Jimmy Bennington Colour & Sound with saxophonist Artie Black and legendary bassist Brian Smith
featured Sunday November 23rd, 2014 at
Red Line Tap
7006 N. Glenwood Avenue
Chicago, IL. 60626
9 pm - 12 am / $5 cover
4 months ago
Saturday, November 22, 2014
Jimmy Bennington Colour and Sound at Red Line Tap
Jimmy Bennington Colour & Sound with saxophonist Artie Black and legendary bassist Brian Smith
featured Sunday November 23rd, 2014 at
Red Line Tap
7006 N. Glenwood Avenue
Chicago, IL. 60626
9 pm - 12 am / $5 cover
Monday, August 5, 2013
Taste of Rogers Park Platinum Sponsor
The Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce welcome Mark Malave as their first Platinum Level Sponsor of the Taste of Rogers Park.
On his blog, Mark stated
"Today I decided that it was time to give a little something back to our beloved Rogers Park. I have pledged to be a Platinum sponsor at the first ever Taste of Rogers Park. I hope that everyone will consider pledging or at least attending. Keep checking back for updates".
The Taste of Rogers Park Kickstarter is located at:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rogerspark/the-taste-of-rogers-park
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Creating the Taste
"Taste of" to feature Rogers Park's Best
The Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce have an idea to create tradition, promote local businesses and host a fun event. Working with World Business Chicago and SEED Chicago, the City of Chicago's curated Kickstarter page, the chamber has launched a crowd-sourced fundraiser to begin the Taste of Rogers Park series of events.
Starting smaller with only forty vendors, the first Taste of Rogers Park will host only twenty restaurants or food vendors, ten for-profit non-food vendors and ten not-for-profit organizations. The reasoning was explained as "showcasing only the best of Rogers Park."
"Being a 1.85 sq mi neighborhood with well over 400 local businesses, the population density and cultural diversity makes this a worthwhile project. It has the right chemistry to succeed. The timing couldn't be better" said Chamber President Bill Morton.
The Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce plans to host the first Taste of Rogers Park at the Artists of the Wall area of Loyola Park with it's Southern boundary being the Windform art sculpture, located North of W. Pratt Boulevard and East of N. Sheridan Road. To include the entire neighborhood, future locations of the event will shift to other parks throughout Rogers Park, including Touhy Park, Willye B. White Park and Pottawatomie Park.
Rogers Park businesses have been calling for the Taste of Rogers Park. One business owner explained his frustration with other festivals in town as not featuring Rogers Park businesses. The Taste of Rogers Park will fulfill this need by accepting only Rogers Park food vendors. Additionally, everything from the promotions company, to printing of signage, banners, tickets, t-shirts, and posters to insuring the event will be by Rogers Park businesses whenever possible.
Sponsorship is three-tiered, Silver ($250), Gold ($500) and Platinum ($1000). Rewards include mentions in all press releases and logos on all flyers. Gold also includes banners and Platinum includes an introduction to all attendee's on the stage during the event. Sponsors and Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce members get $100 off table pricing. Additionally, there are Top Ten packages (for the first ten to pledge) and The One and Only package, which allows a vendor to be the only one of it's kind at the event ($3,000).
In addition, if the Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce successfully completes their goal of $10,000 by August 22nd, 2013, sponsor MillerCoors will donate an additional $5,000.
The Taste of Rogers Park will be a one day family event in August of 2014 which will begin at 8 am and end at 10 pm.
"Come on, everyone! Let's back a Taste of Rogers Park, where the community comes together"! - Chamber Secretary Autumn Davids
Links:
Taste of Rogers Park Kickstarter:
Official Taste of Rogers Park website:
For additional information contact:
Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Taste of Rogers Park
In the words of the Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce:
"The Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce is very happy to announce that today we have launched a thirty day Kickstarter campaign for the first ever Taste of Rogers Park through World Business Chicago's program, SEED Chicago.
The Taste of Rogers Park will be hosted at Artists of the Wall area of Loyola Park with it's Southern boundary being the Windform art sculpture. The Taste will continue to occur every other year and shift to other parks throughout Rogers Park, including Touhy Park, Willye B. White Park and Pottawatomie Park.
Our first Taste of Rogers Park will host twenty restaurants, ten for profits, and ten not for profits, as well as local musicians.
The Taste of Rogers Park will be a one day event in August of 2014 which will begin at 8 am and end at 10 pm.
Children seven and under will enter for free, seniors can attend for ten dollars, and all ages in-between get in for fifteen dollars.
Please check out our Kickstarter and help make the first Taste of Rogers Park happen!
You can fund the event for rewards of tickets, t-shirts, or even sponsorship! Please help us bring this family event to Rogers Park"!
Links:
Sponsorship opens on Kickstarter today at:
Official Taste of Rogers Park website:
For additional information contact:
Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce
Monday, May 27, 2013
Artists of the Wall 2013
Press Release For Artists of the Wall 2013
Twenty years ago there was a wall along the lake, trash strewn about, graffiti littering the area, and people that were questionable harassing the passersby.
A small group of Rogers Park residents (Keith Lord, Katie Hogan, Regina Robinson, and Richard Kaufman) sat on Keith Lord's back porch and came up with a brilliant idea to change the face of this wall; An Artists of the Wall festival.
By cleaning up the area, painting the walls, and involving the police force in the painting, the negative personas that were in the area disappeared while the beautification of the area became apparent.
The event has, since then, turned into a celebration of Rogers Park and it’s culturally diverse residents. People from all over have come to paint at Rogers Park’s Artists of the Wall.
Businesses, churches, police, firefighters, lifeguards and people from age eighteen months to eighty years old have painted one of the 154 spaces on this 5,000 square foot (600 feet) wall over the past twenty years.
The Artists of the Wall festival is a one-of-a-kind, ever-changing art project, the largest of its kind along the lakefront and running for twenty years, something unprecedented in Chicago.
Artists of the Wall doesn't just promote both amateur and professional artists, it also promotes musicians by having an eclectic representation of Chicago-based bands. The bands and musicians that have played at Artists of the Wall have shared the stage with Windform, the first-of-its-kind art sculpture that was placed on city property.
“Twenty Years on the Wall” is our theme this Father's Day weekend. For years, this event has defined what Father's Day is to our Rogers Park dads. In the past, fathers have called, happiness evident in their voices, because they finally had the day with their children and wanted to paint one of the spaces.
This year is special for another reason, too. Last year, one of the artists, Terrence, died as a victim of gun violence in Chicago. His family contacted the Loyola Park Advisory Council and asked that his space be left intact this year so that they can add their story to his art. Terrence's death has saved the lives of six others because he was an organ donor.
Don't forget to be at Artists of the Wall, “20 on the Wall,” this Father's Day weekend Saturday, June 15 to promote the beautification of our neighborhood, and taking a stand against violence.
Music Stage Program
Saturday, June 15
Noon - 12:45 pm Handyman Steel Pan
1:15 - 2:00 pm Jeannie Tanner Quartet
2:30 - 3:30 pm Odd Folk
4:00 – 5:15 pm Conjúnto
Sunday, June 16
Noon - 12:45 pm Joe Dickinson
1:15 – 2:00 pm Eastern Blok
2:30 – 3:30 pm Meisha Herron
4:00 – 5:15 pm The Pratt Cattz featuring Robert Irving
For more information please contact:
Katie Hogan (773) 764-9302
Founder of Artists of the Wall Festival
Keith Lord (312) 944-6270
Founder of Artists of the Wall Festival
Bill Morton (773) 850-0029
Bill Morton Promotions- Publicist
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Back Bill Morton Promotions
The Rogers Park
postcard project
As an advocate for the beauty and potential of my Chicago neighborhood,
This is the first of a series of postcards featuring Rogers Park.
Rogers Park can be defined by it’s character. It is what we know and love about Rogers Park. It is the personality and spirit of where we live. Examples could be the residents, the beaches or even the cobblestone street on Glenwood Avenue.
Pledge $5 or more - You get this Jarvis on the Lake postcard mailed to your home.
Pledge $10 or more - You get this Jarvis on the Lake postcard mailed to your home and to two other friends.
Pledge $50 or more - You get a framed and signed 8 x 10 photograph mailed to your home.
Visit http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/billmortonpromotions/jarvis-on-the-lake-postcard for more information and to pledge.
- Bill Morton
Bill Morton Promotions
(773) 850-0029
This project will only be funded if at least $350 is pledged by Tuesday Feb 19, 11:30pm CST.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Chamber Unites Businesses
Local businesses united for success at the Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce (Chicago) two-year anniversary celebration!
Mission Statement:
To provide leadership and representation in order to benefit the members operating businesses in the Rogers Park Community.
Vision Statement:
To guide businesses, service organizations and individuals to establish new businesses and promote existing businesses within the Rogers Park community. To create and stimulate an orderly economic growth, thereby enriching Rogers Park's diverse population.
The Board and Directors of the Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce
Without the support of the entire Board, this event would not have been as successful as it was.
Back in the Days BBQ
Mark Finley was our guest speaker, presenting the Multi-Facet Network and the business plan and investment plan to bring Back in the Days BBQ to Rogers Park.
Bill's Digital Photos
Official photographer of the Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce two-year anniversary event.
Caribbean American Bakery
Thank you for your tasty donation!
Charmers Cafe
Thank you for your tasty donation!
Quest Network Services
Thank you for hosting our event at your business!
Premier Signs & Awnings
Thank you for providing our new Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce banner.
Dex for being our Official Grill Master.
Fred of LifeStorage for contributing to our networking event.
Mary Ellen and Chris of Alden Village North for contributing to our networking event.
Laini of Comcast Business Class Service for contributing to our networking event.
And everyone who attended, celebrated and made connections during our annual anniversary event.
Thank you,
Bill Morton, President
Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce
773 824-7400
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