Graceland West Community Association

2025 GWCA Kids Pollinator Project
2025-06-01 10:30 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Warner Park and Gardens, 1444 Warner Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60613, United States
Join us for the annual Kids Pollinator Project at Warner Park! This hands-on event teaches kids about the vital role of pollinators while engaging them in fun, educational activities. Explore the pollinator pathway, plant flowers, and help create a thriving habitat for bees, butterflies, and more. Perfect for families and kids of all ages!

Bring your enthusiasm and love for nature—we’ll provide the rest!

GWCA Yoga in Warner Park
2025-06-07 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-07-12 09:45 - 10:50, 2025-09-06 09:45 - 10:50 | Warner Park and Gardens, 1444 Warner Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60613, United States
Start your day with serenity and movement at Yoga in the Park! Join us for a rejuvenating outdoor yoga session led by a local instructor. Whether you’re a beginner or experienced yogi, this class is perfect for all levels. Stretch, breathe, and soak in the beauty of Warner Park while connecting with your community.

Bring your own yoga mat/towel/blanket and water.

Q2 2025 Community Meeting + Potluck
2025-06-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Warner Park and Gardens, 1444 Warner Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60613, United States
This season’s meeting includes:

Our Annual Environmental Program with guest speaker Olivia Reda from Alliance for the Great LakesA discussion on green roofing with Kevin Serena of EXO Building Solutions

Election of new GWCA Council members

Exciting updates on garden walk planning, pollinator projects, and Earth Week ‘55 successes

Then stick around for the potluck! Bring a dish to share, your own drink + container, and reusable utensils.We need volunteers to help set up at 5:25 PM and clean up after the meeting.

This is a great chance to meet neighbors, get involved, and help shape our green, connected community.

19th District Council Meeting
2025-07-23 18:30 - 19:30 | Alcott Elementary School, 2625 N Orchard St, Chicago, Illinois, United States
RSVP here:19th Police District Council Monthly Meeting

43rd Annual Graceland West Garden Walk
2025-07-27 13:00 - 17:00 | IL
Join us for the 43rd annual Graceland West Garden Walk!

Sunday, July 27th, 20251-5pmPotluck to follow at 6pm (Warner Park and Gardens)

Sign up to show your garden or volunteer by clicking here to fill out the participant form. Please fill out as much of the form as you are able to today; you can come back to the survey to add additional details through mid-June.

The Graceland West Garden Walk welcomes gardens of all stripes and sizes. Through June we will work to create an initial participant list. We will follow up over the course of spring and summer with additional details.

Please contact the following for additional questions on the Graceland West Garden Walk:

Chad Rathmann at chad.rathmann@gmail.comLinda Brummer Welsh at LMBW5@comcast.net

Q3 2025 Community Meeting at ACM
2025-08-12 19:00 - 20:15 | Access Contemporary Music, 4116 N Clark St., Chicago, Illinois, 60613, United States
The August 12 GWCA Community Meeting will be a special open house at the new home of Access Contemporary Music (ACM) at 4116 N. Clark, hosted by ACM’s Executive Director Seth Boustead. This is a unique opportunity to be among the first to see the transformed space and officially welcome ACM to the neighborhood. 46th Ward Alderwoman Angela Clay will also be in attendance to greet ACM and answer questions from 46th Ward residents. Additionally, GWCA members will vote on three council seats. Please join us to participate in this important community decision and give a warm welcome to ACM.

2025 Graceland West Neighborhood Fest
2025-09-13 15:00 - 20:00 | 4100 N Greenview, 4100 N Greenview Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60613, United States
Join your neighbors for the annual Graceland West Neighborhood Fest, our largest fundraiser of the year! This year’s fest features an incredible lineup of activities and entertainment:

Silent Auction, 50/50 Raffle, Euchre Tournament & Trivia Contests

Andy Head Comedic Juggler: 5:30 – 6:15 PM

Caricatures by Kenny Durkin: 3:30 – 5:30 PM

Access Contemporary Music Piano Performance: 4:30 – 5:00 PM

Five Squared Pizza: 4:00 – 8:00 PM

Off Color Brewing Beer, Wine & Craft Cocktails

DJ Dan Larson, Carnival Games, Bounce House, and more!

Graceland West Halloween Party 2025
2025-10-25 11:00 - 13:00 | Warner Park and Gardens, 1444 Warner Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60613, United States
WHO: All Graceland West neighbors! WHAT: Annual Family Halloween Party WHEN: Saturday, October 25th | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM WHERE: Warner Park and Gardens COST: FREE

Details & ActivitiesJoin us for two hours of fun, games, and treats. Get those costumes ready—we can’t wait to see them!

Spooky Games like our Ghost Sack Race and Mummy Wrap

Pumpkin Decorating Station

Candy & Treats: Including our famous Caramel Candy Apples!

Costume Contest (Prizes!)

And more!

Help Your Community!We are collecting non-perishable food items at the event to benefit those in need. Please bring a donation if you can!

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Pumpkin Smash at LVHS
2025-11-08 10:00 - 14:00 | IL
Everyone’s efforts have made this pumpkin smash location one of the largest smash and compost events in the city. Let’s double the tonnage this year! Saturday, November 8, 10 am – 2 pm at Lake View High School parking lot, Greenview entrance from Irving Park. Halloween celebrants are encouraged to wear their costumes one more time. Bring pumpkins and gourds. Remove stickers and candles first.

Q4 2025 Community Meeting
2025-11-13 19:00 - 19:55 | Access Contemporary Music, 4116 N Clark St., Chicago, Illinois, 60613, United States
We’re thrilled to welcome Marty Sandberg and Cristina Gallo, the principals of Via Chicago. They’ll be sharing insights on how preserving and reimagining our city’s historic buildings breathes new life into our neighborhoods. Learn how adaptive reuse connects our rich architectural legacy with a sustainable and vibrant future.

In addition to our guests, the meeting will include elections for council members. Council members typically serve 18 month terms. If you’re interested in serving on our council, please reach out to info@gracelandwest.org.

Annual Street Leaf Cleanup
2025-11-15 10:00 - 2025-11-23 17:00 | IL
The cleanup officially kicks off on Saturday, November 15th, from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM! Meet at Greenview and Belle Plaine, Berteau or Cullom. Please bring a rake or a dustpan to scoop leaves into bags and 3 bags. We will have extra bags at Greenview and Belle Plaine. Pizza will be served at 11:15 at Warner Park and Gardens, courtesy of Jet’s pizza 2811 N Ashland Ave.

The GWCA Street Leaf Cleanup runs from November 15th through November 23rd. We encourage all residents to continue cleaning their streets and parkways throughout this period. Streets and sanitation will pick up bagged leaves on parkways after November 23rd.

Warner Park Winter Wonderland
2025-11-23 16:30 | Warner Park and Gardens, 1444 Warner Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60613, United States
Join us to celebrate the holiday season with the first ever lighting of Warner Park. More details to follow.

Winter Quarterly Meeting Featuring Local Chicago Author Robert Loerzel
2026-03-10 19:00 | Quantum LEEP Academy, 1447 West Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Robert will join us March 10th at 7:00 PM at Quantum LEEP Academy at 1447 West Montrose Ave to share stories from this new book co-authorized with James A. Pierce, The Uptown: Chicago’s Endangered Movie Palace, on the history of the legendary Uptown Theatre, its past decades of disrepair, and its potential future. He will also present learnings from his online history project The Coolest Spot in Chicago: A History of Green Mill Gardens and the Beginnings of Uptown.

Robert Loerzel is a Chicago freelance journalist and photographer. He’s written numerous books including Alchemy of Bones: Chicago’s Luetgert Murder Case of 1897, Walking Chicago and just last year, The Uptown: Chicago’s Endangered Movie Palace. His reporting and writing have appeared in many publications, including the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Reader, Chicago magazine, Crain’s Chicago Business, Playbill, the Chicago Sun-Times, He also reported on-air for WBEZ Chicago Public Radio, including stories for Curious City. Learn more about Robert here.

STEM Day at LVHS
2026-03-14 10:00 - 12:00 | Lake View High School, 4015 North Ashland Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60613, United States

19th District Council Monthly Meting
2026-05-13 18:00 - 19:00 | Chicagoland Community Church, 836 W Aldine, Chicago, Illinois

Kids Pollinator Planting Garden Event
2026-05-31 10:30 - 11:00 | Warner Park and Gardens, 1444 Warner Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60613, United States
Grab your hats and get ready to get your hands a little dirty. Join us for a fun, fast-paced, 30-minute pollinator planting session just for kids!

We’ll be planting beautiful, pollinator-friendly flowers to help our local bees, butterflies, and birds thrive. It’s the perfect way to kick off your Sunday morning with some fresh air and community fun.

Who: Kids of all ages (and their grown-ups)

What to bring: Garden gloves if you have them and a water bottle. (We’ll provide the tools and plants)

Where: Warner Park and Gardens

See you in the garden!

POSTPONED - Fitness in Warner Park
2026-06-06 09:30 - 10:30 | Warner Park and Gardens, 1444 Warner Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60613, United States
The Fitness in Warner Park event has been postponed due to the re-seeding of the grass at the park. Stay tuned for updates.

Fitness in the Park event featuring Bodyweight Bootcamp with Graceland West resident Kelly Amshoff. Bring your own mat. The event is FREE and open to all levels.

Class Description: This class will incorporate strength training, bursts of cardio and plenty of core work and mobility stretches. Intensity levels and modifications will be provided.

Instructor Bio: Kelly Amshoff has been teaching fitness and personally training for over 15 years. She managed health clubs downtown Chicago, opened her own studio in Cincinnati and for the past six years, has created an online platform where people around the globe take class virtually and use her On Demand channel.

44th Annual Graceland West Garden Walk
2026-07-12 13:00 - 17:00 | Graceland West Neighborhood, 4100 N Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL, 60613, United States
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19th District Council Monthly Meeting
2026-07-29 18:30 - 19:30 | Clarendon Park Community Center, 4501 N Clarendon Ave, Chicago, Illinois, United States
This month’s meeting will focus on our Parking Alternative Response Team (PART) pilot ordinance, a proposal that sends trained civilian parking enforcement staff to parking-related 911 calls, ​allowing police officers to focus on higher priority public safety needs. We’ll provide an update on where the progress towards passing the ordinance stands, discuss the challenges it has faced, and explore why expanding alternative response is so important for Chicago.

Graceland West Neighborhood Fest
2026-09-19 15:00 - 20:00 | IL
More details to follow
