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We are very excited to be working on Art on Harrison, our annual fall art show, which will be taking place September 10-11th, 2010.  This year’s theme is “Celebrate the Arts in the Oak Park …

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1. Businesses / Galleries

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2. Street Events

We have many district-wide events – Art Festivals, Third Friday Gallery Walks, Celebrations and Retreats!

3. What's Going On

Many of our member galleries and business have exhibitions, events, and classes throughout the year.

4. In the News

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Photos with Santa, framed in village spirit (Wednesday Journal, 12/8/09)

Submitted by libbey_paul on Thursday, 10 December 2009

For the holiday ritual that drove people out of town, Longfellow moms and a whole bunch of helper elves put together a neighborhood fundraiser

By MATTHEW WILSON
Contributing Reporter

Moms pick up on what’s not right. And they do what they can, often going all-out, to make it better.

For months, Olya Dailey, mom of a second grader at Longfellow Elementary and an active member of the school’s PTO, has been noticing signs that the tough economic times are hurting more and more parents she knows.

“Vacations are obsolete,” Dailey says. “Christmas may be cut in a big way, too. Not so many gifts under the tree. People are uncomfortable because they don’t have the money to spend.” Read more.