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SUMMARY:Beginner Sock Knitting
DESCRIPTION:Beginner Sock Knitting \nAre you interested in knitting socks but don’t know where to begin? Join our Beginner Sock Knitting class with Avery! This three-class series will guide you through the entire process of knitting a sock\, covering all the essential techniques from start to finish. \nIf you’re unsure which type of needle to choose\, Avery will discuss various options during the first class. You don’t need to buy needles beforehand; you can purchase them at the first class. \nLevel: Advanced Beginner \nPre-requisites: This class is perfect for first-time sock knitters. Students should feel confident knitting\, purling\, casting on\, binding off\, and knitting in the round. \nClass dates and times \nThree-part class.\nThursdays\, October 23\, 30\, and November 6\n6:00 – 9:00 \nIncluded in class: \nOne Sock Kit\, a comprehensive beginner sock pattern by Kate Atherley\, and Amble sock yarn from the Fibre Co. \nNeedles and notions required: \n\n2.25mm (US 1) circular needle or double-pointed needles for working a small circumference in the round\n2.5mm (US 1.5) circular needle or double-pointed needles for working a small circumference in the round\nDarning needle\n\nAbout the instructor:  Avery Erb (she/her) is a knitwear designer and knitting instructor based in Chicago\, IL. Originally from Wisconsin\, she draws inspiration from distinctive colors\, invigorating textures\, and a lifetime of frigid winters. Follow her on IG: @avery.knits
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/beginner-sock-knitting-2/
LOCATION:Fiber Friends Studios\, Inc.\, 1744 E 55th Street\, Chicago\, 60615
CATEGORIES:Art/Arts & Crafts/Fashion,Educational/Class
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SUMMARY:First Annual Hyde Park Art Walk
DESCRIPTION:First Annual Hyde Park Art Walk\nThursday-Friday\, 10/23-24 \nSOPHY Hotel is proud to sponsor the 1st Annual Hyde Park Art Walk featuring local artists showcased in unique local businesses along 53rd Street and Harper Court. \nEnjoy the immersive experience and support both local artists and small businesses as you rediscover Hyde Park. Art will be publicly displayed on Thursday\, October 23\, and Friday\, October 24\, from 6-9 p.m.\, and on October 23 at Hyde Park Bank. \nIn partnership with Connect Gallery\, Strugglebeard Bakery\, Hyatt Place\, Don Julio\, Recycled Modern\, The Silver Room\, and Hyde Park Bank. \nStep into a celebration of local creativity at Hyde Park’s inaugural 53rd Street Art Walk powered by SOPHY Hotel\, where art and community come alive along one of the neighborhood’s most iconic corridors. \nSeven local businesses will transform into gallery spaces for the evening\, each hosting a solo show by visionary artists: Raven Smith\, Obi Soulstar\, Nick Brown\, Thomas Williams\, and Paul Branton. In addition to the exhibitions\, guests can enjoy artist talks\, live art-making\, meet & greets\, DJs\, special cocktails\, and curated bites—making each stop along the walk a unique experience. \nParticipating Businesses: Hyde Park Bank • The Silverroom • Connect Gallery • Strugglebeard Bakery • Recycled Modern • Hyatt Place • SOPHY® Hyde Park • Mesler \nThis first-of-its-kind art walk is more than an exhibition—it’s a night of culture\, conversation\, and connection that highlights Hyde Park’s creative spirit. \n 
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/first-annual-hyde-park-art-walk/2025-10-23/
LOCATION:SOPHY Hotel\, 1411 E. 53rd Street\, Chicago\, IL\, 60615
CATEGORIES:Art/Arts & Crafts/Fashion,Community,Free
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SUMMARY:All That Jazz Dinner Series - Mesler
DESCRIPTION:All That Jazz Dinner Series – Mesler \nJoin Mesler for a monthly jazz series\, All That Jazz\, on Thursday evenings from 6-9 p.m. The events are scheduled for the 4th Thursday of each month with the exception of Friday\, Feb 14th\, and the November and December events are both on the 3rd Thursday due to the holidays.  Reservations are required. Cover charge $20 per person (dinner not included). Enjoy the full Mesler menu available for purchase. \n\nNeed to Know \nParking is not available on-site\, and tickets are non-refundable. Please note that seating durations are limited to 90 minutes. \nSet times: 6:45 p.m. – 7:30 & 8 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. \nThere is a $100 food and beverage minimum. \n\n\nAbout\nJoin us for our monthly “All That Jazz” series. Ticket includes seating and access to the event. \nMesler dinner and cocktail menu will be available. Click HERE for tickets. \n\nThursday\, January 23 – Joyce Hurley \nFriday\, February 14 – Honeywater \nThursday\, March 27 – Joyce Hurley \nThursday\, April 24 – Tim Gant Project \nThursday\, May 22 – Tim Gant Project \nThursday\, June 26 – Marqueal Jordan & Amr Fahmy \nThursday\, July 24 – Marqueal Jordan & Amr Fahmy \nThursday\, August 28 – The Chris Miskel Trio \nThursday\, September 25 – The Chris Miskel Trio \nThursday\, October 23 – Kiki & Trio \nThursday\, November 20 – The Alec Trio \nThursday\, December 18 – The Alec Trio \n  \n 
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/all-that-jazz-dinner-series-mesler/2025-10-23/
LOCATION:Mesler Kitchen | Bar | Lounge\, 1411 E. 53rd Street\, Chicago\, IL\, 60615\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert/Live Music/DJ/Karaoke,Dining
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SUMMARY:Nando's Weekday Lunchtime Specials
DESCRIPTION:Nando’s Weekday Lunchtime Specials \nThe Hyde Park Nando’s (1447 E. 53rd Street) is offering weekday lunchtime specials through Friday\, October 31: \n• Valid Monday-Friday until 2 p.m.\n• Valid for dine-in or take-out with the Nando’s app\n• Specials range from $9.99 to $13.99 with beverage \n \nClick HERE for more information.
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/nandos-weekday-lunchtime-specials/2025-10-23/
LOCATION:Nando’s PERi-PERi\, 1447 E. 53rd Street\, Chicago\, 60615\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dining
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SUMMARY:Book Talk: The Wilderness with Angela Flournoy
DESCRIPTION:Book Talk: The Wilderness with Angela Flournoy \nJoin us on Wednesday\, October 22 at 7 p.m. as we celebrate the release of critically acclaimed author Angela Flournoy’s newest book\, The Wilderness! Angela will be joined in conversation by writer\, culture critic\, and professor Lauren Michele Jackson! \nAn era-defining novel about five Black women over the course of their twenty-year friendship\, as they move through the dizzying and sometimes precarious period between young adulthood and midlife—in the much-anticipated second book from National Book Award finalist Angela Flournoy. \nDesiree\, Danielle\, January\, Monique\, and Nakia are in their early twenties and at the beginning. Of their careers\, of marriage\, of motherhood\, and of big-city lives in New York and Los Angeles. Together\, they are finding their way through the wilderness\, that period of life when the reality of contemporary adulthood—overwhelming\, mysterious\, and full of freedom and consequences—swoops in and stays. \nDesiree and Danielle\, sisters whose shared history has done little to prevent their estrangement\, nurse bitter family wounds in different ways. January’s got a relationship with a “good” man she feels ambivalent about\, even after her surprise pregnancy. Monique\, a librarian and aspiring blogger\, finds unexpected online fame after calling out the university where she works for its plans to whitewash fraught history. And Nakia is trying to get her restaurant off the ground\, without relying on the largesse of her upper middle-class family who wonder aloud if she should be doing something better with her life. \nAs these friends move from the late 2000’s into the late 2020’s\, from young adults to grown women\, they must figure out what they mean to one another—amid political upheaval\, economic and environmental instability\, and the increasing volatility of modern American life. \nThe Wilderness is Angela Flournoy’s masterful and kaleidoscopic follow-up to her critically acclaimed debut The Turner House. A generational talent\, she captures with disarming wit and electric language how the most profound connections over a lifetime can lie in the tangled\, uncertain thicket of friendship. \nAngela Flournoy is the author of The Turner House\, which was a finalist for the National Book Award\, a finalist for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize\, a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection\, an Indie Next pick\, and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Her fiction has appeared in The Paris Review\, and she has written for The New York Times\, The New Yorker\, Los Angeles Times\,and elsewhere. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop\, Flournoy has taught at the University of Iowa\, Princeton University\, and UCLA. She lives in New York. \nLauren Michele Jackson is an assistant professor of English at Northwestern University and contributing writer at The New Yorker. She is the author of White Negroes and the forthcoming Back.
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/book-talk-the-wilderness-with-angela-flournoy/
LOCATION:Call and Response Books\, 1390 E. Hyde Park Blvd.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60615\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Literary/Book Signing/Storytime
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SUMMARY:Nando's Weekday Lunchtime Specials
DESCRIPTION:Nando’s Weekday Lunchtime Specials \nThe Hyde Park Nando’s (1447 E. 53rd Street) is offering weekday lunchtime specials through Friday\, October 31: \n• Valid Monday-Friday until 2 p.m.\n• Valid for dine-in or take-out with the Nando’s app\n• Specials range from $9.99 to $13.99 with beverage \n \nClick HERE for more information.
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/nandos-weekday-lunchtime-specials/2025-10-22/
LOCATION:Nando’s PERi-PERi\, 1447 E. 53rd Street\, Chicago\, 60615\, United States
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SUMMARY:Silverroom Workshops: Intro to Crochet
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fun and interactive workshop where you’ll learn the basics of crochet and create your own unique pieces! \n  \nDiscover the joy of crochet with Erika and Monika Simmons\, better known as the Double Stitch Twins. These crochet fashionistas and twin sisters have built a name for themselves with bold\, contemporary designs that prove crochet is anything but old-fashioned. \nIn this beginner-friendly workshop\, you’ll learn the basics of crochet step by step\, from foundational stitches to creating simple patterns. Erika and Monika will share their tips\, tricks\, and creative approach to making crochet fun\, stylish\, and versatile. No experience is needed\, just bring your curiosity and love for fashion and craft. \nBy the end of class\, you’ll have the skills to start your own crochet creations and the confidence to keep stitching. All materials provided. \nTwo sessions available.
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/silverroom-workshops-intro-to-crochet/2025-10-21/
LOCATION:The Silver Room
CATEGORIES:Art/Arts & Crafts/Fashion,Community,Educational/Class
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