posted Nov 8, 2018, 1:27 PM by UPAC UPAC
The Great Pumpkin Returns This Saturday!
Our annual fall classic, Pumpkinfest, is this Saturday, October 20, 2018 from 10 AM - 2 PM at Unity Park!
Roam the pumpkin patch with your kids and enjoy face-painting, pumpkin-decorating, music, costume parade... and snap a pic at our Pumpkinfest photo station. Oh, and popcorn too! And it's all free!
Remember, pumpkins and decorating supplies are limited, so don't delay, act now and get your costumes together! The costume parade starts at noon!
UPAC needs volunteers for Pumpkinfest, to help please email us!
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posted Oct 19, 2018, 8:13 AM by UPAC UPAC
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Get your tickets before they sell out!
On the weekend of October 6-7, the big tent returns to Kosciuszko Park. Click on the image to get your tickets before they sell out!
After all the fun that we had last year, we had to bring the circus back! Midnight Circus is presented again by co-hosts Unity and Kosciuszko Park Advisory Council! Part of the proceeds from the circus will go to replace the spray pool at Unity with a modern soft-surfaced pool.
Get your tickets now - click here! Step inside the Magical "Little Big Top" for an afternoon of World-Class Circus & Amazing Feats of Fundraising right in your local park!
Show times are,
10/06 and 10/07/2018
2 PM and 5 PM
See the following posters for the full 2018 performance schedule!
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posted Oct 2, 2018, 3:58 PM by UPAC UPAC
Lucha Libre and its Masked Fighters are Back!
Old rivalries bubble up again as the luchadores gather in the ring at Unity Park! Come pick sides and cheer 'em on in this acrobatic extravaganza!
Tell us who you favor and what size t-shirt you want on our Facebook page!
Saturday, September 1, 2018 at 12 PM noon!
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posted Aug 22, 2018, 9:03 AM by UPAC UPAC
Summer Movie Night is back with Wonder
Sunday, August 19, 2018 - The movie starts at dusk, approximately 8 PM.
Bring your family and spread out on the cool grass. We'll get the popcorn!
Wonder tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters 5th grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.
The Circus is Coming! Get Your Tickets!
On the weekend of October 6-7, the big tent returns to Kosciuszko Park. Click on the image to get your tickets before they sell out!
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posted Aug 16, 2018, 1:18 PM by UPAC UPAC
Opera-Matic's Joyful Passage - Today 8/11/18 6:30 PM!
Nights Out in the Parks Concert comes to Unity!
Saturday, August 11, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM at Unity Park, 2636 N. Kimball Ave.
You saw the preview at Art in the Park, now come with your children for the full immersive experience!
Joyful Passage 2018 is a fun, unique take on a traditional obstacle course, with strangers and neighbors working together to solve abstract problems. Featuring beautiful interactive sculptures and live musical accompaniment, along with Opera-Matic's usual event elements, including takeaway crafts, shadow puppetry, and other participatory, all-ages activities.
Art in the Park Pictures!
Check out the pictures on our Facebook page!
Stay tuned there or here on our web page for announcements about Lucha Libre (9/1 12 PM) and the Midnight Circus 9/29 and 9/30)!
Rolling Rec - One More Week!
The Rollin' Recreation activity van offers fun for the whole family at a number of parks throughout the city. The vans drive in, and the fun rolls out - sports, gymnastics and fitness activities. Come join us and enjoy these activities with others in your community. No registration required, just come out and have fun.
Wednesdays and Fridays until 8/17/2018 at 3 PM in Unity Park
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posted Aug 11, 2018, 11:04 AM by UPAC UPAC
Now on July 28th 10 AM - 2 PM!
Our Annual Community Art Festival!
- Our theme is We Choose to Include!
- Start painting Saturday 7/28/2018 10 AM - 2 PM at Unity Park.
This year, Art in the Park, conceptualized by Amie Sell, celebrates the Special Olympics and the World Cup with these fun activities,
- flag-making - pick your favorite country flag - whether or not they're still in the World Cup!
- rainbow community mural - get creative with paint and hand-prints, guided by Gerry Holday!
- make and pose with chalk drawings of Olympics events!
- mini-skateboards - ya just hafta see these!
- Victor Montanez spinning the tunes with his band
- Tracy Kostenbader, Luis and the rest of the gang from Anysquared
- local artists, and most importantly, you!
Make sure the kids have on their painting shirts!
Rolling Rec Starts July 6!
The Rollin' Recreation activity van offers fun for the whole family at a number of parks throughout the city. The vans drive in, and the fun rolls out - sports, gymnastics and fitness activities. Come join us and enjoy these activities with others in your community. No registration required, just come out and have fun.
Wednesdays and Fridays until 8/17/2018 at 3 PM in Unity Park
Night Out in the Parks Concerts Coming to Unity!
We have two lined up!
Opera-Matic's Joyful Passage
Saturday, August 11, 6:30pm – 9:00pm
Joyful Passage 2018 is a fun, unique take on a traditional obstacle course, with strangers and neighbors working together to solve abstract problems. Featuring beautiful interactive sculptures and live musical accompaniment, along with Opera-Matic's usual event elements, including takeaway crafts, shadow puppetry, and other participatory, all-ages activities.
Gustavo Cortinas Roots Ensemble
Thursday, August 2, 5pm – 7pm
Drummer and composer Gustavo Cortiñas takes us on a musical journey that will dive into the depth of contrasting Latin American traditions. We'll explore the sounds and rhythms of Latin America, from the Northern Huapango of Mexico, down to southern Zamba of Argentina.
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posted Jul 12, 2018, 7:41 PM by UPAC UPAC
(March 23, 2018 Chicago, IL)
Here in the Unity Park Advisory Council, we're revving our engines for a fast start this spring! But we do want to thank all our supporters who made possible all the fun-packed, family-friendly, and free events at Unity last year! So thank you to all of you!
| Weegees Lounge & Alex Hubner |
Moe's Tavern |
Fireside Bowl |
All of our volunteers and neighbors |
| Liberty Bank for Savings |
Chicago Park District |
Wastyn Cycles |
Boulevard Bikes |
| Revolution Brewing |
Play |
Logan Square Preservation |
Giordanos |
| Logan Theater |
Websters Wine Bar |
Good Beauty |
Puerto Rican Arts Alliance |
| Aloft Circus Arts |
Silk Road Rising |
Beat Kitchen - Concerts for Kids |
Lula Cafe |
| Crown Liquors & Tap Room |
Fleur |
Elastic Arts |
Logan Square Chamber of Commerce |
| Voice of the City |
Unanimous Boxing Gym |
Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa |
Mana Food Bar |
| George John Larson |
Tracy Kostenbader |
Andrea Kaspryk |
Gretchen Hasse |
| Betsy Zacsek |
Norma Rios Sierra |
Larry W Green |
Eli's Cheesecake |
| Piece Pizza |
Reno |
Dill Pickle Food Co-op |
Buona Terra |
| Betsy Elsaesser |
Rafael Rodriguez |
Connie Baznik |
Quenchers Saloon |
| Berman Nissan |
Wintrust Logan Square |
Walgreens |
Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| Hairpin Arts Center |
Tula Yoga |
Frog Temple Pilates |
Monarch Thrift Shop |
| Tamiz |
Marianos |
Grace United Methodist Church |
The Alley & Mark Thomas |
| County Comissioner Luis Arroyo Jr. |
Senator Iris Martiez |
Robert Castillo |
Just Pro Wrestling (JPW) |
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posted Jul 12, 2018, 7:38 PM by UPAC UPAC
(5/1/2018 Chicago, IL) The Unity Park Advisory Coucil is excited to be introducing a volleyball program at Unity Park. We're starting off with 3rd and 4th graders, but if we get a good response, we will introduce programs for older kids over the summer. This program is being offered in collaboration with our friends,- Logan Square Boys and Girls Club of Chicago
- James Monroe Elementary School
- Chicago Park District
The program will have instruction and match play, and is run by qualified instructors from the Boys & Girls Club of Chicago. Water and snacks will be provided.
To enroll your 3rd or 4th grade kid, please come to the park, by the club-house, at 11:40 AM next Saturday, 5/12/2018. And email us at Info@UnityParkChicago.org, or let us know on our Facebook page that you're coming!
Who 3rd and 4th graders
When Saturdays from 5/5/18 – 6/16/18 12 PM – 2 PM
Where Unity Park, 2636 N. Kimball Ave. (pick-up and drop-off)
Rain location is Monroe School, 3651 W. Schubert Ave.
Cost Free
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posted May 7, 2018, 1:35 PM by UPAC UPAC
Our theme is Plant a Flower, Take a Flower Home!
(March 23, 2018 Chicago, IL) RSVP now to EarthDayChicago.org!
Unity Park will be participating in Friends of the Parks annual Earth Day celebration on April 21, 2018, from 10 AM - 1 PM!
And we need volunteers - sign up yourself and your kids at EarthDayChicago.org (deadline March 21) to do your bit to get our neighborhood park ready for the fun to come! Volunteers will spread fibar in the play-lot, and clean - we'll bring the supplies; wear your working clothes! Children will have their own Plant a Flower, Take a Flower Home activity. Plus free bike tune-ups for kids courtesy of Boulevard Bikes!
Comments? Post 'em on the Facebook event!
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posted Apr 19, 2018, 2:08 PM by UPAC UPAC
Unity's Year Opens with the Easter Egg Hunt!
Update - The event will now be held inside Grace Church - enter at Wrightwood and Kimball!
(March 23, 2018 Chicago, IL) RSVP here!
Grace Church of Logan Square and the Unity Park Advisory Council are teaming up for our annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 31, 10 AM - 1 PM at Unity Park (rain location is Grace Church, 3325 W Wrightwood Ave)! The event is FREE (donations of food will be collected for a Chicago area food pantry, but organizers want to know how many kids to expect, so please let us know here!
The egg hunt is open to toddlers through children 12 years of age. We'll have several egg hunts based on age. What's more, participants will get to make their own egg bag at multiple bag decorating stations, get their face painted, and groove to fun eggy music. Strewn about the north end of Unity Park will be eggs filled with candy, treats and other goodies.
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