Location: Mount Greenwood Park Fieldhouse

It is the first of two hands-on
workshops held at the park fieldhouse that are designed to get people thinking about and creating designs for the mosaic totems that will installed in the new playlot.

Everyone can come out and join the fun - whether you are 3 or 103 you can be a part of the process.

All materials will be provided.

For more details on the community mosaic project, visit www.mountgreenwoodpark.com

Location: World Music Company, 1808 W. 103rd St.

The concert begins at 7 p.m. Saturday and will be preceded by a reception at 6 p.m. Join Rick Kogan of WGN Radio and the Chicago Tribune for the meet-and-greet pre-concert party.

The concert itself features a lineup of WMC favorites: Irish fiddle wizard and Chicago native Liz Carroll, Chicago folk musician Ed Holstein, jazz trio Larry Gray and Zvonimir Tot, vocalist Jamie O'Reilly, fiddler Anne Harris, Chicago Irish musicians Dyed in the Wool, singer-songwriter Ross Crean and Chicago folk singer Anna Stange.

WOOTEN CHORAL ENSEMBLE
FOUNDER’S DAY
CONCERT

BETH EDEN BAPTIST CHURCH
11121 S. Loomis Street
Chicago, Illinois
708-420-4923

Sunday, February 17, 2008
5:00 PM
*Celebrating our founder Dr. Robert E. Wooten, Sr.

WOOTEN CHORAL ENSEMBLE
FOUNDER’S DAY
CONCERT

BETH EDEN BAPTIST CHURCH
11121 S. Loomis Street
Chicago, Illinois
708-420-4923

Sunday, February 17, 2008
5:00 PM

Location: Beverly Arts Center

Ald. Ginger Rugai is hosting a senior citizen's Valentine's Day aprty with a screening of "Casablanca" and an ice cream social.

The event is oopn to residents of the 19th Ward only.

For more information or to reserve a spot call (773) 238-8766.

Location: St. Christina School Hall, 3333 W. 110th St.

Come on down to the school hall every Friday during Lent (except Good Friday) and enjoy all the fish you can eat. Coffee and tea are free, or enjoy beer, wine or pop for a small fee.

Admission is $9, $8 for seniors, $5 for children age 5-12.

Who: Everyone 21 and over
What: Refreshments (beer, wine and soft drinks), food (buffet dinner), and entertainment (The Larkin and Moran Brothers)!
When: Friday, February 22, 2008 8:00 P.M. – Midnight
Where: 115 Bourbon Street, 3359 W. 115th Street, Merrionette Park
Details: Tickets for the South Side Irish Parade Pre-Parade Party are $25 a person, in advance or at the door, and proceeds will benefit the parade. For more information, call 773.393.8687 or email southsideirishparade@yahoo.com. A good time will be had by all!

Location: Saint Xavier University's Warde Academic Center, 3700 W. 103rd St.

One of Chicago’s most revered writers, Stuart Dybek, will read at Saint Xavier University in the Butler Reception Room.

The author of three books of fiction and two of poetry, Dybek will deliver Saint Xavier’s annual Evangeline Bollinger Lecture, which is free and open to the public. Dybek is the author of I Sailed with Magellan, The Coast of Chicago, and Childhood and Other Neighborhoods. The Coast of Chicago was the 2004 “One Book, One Chicago” selection.

Location: Mount Greenwood Branch of the Chicago Public Library, 11010 S. Kedzie Ave.

Mount Greenwood residents are invited to learn about a tax-free way to save for college using the Bright Start College Savings Program, the state's 529 savings plan for college.

The money invested is deductible from state taxes. Additionally, qualified withdrawals for college expenses are federal and state tax free.

Accounts can be opened with as little as $25.

Location: Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th St.

The Wit of America’s First Ladies,” an interactive installation by Barbara Wynn Bansley, will be on exhibit through March 30 for Women’s History Month.

Location: Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th Street

The U.S. premier of "Garage," starring Pat Shortt, one of Ireland's most beloved comedians in a dramatic role, will open the 9th annual Chicago Irish Film Festival Friday with a 7 p.m. reception followed by an 8:30 p.m. screening.

Location: St. Christina School Hall, 3333 W. 110th St.

Bring the kids for breakfast with the Easter Bunny.

Admission is $4 per person (FSA members), $5 per person (non-FSA members) or $3 for seniors. Children age 4 and younger are free.

Location: Saint Xavier University, 3700 W. 103rd St.

University of Notre Dame Professor Lawrence Cunningham, Ph.D., will discuss the core mission of Catholic higher education as part of Saint Xavier University’s 2007-08 Catholic Colloquium lecture series.

The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the Butler Reception Room, located in the Warde Academic Center. Following the lecture, Cunningham will answer questions from the audience.

Location: Saint Xavier University's McGuire Hall, 3700 W. 103rd St.

A screening of the 2005 environmental documentary "Bullsh*t" will be held at SXU's McGuire Hall.

The screening, which is free and open to the public, is the fifth film in the 2007-2008 SXU Film and the Environment Series. McGuire Hall is located in the Warde Academic Center.

Location: Saint Xavier University’s Butler Reception Room, 3700 W. 103rd St.

Fr. Donald Senior, C.P., will discuss the importance of interfaith communication as part of SXU's Theology South lecture series.

Senior will present a lecture titled “Living Together in the 21st Century: The Rationale and Art of Dialogue Within and Beyond the Church.”

He is president of the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, the largest Catholic graduate school of ministry in the country. He also serves as a professor of New Testament.

Location: Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th St.

The Saint Xavier University Concert Band will perform wind pieces from several 20th -century composers.

Under the direction of Alicia Neal, D.M., director of instrumental ensembles, the evening’s music will include pieces by composers Gustav Holst, Percy Aldridge Grainger, Frank Ticheli and Jan Van der Roost.

The concert is open to the public. Admission is $10 for adults and $8 for seniors and visiting students. Admission is free for all Saint Xavier students, faculty and staff with a valid University ID.

Location: Western Avenue from 103rd to 115th streets.

The 30th annual South Side Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade will step off at noon beginning at 103rd Street.

More than 120 families, schools, civic organizations and businesses will march along the parade route through the Beverly and Morgan Park neighborhoods.

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation will serve as the Grand Marshal.

The parade's Special Honoree will be the Beverly Arts Center.

Spring Break Sampler Camp 9:30am to 2:30pm
Session I: Mar 17-Mar 21
Session II: Mar 24-Mar 27
$200 Ages 8-12

Spring Break Sampler Camp 9:30am to 2:30pm
Session I: Mar 17-Mar 21
Session II: Mar 24-Mar 27
$200 Ages 8-12

Location: Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th St.

"Atonement" (UK, 2007). Rated R. RT 2:03.

Jealous of her older sister's relationship with a young man, the 13-year-old daughter of a wealthy family accuses him of a crime he did not commit, forever changing their lives. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Keria Knightley and James McAvoy. Nominated for 7 Academy Awards, 14 BAFTA Awards and 7 Golden Globe Awards.

Admission is $7.

For more information call 773-445-3838 or visit www.beverlyartcenter.org.

Location: 115 Bourbon Street, 3359 W. 115th St.

Catch an acoustic performance by the Local H frontman.

For more information call (708)388-8881.

Spring Break Sampler Camp 9:30am to 2:30pm
Session I: Mar 17-Mar 21
Session II: Mar 24-Mar 27
$200 Ages 8-12

Spring Break Sampler Camp 9:30am to 2:30pm
Session I: Mar 17-Mar 21
Session II: Mar 24-Mar 27
$200 Ages 8-12

Location: Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th St.

The Beverly Theatre Guild production of “Jesus Christ Superstar” will be staged for three performances at the BAC.

Nich Radcliffe (Chicago) stars as Jesus of Nazareth with Anna McKie (Chicago) as Mary Magdalene and Gil Oliva (Burbank) as Judas.

“Jesus Christ Superstar,” a rock opera, follows the Gospel accounts of the final days of Jesus of Nazareth, beginning with the arrival of Jesus and his disciples in Jerusalem and ending with the Crucifixion.

Spring Break Sampler Camp 9:30am to 2:30pm
Session I: Mar 17-Mar 21
Session II: Mar 24-Mar 27
$200 Ages 8-12

Spring Break Sampler Camp 9:30am to 2:30pm
Session I: Mar 17-Mar 21
Session II: Mar 24-Mar 27
$200 Ages 8-12

Location: Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th St.

The Beverly Theatre Guild production of “Jesus Christ Superstar” will be staged for three performances at the BAC.

Nich Radcliffe (Chicago) stars as Jesus of Nazareth with Anna McKie (Chicago) as Mary Magdalene and Gil Oliva (Burbank) as Judas.

“Jesus Christ Superstar,” a rock opera, follows the Gospel accounts of the final days of Jesus of Nazareth, beginning with the arrival of Jesus and his disciples in Jerusalem and ending with the Crucifixion.

Spring Break Sampler Camp 9:30am to 2:30pm
Session I: Mar 17-Mar 21
Session II: Mar 24-Mar 27
$200 Ages 8-12