Join us, those from the Graceland West neighborhood, for the Guys of GWCA Get-Together. Tonight, Friday, October 13, 6:00 at The Long Room 1612 W Irving Park. Cost of attendance is $15 per individual. Your ticket cost directly provides funds to help support the many local initiatives of our GWCA nonprofit organization.
Contact Liza Gaertner at lizashore@gmail.com to sign-up or with questions. Additionally submit your payment via Venmo to @graceland-west, Zelle to info@gracelandwest.org or mail payment payable to GWCA to 1466 W Hutchinson.
We’re thrilled to announce that the Graceland West Halloween party is back at Warner Park. Join us on Saturday October 28th at 11:00 AM. Come in costume and be ready for spook-tacular games, pumpkin decorating, candy apple creation and more.
We’re in need of volunteers to help make this event a success. If you’re willing to lend a hand, please reach out to us at info@gracelandwest.org.
Let’s make this year’s Halloween bash the best one yet! We can’t wait to see you there.
Spots are still available. Please join us, those from the Graceland West neighborhood, for one or more of our 3 new Experience Parties. Your ticket cost directly provides funds to help support the many local initiatives of our GWCA nonprofit organization.
Contact Liza Gaertner at lizashore@gmail.com to sign-up. Additionally submit your payment via Venmo to @graceland-west, Zelle to info@gracelandwest.org or mail payment payable to GWCA to 1466 W Hutchinson. Please reference Party #1, #2 or #3 with your payment. Questions contact Liza.
GUYS OF GWCA GET-TOGETHER (Party #1)
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
GALS OF GWCA GET-TOGETHER (Party #2)
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
NEXT GEN GWCA BOWLING PARTY (Party #3)
Saturday, January 20 // 2-4 pm // Timber Lanes (1851 W Irving Park) Beat the winter blues and give your kids a change of scenery at this get-together for Graceland West kids and their families! GWCA will be taking over Timber Lanes Bowling Alley on January 20, from 2-4 pm. We’ll have light snacks for the kiddos but, parents, note that the bar at Timber Lanes is cash only. Cost of attendance: $30 per family (up to 5 people)
Friendly reminder that our previously scheduled quarterly GWCA meeting for September 23rd has been canceled. We hope you all enjoyed the Graceland West Neighborhood Fest and are looking forward to the annual Children’s Halloween Party on Saturday October 28th.
It was a beautiful day for the 43rd annual neighborhood festival in Graceland West (photos below). The 2023 Graceland West Neighborhood Fest was only possible because of many volunteers and many sponsors. A very special thank you to Sarah, Brad, Kristi and Liza who led the planning for the amazing event.
4100 North Greenview between Belle Plaine & Warner
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 information. Click here to sign-up today to volunteer and/or contribute. Fest Contributions Helpful: silent auction donations (gift certificate, goods, or services) donation or lending of item(s) to be used during Fest including chairs for Euchre tournament Fest 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
Although the kids are heading back to school, we still have a month left of our 2023 summer.
Looking back, we kicked off the summer with a very successful and engaging meeting. Special thanks to Rachel Kuipers and Jack Pizzo for sharing their knowledge with the group. Also a warm welcome to Chad Rathmann and Linda Welsh who were welcomed to the GWCA council. All meeting minutes are uploaded to our Archives page.
In July we had an amazing 41st annual GWCA Garden Walk. A very special thanks to all of the gardeners who welcomed the community into their enchanted spaces and to Ben Conley, Chad Rathmann and Linda Welsh for leading the organization of the walk.
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail spotted during the 41st Annual GWCA Garden Walk
Looking ahead…
On September 10 we will have our annual neighborhood festival on Greenview between Belle Plaine and Warner. Hopefully this year mother nature will spare us the gale-force winds.
On September 23rd we’ll reconvene in the beautiful Warner Park and Gardens for our Q3 meeting and to vote on important matters related to a business on Irving Park.
Be on the lookout for detailed information about these upcoming events and subscribe to our calendar at the bottom of https://gracelandwest.org/calendar/. As always, feel free to drop a note to info@gracelandwest.org about any neighborhood-related curiosities.
Our 41st Annual GWCA Garden Walk will take place this Sunday, July 16th from 1 to 5 PM. See the map here. And additional info, including contacts, here.
Some of our beautiful native pollinators are introducing themselves on social media this week so please say hello on instagram and facebook.
Our next GWCA Community Meeting is Tuesday, June 20 from 6:30 – 8 pm at Warner Park & Gardens, 1446 West Warner. We’ll move indoors if weather is more than sprinkles of rain.
Agenda includes a brief business meeting & semi-annual GWCA council election. Then the Garden Walk Committee will kick off registration for the 41st Annual Garden Walk on Sunday, July 16. This will be followed by a distinguished panel that will discuss “What one person, household, school or business can do outdoors (balcony, patio, roof, yard) to help the environment”.
Rachel Kuipers, Landscape Architecture, Environmental Design Professional, LiveRoof/Hortech. LR/H specializes in blue green roof systems, offering stormwater management solutions; native, pollinating, habitat-creating and biodiverse plant mixes, LiveRoof’s network of licensed growers provides locally grown modular green roof systems focused on overall plant and system health.
Jack Pizzo, Horticulturist, Ecologist, Landscape Architect, and the founder and principal of The Pizzo Group. With a talented team of professionals, he creates and manages sustainable gardens and landscapes, restores ecosystems, and serves on conservation boards. Pizzo Nursery native plant plugs are available through their retail partners. The Pizzo Group has received 170+ industry awards.
We look forward to seeing you on the 20th! If you have any questions about the meeting, please reach out to info@gracelandwest.org.
Looks to be perfect weather for the annual yard sale, tomorrow, Saturday, June 3rd. Convene at 4330 N Greenview Ave and explore from there. For more information email Mark at mnehring4@yahoo.com. For information about the Graceland West Community Association, contact info@gracelandwest.org.
