Monday, June 11, 2012
The biannual Greater Chicago Jewish Festival kicked off on Sunday evening. Thousands attended the event. Check out our online gallery featuring various artists, attendees and Jewish folk art.
The Greater Chicago Jewish Festival descended on Morton Grove's St. Paul Woods for its biannual celebration Sunday afternoon. The event is the largest Jewish festival in the Chicago area and one of the longest running in the country, having started in 1980. A variety of people played a role in returning the event this year, including Skokie trustee Michael Lorge, the Jewish Production Organization for Cultural Events and Theater and many others. Read more: Check out our interview with BNL’s Steven Page Every two years, the festival is produced with a handful of goals in mind: to educate the Jewish community about its multi-faceted culture, to reach out to the general community to show the breadth and depth of the Jewish community, to …
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Tool offers help finding knitting supplies far from home.
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- Emily Stone
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Sunday, December 25, 2011
I’m spending the holiday weekend in Ohio with my in-laws. Which means 14 hours of round-trip driving. Which, for me, means a whole lot of time to knit in the car. Was it overkill to throw three half-finished projects in my knitting bag? Probably. But better safe than sorry, for a knitter. And with that mantra in mind, I decided to check out the Knitting and Yarn Shop Locator app. Because what if I arrived in Ohio and forgot my size 3 circular needles or grabbed the wrong size crochet hook? The horror! The app, which costs $2.99, lets you type in a location or opt to use your phone’s GPS device to tell you where the nearest knit shops are. Much like Yelp, it links to the store’s website, phone and email, and can get you directions there. …
Friday, January 21, 2011
Have weekend plans? Now you do. Patch runs down this weekend's most interesting local events.
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- Bill Burman
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Friday, January 21, 2011
It's going to be a cold one this weekend, so we've got plenty to do indoors over the next few days. Highland Park locals can spend Friday afternoon and evening crafting and baking sweet treats before heading out for live music. On Saturday afternoon, you can choose to work up a sweat playing tennis, or just watch the matches as you enjoy snacks on the sidelines. Music, Family The School of Rock band drops some knowledge bombs on Highland Park residents this Friday. This live musical performance takes place at The Alley from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Also performing later that night is rock band The Haymarket Riot from 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Ticket information can be found here. Food, Family, Kids Friday afternoon features a winter dessert …
Lori Lippitz
10:02 pm on Thursday, June 14, 2012
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