2011 Activities and Events

We hope you will be able to join us. Regular admission to the museum is free, but donations are gratefully accepted.

Board meetings dates are highlighted in silver. Unless otherwise noted, the Board Meeting portion is restricted to current members of the EHS Board of Directors.

Tours and Fundraisers are highlighted in yellow. Pre-registration by mail is requested. Send the date of the tour and number of registrations with your payment. Walking tours leave promptly at the time specified on the calendar.

Please make checks payable to the Edgewater Historical Society and mail them to:
Elizabeth Mayian
6033 N. Sheridan #36K
Chicago, IL 60660

If an event has a "member discount," attendees must be paid up members for 2010 to receive the discount.

If you have any questions, please contact EHS Voice Mail at 773-506-4849.

If you are interested in more activities in the Edgewater neighborhood, please visit the Edgewater Chamber of Commerce Community Calendar.

Edgewater Historical Society
5358 N. Ashland Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 506-4849
 
Open every Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m.
(closed Christmas Eve/Day and New Year’s Eve/Day)

Date Time Description Location/Notes
Sat
Mar 19
10am Chicago‘s Lake Shore Drive, authors Neal Samors and Bernard Judge at EHS Annual Mtg Edgewater Library
Community Room
1210 W. Elmdale
Sat
Mar 19
2-3pm Those Were the Days Radio Players perform an hour of comedy from Golden Age of Radio EHS Museum
Wed
May 4
6-9pm EHS Annual Fundraiser - watch for invitation - $40 per person in advance ($50 at the door) Adriatic Café
5553 N. Clark
Mon
May 30
TBA Memorial Day Parade into Rosehill Cemetery TBA
Sat
Jun 11
10am
-8pm
Midsommarfest in Andersonville Along Clark Street
Sat
Jun 11
2pm Those Were the Days Radio Players perform an hour of comedy from Golden Age of Radio EHS Museum
Sun
Jun 12
10am
-8pm
Midsommarfest in Andersonville Along Clark Street
Sat
Jun 18
10am General Meeting - Forum on History of LGBT Politics in Edgewater and the North Side North Shore Baptist Church
Howell Hall
5244 N. Lakewood
Sat
Jun 18
2-3pm Those Were the Days Radio Players perform an hour of comedy from Golden Age of Radio EHS Museum
Sat
Sep 10
2-3pm Those Were the Days Radio Players perform an hour of comedy from Golden Age of Radio EHS Museum
Sun
Sep 18
12-4pm EHS Annual Fall Home Tour - Lakewood Balmoral. The tour will show homes and their interiors. Donation is $25 per person and includes tour book and refreshments. Unity Lutheran Church
1212 W. Balmoral
Fri
Oct 14
5-10 pm Plein Air Painters of Chicago Exhibit. Opening night reception. Peruse (and purchase) great art by local artists. Part of Andersonville Arts Weekend. EHS Museum
Sat
Oct 15
10 am
-4 pm
Plein Air Painters of Chicago Exhibit. Peruse (and purchase) great art by local artists. Part of Andersonville Arts Weekend. EHS Museum
Sun
Oct 16
10 am
-4 pm
Plein Air Painters of Chicago Exhibit. Peruse (and purchase) great art by local artists. Part of Andersonville Arts Weekend. EHS Museum
Sat
Oct 22
10 am
-4 pm
Plein Air Painters of Chicago Exhibit. Peruse (and purchase) great art by local artists. EHS Museum
TBA
TBA
TBA General Meeting - the annual Austin Wyman Lecture - TBA TBA
Sun
Dec 4
2pm Those Were the Days Radio Players perform an hour of comedy from Golden Age of Radio EHS Museum

 

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