With your generous efforts in recent years (since 2020) supporting and sustaining the activities of the Chicago Public Library’s Edgewater Branch and Edgewater Village Chicago, volunteers each year shared the joy of giving holiday cards to individuals in nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Edgewater, Uptown and Rogers Park.

Following the successes of the last few years, we’re repeating the project again this year! If you would like to take part, please email Librarian Katy Linehan (klinehan@chipublib.org) for more information.

The deadline to accept blank holiday cards will be Friday, November 28th:

The deadline to accept signed holiday cards will be December 15th.

This program in partnership with the Edgewater Branch of the Chicago Public Library.

Do you like to chat about movies? Participants view each film on their own and then join a group discussion and critique via Zoom. Movies are selected through discussion and a decision of Chat participants. Join the Movie Chat and bring your recommendations!

The movies for December 14th are:

Strangers on a Train    IMDb 7.9/10    (1951) 

Two men on a train agree to kill someone that the other one wants dead. One carries out his side of the deal, the other reneges.  Who gets charged with the murder?

• Director: Alfred Hitchcock

• Writer: Raymond Chandler, Czenzi Ormonde and Whitfield Cook

• Stars: Farley Granger, Ruth Roman and Robert Walker

Remember the Night.     IMDb 7.6/10     (1939)

Lee Leander is caught shoplifting for the third time. The prosecutor postpones the trial because it is Christmas time. He arranges for her bail and also takes her home for Christmas.  They all lived …

• Director: Michael Leisen

• Writer: Preston Sturges

• Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray and Beulah Bondi

Copies of these movies are often available on DVD at the Edgewater Branch library for checkout with your library card or you can watch them online through a streaming service of your choice.

Registration is required. You will receive an email with the link to join the online Zoom discussion group.

This program is offered in partnership with the Edgewater Branch Library.

Learn to dance to beautiful music. Integrate different parts of your brain such as coordination, rhythm and strategy. Discover dancing as a form of exercise. Enjoy the opportunity to perform at Greek festivals and other events. Whatever your reason, come and join us for dance lessons taught by an experienced instructor. Or, just come to watch!

Offered weekly on Mondays at 12:30 p.m. at the Edgewater Satellite Senior Center, 5917 N. Broadway (within the Broadway Armory). Classes will be held in the White Room at the south end of the 2nd floor. Take the elevator or stairs up to the 2nd floor.

Offered in partnership between Edgewater Village Chicago and the City of Chicago’s Department of Family and Support Services, Edgewater Satellite Senior Center.

While advance registration is not needed, new participants will be asked to complete the Senior Center registration form. Free.

Welcome to the Hand & Foot Canasta event! Get ready to show off your card skills and have a blast with friends old and new. Join us at Broadway Armory on every Monday from 1:00 PM-3:00 PM for a fun-filled day of friendly competition and laughter. Whether you're a seasoned pro or a beginner, everyone is welcome to participate. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to play one of the most popular card games around!

Registration is not required, but the session is limited to 20 people per week, so come early to ensure a spot.

This holiday season, join Edgewater Village for an Italian feast! 

Ranalli's is well known for pizza, but its menu includes all of the Italian favorites such as lasagna, chicken limone, rosemary salmon, ribs and, of course, many pasta dishes. Abbondanza!

Reserve by Sunday, December 14, to Betsy Kane: bakane@rcn.com

Please bring cash and after arrival, arrange to have 4 people on each bill to make payment easier for our server.

Join us for community music jam sessions for musicians of all levels! Participants may also be singers and listeners. Sessions will be one hour and include group playing, solo/small group playing, and break/social time. Percussion instruments will be provided and participants are welcome to play them to keep a beat and enhance the music.

Participants may bring portable keyboard/piano, guitars, ukuleles, mandolins, violins, violas, cellos, basses, or autoharps. Brass and woodwind instruments are also welcome. Sorry – no electric guitars, electric bass, or drum kits.

Music will be provided in print form or projected on screen. We’ll play songs of varying styles, including folk, country, pop, standards, jazz, classical, Broadway, and seasonal.

Players are encouraged to bring music stands, tuners or guitar capos. 

We welcome all ages – adults, teens, and families! Led by Edgewater’s own Mike Kennedy, a musician and retired music and technology teacher.

Registration is recommended but not required.

Offered in partnership with Edgewater Branch Library.

Learn to dance to beautiful music. Integrate different parts of your brain such as coordination, rhythm and strategy. Discover dancing as a form of exercise. Enjoy the opportunity to perform at Greek festivals and other events. Whatever your reason, come and join us for dance lessons taught by an experienced instructor. Or, just come to watch!

Offered weekly on Mondays at 12:30 p.m. at the Edgewater Satellite Senior Center, 5917 N. Broadway (within the Broadway Armory). Classes will be held in the White Room at the south end of the 2nd floor. Take the elevator or stairs up to the 2nd floor.

Offered in partnership between Edgewater Village Chicago and the City of Chicago’s Department of Family and Support Services, Edgewater Satellite Senior Center.

While advance registration is not needed, new participants will be asked to complete the Senior Center registration form. Free.

Welcome to the Hand & Foot Canasta event! Get ready to show off your card skills and have a blast with friends old and new. Join us at Broadway Armory on every Monday from 1:00 PM-3:00 PM for a fun-filled day of friendly competition and laughter. Whether you're a seasoned pro or a beginner, everyone is welcome to participate. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to play one of the most popular card games around!

Registration is not required, but the session is limited to 20 people per week, so come early to ensure a spot.

Our coffee and conversations are in the Broadway Armory dining room and start at 9 a.m. Meet up with us there for lively exploration of each week’s topics.

Moderators will facilitate the discussion as the group explores interesting and sometimes controversial topics. Each week’s discussion is typically accompanied by some readings you’ll receive in advance via email.

If you are interested in participating in our discussions but are not on our distribution list, send an email to John Williams and we will add you to the list.

Do you like to chat about movies? Participants view each film on their own and then join a group discussion and critique via Zoom. Movies are selected through discussion and a decision of Chat participants. Join the Movie Chat and bring your recommendations!

The movies for December 28th are:

Shadow of a Doubt.   IMDb 7.8/10     (1943)

A teenage girl, overjoyed when her uncle comes to visit the family in their quiet California town, slowly begins to suspect that he is the "Merry Widow" killer sought by the authorities.

• Director: Alfred Hitchcock

• Writer: Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson and Alma Reville

• Stars: Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotton and Macdonald Carey

Tom Jones    IMDb. 6.4/10     (1963)

A lusty ballad of the many adventures of a bastard boy raised by his lord along with his own son in the countryside with later adventures in London.

• Director: Tony Richardson

• Writers: John Osborne and Henry Fielding

• Stars: George Devine, Rachel Kempson and Angela Baddeley

Copies of these movies are often available on DVD at the Edgewater Branch library for checkout with your library card or you can watch them online through a streaming service of your choice.

Registration is required. You will receive an email with the link to join the online Zoom discussion group.

This program is offered in partnership with the Edgewater Branch Library.

Learn to dance to beautiful music. Integrate different parts of your brain such as coordination, rhythm and strategy. Discover dancing as a form of exercise. Enjoy the opportunity to perform at Greek festivals and other events. Whatever your reason, come and join us for dance lessons taught by an experienced instructor. Or, just come to watch!

Offered weekly on Mondays at 12:30 p.m. at the Edgewater Satellite Senior Center, 5917 N. Broadway (within the Broadway Armory). Classes will be held in the White Room at the south end of the 2nd floor. Take the elevator or stairs up to the 2nd floor.

Offered in partnership between Edgewater Village Chicago and the City of Chicago’s Department of Family and Support Services, Edgewater Satellite Senior Center.

While advance registration is not needed, new participants will be asked to complete the Senior Center registration form. Free.

Welcome to the Hand & Foot Canasta event! Get ready to show off your card skills and have a blast with friends old and new. Join us at Broadway Armory on every Monday from 1:00 PM-3:00 PM for a fun-filled day of friendly competition and laughter. Whether you're a seasoned pro or a beginner, everyone is welcome to participate. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to play one of the most popular card games around!

Registration is not required, but the session is limited to 20 people per week, so come early to ensure a spot.

Join us for community music jam sessions for musicians of all levels! Participants may also be singers and listeners. Sessions will be one hour and include group playing, solo/small group playing, and break/social time. Percussion instruments will be provided and participants are welcome to play them to keep a beat and enhance the music.

Participants may bring portable keyboard/piano, guitars, ukuleles, mandolins, violins, violas, cellos, basses, or autoharps. Brass and woodwind instruments are also welcome. Sorry – no electric guitars, electric bass, or drum kits.

Music will be provided in print form or projected on screen. We’ll play songs of varying styles, including folk, country, pop, standards, jazz, classical, Broadway, and seasonal.

Players are encouraged to bring music stands, tuners or guitar capos. 

We welcome all ages – adults, teens, and families! Led by Edgewater’s own Mike Kennedy, a musician and retired music and technology teacher.

Registration is recommended but not required.

Offered in partnership with Edgewater Branch Library.

This monthly program helps older adults and new users understand their personal computer, phone, or tablet. Presenter Michael Kennedy will discuss the successes and pitfalls of using technology and how to resolve challenges when they arise.

This program is presented in partnership with the Edgewater Library, and will be held in the Betty A. Barclay Community Room of the Edgewater Branch Library. Registration is recommended but not required.

Michael is a retired technology teacher and a member of the Edgewater Village Chicago Communications Committee.

Our monthly Memory Café offers a comfortable and supportive environment for individuals with memory loss and their caregivers. Activities at this event will vary at each meeting but will include games, arts and crafts, music, and more. Friends, family members, and community allies also are welcome!

The first hour is reserved for the formal program; the second hour is set aside for socialization. Light refreshments will be served but feel free to bring a bag lunch.

Registration is recommended but not required. You may register on the library’s website, by phone, or in person at any Chicago Public Library location. Ask your librarian or visit chipublib.org for information.

This program is presented in partnership with  Edgewater Village Chicago, Renewal Memory Partners, and for more information. Chicago Methodist Senior Services.

Join us for community music jam sessions for musicians of all levels! Participants may also be singers and listeners. Sessions will be one hour and include group playing, solo/small group playing, and break/social time. Percussion instruments will be provided and participants are welcome to play them to keep a beat and enhance the music.

Participants may bring portable keyboard/piano, guitars, ukuleles, mandolins, violins, violas, cellos, basses, or autoharps. Brass and woodwind instruments are also welcome. Sorry – no electric guitars, electric bass, or drum kits.

Music will be provided in print form or projected on screen. We’ll play songs of varying styles, including folk, country, pop, standards, jazz, classical, Broadway, and seasonal.

Players are encouraged to bring music stands, tuners or guitar capos. 

We welcome all ages – adults, teens, and families! Led by Edgewater’s own Mike Kennedy, a musician and retired music and technology teacher.

Registration is recommended but not required.

Offered in partnership with Edgewater Branch Library.

SoulCollage® combines creativity, intuition, and self-expression. 

Create a collage from magazine and newspaper images centered around a word of your choosing. If you feel comfortable sharing, explain why you chose certain images and what they represent to you. Discussion and shared experiences — "a bonding of souls" — may follow.

The workshop will be facilitated by artist and ceremony creator, Myla Martin. The free program is sponsored by Friends of the Edgewater Library and Edgewater Village Chicago in partnership with the Edgewater Branch Library.

Registration is recommended but not required. You may register on the library’s website, by phone, or in person at any Chicago Public Library location.

Join us for community music jam sessions for musicians of all levels! Participants may also be singers and listeners. Sessions will be one hour and include group playing, solo/small group playing, and break/social time. Percussion instruments will be provided and participants are welcome to play them to keep a beat and enhance the music.

Participants may bring portable keyboard/piano, guitars, ukuleles, mandolins, violins, violas, cellos, basses, or autoharps. Brass and woodwind instruments are also welcome. Sorry – no electric guitars, electric bass, or drum kits.

Music will be provided in print form or projected on screen. We’ll play songs of varying styles, including folk, country, pop, standards, jazz, classical, Broadway, and seasonal.

Players are encouraged to bring music stands, tuners or guitar capos. 

We welcome all ages – adults, teens, and families! Led by Edgewater’s own Mike Kennedy, a musician and retired music and technology teacher.

Registration is recommended but not required.

Offered in partnership with Edgewater Branch Library.

Our monthly Memory Café offers a comfortable and supportive environment for individuals with memory loss and their caregivers. Activities at this event will vary at each meeting but will include games, arts and crafts, music, and more. Friends, family members, and community allies also are welcome!

The first hour is reserved for the formal program; the second hour is set aside for socialization. Light refreshments will be served but feel free to bring a bag lunch.

Registration is recommended but not required. You may register on the library’s website, by phone, or in person at any Chicago Public Library location. Ask your librarian or visit chipublib.org for information.

This program is presented in partnership with  Edgewater Village Chicago, Renewal Memory Partners, and for more information. Chicago Methodist Senior Services.

This monthly program helps older adults and new users understand their personal computer, phone, or tablet. Presenter Michael Kennedy will discuss the successes and pitfalls of using technology and how to resolve challenges when they arise.

This program is presented in partnership with the Edgewater Library, and will be held in the Betty A. Barclay Community Room of the Edgewater Branch Library. Registration is recommended but not required.

Michael is a retired technology teacher and a member of the Edgewater Village Chicago Communications Committee.

Join us for community music jam sessions for musicians of all levels! Participants may also be singers and listeners. Sessions will be one hour and include group playing, solo/small group playing, and break/social time. Percussion instruments will be provided and participants are welcome to play them to keep a beat and enhance the music.

Participants may bring portable keyboard/piano, guitars, ukuleles, mandolins, violins, violas, cellos, basses, or autoharps. Brass and woodwind instruments are also welcome. Sorry – no electric guitars, electric bass, or drum kits.

Music will be provided in print form or projected on screen. We’ll play songs of varying styles, including folk, country, pop, standards, jazz, classical, Broadway, and seasonal.

Players are encouraged to bring music stands, tuners or guitar capos. 

We welcome all ages – adults, teens, and families! Led by Edgewater’s own Mike Kennedy, a musician and retired music and technology teacher.

Registration is recommended but not required.

Offered in partnership with Edgewater Branch Library.

Join us for community music jam sessions for musicians of all levels! Participants may also be singers and listeners. Sessions will be one hour and include group playing, solo/small group playing, and break/social time. Percussion instruments will be provided and participants are welcome to play them to keep a beat and enhance the music.

Participants may bring portable keyboard/piano, guitars, ukuleles, mandolins, violins, violas, cellos, basses, or autoharps. Brass and woodwind instruments are also welcome. Sorry – no electric guitars, electric bass, or drum kits.

Music will be provided in print form or projected on screen. We’ll play songs of varying styles, including folk, country, pop, standards, jazz, classical, Broadway, and seasonal.

Players are encouraged to bring music stands, tuners or guitar capos. 

We welcome all ages – adults, teens, and families! Led by Edgewater’s own Mike Kennedy, a musician and retired music and technology teacher.

Registration is recommended but not required.

Offered in partnership with Edgewater Branch Library.

Our monthly Memory Café offers a comfortable and supportive environment for individuals with memory loss and their caregivers. Activities at this event will vary at each meeting but will include games, arts and crafts, music, and more. Friends, family members, and community allies also are welcome!

The first hour is reserved for the formal program; the second hour is set aside for socialization. Light refreshments will be served but feel free to bring a bag lunch.

Registration is recommended but not required. You may register on the library’s website, by phone, or in person at any Chicago Public Library location. Ask your librarian or visit chipublib.org for information.

This program is presented in partnership with  Edgewater Village Chicago, Renewal Memory Partners, and for more information. Chicago Methodist Senior Services.

This monthly program helps older adults and new users understand their personal computer, phone, or tablet. Presenter Michael Kennedy will discuss the successes and pitfalls of using technology and how to resolve challenges when they arise.

This program is presented in partnership with the Edgewater Library, and will be held in the Betty A. Barclay Community Room of the Edgewater Branch Library. Registration is recommended but not required.

Michael is a retired technology teacher and a member of the Edgewater Village Chicago Communications Committee.

Join us for community music jam sessions for musicians of all levels! Participants may also be singers and listeners. Sessions will be one hour and include group playing, solo/small group playing, and break/social time. Percussion instruments will be provided and participants are welcome to play them to keep a beat and enhance the music.

Participants may bring portable keyboard/piano, guitars, ukuleles, mandolins, violins, violas, cellos, basses, or autoharps. Brass and woodwind instruments are also welcome. Sorry – no electric guitars, electric bass, or drum kits.

Music will be provided in print form or projected on screen. We’ll play songs of varying styles, including folk, country, pop, standards, jazz, classical, Broadway, and seasonal.

Players are encouraged to bring music stands, tuners or guitar capos. 

We welcome all ages – adults, teens, and families! Led by Edgewater’s own Mike Kennedy, a musician and retired music and technology teacher.

Registration is recommended but not required.

Offered in partnership with Edgewater Branch Library.

Our monthly Memory Café offers a comfortable and supportive environment for individuals with memory loss and their caregivers. Activities at this event will vary at each meeting but will include games, arts and crafts, music, and more. Friends, family members, and community allies also are welcome!

The first hour is reserved for the formal program; the second hour is set aside for socialization. Light refreshments will be served but feel free to bring a bag lunch.

Registration is recommended but not required. You may register on the library’s website, by phone, or in person at any Chicago Public Library location. Ask your librarian or visit chipublib.org for information.

This program is presented in partnership with  Edgewater Village Chicago, Renewal Memory Partners, and for more information. Chicago Methodist Senior Services.

Our monthly Memory Café offers a comfortable and supportive environment for individuals with memory loss and their caregivers. Activities at this event will vary at each meeting but will include games, arts and crafts, music, and more. Friends, family members, and community allies also are welcome!

The first hour is reserved for the formal program; the second hour is set aside for socialization. Light refreshments will be served but feel free to bring a bag lunch.

Registration is recommended but not required. You may register on the llibrary’s website, by phone, or in person at any Chicago Public Library location. Ask your librarian or visit chipublib.org for information.

This program is presented in partnership with  Edgewater Village Chicago, Renewal Memory Partners, and for more information. Chicago Methodist Senior Services.

Our monthly Memory Café offers a comfortable and supportive environment for individuals with memory loss and their caregivers. Activities at this event will vary at each meeting but will include games, arts and crafts, music, and more. Friends, family members, and community allies also are welcome!

The first hour is reserved for the formal program; the second hour is set aside for socialization. Light refreshments will be served but feel free to bring a bag lunch.

Registration is recommended but not required. You may register on the library’s website, by phone, or in person at any Chicago Public Library location. Ask your librarian or visit chipublib.org for information.

This program is presented in partnership with  Edgewater Village Chicago, Renewal Memory Partners, and for more information. Chicago Methodist Senior Services.

Our monthly Memory Café offers a comfortable and supportive environment for individuals with memory loss and their caregivers. Activities at this event will vary at each meeting but will include games, arts and crafts, music, and more. Friends, family members, and community allies also are welcome!

The first hour is reserved for the formal program; the second hour is set aside for socialization. Light refreshments will be served but feel free to bring a bag lunch.

Registration is recommended but not required. You may register on the library’s website, by phone, or in person at any Chicago Public Library location. Ask your librarian or visit chipublib.org for information.

This program is presented in partnership with  Edgewater Village Chicago, Renewal Memory Partners, and for more information. Chicago Methodist Senior Services.

Our monthly Memory Café offers a comfortable and supportive environment for individuals with memory loss and their caregivers. Activities at this event will vary at each meeting but will include games, arts and crafts, music, and more. Friends, family members, and community allies also are welcome!

The first hour is reserved for the formal program; the second hour is set aside for socialization. Light refreshments will be served but feel free to bring a bag lunch.

Registration is recommended but not required. You may register on the library’s website, by phone, or in person at any Chicago Public Library location. Ask your librarian or visit chipublib.org for information.

This program is presented in partnership with  Edgewater Village Chicago, Renewal Memory Partners, and for more information. Chicago Methodist Senior Services.

Our monthly Memory Café offers a comfortable and supportive environment for individuals with memory loss and their caregivers. Activities at this event will vary at each meeting but will include games, arts and crafts, music, and more. Friends, family members, and community allies also are welcome!

The first hour is reserved for the formal program; the second hour is set aside for socialization. Light refreshments will be served but feel free to bring a bag lunch.

Registration is recommended but not required. You may register on the library’s website, by phone, or in person at any Chicago Public Library location. Ask your librarian or visit chipublib.org for information.

This program is presented in partnership with  Edgewater Village Chicago, Renewal Memory Partners, and for more information. Chicago Methodist Senior Services.

Our monthly Memory Café offers a comfortable and supportive environment for individuals with memory loss and their caregivers. Activities at this event will vary at each meeting but will include games, arts and crafts, music, and more. Friends, family members, and community allies also are welcome!

The first hour is reserved for the formal program; the second hour is set aside for socialization. Light refreshments will be served but feel free to bring a bag lunch.

Registration is recommended but not required. You may register on the library’s website, by phone, or in person at any Chicago Public Library location. Ask your librarian or visit chipublib.org for information.

This program is presented in partnership with  Edgewater Village Chicago, Renewal Memory Partners, and for more information. Chicago Methodist Senior Services.