring recipes if you want to share and, as always, everything you need to enjoy our delicious dishes – plate, utensils, glass, and a drink. (In keeping with being green, we do not provide plastic cups, utensils, or plates so please come prepared). Remember, one’s generosity and culinary care is the key ingredient for a successful and delicious potluck! So delighted have we been with the offerings thus far that an Op Shop recipe book is in the works. BYOB

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

www.theopshop.org
www.flickr.com/photos

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This Week at the Op Shop

Friday April 8th

“You Grew It, Now What?”
Preparing meals with garden fresh goodness with Chef Donna Binbek
6:00 – 8:00 pm

Chef Donna Binbek, proprietor Simply Food Chicago Personal Chef and Catering located here in Hyde Park, welcomes you and your family and friends to come out and celebrate the beginning of spring by making these easy to prepare rolls for your dining pleasure. Please RSVP to info@theopshop.org. Cost of workshop: $10 – please check online calendar for details.

Julia Pagnamenta
Photos of outdoor markets in Vietnam and Cambodia
8:00 – 10:00 pm

Opening of salon style photography exhibit.

Saturday April 9th

Urban Bee keeping with Kristine Greibner
10:30 am – 12:00 pm

What’s the buzz around here? Come learn about honey bee basics at this fun, informal workshop. We will discuss beekeeping in the city and show what is entailed in starting your own hive.
Kristine, Edie, and Jill from Pullman Apiary

Benefit Party!
Cocktails from you Garden with Gail Isenberg!
6:00 – 9:00 pm

Come to a cocktail party and learn how to preserve the flavors of your Summertime garden and farmers market by making vodka infusions! Gail Isenberg will talk about the process and hand out drinks. A preliminary menu includes Sakitinis (cucumber vodka with a splash of saki), garden Bloody Marys made with vodka infused with heirloom tomatoes, celery, hot peppers, and horseradish, and a cooler made with a grapefruit, lemon verbena, and scented geranium infusion. Samples of what remains from last summer (shiso, ginger peach, and thimbleberry) will be available until they run out. Relax and anticipate spring and summer with a glass in hand. $10 at the door, all proceeds go to benefit the Op Shop!

Concert by “Project Film”
8:00 – 9:00 pm

Project Film is a local indie-pop duo that put out a debut record last fall about moving from Minneapolis to Chicago. Guitarist and singer Sam McAllister and singer Megan Frestedt, who also run the independent record label Tandem Shop in Chicago, will be playing an acoustic show tonight. Their music is recommended for fans of Wilco, Death Cab for Cutie, and Mates of State.” Check them out at their website. $5 at door for band only.

Sunday April 10th

Conrad Freiburg plays the Ukulele!
6:00 – 7:00 pm

Come hear artist Conrad Freiburg play his unique and beautiful songs on the Ukulele. Says Conrad, “I use the same innate or internal, self-taught styles popularized by Roscoe Holcomb.” Conrad will also be selling his CDs and Harmonographs! Don’t miss his show It Is What it Isn’t at the HPAC!

Ken Dunn
Talk and short video
7:00 – 9:00 pm

Meet and talk with Ken Dunn about his work in Urban Agriculture, stories, and history.

Community Potluck
6:00 – 9:00 pm

Theme: Asian Cuisine: In keeping with the photos of Julia Pagnamenta and the food demo with Donna Binbek, we will focus on varied, fresh, and delicious cuisines of your favorite Asian culture.
Please bring recipes if you want to share and, as always, everything you need to enjoy it – plate, utensils, glass, and a drink. (In keeping with being green, we do not provide plastic cups, utensils, or plates so please come prepared). Remember, one’s generosity and culinary care is the key ingredient for a successful and delicious potluck! So delighted have we been with the offerings thus far that an Op Shop recipe book is in the works. BYOB

* Donations are welcomed and deeply appreciated!

Ongoing Project and gratitude to Lia Rousset and Amber Ginsburg – Connect-the-Lots!

* Soil Blocking
* Seedling planting
* Care taking
* Seed exchange

Hours are irregular – please check the schedule or call 773.710.5464

* Volunteers needed and appreciated!

View photos of our progress at our new and greatly improved website.

Yours,

The Op Shop

www.theopshop.org
www.flickr.com/photos

Uber Tuber! with Eric Bartholomew

Eric Bartholomew, renowned potato lover of Chicago, brought his potato postcards, Uber Tuber T-shirts and potato diorama table installation to the Op Shop this past Sunday! It was a huge success. Thank you Eric!
It was a balmy beautiful night of Spring, the windows fogged with seedling breath and the little kids spilled out on the lawn, proud to play with the big kids (in their 20’s and still full of child-like energy and spirit). The kids carved potatoes for prints and made their own potato creatures, from left: Henry, Clement,Tai-hei and Basti.
The potato dishes were all wonderful, only three real potato salads and it was too tough to choose which was best from them, they all won the potato cook-off! It was really a beautiful, fun and full evening! Thank you everyone.