Renew Your Membership!
Wednesday, October 15, 1:30 p.m.
Augustana Lutheran Church
5500 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago
FREE and open to the public
Historian Fiona Maxwell, PhD, of the University of Chicago and Dominic A. Pacyga, PhD, author Clout City: The Rise and Fall of the Chicago Political Machine, will have an illustrated discussion of her recent dissertation. The talk will have an emphasis on the role of social reformer Mary McDowell in the settlement house movement and the early years of the city's political machine.
A Q & A session with the audience will follow the talk, as well as a book signing. The Seminary Co-op Bookstore will be on site.
Fiona Maxwell, PhD
Light refreshments following the presentation.
Click on flyer to the right to download:
Community in Chicago:
A Discussion about Social Reformer Mary McDowell, Settlement Houses, and Machine Politics
Dominic A. Pacyga, PhD
Silver Screen Society
Have a Great Summer!
Next Movie: October 3
First Fridays at 1:15 p.m.
Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S. Cornell Ave.
FREE
In collaboration with
Our sincere thanks to the Hyde Park Art Center for generously providing the space for this series. Many of the films we screen are graciously provided from the library of CHPV member Caecilia Hubbard.
Contact: Dottie Jeffries (dottiejeffries@gmail.com)
Special Interest Groups
Walking Group
Time: SUMMER HOURS - Tuesdays and Fridays at 9:00 a.m.
Location: Meet at the Shopping Center near the Post Office
Chair: Peggy Garrett (edwpeggy@ameritch.net) - contact to let her know if you will be joining a walk
Time: Third Tuesdays at 2 p.m.
Location: Zoom
Chair: Janet Surkin (janet.surkin@gmail.com) - contact to confirm meeting times and for log-in information
Book Friends
Contemporary Civics
Time: Mondays, August 11 & 25
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Location: Zoom or in person
Chair: Dorothy Patton (dep712@att.net) - contact two weekdays before the posted event date to register
Book Group
Time: Wednesday, September 3, 7:00 p.m.
Book:
Location: Zoom
Chair: Laura Kracke (lhkracke@earthlink.net)
Click HERE for book list
Next meeting:
Cercle Français
Calling all lovers of French!
Lesley Bloch, Ruth Koval and Roberta Bernstein would love to reinvigorate this group. Communicate with Roberta if you have any suggestions for meetings or events.
Chair: Roberta Bernstein (bernsteinroberta@gmail.com)
Dining Out
Chair: Jan O'Malley (claddagh5471@gmail.com) - contact to be added to their mailing list
From left: Jean Singer, Laura Kracke, Fran Gordon and Peggy Garrett
From left: Reeva Shulruff, Natalie Goldberg, Susan van der Muelen and Jan O'Malley
From left: Vanice Billups and Margaret Huyck
February Potluck hosted by Margaret Huyck
photos by Fran Gordon and Margaret Huyck
Needlework
Time: Monday, August 11
Location: Susan van der Meulen's home
Chair: Call or email Cheryl Miller (cammil@att.net) for more information
Cheryl Miller finishing a quilt for donation. Photo by Lucy Lester
Music Group
Chairs: Kathy Huff (kathy@rogerhuff.com) and Elizabeth Sonnenschein
Marilyn Helmholz, Reeva Shulruff and Mike Meshenberg, Lesley Bloch, Alice Tolley, and Beth Sonnenschein snagged seats on the Main Floor for the CSO Rehearsal in February
Photo by Kathy Huff.
See Program Meeting: May 8 UChicago Presents discussion with Sarah Curran
Trashy Ladies
Time: On Summer Break
Location: 58th and Woodlawn, on the bench across from the Robie House
Chair: Lesley Bloch (lesley_bloch@yahoo.com) - contact to be added to their mailing list
Spanish Group
Time: Alternate Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m.
Location: TBD
Chair: Agnes Zellner (azellner@gmail.com) - contact for meeting times and locations
Monarch Butterflies Group
Chair: Marilyn Caviccchia (marilyn.cavicchia@gmail.com)
