Marc C. Monaghan
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Science Fest, Children's Book Fair and Critical Mass: This week's Hyde Park Happenings (opens the original)
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Here's what's going on in and around Hyde Park this week. At Your Pace: The Obama Presidential Center and Peace Runners 773 continue their weekly exercise program with a guided warm-up followed by a group walk or run through the OPC campus and Jackson Park. Thursday, Oct. 1, 9:15 a.m. check-in, 10 a.m. program. Jackson Park Field, next to Home Court, 6001 S. Stony Island Ave. Free. Registration optional. tickets.obama.org/events Southside Critical Mass: Southside Critical Mass hosts its monthly
African Festival of the Arts draws more than 10K to Washington Park as summer comes to a close (opens the original)
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As sundown approached on the final day of the 36th African Festival of the Arts, Ugochi Nwaogwugwu and her African Soul Ensemble stepped onto the stage and launched into a pan-African fusion of reggae, soul, jazz and Afrobeat. In front of them, several hundred people in lawn chairs outside the DuSable Black History Museum began to move to the rhythm. "We are happy," said Felicia Apprey, a festival spokesperson, as she looked over the crowd. "People are enjoying not only the weather but the intim
Nye teaches democracy through laughter (opens the original)
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Emmy Award winner Bill Nye, better known as âThe Science Guy,â and science comedian Sophie Shrand spoke to the packed auditorium at the Obama Presidential Center late last month about how they use humor to make serious topics accessible while inspiring critical thinking and civic participation. The discussion, moderated by OPC Vice President Tina Tchen, unfolded as a series of playful back-and-forth exchanges between Nye and Shrand. "There is neuroscience behind why laughter is such a great
Young chess players get serious at the Neighborhood Club (opens the original)
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Eight-year-old Jonas and 10-year-old Emil, both Lab School students, faced each other across a chessboard set up in a Hyde Park Neighborhood Club classroom. They shook hands and commenced play in the first round of a four-round, no-elimination tournament. The quiet of the classroom was punctuated by the clicks of chess pieces and the murmurs of a few observers who watched the games intently. On Saturday, about a dozen young players from Ray Elementary School, Lab School, Beasley Academic Center,
Friends of the Parks honors local park advocates (opens the original)
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Friends of the Parks honored two local recipients with 2026 Park Heroes awards last week, recognizing the Promontory Point Conservancy for its advocacy and Washington Park supervisor Janie Collins for her stewardship of South Side parks. The Chicago-based advocacy organization presented its Advocacy Award to the conservancy and recognized Collins with one of two Park District Employee Awards during a ceremony at the Experimental Station, 6100 S. Blackstone Ave. The group serves as a watchdog for
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