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One-time events and ongoing activities (public and ticketed) in the Emerson-Garfield neighborhood.

Materials for the June 12 EGNC Meeting

Materials for the June 12 EGNC Meeting

This month’s Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council Meeting (and the last one until the potluck in August) will take place this Wednesday, June 12 starting at 7pm in the Corbin Senior Center. Materials are available from the Downloads page. Or grab ’em here: Agenda for the June 12, 2013 meeting Minutes from the May 8, 2013 meeting (pending approval) We have one presentation scheduled for this meeting. Andrew Worlock begged off (please read his e-mail to the EGNC), but we still have police…

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Corbin Park Yard Sale, June 15

Corbin Park Yard Sale, June 15

The annual Corbin Park Yard Sale will take place next Saturday, June 15. That’s all the info we’ve got, unfortunately. We’re assuming that it will run — as in years past — from 9am to 4pm, rain or shine. And, assuming other details remain the same, the participating homes will span the blocks between Division and Post [map] in Emerson-Garfield — which means streets like Waverly Place, Park Place, Cleveland and Euclid. They’ll be selling everything under the sun: antiques, collectibles,…

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Trinity Cow Plop Tomorrow (June 1)

Trinity Cow Plop Tomorrow (June 1)

The 23rd annual Trinity Catholic School [map] Cow Plop takes place tomorrow (that is, Saturday, June 1) from 11am to 4pm. For the uninitiated, a cow plop lets cows do what cows do best while humans gamble on the deposits. The top prize is $3,100, and there are 50 more cash prizes to be won. In addition to the live bovine bingo, there’s a street carnival with face painting, a mechanical bull, pony rides, arts and crafts, and pizza from Pizza Rita….

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Tossed & Found Barn Sale, May 25

Tossed & Found Barn Sale, May 25

Tossed & Found is going to be holding its third annual Barn Sale on Saturday, May 25. This is the event where one of N. Monroe’s most popular vintage stores closes off its parking lot and opens up its barn. It will run from 9am until 5pm and will be held in the rear parking lot of the building [map]. For the past two years, the Barn Sale has been a cornucopia of all things distressed, vintage, antique, and retro….

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Emerson Community Garden Work Day, May 18

Emerson Community Garden Work Day, May 18

The Emerson Community Garden will be holding its second work day of the season this Saturday (May 18) from 1-4pm. The garden is located at 3209 N. Madison [map]. Here are some of the things they have planned: Finish roto-tilling the corn bed Prepare the raspberry bed for new starts Build and paint signs to mark the rows of plants Plant seeds and starts A lot got done during the first work day of the season, and the EGC members…

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