3 Mile Walk / 5 Mile Run
Every Wednesday at 6 p.m.

All paces are welcome!
1322 E. 67th Street

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Join us as we celebrate bestselling author and journalist Dawn Turner’s fiction debut, Majestic Hills!

Live Music with Charles Pryor 🎺 🎶⁠
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🗓️ Every Wednesday Night
⏰️ 7:30-9:30 p.m.⁠
📍5215 S. Harper Avenue⁠
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Whether you’re winding down after work or kicking off your evening, there’s no better place to be. Come on in, grab a drink, and let the music move you!⁠

Please join us for the unveiling of local artist Anthony Olusina’s latest works — 10 portraits of local icons from the Hyde Park/Kenwood area. Featured portraits include:

Muhammad Ali • Margaret Burroughs • Donny Hathaway • Mellody Hobson • Jesse Jackson

John H. Johnson • Valerie Jarrett • Chaka Khan • Michelle Obama • Muddy Waters

The paintings are installed in the ground-level Harper Court Breezeway — access from the S. Lake Park Avenue entrance or from within Harper Court near Strugglebeard Bakery.

Anthony Olusina is represented by Shari Currie at Recycled Modern – 5231 S. Harper Court.

Photo by Christopher Andrew @stoptimelive

About the Series:

This series honors ten individuals whose lives and work have left an indelible mark on Chicago and beyond. Representing art, civil rights, journalism, music, business, sports, and public service, the collection features Margaret Burroughs, Jesse Jackson, Valerie Jarrett, Muhammad Ali, Donny Hathaway, Chaka Khan, Mellody Hobson, John H. Johnson, Muddy Waters, and Michelle Obama. Together, they reflect the depth, creativity, resilience, and leadership that have long defined the city.

Created by Chicago artist Anthony Olusina Schleicher, the portraits reinterpret these iconic figures through expressive oil and pastel paintings. Rich color, layered texture, and energetic mark-making bring each subject to life, offering a contemporary perspective that feels both timeless and approachable.

Schleicher’s work centers on the complexities of identity, perception, and personal history. Drawing from his multicultural background and lived experience, he creates figurative paintings that exist between realism and abstraction, allowing each portrait to convey not only the likeness of its subject but also a sense of humanity and presence.

Installed within the Harper Court Breezeway, the collection celebrates Chicago’s legacy through the people who have shaped it. These portraits recognize individuals whose influence continues to resonate across generations, serving as a reminder of the city’s lasting contributions to culture, education, business, public service, and the arts.

Sponsored by the University of Chicago – Commercial Real Estate Operations

Dig + Disconnect is Miyagi’s weekly Friday gathering meant for getting back to the point: slow listening, real-world skill-building, and community time.

Cookies & Karaoke Fridays! Sing off-key. Eat on point. We’ll supply the cookies — you supply the confidence (or lack thereof). Pro tip: the louder you sing, the more chocolate magically appears in your cookie. 📍 Strugglebeard Bakery | 6–8 PM

Join us for a powerful triple feature that explores the depth, defiance, and diverse aesthetics of Black liberation cinema. Moving from the fiery, historic political stages of the 1970s to modern, avant-garde interior worlds, this lineup captures the relentless pursuit of self-determination.

• Nationtime (1972, Director William Greaves) offers an essential, energized chronicle of the 1972 National Black Political Convention, capturing a monumental moment of collective political organizing.
• Cultural Nationalism (1968, Director Skip Norman) provides a sharp, observational lens on the ideologies, aesthetics, and community presence of the Black Panther Party in Oakland.
• Conspiracy (2022, Directors Simone Leigh & Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich) shifts the gaze inward, offering a stunning, poetic, and contemporary tribute to the labor, visibility, and silent resilience of Black women artists.

Together, these films form a profound dialogue between the past and the present, documenting not just the struggle for liberation, but the art born from it.

Part of Court Theatre’s Spotlight Reading Series. Artwork by Brandon Breaux.

The food pantry, located at Hyde Park Union Church, provides nonperishable groceries and limited refrigerated and frozen foods to 500 to 800 people every month on Saturdays from 10 am to 1 pm.

We serve the area of 39th – 63rd St., Cottage Grove east to Lake Michigan, and patrons can come twice a month. All will be served on their first visit, regardless of residency. If you are looking for food outside of our service area or hours, you can visit the website of the Greater Chicago Food depository to find additional services.
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Volunteers order food, unload deliveries, pre-pack bags and distribute food. ​If you would like to volunteer, please contact the Church Office or Margy Mitchell, the Food Pantry coordinator.

Time and Location 
Every Saturday (including Christmas, New Year’s Day, and July 4th) from 10 am to 1 pm;

Hyde Park Union Church
5600 S. Woodlawn — enter by the side door at 1169 E. 56th St.
Chicago, IL 60637

Selector Saturdays is where we hand the turntables to a guest selector and let them stretch out — no requests, no pressure, no play the hits.

The 8/8 event is our DJ class graduation.