
For more information, contact Dottie Jeffries:
dottiejeffries@gmail.com
The Happy Invention:
History and Significance of Picture Postcards
Wednesday, April 16, 1:30 p.m.
Augustana Lutheran Church
5500 South Woodlawn Avenue
FREE and open to the public
UChicago alumna and Founding Curator of the Curt Teich Postcard Archives Collection, which is now at the Newberry Library, will speak about the history and significance of picture postcards. Hyde Park resident and tenth president (and first woman president) of the Newberry Library, Astrida Orle Tantillo, will provide words of welcome.
Attendees are invited to bring postcards of interest for discussion.
Katherine Hamilton-Smith
Astrida Orle Tantillo
This event is co-presented by the Illinois Humanities Road Scholars Speakers Bureau. Road Scholar speakers travel throughout Illinois sharing free, dynamic presentations about literature, philosophy, theater, Local history, film, music, politics, and more, at no cost to host organizations. The program enables local nonprofit organizations to present free-admission cultural programs to their communities.

Silver Screen Society
Friday, April 4 1:15 p.m.
Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S. Cornell Ave.
FREE
Click HERE for more information
In collaboration with
Our sincere thanks to the Hyde Park Art Center for generously providing the space for this series. Many of the films we screen are graciously provided from the library of CHPV member Caecilia Hubbard.
Contact: Susan Alitto (salitto@gmail.com)
COMING SOON:
Special Interest Groups
Book Group
Time: Wednesday, April 2, 7:00 p.m.
Book: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Location: Zoom
Chair: Laura Kracke (lhkracke@earthlink.net)
Click HERE for book list
Next meeting: May 7: The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate
Walking Group
Time: Tuesdays and Fridays at 9:30 a.m.
Location: Meet at the Shopping Center near the Post Office
Chair: Peggy Garrett (edwpeggy@ameritch.net) - contact to let her know if you will be joining a walk
Time: Third Tuesdays
Location: Zoom
Chair: Janet Surkin (janet.surkin@gmail.com) - contact to confirm meeting times and for log-in information
Book Friends
Contemporary Civics
Time: Mondays, April 14 & 28
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Location: Zoom
Chair: Dorothy Patton (dep712@att.net) - contact two weekdays before the posted event date to register
Cercle Français
Calling all lovers of French!
Lesley Bloch, Ruth Koval and Roberta Bernstein would love to reinvigorate this group. Communicate with Roberta if you have any suggestions for meetings or events.
Chair: Roberta Bernstein (bernsteinroberta@gmail.com)
Dining Out
Time: Thursday, April 10, 12:30 p.m.
Location: 5 Rabanitos, 1301 E. 53rd Street
RSVP to Jan or Fran
Chair: Jan O'Malley (claddagh5471@gmail.com) - contact to be added to their mailing list


From left: Jean Singer, Laura Kracke, Fran Gordon and Peggy Garrett


From left: Reeva Shulruff, Natalie Goldberg, Susan van der Muelen and Jan O'Malley


From left: Vanice Billups and Margaret Huyck
February Potluck hosted by Margaret Huyck
photos by Fran Gordon and Margaret Huyck
Needlework
Time: Monday, April 14 at 7 p.m.
Location:
Chair: Call or email Lucy Lester (lucy.lester@sbcglobal.net) for more information


Cheryl Miller finishing a quilt for donation. Photo by Lucy Lester
Music Group
Chairs: Kathy Huff (kathy@rogerhuff.com) and Elizabeth Sonnenschein
Marilyn Helmholz, Reeva Shulruff and Mike Meshenberg, Lesley Bloch, Alice Tolley, and Beth Sonnenschein snagged seats on the Main Floor for the CSO Rehearsal in February
Photo by Kathy Huff.


Thursday, May 8 at 2 p.m.
Augustana Lutheran Church
5500 S. Woodlawn Ave.
Gorder Hall


Sarah Curran, Executive Director of UChicago Presents, will give a special program:
Past, Present and Future

Trashy Ladies
Time: Back in Action! Fridays at 1:30 p.m.
(weather dependent)
Location: 58th and Woodlawn, on the bench across from the Robie House
Chair: Lesley Bloch (lesley_bloch@yahoo.com) - contact to be added to their mailing list
Spanish Group
Time: Alternate Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m.
Location: TBD
Chair: Agnes Zellner (azellner@gmail.com) - contact for meeting times and locations
Monarch Butterflies Group
Chair: Marilyn Caviccchia (marilyn.cavicchia@gmail.com)