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Date: 3/3/2025
Subject: Memoir Writing Class, Final Tech Cafe, Free Art Field Trip, Movies, and more CHPV News & Events!
From: Chicago Hyde Park Village


Starting This Week
Memoir Writing Class
Augustana Lutheran Church
 
Register now for one of two options:
 
or
Award winning author, long-time writing instructor, and CHPV member Rosellen Brown coaches you on your memoir writing journey. Rosellen has taught writing seminars and workshops both nationally and internationally and served for 28 years on the writing faculty at the School of the Art Institute. She has published numerous volumes of fiction and poetry, most recently The Lake on Fire.
FREE CHPV FIELD TRIP TO EVANSTON'S MUSEUMS
Registration Required by This Friday
We are excited to announce this very special offer! Join us for an all-expenses-paid field trip to Northwestern University's Block Museum of Art and the Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum (former Mitchell Museum).

Friday, March 28
9am – 3:30pm including transit
Round trip coach service provided
Free!

Pick up and drop off at:
AKARAMA Foundation Community Service Center
6220 South Ingleside Ave, Chicago, IL 60637

Registration is required by Friday, March 7, 5pm Central
Reserve your free spot now. Space is limited.
 
 
The trip is an Art Design Chicago program sponsored by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Special thanks to Leslie Guy Consultancy and the AKARAMA Foundation.
Movies at Hyde Park Art Center
With CHPV & UChicago Service League
 
NEW DAY:
Monthly on the first Wednesday
 
Wednesday, March 5, 1:30
Daughters of the Dust
 
At HPAC's request, we have moved the free monthly movie to the first Friday of the month. This month in honor of Women's History month, will will show Julie Dash's Daughters of the Dust, a film set in the early 20th century on an island and the coast of South Carolina about intergenerational conflict and values in a family descended from West African slaves.  Everyone is welcome. Popcorn provided.
Yoga with Janèe Powell YouTube playlist
Yoga with Janèe Powell
Mondays and Thursdays
8–9am Central via Zoom
 
 
Canceled Thursday, March 6
Remember, CHPV Members can visit chpv.org/exercise to access hours of recorded yoga and other fitness sessions.
FINAL TECH CAFE OF THE QUARTER!
Tech Café
With University of Chicago Tech Savvy Friends
 
Friday, March 7
3–4pm Central
Augustana Lutheran Church
 
Any and all tech concerns are welcome. Bring your tech questions & devices! Light refreshments will be served. Read the Chicago Citizen Newspaper article featuring CHPV's Tech Café to learn more!
Free Monthly Zoom Drop-In!
 
Wednesday, March 12
12–1pm Central via Zoom
 
Jack Spicer, co-founder and president of the Promontory Point Conservancy, discusses the future of Promontory Point.
 
Chicago Commons Adult Care Services, 515 East 50th Street, Chicago, IL 60615
 
Learn about Chicago Commons, another resource for Adult Care Services in our neighborhood! Visit the facility and learn more about the care available for seniors in our community. This event is planned in collaboration with the University of Chicago Service League.

Getting There: Bus transportation provided at 10:30 at Windemere Apartments, 1462 E. 56th St, and a little later at Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 S. Woodlawn. Parking also available near Chicago Commons or at Provident Hospital lot.

RSVP by Tuesday, March 11 to Caroline Harney (harneyc@att.net; 312-833-3286) or Margaret Huyck (312-833-0415)
CHPV MONTH AT A GLANCE
Schedule subject to change. Please visit chpv.org/calendar to confirm prior to attending.
MONDAYS
  • Yoga for Balance with Janèe Powell
  • StrongerMemory Class
  • Declutterer's Support (2nd & 4th Monday)
TUESDAYS
  • Mindfulness-Awareness Meditation with Alice Dan, PhD
  • Dinner Salon (1st Tuesday)
  • Hearing Loss Support Group (3rd Tuesday)
WEDNESDAYS
  • Movies at Hyde Park Art Center (1st Wednesday)
  • Zoom Drop-In (2nd Wednesday)
  • Lunch Gathering (4th Wednesday)
THURSDAYS
  • Yoga for Balance with Janèe Powell (Canceled March 6)
  • AKARAMA & CHPV Memory Café (3rd Thursday)
  • Men's Group (in person 1st & 3rd Thursdays; Zoom 2nd & 4th Thursdays)
FRIDAYS
  • Exercise for Strength, Flexibility, & Balance with Wesley Pulphus
  • Women's Group
  • Tech Café with U Chicago Tech Savvy Friends (periodic Fridays during the academic year)
 
IN THE COMMUNITY
Solo Aging All-Stars Roundtable Discussion
 Presented by Positive Aging Community
Recording now available
Watch the recording of this informative conversation with three Solo Aging Thought-Leaders who share their knowledge and best practices.
Partnering with Poise: Caring for the Care Partner
Tuesdays, March 25–June 10
5–7 Central (6-8 Eastern) via Zoom

Are you a person of color who is a spouse, parent, child, grandchild or friend of someone living with dementia or other cognitive challenges? This free online course supports your personal well-being and safety independent of the person you are caring for.
 
HELP SUPPORT OUR MISSION!
10th Anniversary Dynamic Decade 2014-2024CHPV's programs and services depend on the generous support of people like you! Please make a gift to CHPV's vibrant community of healthy living and social connection.
 
 
If you are not a member of CHPV and have been enjoying our programs and services, please consider joining now! Membership starts as low as $100 annually.
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