Lincoln Square Christkindl Market
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Friday to Sunday, December 2-4 |
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Friday: Noon to 10pm | Saturday: 9am to 10pm | Sunday: 10am to 7pm |
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Leland & Western Avenue (Lincoln Square) | Chicago |
| Beneficiary: |
The Lincoln Foundation & St. Matthias Parish & School |
For Lincoln Square, the holiday season begins with the Christkindl Market, now in its fourth year. This much anticipated three-day event featured in Midwest magazine, blend Old World traditions with New World twists to create a unique event that has something for everyone, including Christmas carolers and choirs, local folk musicians and bands, Kids Korner with St. Nick; young-adult mix and mingle, and perennial favorites hot chocolate, gluhwein, and craft beers.
Stroll along Lincoln Avenue and discover a wide range of one-of-a-kind products in this charming German-American neighborhood. Then come under the big tents of the Christkindl Market to share a cup of cheerand traditional German farewith old and new friends as you shop for stocking stuffers and special gifts among the more than 30 seasonal boutiques brimming with select wares, including Christmas greenery, ornaments, jewelry, soaps, woolen goods, candies, roasted nuts, baked goods, jellies, and jam.
Christmas starts in the Square!
Special thanks for Alderman Pawar for his continued support of this event!
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St. Nicholas Shoe Drive - Tuesday, November 22
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Click Here to watch this year's video of the annual Shoe Drive!
Nearly 300 local students from St. Matthias and Queen of Angels elementary schools paraded down Lincoln Avenue carrying shoes they have collected to give to the less fortunate. Ronald McDonald and his big red shoe led the children as the caroled to Giddings Plaza. "This year we hope to collect 3,000 pairs of new or lightly used shoes that will be donated to the St. Vincent de Paul Society." said Fr. John Sanaghan, Pastor of St. Matthias Parish. The St. Nicholas shoe will be accepting donations from now until December 15th in Giddings plaza (the 4700 block of Lincoln Avenue.)
Join us again this year for the 4th annual Shoe Drive on Tuesday morning, November 22nd at Leland & Western Ave! Click Here for a great video of past year's Shoe Drive's!
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Bring the children to the Kids' Korner where they can decorate cookies, make wreaths and create special ornaments. St. Nicholas will also be making a special visit every day. And don't miss the tree lighting ceremony (with carolers!) on Saturday, December 3, at 4:30pm in Giddings Plaza.
Kids Korner Hours: Friday: 3:00pm-7:00pm; Saturday: 10:00am-6:00pm; and Sunday: 10:00am-5:00pm
This year's activities include:
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Friday
3:00 PM 7:00 PM
3:00 PM to 7:00 PM - Make-n-Take Holiday Crafts
3:00 PM to 7:00 PM - Cookie decorating by Julius Meinl
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM - Game Demonstrations for all ages with Marbles the Brain Store
Saturday
10:00 AM 6:00 PM
10:00 AM 6:00 PM - Make-n-Take Holiday Crafts
10:00 AM 11:00 AM - Holiday Art Activity from Potbellys Sandwich Works
11:00 AM 5:00 PM - Pictures with St. Nicholas
11:30 AM - Noon - Nili Yelin, "The Storybook Mom" presented by The Book Cellar
Noon 3:00 PM - Fun and Games with Timeless Toys
12:30 PM 2:30 PM - Game Demonstrations for all ages with Marbles the Brain Store
2:30 PM 5:30 PM - Cookie decorating by Julius Meinl
4:00 PM 6:00 PM - Game Demonstrations for all ages with Marbles the Brain Store
4:30 PM - Tree Lighting in Giddings Plaza
Sunday
10:00 AM 5:00 PM
10:00 AM 5:00 PM - Make-n-Take Holiday Crafts
10:00 AM 11:00 AM - Holiday Art Activity from Potbellys Sandwich Works
11:00 AM 11:45 AM - Laura Doherty presented by Old Town School of Folk Music!
11:00 PM 5:00 PM - Pictures with St. Nicholas
12:30 PM 2:30 PM - Game Demonstrations for all ages with Marbles the Brain Store
Noon 3:00 PM - Cookie decorating by Julius Meinl
2:00 PM 5:00 PM - Face Painting with Pickles Playroom
3:00 PM 5:00 PM - Game Demonstrations for all ages with Marbles the Brain Store
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Special Thanks To Our Kids' Korner Sponsors!
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What better way to get into the holiday spirit than listening to the sounds of live music performances throughout the weekend. Whether you're shopping, eating or coming in from the cold, the eclectic groups playing at this year's Christkindl Market are guaranteed to brighten your spirits!
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Friday, Dec 2
12:30pm - Theodore Roosevelt High School Band
2:30pm - St. Ann School Choir
3:00pm - St. Matthias Kids' Choir
3:30pm - Nick Davio - Guitarist + Friends
4:30pm - Brian O'Hear and Carol Kagy (piano vocals)
8:00pm - Frank & Dave with Kimi Hayes (pop/rock)
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Saturday, Dec 3
11:00pm - Northside College Preparatory High School Choir
Noon - Waters Elementary School
12:30pm - Queen of Angels Choir
1:00pm - Heartbreakers (from Misericordia)
2:00pm - St. Hilary Children's Choir and Bells
3:00pm - The Jane's
3:15pm - Chicago Choral Artists
4:00pm - Tree lighting
5:00pm - Opening ceremonies
5:30pm - Kinderchor (German-American kids' choir)
6:30pm - The Mugwumps
8:00pm - Joey Derus Trio (pop Christmas)
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Sunday, Dec 4
Noon - Lincoln Park High School Choir
1:30pm - Luther Memorial Church Choir
2:00pm - St. Philip Lutheran School Choir and Band
2:30pm - St. Mary of the Woods Faith Community Choir
3:00pm - tba
4:00pm - Eric Lugosch
5:00pm - Dot Dot Dot (pop)
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FREE Trolley Around Lincoln Square!
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While enjoying the Market, jump on the FREE trolley around Lincoln Square to do a little shopping, have lunch or just a ride for the kids! The trolley runs continuously on Saturday and Sunday from Noon to 4:00pm. CLICK HERE to download a trolley map.
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Special Thanks To Our Trolley Sponsors!
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About the Beneficiaries ...
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The Lincoln Square Foundation supports educational and cultural activities in the Lincoln Square community. The proceeds from Christkindl Market will, in part, support educational programs including scholarships, the development of a community center, a youth group program, sports activities, and the arts with an emphasis of keeping people connected at the neighborhood level.
St. Matthias Parish and School is situated in the heart of Lincoln Square, a Chicago neighborhood known for its rich cultural heritage, ethnic diversity, and deep-rooted faith traditions. A century ago St. Matthias was built to accommodate the needs of the growing Catholic population and now we find ourselves at a similar turning point. Visit www.stmatthiasschool.org for more information on St. Matthias School.
With new parishioners and a corresponding increase in school enrollment, St. Matthias must renovate and expand its school campus to meet the needs of its current and future student body. St. Matthias offers its culturally, economically, and academically diverse student body the educational room to grow!
We offer our culturally, economically, and academically diverse student body the educational room to grow. We now need the physical room to grow.
With your generous support of Lincoln Square Christkindl Market, St. Matthias will be able to realize its vision of educating students not only for who they are, but for who they have the potential to become.
The Lincoln Square Chamber of Commerce is organized to focus attention and initiate action on the major issues affecting the economic well-being and quality of life in the area. The Chamber is a private, not-for-profit membership association supported by our membership and the City of Chicago, Department of Planning and Development. The policies and programs of the Chamber are determined by its membership through its Board of Directors. The board, in turn, selects a paid full-time chief executive whose basic function is to organize and execute the Chamber's program of work. The chief executive assembles a professional staff to assist in supporting the membership. The Lincoln Square Chamber works through a number of committees and task forces. Members who participate in these committees and task forces have a direct impact on Chamber positions and have the opportunity to influence community action. For more information on the Lincoln Square Chamber of Commerce visit www.lincolnsquare.org.
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Ameya is the Alderman of Chicago's 47th Ward. Prior to his election, Ameya was on staff at Northwestern University in the Office of Emergency Management. At Northwestern, Ameya was responsible for the development of a university-wide business continuity program.
While working at Northwestern, Ameya and two of his classmates from the University of Chicago were awarded a contract from Taylor and Francis to write a textbook based on their work in emergency management. The textbook is based on a model Ameya developed with Charna Epstein and Scott Simon at the University of Chicago's MSTRM program, the model is called Social Intelligence. Their work calls for the real-time aggregation of data to develop composite views of communities to better inform emergency preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery activities. Ameya and his co-authors have presented their work at annual FEMA conferences and other national conferences since 2008. Ameya holds a M.S. in Threat and Response Management from the University of Chicago and a M.P.A. in Public Administration from the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Ameya is currently enrolled in a third master's degree program at the University of Chicago in the school of Social Service Administration. In 2009, Ameya was a US State Department Scholar.
Ameya is also active in his community, he sits on the board of directors on the 47th Ward's Common Pantry and the state-wide advocacy organization, the Illinois Center for Violence Prevention. Ameya is also an avid runner and hopes to one day learn to play the banjo.
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To make this event a success we need hundreds of volunteers. If you are interested in participating in this very special event please contact Jessi at jessimerecki@gmail.com.
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Marketing & Sponsorship Opportunities
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Looking to connect with active consumers at this event? For pricing and a customized benefits package, please contact Kevin Turk at 773.584.6684 or Laura Wilke at 773-584-6669.
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