Chicago’s Only Event Dedicated to Contemporary and Classic Irish Cinema

 

The Chicago Irish Film Festival is a cinematic celebration of new Irish films, insightful documentaries and the highly anticipated shorts.  The films showcased at the event reveal the breadth of creativity that talented Irish and Irish American filmmakers have employed to take their gift for storytelling and bring it alive through film.

 

Attend a meeting March 4, 2010; 8:30 am; National City Bank; 10801 S. Western Ave., to see if your business qualifies

South Side Irish Parade Committee and Beverly Arts Center will host the South Side Irish Parade Family Fest on Sat., March 13, beginning at 11 a.m. at the Center, 2407 W. 111^th St.

 

According to planners, the Irish-themed festival is a new way of embracing the Beverly/Morgan Park community’s proud Irish heritage. And, as with the Parade, Chicagoland families are invited to join in the celebration.    

How young is too young when it comes to owning a cell phone? The number seems to be dropping, and will likely continue along that path. Particularly when a kid’s favorite fairytales are presenting as iPhone apps. 

 

Buddy the Bus, a series of stories targeting children ages 4 to 6, are in fact available in hard copy. But they are most popular as an iTunes download.

 

Program includes workshop, readings, literary arts magazine, movie screening and more

A special edition of the “BAC Street Journal” literary arts magazine for 7^th through 12^th graders, a movie screening, workshops for teens,  storytelling, and magic acts are among the Big Read activities scheduled around the book “A Wizard of Earthsea” by Ursuila K. LeGuin from now through Mar. 28 at the Beverly Arts Center (BAC), 2407 W. 111^th St. and area Chicago Public Library branches.

You can make a difference in our local schools by running for your Local School Council (LSC).

 

Chicago Public Schools have Local School Councils (LSCs) to help with the operations of each school. The primary responsibilities of LSCs include approving how funds and resources are allocated, developing and monitoring the annual school improvement plan, and evaluating and monitoring the school’s principal. Elementary school LSCs consist of 11 voting members: 1 principal, 6 parent representatives, 2 community representatives and 2 teacher representatives.

High School LSCs consist of 12 voting members: 1 principal, 6 parent representatives, 2 community representatives, 2 teacher representatives and 1 student representative.

 

Candidate forms are available at your school, CPS Area Offices, Chicago Public Libraries, or at www.cps.edu. Completed forms must be returned by 3 p.m., Mar. 11 at local  schools.