Blackstone Bicycle Works Matching Grant!
An anonymous foundation has just awarded Blackstone Bicycle Works, the Experimental Station's youth education program, a $5,000 matching grant for each of 2010 and 2011! This foundation will match, dollar for dollar:
- Donations from NEW donors,
- Donations from returning donors who did not donate last year
- Donations that growing donors, who give more than last year.
If you have not previously contributed to Blackstone Bicycle Works, or have contributed and would like to help us make this match, please click on the 'Make A Donation' button on the right side of the screen (please indicate 'Blackstone Bicycle Matching Grant' in the purpose line). Your contribution will go twice as far!!!
Farmers Market - 8/28
On the last Wednesday of August, the world's biggest tomato festival (La Tomatina) takes place at the Plaza Del Pueblo in the small town of Buñol in eastern Spain. The highlight of the festival is the tomato fight with thousands of people flocking to the little Valencian town for this chaotic event. Even though we don’t encourage food fights at the Market, we do encourage you to join us on Saturday (9am to 2pm) to pick up some of the best tomatoes the Midwest has to offer.
• Tempel Farms Organics and Growing Power will have a colorful and delicious variety of tomatoes – Heirloom, Green Zebra, Garden Peach, Grape, Cherry…
• This is the first week for Pears! Ellis Family Farms and Mick Klug Farms will have the season’s first pears for sale, along with a wonderful selection of early season apples.
• Peach Smoothies: Nothing is better than a Peach Smoothie on a sunny Saturday. Stop by B’Gabs Goodies for a smoothie made with Market fresh fruit.
• Chef Demo: At 10:30am, join Iccha Devi Ra (The Reluctant Vegetarian) and learn recipes that will help you “master the market.”
• Market School: From 10am to 1pm, Chicago Botanic Garden will be the guest educator, promoting the enjoyment, understanding and conservation of plants and the natural world.
See you at the Market!
Spread the Word: LINK at Chicago Farmers Markets
Groundswell Films created a short video to spread the word about LINK acceptance at Chicago Farmers Markets. The Experimental Station began a pilot program this year to provide LINK at 5 of the 17 City-run markets. Read more about the program here.
Check Out Selections from AREA Chicago's Upcoming Tenth Issue
AREA Chicago, the local journal of arts and activism of which the Experimental Station is a sponsor, recently released selections from their upcoming tenth issue, on the theme of Institutions and Infrastructur: read Kari Lydersen on the incredible history of Pilsen bar and social center Decima Musa and a proposal from local organizers for a citywide Cultural and Community Center, and check out a gallery of illustrations
Video from Whoop Dee Doo's Experimental Station Show
If you missed Kansas City arts group Whoop Dee Doo's October performance at the Experimental Station (or simply want to relive the evening), an edited video is available here on Vimeo. The performance was part of the Smart Museum's Heartland show, which exhibited art from and inspired by the Midwest.
Blackstone Bicycle Works In The News
Blackstone Bicycle Works, a program of the Experimental Station, was featured on WGN in a piece by Marcus Leshock, which is now available on YouTube:
Click here to see another short clip about Blackstone Bicycle Works and its youth program. This clip was shot and aired last month on Fuel TV, a cable channel focused on action sports and music.
