Ice Cream Comes to Hyde Park
Here’s some good news. An ice cream parlor named Kilwin’s, based out of Old Town, will be opening up on 53rd St. this fall. We’ll also have our own neighborhood flavor: Hyde Park Mud, which will consist of creamy vanilla ice cream with explosions of chocolate chips and swirls of caramel! Read more here.
5 Reasons To Go And See The Invisible Man
It’s at Court Theatre, which just happens to be a stone’s throw away from Max Palevsky, Pierce and Ratner Gym. Who doesn’t love professional theatre right on campus?
It’s a world premiere, adapted from the novel (authored by Ralph Ellison) by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Oren Jacoby.
According to these photos, the staging is conceptually and aesthetically beautiful.
Two words: student discounts. Some nights/ days are even free, and you can buy tickets here. Date night?
And finally, the Chicago Tribune calls it a “must-see”, so you most definitely must see it.
Coming this fall: Chicago-based clothing retailer Akira will be opening their new flagship location in the old Borders Bookstore building on 53rd St. The store features their own in-house brand, Akira, as well as brands like House of Harlow, Sam Edelman, Hunter, and Jeffrey Campbell.
If Hyde Park were a brand, this is totally what it would look like. The Chicago Neighborhoods Project came up with this awesome idea (and more, for many other Chicago neighborhoods!)
Need a gift for someone special? How about the 2012 Hyde Park Cats calendar? We at the UChicago Admissions tumblr certainly do love cats, but also love supporting Hyde Park cat-mmunity service organizations!
Harper Court
A UChicago and City of Chicago redevelopment plan scheduled to be completed, right near campus, by the summer of 2014. “The new Harper Court will deliver 1.1 million square feet of mixed-use space, with 250,000 square feet devoted to commercial real estate and 100,000 square feet dedicated to art, entertainment, dining and shopping.”
World’s Columbian Exposition
Wishin’ they still had this. The Columbian Exhibition was located all around the UChicago campus - Jackson Park, the Midway, South Shore, Hyde Park, Woodlawn…one of the only two buildings that still stands is the Palace of Fine Arts (Museum of Science and Industry).
Voice Your Dream
This month, the dream wall will be traveling across campus to collect the hopes and aspirations of the UChicago community. Find the wall and post your goals for the future, hopes for humanity, and wishes for the world - or do it online. What are you dreaming of?
Blues ‘N’ Ribs
You know you want to swing dance the night away. UChicagoans, come to Ida Noyes at 9pm for free food, drinks and music, thanks to COUP. Special guests: Nelly Travis and Charlie Love.
Photos from 2010.
