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Wildflower Meadow Work Day - Spring Planting Day!
May
19

Wildflower Meadow Work Day - Spring Planting Day!

Meet in the natural area on East 54th St. at the end of the cul-de-sac off S. Kimbark Ave. It is a small space and easy to find people.

Dress in clothing appropriate for working in brush, including close-toed shoes. Tools and gloves will be provided, or bring your own if you prefer.
For more information and to RSVP, email Community Stewards Dan Brown djpbrown@yahoo.com or Dave White at dmwhite01@yahoo.com.

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Wildflower Meadow Work Day
Jun
9

Wildflower Meadow Work Day

Meet in the natural area on East 54th St. at the end of the cul-de-sac off S. Kimbark Ave. It is a small space and easy to find people.

Dress in clothing appropriate for working in brush, including close-toed shoes. Tools and gloves will be provided, or bring your own if you prefer.
For more information and to RSVP, email Community Stewards Dan Brown djpbrown@yahoo.com or Dave White at dmwhite01@yahoo.com.

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Wildflower Meadow Work Day
Jul
21

Wildflower Meadow Work Day

Meet in the natural area on East 54th St. at the end of the cul-de-sac off S. Kimbark Ave. It is a small space and easy to find people.

Dress in clothing appropriate for working in brush, including close-toed shoes. Tools and gloves will be provided, or bring your own if you prefer.
For more information and to RSVP, email Community Stewards Dan Brown djpbrown@yahoo.com or Dave White at dmwhite01@yahoo.com.

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Wildflower Meadow Work Day
Aug
18

Wildflower Meadow Work Day

Meet in the natural area on East 54th St. at the end of the cul-de-sac off S. Kimbark Ave. It is a small space and easy to find people.

Dress in clothing appropriate for working in brush, including close-toed shoes. Tools and gloves will be provided, or bring your own if you prefer.
For more information and to RSVP, email Community Stewards Dan Brown djpbrown@yahoo.com or Dave White at dmwhite01@yahoo.com.

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Wildflower Meadow Work Day
Sep
15

Wildflower Meadow Work Day

Meet in the natural area on East 54th St. at the end of the cul-de-sac off S. Kimbark Ave. It is a small space and easy to find people.

Dress in clothing appropriate for working in brush, including close-toed shoes. Tools and gloves will be provided, or bring your own if you prefer.
For more information and to RSVP, email Community Stewards Dan Brown djpbrown@yahoo.com or Dave White at dmwhite01@yahoo.com.

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Wildflower Meadow Work Day
Oct
20

Wildflower Meadow Work Day

Meet in the natural area on East 54th St. at the end of the cul-de-sac off S. Kimbark Ave. It is a small space and easy to find people.

Dress in clothing appropriate for working in brush, including close-toed shoes. Tools and gloves will be provided, or bring your own if you prefer.
For more information and to RSVP, email Community Stewards Dan Brown djpbrown@yahoo.com or Dave White at dmwhite01@yahoo.com.

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Wildflower Meadow Work Day
Nov
17

Wildflower Meadow Work Day

Meet in the natural area on East 54th St. at the end of the cul-de-sac off S. Kimbark Ave. It is a small space and easy to find people.

Dress in clothing appropriate for working in brush, including close-toed shoes. Tools and gloves will be provided, or bring your own if you prefer.
For more information and to RSVP, email Community Stewards Dan Brown djpbrown@yahoo.com or Dave White at dmwhite01@yahoo.com.

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Wildflower Meadow Work Day
Apr
21

Wildflower Meadow Work Day

Meet in the natural area on East 54th St. at the end of the cul-de-sac off S. Kimbark Ave. It is a small space and easy to find people.

Dress in clothing appropriate for working in brush, including close-toed shoes. Tools and gloves will be provided, or bring your own if you prefer.
For more information and to RSVP, email Community Stewards Dan Brown djpbrown@yahoo.com or Dave White at dmwhite01@yahoo.com.

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Earth Day in Nichols and Spruce Parks
Apr
20

Earth Day in Nichols and Spruce Parks

Earth Day is the perfect time to spread awareness of environmental issues and do your part. Working alongside friends and family makes it even more enjoyable and encourages others to take up the cause for a healthier planet.

We offer 3 hours volunteer credit to students and tools & snacks will be provided!

Help us beautify our park!

Join us for some cleaning, weeding, and mulching.

Meet us by the 54th Street playground between Kenwood and Kimbark. Tools, gloves and snacks (!) will be provided.

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NPAC Meeting
Apr
11

NPAC Meeting

The Nichols Park Advisory Council meets on the second Thursday of every month.

Meetings begin at 6:30 and are open to the public.

We meet in-person, but a zoom link is available if you cannot attend. For the zoom link, please use this link to email Dave White.

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Wildflower Meadow Work Day
Mar
17

Wildflower Meadow Work Day

Meet in the natural area on East 54th St. at the end of the cul-de-sac off S. Kimbark Ave. It is a small space and easy to find people.

Dress in clothing appropriate for working in brush, including close-toed shoes. Tools and gloves will be provided, or bring your own if you prefer.
For more information and to RSVP, email Community Stewards Dan Brown djpbrown@yahoo.com or Dave White at dmwhite01@yahoo.com.

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NPAC Meeting
Mar
14

NPAC Meeting

The Nichols Park Advisory Council meets on the second Thursday of every month.

Meetings begin at 6:30 and are open to the public.

We meet in-person, but a zoom link is available if you cannot attend. For the zoom link, please use this link to email Dave White.

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NPAC Meeting
Feb
8

NPAC Meeting

The Nichols Park Advisory Council meets on the second Thursday of every month.

Meetings begin at 6:30 and are open to the public.

We meet in-person, but a zoom link is available if you cannot attend. For the zoom link, please use this link to email Dave White.

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New Year's Eve Luminarias
Dec
31

New Year's Eve Luminarias

On New Year’s Eve, families, friends, and neighbors gather in Nichols Park to sing songs and make wishes and luminarias for the New Year. 
Luminarias are paper lanterns made with tea candles in paper bags with sand at the bottom. NPAC provides the materials. We place the luminarias in a large, community-created spiral, radiating out our wishes into the New Year.  

The sing-a-long will take place at 4:30 PM.

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NPAC MEETING
Dec
14

NPAC MEETING

The Nichols Park Advisory Council meets on the second Thursday of every month.

Meetings begin at 6:30 and are open to the public.
We meet in-person, but a zoom link is available if you cannot attend. For the zoom link, please use this link to email Dave White.

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Wildflower Meadow Work Day
Nov
19

Wildflower Meadow Work Day

Meet in the natural area on East 54th St. at the end of the cul-de-sac off S. Kimbark Ave. It is a small space and easy to find people.

Dress in clothing appropriate for working in brush, including close-toed shoes. Tools and gloves will be provided, or bring your own if you prefer.
For more information and to RSVP, email Community Stewards Dan Brown djpbrown@yahoo.com or Dave White at dmwhite01@yahoo.com.

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NPAC MEETING
Nov
9

NPAC MEETING

The Nichols Park Advisory Council meets on the second Thursday of every month.

Meetings begin at 6:30 and are open to the public.
We meet in-person, but a zoom link is available if you cannot attend. For the zoom link, please use this link to email Dave White.

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Pumpkins in the Park
Oct
29

Pumpkins in the Park

'Pumpkins in the Park' returns to Nichols Park on Sunday, Oct 29th, 1 PM -4PM.

Southern end of Nichols Park, near 55th Street and the Hyde Park Neighborhood Club.

Costumes are encouraged!

Choose your free pumpkin and decorate it (supplies are provided).

Celebrate autumn and Halloween with other seasonal celebrations.

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Wildflower Meadow Work Day
Oct
15

Wildflower Meadow Work Day

Meet in the natural area on East 54th St. at the end of the cul-de-sac off S. Kimbark Ave. It is a small space and easy to find people.

Dress in clothing appropriate for working in brush, including close-toed shoes. Tools and gloves will be provided, or bring your own if you prefer.
For more information and to RSVP, email Community Stewards Dan Brown djpbrown@yahoo.com or Dave White at dmwhite01@yahoo.com.

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NPAC MEETING
Oct
12

NPAC MEETING

The Nichols Park Advisory Council meets on the second Thursday of every month.

Meetings begin at 6:30 and are open to the public.
We meet in-person, but a zoom link is available if you cannot attend. For the zoom link, please use this link to email Dave White.

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Tree Walk with Tree Keeper Phil
Sep
27

Tree Walk with Tree Keeper Phil

Tommy Inglis will lead a tree walk with fellow Tree Keeper Phil on September 27th, 11AM-noon. They will talk about the trees in the park and also take a trip through the meadow to talk about some of the plants there. Signing-up on-line is encouraged but not necessary.

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Hyde Park 5K
Sep
23

Hyde Park 5K

Join us for this year's Beyond A Mammogram Hyde Park 5K run. We are adding a Kid's Dash, which will take place along the same run course as the 5K, but will be roughly one half mile and will start at 8:35 AM. Net proceeds from the event go to critical research and connecting women from the community to mammograms. For more info or to register: https://www.hydepark5k.org/

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Wildflower Meadow Work Day
Sep
17

Wildflower Meadow Work Day

Meet in the natural area on East 54th St. at the end of the cul-de-sac off S. Kimbark Ave. It is a small space and easy to find people.

Dress in clothing appropriate for working in brush, including close-toed shoes. Tools and gloves will be provided, or bring your own if you prefer.
For more information and to RSVP, email Community Stewards Dan Brown djpbrown@yahoo.com or Dave White at dmwhite01@yahoo.com.

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Perennial Garden Workday
Sep
16

Perennial Garden Workday

Help us maintain the beautiful perennial garden beds!

Meet at the fountain just south of 53rd Street and east of the fieldhouse.

Please join us any day you can. Bring tools and water.

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NPAC MEETING
Sep
14

NPAC MEETING

The Nichols Park Advisory Council meets on the second Thursday of every month.

Meetings begin at 6:30 and are open to the public.
We meet in-person, but a zoom link is available if you cannot attend. For the zoom link, please use this link to email Dave White.

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HPNC SCAVENGER HUNT
Sep
10

HPNC SCAVENGER HUNT

This fall, families from across Hyde Park will come together to compete in Hyde Park Neighborhood Club’s second annual Scavegner Hunt Fundraiser. Last year’s event brought out dozens of participants to explore the neighborhood and raised nearly $9,000 to support HPNC’s community programs. Organize your team!

https://www.hpnclub.org/scavenger-hunt

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Kolum/Rangoli art workshop, dance performance and communal healing ritual.
Sep
7

Kolum/Rangoli art workshop, dance performance and communal healing ritual.

STOUT PARK

5446 S. Greenwood

Ishti Collective presents Returning Home III at Stout Park on September 7 at 6 PM: An evening of Kolum/Rangoli art workshop, dance performance and communal healing ritual. We reflect, honor and celebrate everyone who has returned to this earth with Returning Home III. This event is a series of outdoor performances featuring works by Ishti Collective and collaborating guest artists. Audience members and artists come together, rediscovering ways to connect and share a special moment in time, creating and healing collectively. Featured collaborating artists for this series are Jasmine Mendoza and Solomon Bowser.

Performances are FREE and for ALL ages! Bring your chairs, blankets, friends and family!

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Summer Sunday Concert Series
Aug
27

Summer Sunday Concert Series

Join us for the 2023 George Franklin Memorial Summer Sunday Concert Series in Nichols Park on Sunday afternoons from 4-6 p.m., starting on Sunday, July 9th and ending on Sunday, August 27.

The concerts are free, so organize your family and friends, grab a blanket and chairs, pack a picnic or visit a local Hyde Park restaurant for takeout, and enjoy one of Hyde Park's favorite summertime traditions.

FREE ADMISSION / OPEN LAWN SEATING / BRING CHAIRS & PICNIC BLANKETS / NO GRILLING, SMOKING, OR ALCOHOL USE

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Summer Sunday Concert Series
Aug
20

Summer Sunday Concert Series

Join us for the 2023 George Franklin Memorial Summer Sunday Concert Series in Nichols Park on Sunday afternoons from 4-6 p.m., starting on Sunday, July 9th and ending on Sunday, August 27.

The concerts are free, so organize your family and friends, grab a blanket and chairs, pack a picnic or visit a local Hyde Park restaurant for takeout, and enjoy one of Hyde Park's favorite summertime traditions.

FREE ADMISSION / OPEN LAWN SEATING / BRING CHAIRS & PICNIC BLANKETS / NO GRILLING, SMOKING, OR ALCOHOL USE

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Wildflower Meadow Work Day
Aug
20

Wildflower Meadow Work Day

Meet in the natural area on East 54th St. at the end of the cul-de-sac off S. Kimbark Ave. It is a small space and easy to find people.

Dress in clothing appropriate for working in brush, including close-toed shoes. Tools and gloves will be provided, or bring your own if you prefer.
For more information and to RSVP, email Community Stewards Dan Brown djpbrown@yahoo.com or Dave White at dmwhite01@yahoo.com.

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Summer Sunday Concert Series
Aug
13

Summer Sunday Concert Series

Join us for the 2023 George Franklin Memorial Summer Sunday Concert Series in Nichols Park on Sunday afternoons from 4-6 p.m., starting on Sunday, July 9th and ending on Sunday, August 27.

The concerts are free, so organize your family and friends, grab a blanket and chairs, pack a picnic or visit a local Hyde Park restaurant for takeout, and enjoy one of Hyde Park's favorite summertime traditions.

FREE ADMISSION / OPEN LAWN SEATING / BRING CHAIRS & PICNIC BLANKETS / NO GRILLING, SMOKING, OR ALCOHOL USE

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NPAC MEETING
Aug
10

NPAC MEETING

The Nichols Park Advisory Council meets on the second Thursday of every month.

Meetings begin at 6:30 and are open to the public.
We meet in-person, but a zoom link is available if you cannot attend. For the zoom link, please use this link to email Dave White.

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Summer Sunday Concert Series
Aug
6

Summer Sunday Concert Series

Join us for the 2023 George Franklin Memorial Summer Sunday Concert Series in Nichols Park on Sunday afternoons from 4-6 p.m., starting on Sunday, July 9th and ending on Sunday, August 27.

The concerts are free, so organize your family and friends, grab a blanket and chairs, pack a picnic or visit a local Hyde Park restaurant for takeout, and enjoy one of Hyde Park's favorite summertime traditions.

FREE ADMISSION / OPEN LAWN SEATING / BRING CHAIRS & PICNIC BLANKETS / NO GRILLING, SMOKING, OR ALCOHOL USE

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