The University of Chicago’s Commercial Real Estate Operations group has partnered with The Silver Room to sponsor and program the kids’ area of the 15th Annual Silver Room Sound System Block Party, taking place Saturday,Continue reading
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“South Side I Do” Hyde Park Wedding Stroll planned for 53rd Street on Sunday, September 9
UChicago Local has teamed with Modern Luxury Weddings Chicago to present the “South Side I Do” Hyde Park Wedding Stroll on Sunday, September 9, 2018, from 12-4 p.m. The stroll on 53rd Street is firstContinue reading
15th Annual Silver Room Sound System Block Party includes kids’ area with 20+ participants and performers
The University of Chicago’s Commercial Real Estate Operations group has partnered with local retail store, The Silver Room, to program a special kids’ area at the upcoming Silver Room Sound System Block Party on Saturday,Continue reading
Local Hyde Park businesses to participate in Chicago Reader’s “Made in Chicago Market” on Sunday, December 3
The University of Chicago Commercial Real Estate Operations group is partnering with the Chicago Reader as a sponsor of the Made in Chicago Market, a holiday market to be held Sunday, December 3, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Plumber’s Hall, 1340 W. Washington Boulevard.
Polsky Center Fab Lab to participate in September “First Thursday” event with 3D printer demos
53rd Street’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Fab Lab will participate in the upcoming September 7 “First Thursday” community event, with free 3D printer demonstrations from 5 – 8 p.m.
Eric Williams, owner of The Silver Room, named as 2018 Harvard Graduate School of Design Loeb Fellow
The Loeb Fellowship at the Harvard Graduate School of Design recently named Eric Williams, owner of The Silver Room on 53rd Street, one of nine members of its 2018 class of “midcareer practitioners whose work has influenced the built and natural environment.” The fellowship consists of a year of independent study at Harvard.
Harper Court Summer Music Series back for third year, kicking off with Poi Dog Pondering on Wednesday, June 28, from 6-9 p.m.
The University of Chicago, in collaboration with Eric Williams, owner of The Silver Room, presents the third year of free, open-air summer concerts with the Harper Court Summer Music Series – starting in just three weeks. Located in the courtyard area at 5235 S. Harper Court off 53rd Street, the series includes three concerts scheduled for the last Wednesdays of June, July, and August – June 28, July 26, and August 30.
Chicago’s Dearborn Denim & Apparel to open first-ever retail store in Hyde Park on May 20
Rob McMillan, a resident of the South Loop and founder of Dearborn Denim & Apparel, will open the online retailer’s first-ever brick-and-mortar store in Hyde Park at 1504 E. 53rd Street on May 20, in between Modern Cooperative and The Silver Room.
Shop and celebrate local – Hyde Park businesses turn up the romance for Valentine’s Day
Hyde Parkers who want to stay close to home for Valentine’s Day shopping and celebrating will have lots of options on 53rd Street to make it a holiday to remember for their sweethearts.
“Mitigating Evidence” Exhibit at 53rd Street’s CONNECT Gallery
The positive, community spirit of the CONNECT Hyde Park Art Festival – the three-day, multi-sited art event that took place November 18-20, 2016 – lives on in a new temporary exhibition space named the CONNECT Gallery, currently located at 1504 E. 53rd Street. The gallery’s current show, “Mitigating Evidence,” is an exhibition of writing and art created by students in the Free Write Arts & Literacy program at the Cook County Juvenile Detention Facility.