One-time events and ongoing activities (public and ticketed) in the Emerson-Garfield neighborhood.
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…
Here are some photos from this year’s Spring Cleanup event on April 27: Thanks go out to Mallory Battista, who snapped all these smiling faces. Any other photographers — hobbyist or pro, it doesn’t matter — who also took some images are welcome to submit them.
Petunia’s Marketplace will be hosting another one of its popular wine dinners on Saturday, April 27. What’s on the menu this time? Halibut Provencal with Bridgepress Cellars Pinot Blanc Olive bruschetta and truffle mac & cheese with Domaine Serene 08 Pinot Noir Warm mushroom, arugula and prosciutto salad with undecided red Chinese five-spice baby back ribs with Robert Ramsay 2010 Syrah Chocolate dessert with Hestia Cellars 08 Merlot The wine dinner starts at 5pm. Seats are $45 each — and…
A reminder that this Saturday, April 20 is Record Store Day. RSD has been going since 2007 and has grown into a global event. It’s a chance to show some love to your local record store, where, unlike iTunes and other digital marketplaces, there’s usually some boffin in a faded band T-shirt on hand who knows where to source the complete discography of your favorite artist — including split 7-inches and tour-only EPs. Here’s what the organizers say about the…
As the 2013 planting season gets underway, the Emerson Community Garden is gearing up for its second year. It will be holding a work day on Saturday, April 20 from 1–4pm for all those interested in participating or just stopping by to meet the neighborhood gardeners. They will be preparing the garden beds for planting as well as doing general spring cleaning. That will involve activities like mowing garden paths, spreading mulch, pulling weeds, installing the garden’s sign, making row…