It’s Cinco de Mayo!
I bet the margaritas will be flowing at Hay Caramba tonight! Tomorrow the Young Professionals from Skokie, Niles and Park Ridge will converge upon Hay Caramba for a celebration. Just $10 gets you appetizers and one drink. Starts at 5:30 – call us to reserve your spot.
Did you know…?
• Book sale starts Friday night at the library starting at 4 p.m. so get there early for the great books!
• Kiwanis have the Pancake & Sausage Breakfast Sat, May 7, 7am to 11am. at the Presbyterian Church – I’ll see you there!
• June Moon will be at 9039 N. Keeler Ave. in Skokie on Friday May 6th and Saturday May 7th from 9AM to 3PM each day. Check the June Moon Home Page Upcoming for details or call us at 847-698-2559.
• "A Service of Remembrance" during National Police Week Monday, 5/9, at 6:30 p.m. to honor those who lost their lives in the line of duty.
• Shred day at Liberty Bank, 1018 W. Touhy, on May 21
• Petite Opera’s spooferetta, “Al Fresco – Life through Opera-Colored Glasses!” starts this weekend!
• WineStyles says why not gift Mom with a wine club membership or a gift basket?
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Calling All Park Ridge Artists!
Announcing a call for Park Ridge Artists—professional and amateur artists, photographers and designers—to participate in First Fridays Park Ridge kickoff event on June 3rd.
After a long, tough week, people want to have fun but don’t want to go to a lot of work to make it happen. The first Friday of every month starting June 3, “First Fridays” in Park Ridge offers an easy solution: A fun, themed evening with stores open late, special presentations and displays, and great deals from restaurants.
In honor of Park Ridge’s history as a famous art colony, the first “First Friday” event is “A Night of Art & Artists.” Guests can enjoy displays of your artworks throughout participating stores and restaurants, which will be open late.
To participate, contact Sheila Duda, Retail Committee Chairman, at (847) 823-8327 or email sduda@tealula.com.
Sign up deadline is May 17
Cardinal Fitness First Fridays Hours: 5am – 11pm
Cardinal Fitness is a state-of-the-art fitness center that offers memberships for only $19.95 per month. As one of the fastest-growing health club chains in the Midwest, members enjoy access to more than 50 locations. Cardinal Fitness is committed to promoting health and fitness in its local communities as well as helping members incorporate fitness into their everyday lives. Cardinal Fitness offers state-of-the-art equipment and a variety of amenities including free equipment instructions, personal training, cardio, strength equipment, and free weights.
First Friday Special: $0 to Join for Premium Membership
Chicago Hypnosis Center:
When you get Angry, Frustrated, lonely or upset
Do you bite your nails, eat a bunch of chocolate or yell at the kids?
When you have a headache, a back ache, or a stiff neck
Do you take a handful of pills and hope you feel better in half an hour?
What would happen if you could get instant relief without the side effects or
weight gain or something worse?
Discover a Simple Technique that you can do for yourself any time, any place
to feel better fast.
Learn Meridian Tapping, a form of psychological acupressure using the same energy meridians used in acupuncture without the needles!
Once you learn the easy pattern, you have relief at your fingers tips.
Wednesday, May 11th at 6:00 pm
Register Today, Class size is limited.
773.725.3200
Workshop will be only $25 ($15 for current or former CHC clients)
4801 West Peterson Avenue, Suite 601, Chicago
Tickets for WTTW Fundraiser Going Fast!
Only a handful of tickets are still available from The Summit of Uptown for Phil Ponce, host of “Chicago Tonight”, the popular weeknight news and entertainment show on WTTW-TV, Channel 11, to speak on "A Report from the 50-yard Line" at a fundraising luncheon on Thursday, May 12, at noon. Tickets are available by calling 847-825-1161.
Tickets for the event are $20; $10 for seniors 65 and older. Because federal funding for public broadcasting—both radio and television—is in danger of being cut, forcing an expected 100+ stations to close their doors, a portion of the price of each ticket benefits public television and WTTW-TV.
Ponce's topic is gleaned from his nightly role on the flagship show of America's most watched PBS station, Chicago Tonight. He gives personal insights into the political, business and social trends affecting the Chicago area. Attendees will enjoy his off-the-record observations about the people, stories and issues that are making headlines.
Longtime Chicago area residents will remember John Callaway, the popular Chicago broadcast journalist, as the original host of “Chicago Tonight” which began in 1984. In 1999, Ponce succeeded Callaway as host of the program which reports primarily on local news and showcases artists and events.
Submitted by Beth Parsch, The Murphy Group
The PARK RIDGE LIONS CLUB is hosting the Lions of Illinois Foundation Hearing test bus on May 17. FREE HEARING TESTS for any adult in our community!!!
About 4 people are tested at a time in private booths in this specially designed bus and each receives a computerized print out of their hearing test results
…..and it only takes 10 minutes.
PARK RIDGE LIBRARY PARKING LOT ON MAY 17
10am to 2pm
It’s private, painless, quick and easy!
No reservations…just show up, register and take the test!
If you have any questions, please contact Beth Parsch at 847-825-2136
Beth Parsch
Park Ridge Lions Club Secretary
Historic Preservation Poster Contest
“Saving Places that Matter to You” Poster Contest
Third Grade students are invited to participate in a poster contest celebrating National Preservation Month.
The City of Park Ridge Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) is pleased to announce its first-ever poster contest focusing on local landmarks. With this contest, the HPC hopes to increase awareness of the importance of historic preservation among the community's youth. The contest is open to all third-grade students who live in Park Ridge or attend Park Ridge schools. Complete contest rules are posted in Children’s Services at the Park Ridge Public Library and below. Rules and entry forms have also been distributed to all elementary schools in Park Ridge. Posters should depict a building or structure in Park Ridge that is important to the student. Entries are due by May 23; drop off location available at the City Hall, 2nd Floor. Winning entries, which will be announced in June, will be displayed in prominent locations in Park Ridge throughout the month. Winners and their families will be invited to attend an awards ceremony at the City Council meeting on Monday, June 6, at City Hall. Details will be forthcoming.
About the Historic Preservation Commission: The Park Ridge Historic Preservation Commission is composed of nine residents, appointed by the mayor, with the advice and consent of City Council, with various backgrounds. The Commission is responsible for many things, including identifying sites having historic significance; recommending the designation of landmarks, recommending the designation of historic districts; reviewing proposed alterations to landmarks and structures within historic districts; and educating the public about historic preservation.
The Commission meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 6:00 pm at City Hall, in the Council Chambers on the 1st floor. The public is welcome.
If you have any questions please contact Jon Branham, City of Park Ridge Planner, 847-318-5291, or via email.
Community Collaboration Creates a Home Sweet Home for Park Ridge
In the current decline of the housing market, it takes a little something extra to have your house noticed amidst the unsold and foreclosed homes. For one Park Ridge home, that something extra happens to be an entire community coming together to showcase local businesses and to support Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care.
On Saturday, May 21st from 6:00-9:00pm, “Home Sweet Home” will showcase the elegant residence of 530 North Ashland Avenue in Park Ridge. The home, listed by Park Ridge based Sebastian Realty will play host to home furnishings by Amphora and local fashions by New Prospects and Pines for Men in the latest event from Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care.
For the past two years, a summer event hosted by Rainbow Hospice and Amphora Home Store in Park Ridge has been a big hit with the local community. For a small ticket price, partygoers get to experience great food, furnishings and a whole host of themes and events.
In addition to this year’s showcase, there will also be parking shuttle service provided by Liberty Bank for Savings, fabulous appetizers from All on the Road Catering and tea & chocolate pairings from TeaLula and Rocky Mountain Choclate Factory, as well as music by local Chicago jazz group, Joe Brown and Friends.
“This is an amazing collaboration of local business, real estate and non-profit that gives residents the opportunity to support their community and have a great time,” said Jackie Mathews, Special Events Director for Rainbow Hospice and Board President of the Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce.
All proceeds from the event go to support Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care for their work in caring for the terminally ill and bereaved within the community. Tickets are available online by visiting www.RainbowHospice.org or by calling 847-292-2353.
Gail Haller
Executive Director
Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce
720 Garden Street
Park Ridge, IL 60068
phone: 847.825.3121
fax: 847.825.3122
facebook.com/ShopParkRidgeIL
www.parkridgechamber.org
Thank you to our Platinum members
1. All on the Road Catering & Bakery: 847.518.8958
2. ATI Physical Therapy: 847.292.0151
3. AthletiCo Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy: 847-292-4710
4. Cardinal Fitness of Park Ridge: 847.318.7550
5. Comfort Inn O'Hare/Des Plaines: 847.635.1300
6. D'Agostino's Pizza & Pub: 847.518.8700
7. E.J. Coyne & Company Inc: 847.692.9077
8. Express Auto Center: 847.813.9469
9. Home Comfort Heating & Cooling: 847.824.4336
10. Houlihan's Restaurant: 847.692.6205
11. Jason's Deli: 847.823.0210
12. K.G.M. Plumbing, Inc.: 847.583.8988
13. LIN-MAR Motors: 847-965-4200
14. North South Masonry & Tuckpointing: 847-384-0917
15. Periodontics of Niles: 847-685-6686
16 Pickwick Theatre: 847.825.5800
17 Resurrection Health Care: 847.813.3210
19. Romano's Family Pizzeria & Sports Bar: 847.823.7499
20. Ross E. Rubino, D.D.S.P.C. & Associates: 847.825.1002
21. Unbound Technology: 847.235.4994
22. Y-Tech Heating & Cooling: 847.696.0477
23. Why Not Complete Home Improvement: 847-297-0101
24. You can be here!
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