Graceland West Community Association

Graceland West Community Yard Sale
2021-09-18 09:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | 4330 N Greenview Ave, 4330 N Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL, 60613, United States
The Graceland West Community Association multi-family neighborhood yard sale is Saturday September 18th from 9am-4pm. Stop at 4330 N Greenview Avenue to pick up a map of the various sales.

Pumpkin Smash at LVHS
2021-11-06 10:00 - 14:00 | IL
GREEN Halloween! Lake View High School, the University of Illinois Extension, Lake Shore Recycling Systems and the Department of Streets and Sanitation are hosting a Pumpkin Smash event for residents to compost their pumpkins post-Halloween and keep them out of the landfill! The event is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, November 6 at Lake View High School, located in the parking lot off of Greenview and Irving Park. Pumpkins must be free of candles, stickers, glitter, yarn, synthetic decorations. We can compost pumpkins decorated with water-based paints.

If you are in the Graceland West neighborhood, please come see us at the pumpkin smash to pick up a leaf bag for our 9th annual volunteer street leaf cleanup which begins on November 9th.

GWCA 9th Annual Volunteer Street Leaf Cleanup
2021-11-09 - 2021-11-14 | Graceland West Neighborhood, 4100 N Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL, 60613, United States
The GWCA 9th annual volunteer street leaf cleanup is a very fun community event that gives us one last opportunity to enjoy the beautiful autumn weather and connect with our neighbors. This effort helps keep our storm drains clear and reduces street, basement and vehicle flooding. Let’s break last year’s record of 483 full bags!
Bagged leaves can be left on parkways for pickup after November 14th. Share your photos on Facebook @Graceland West Community Association, on Instagram @graceland_west_gwca or by emailing info@gracelandwest.org to enter to win the GOLDEN RAKE AWARD which can be proudly displayed as a Graceland West badge of honor and defended when the leaves fall next year.
Come join us at the pumpkin smash on Saturday, November 6th to pick up a leaf bag for your Graceland West street leaves.

Quarterly GWCA Meeting and Social - 4th Quarter 2021
2021-12-08 18:00 - 20:00 | IL
When: Wednesday, December 8, 6-8 pm

Cookie Exchange: We invite you to bring a dozen cookies and/or Women’s Socks to donate to Sarah’s Circle. Drop off before 6 pm on Nov 8 if you’re not attending the Cookie Exchange or GWCA Meeting in person.

Meeting: 7pm – 7:20, GWCA Meeting. GWCA 2021 Golden Rake Winner to be announced.

For information on event location and where you can drop off cookies and socks ahead of time, contact info@gracelandwest.org

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More details on Cookie donation for Sarah’s Circle and GWCA Cookie Exchange:
Bake cookies to share!

Would you be willing to share this holiday season? We will take them to Sara’s Circle (along with the dinner we will be providing). Please be sure to add a note about type of cookie and, for instance that they contain nuts or dairy, or are vegan or gluten free.

Or make 2 or 3 dozen & pop by from 6-8 pm for a cookie exchange. For every cookie you bring for the exchange, you can take one home. A great way to end up with a nice assortment! And a lovely chance to spend a brief time celebrating the season with neighbors!

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More details on Women’s Sock Drive co-sponsored by the Filipino American Council of Greater Chicago for Sarah’s Circle to benefit women experiencing homelessness:

Did you know that brand new socks are one of the most requested – needed – items at homeless shelters, but often the least donated clothing? Those experiencing homelessness often suffer from foot problems caused by ill-fitting, worn shoes, or from the elements. A pair of new, clean socks can help make them more comfortable and help alleviate blisters and infection.

Donations will be delivered to Sarah’s Circle, which provides a full continuum of services for women who have found themselves homeless or in need of a safe space. Located in Chicago, Uptown neighborhood, Sarah’s Circle mission is to provide housing, life necessities, and supportive services to help them permanently end their homelessness.

Quarterly GWCA Meeting - 1st Quarter 2022
2022-03-31 19:00 - 20:15 | The Piggery, 1625 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL, 60613, United States
Join us for our first GWCA meeting for 2022.

We’ve got an exciting night planned with special guests including:

Lake View High School’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) program lead

Alderman Matt Martin
Congressman Michael Quigley’s office

In addition to regular business, we’ll also be awarding the first ever Golden Rake award for efforts during last year’s leaf cleanup and presenting scholarship funds to LVHS. We look forward to seeing you all on Thursday, March 31st at The Piggery, 1625 W Irving Park Rd.

Earth Day in Graceland West
2022-04-23 09:00 - 11:00 | Belle Plane and Greenview, 4100 N Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL, 60613, United States
Join members of GWCA to celebrate Earth Day and beautify the neighborhood. We will be cleaning up litter on the Lake View High School Campus and surrounding streets, and cleaning leaves and other debris from storm drains at flood-prone intersections on Greenview. Gloves and trash bags will be provided. Meet at Belle Plaine and Greenview.

Annual GWCA Garage and Yard Sale
2022-06-04 09:00 - 17:00 | Graceland West Neighborhood, 4100 N Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL, 60613, United States
All sellers have registered. Shop from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Saturday, June 4th. Maps available at 4330 N Greenview Ave. Rain date is Sunday June 5th.
Any last minute questions or concerns, contact Mark @ mnehring4@yahoo.com

Quarterly GWCA Meeting - 2nd Quarter 2022
2022-06-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Warner Park and Gardens, 1444 Warner Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60613, United States
Our quarterly neighborhood meeting will take place at 7:00 PM on Thursday, June 23rd at Warner Park and Gardens. In addition to normal business and council elections, we have a very exciting agenda that includes:

TreeKeepers are coming to talk about tree care and native trees.
Registration for the 40th Annual Garden Walk will be launched.
Representatives from the 47th Ward and CDOT will share a proposal for protected bike lanes from Irving Park to Montrose and will discuss other safe streets possibilities in our neighborhood.

GWCA 40th Annual Garden Walk
2022-08-07 14:00 - 18:00 | Graceland West Neighborhood, 4100 N Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL, 60613, United States
Let’s get 40 gardens and at least one on every street!
Contact info@gracelandwest.org to participate or to help organize the walk.

40th Annual GWCA Garden Walk Flyer

Graceland West Neighborhood Fest
2022-09-11 15:00 - 19:00 | Belle Plane and Greenview, 4100 N Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL, 60613, United States
Join us for our largest event of the year! All are invited.
Greenview between Belle Plaine & Warner
Bounce House Magic By Randy 3:30 Kids Games
Face Painting 4-6 Silly String Battles Big Star Taco Truck 4:30-6:30
Cornhole + Basketball Pony Rides & Petting Zoo 4-7 Bake Sale
Juggler 6-7 Beer, Wine & Margaritas Create Tie Dye T-Shirts
Spin Art Live Music + More!

Quarterly GWCA Meeting - 3rd Quarter 2022
2022-09-29 18:30 - 19:45 | IL
Brief meeting with neighborhood updates and elections for GWCA council openings. Learn about LVHS Robotics, STEAM and STEM Programs from Dr. Mahesh Alur, sponsor and coach of the Robotics Team.
Enter the school via door #7 on Irving Park.

GWCA Halloween Party
2022-10-29 11:00 - 13:00 | Warner Park and Gardens, 1444 Warner Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60613, United States
The 2022 Graceland West Halloween party will take place on Saturday October 29th from 11:00 to 1:00. Bring your costumed little ones and be ready for pumpkin decorating, make your own candy apples, mummy and ghost races, pin the stem on the pumpkin and other games…oh yea, and lots of candy and other treats!

GWCA 10th Annual Street Leaf Cleanup
2022-11-05 00:00 - 2022-11-13 23:59 | Graceland West Neighborhood, 4100 N Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL, 60613, United States
We’ll kick things off on Nov. 5th at the corner of Belle Plaine and Greenview. Please bring 3-4 leaf bags and a rake.
This annual event is a great way to see your neighbors and helps make walking surfaces less slick when the rain turns to ice and reduces flooding due to clogged storm drains.

Quarterly GWCA Meeting - 4th Quarter 2022
2022-12-07 18:30 - 19:45 | The Piggery, 1625 West Irving Park Rd., Chicago, Illinois, 60613, United States
Please join The Graceland West Community Association, GWCA, to MIX and MEET in December.
We’ll have a very short community meeting, including semi-annual elections, then enjoy gathering with neighbors. Beverages will be available to purchase and GWCA will provide light appetizers.

46th (and 44th) Ward Candidate Forum
2023-01-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Music Box Theater, 37
GWCA and the Southport Neighbors Association invite you to come & meet the 46th Ward Candidates in-person at the Music Box Theatre Lounge (3733 N Southport Ave.).

GWCA is not represented by two aldermanic wards, 46th and 47th. Southport to Clark and Irving Park to the old 7-Eleven are not in the 46th Ward.

Quarterly GWCA Meeting - 1st Quarter 2023
2023-03-22 19:00 - 20:15 | Lakeview Taproom, 1426 Irving Park Rd., #1, Chicago, Illinois, 60613, United States
Wednesday, March 22, 7-8:15 pm

Lakeview Taproom. 1426 W Irving Park

Agenda:

Conversation with 19th District Police and the 47th Ward Alderman about neighborhood safety

Introduction of the newly elected 19th District Council

Presentation of zoning change for 1408 W Cuyler

47th Ward office ill provide updates on LV-2 parking, Belle Plaine & Greenview Traffic circle installation and new protected bike lanes on Clark from Montrose to Irving Park.

Kick off of GWCA 41st Annual Garden Walk sign up. Gardens will include descriptions for 2023. Event is moved from August to Sunday, July 16, 1-5 pm. Fill out this form to sign-up.

Yard sale is Saturday, June 3, 9-4 pm. (Rain Day is Sunday). Contact info@gracelandwest.org to register.

GWCA business will include annual GWCA budget vote (members).

Earth Day Neighborhood Cleanup
2023-04-22 10:00 - 12:00 | Belle Plane and Greenview, 4100 N Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL, 60613, United States
Join GWCA for an Earth Day Cleanup at Lake View High School on Saturday, April 22. We’ll meet at 10:00 am at the corner of Greenview and Belle Plaine and focus on cleaning up litter on the high school campus and surrounding streets. Gloves and trash bags will be provided.

Annual Graceland West Yard/Garage Sale
2023-06-03 08:00 - 17:00 | IL
Exact time and details to follow

Quarterly GWCA Meeting - 2nd Quarter 2023
2023-06-20 18:30 - 20:00 | Warner Park and Gardens, 1444 Warner Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60613, United States
Details to follow

41st Annual Graceland West Garden Walk
2023-07-16 13:00 - 17:00 | IL
Mark your calendars for the 41st annual Graceland West Garden Walk on Sunday, July 16, 1-5 pm. The first Garden Walk was held 41 years ago in 1982. The purpose has been for neighborhood gardeners to share their love of gardening, encourage gardening and beautification of the neighborhood, build community, meet each other and share a wide variety of gardening ideas, and for neighbors to meet neighbors, make friends and have fun.

You can find a digital map here. A printed map and guide will be available at Warner Park (1446 West Warner Ave), where you’ll also have the opportunity to talk with a Master Gardener and neighborhood presenters on prairie restoration, Graceland West’s tree canopy, and urban gardening.

The tour is self-directed; exhibiting gardens will display a Garden Walk marker in the front, side, and/or backyard.

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

Ben Conley (4145 Greenview) ben@benconley.com

Chad Rathmann (1446 Belle Plaine) chad.rathmann@gmail.com

Linda Brummer Welsh (1437 Warner) LMBW5@comcast.net

Annual Graceland West Neighborhood Fest
2023-09-10 15:00 - 19:00 | IL
Join us for Graceland West’s largest fundraiser of the year! Come out and meet-up with your neighbors while supporting our special neighborhood. All are invited including those outside GWCA.

Day-Of Volunteers Needed: contact Sarah Maxwell at sarah.maxwell@gmail.com for more informationFest Contributions Helpful: silent auction donations (gift certificate, goods, or services) donation or lending of item(s) to be used during Fest including tables and chairs for Euchre tournamentFest Sponsor Donations Sought: The George Pullman ($100), The Ernie Banks ($250), The Ruth Page ($500), The Conrad Sulzer ($750), The Daniel Burnham ($1000)

DJ ☀ Miniature Golf ☀ Bounce House ☀ Magic by Randy

Kids Create Studio Activity ☀ Tie Dye ☀ Spin Art ☀ Juggler

Euchre Tournament ☀ 3:15-4:45 ☀ 3 rounds of round robin, $30 buy-in per player with cash prizes. Contact Paul Monzella at pmonzella@gmail.com to sign-up by 9/8

Sign-Up for Experience Parties ☀ We’re hosting 3 fun parties this fall & winter to hang out with your neighbors.Be sure to check out the sign-ups for “Gals of GWCA”, “Guys of GWCA” and “Next Gen of GWCA” at the Fest

Magic By Randy ☀ 3:30-4:00

Silent Auction ☀ Featuring items from The Long Room, ClimbZone, Lakeview Taproom, Cubs game tickets, Namaskar Yoga, Interstellar Records & more!

Create Custom Tie Dye T-Shirts & Spin Art ☀ 4:00-6:00

Kids Create Studio Activity ☀ 4:00-6:00 ☀ Kids Create Studio on Southport will be on hand for a fun take-home art project

Kids Musical Chairs ☀ 4:30-5:00

Big Star Taco Truck & Margaritas ☀ 4:30-6:30

Juggler ☀ 6:00-7:00

Off Color Brewing Beer, plus Wine & Craft Cocktails

Sno Cones & Cotton Candy

CANCELED - Quarterly GWCA Meeting - 3rd Quarter 2023
2023-09-23 10:00 - 12:00 | IL
Our Q3 meeting has been cancelled.

Guys of GWCA Get Together
2023-10-13 18:00 | The Long Room, 1612 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, Illinois, 60613, United States
GUYS OF GWCA GET-TOGETHER

Friday, October 13 // 6 pm // The Long Room (1612 W Irving Park)Get to know your Graceland West neighbors during an evening at the Long Room. Cost of attendance: $15 per individual

Lake View High School Halloween Concert
2023-10-24 15:30 - 16:30 | Lake View High School, 4015 North Ashland Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60613, United States

19th Police District Council
2023-10-24 18:30 - 20:30 | Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 1218 W. Addison St, Chicago, Illinois, 60613, United States
We, like you, have been deeply troubled by the recent uptick in violent robberies in our area and throughout Chicago. What resources are available to help you stay safe? That’s what we’ll cover in our next District Council meeting, this Tuesday, October 24, at 6:30pm.

We’ll review safety tips to increase your personal security. We’ll hear directly from the Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) about when and how to make an effective 911 call, and other safety resources available to you through 311. And we’ll welcome public safety staffers from aldermanic offices in our area to learn what public safety issues your alderperson can help address.

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In addition, we’ll observe Domestic Violence Awareness Month by welcoming a representative from Apna Ghar, a provider for victims of domestic violence based right here in the 19th Police District. We’ll learn about the prevalence of domestic violence, Apna Ghar’s programming, and other resources for those facing domestic or gender-based violence.We look forward to seeing you there.

—Maurilio, Jenny, and Sam

19th District Council Members

Lake View High School Local School Council Meeting
2023-10-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Lake View High School, 4015 North Ashland Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60613, United States
LSC Meeting – Main Calendar – Lake View High School (lakeviewhs.com)

Children's Halloween Party
2023-10-28 11:00 - 13:00 | Warner Park and Gardens, 1444 Warner Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60613, United States
The 2023 Graceland West Halloween party will take place on Saturday October 28th from 11:00 to 1:00. Bring your costumed little ones and be ready for pumpkin decorating, make your own candy apples, mummy and ghost races, pin the stem on the pumpkin and other games…oh yea, and lots of candy and other treats!

Gals of GWCA Get Together
2023-11-03 18:00 | The Long Room, 1612 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, Illinois, 60613, United States
Friday, November 3 // 6 pm // The Long Room (1612 W Irving Park)Get to know your Graceland West neighbors during an evening at the Long Room. Cost of attendance: $15 per individual

Pumpkin Smash
2023-11-04 10:00 - 14:00 | Coonley Elementary School
SMASH and COMPOST your pumpkins and gourds. Can Coonley beat the record of 1,000+ pumpkins and gourds in 2021 at LVHS? Please remove plastic decorations.

Beat Meeting 1912
2023-11-08 18:30 - 19:30 | Chase Park, 4701 N ASHLAND AVE, Chicago, Illinois, 60640, United States
CAPS Meeting where the community and the police come together to discuss crime and concerns in their beat.
