Bash on Wabash this weekend: August 23 & 24, 2014

The 11th annual Bash on Wabash presented by the Greater South Loop Association and Criterion Productions will take place this weekend, August 23 and 24, 2014. The goal of the Bash on Wabash is bringing neighbors and businesses alike, from near and far, to a festival that showcases the beauty, creativity, history and culture of the South Loop.

Located in the heart of the neighborhood on Wabash Avenue between 13th Street and 14th Place, this year’s “Bash on Wabash” promises to be an experience to remember.

Benefiting the Greater South Loop Association (GSLA) with a portion of proceeds going to the South Loop Food Pantry. This lively, colorful festival will have something for everyone including a wide variety of musical acts, food and beverages (including beer and wine), arts and crafts, an elaborate children’s area, vendor booths, and so much more.

New features this year include the Chef’s Demo Table. You will see chefs from some of the South Loop’s most popular restaurants—including Flo & Santos, Brasserie LM, Chef Luciano’s, The Scout, Weather Mark Tavern, and more—where you will be able to sample some signature dishes.

Print and share a Bash on Wabash Poster 2014

29th Annual Hunger Walk June 21, 2014

Event Day—Soldier Field Chicago
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Registration: 7 a.m.
Step-Off: 8:30 a.m.

On Saturday, June 21, thousands of men, women and children will gather on Chicago’s lakefront to raise funds and awareness for the fight to end hunger in Cook County. The Hunger Walk is a fun opportunity for all types of businesses, organizations and individuals to help ensure their neighbors get the food they need.

The 5K, 3.1 mile Hunger Walk benefits pantries, soup kitchens and shelters in Cook County that are members of the Greater Chicago Food Depository’s network.

Volunteers at the South Loop Community Church Food Pantry just before opening

Support a local food pantry
The South Loop Community Church. 1347 S. State St., operates a food pantry every Saturday from 9-11 a.m. If you’d like to walk in support of SLCC Food Pantry, click here for a form with their agency name and number already entered. For every walker the food pantry gets $12 that they can use to purchase food from the Greater Chicago Food Depository. For a blank form, click here.

For more information on the Greater Chicago Food Depository, please visit their Web site.

Free Concert at Daystar’s Venue 1550

The Venue 1550, located at 1550 S. State St. will feature a great night of music with performances from Andrew Greer and Cindy Morgan, singer-songwriters from Nashville on Friday March 22 at 7:30 p.m.

Support local food pantry
The concert is free but donations of non-perishable food items will be accepted for the South Loop Community Church Food Pantry.

To learn about upcoming events at the Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center, visit their Web site. You can also find them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.

GSLA Holiday Party December 11, 2012

The Greater South Loop Association holiday party is this month’s “Neighbor’s Night Out.” Celebrate the holidays with your friends and neighbors at Square One, 14th and S. Michigan from 6- 9 p.m. Square One is the South Loop’s “newest neighborhood nightspot.” It’s been favorably reviewed in TimeOut Chicago, Grub Street Chicago, and RedEye.

Cost is $20 per person for appetizers and select cocktails. The GSLA requests that you bring a non-perishable food item or monetary donation to help support the South Loop Community Church Food Pantry.

The SLCC Food Pantry helps provide good, nourishing food to those in need in the South Loop. The food pantry is open every Saturday 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.

The GSLA is a A 501(c)(3) not-for-profit community association comprised of an alliance of residents focused on the overarching mission to maintain and improve the South Loop as a vibrant and diverse, inclusive community. One of the ways the GSLA achieves this mission is through its regular event calendar and neighborhood streetfest, the Bash on Wabash, to bring South Loop neighbor’s together. You can visit their Web site, find them on Facebook, and follow them on Twitter.

To share this event with your friends and neighbors, click here to download and print a flyer.

For more information on Square One, visit their Web site, find them on Facebook, and follow them on Twitter.

Inside Square One

Hunger Walk 2012

This Saturday June 23, 2012, is the Greater Chicago Food Depository’s annual Hunger Walk. The walk will take place at Soldier Field. Registration is 7 a.m. and step-off is 8:30 a.m. All of the proceeds go directly to help support the Greater Chicago Food Depository. The Hunger Walk is also a way for local food pantries in Chicago to raise funds. Walkers can support specific food pantries in their community or donate funds directly to Greater Chicago Food Depository. If you want to donate to a specific food pantry, you need to include the pantry’s “agency number” on your registration form. Pantries receive $12 in Depository credit for each walker they sign up.


In the South Loop, the South Loop Community Church Food Pantry will be walking. SLCC Food Pantry is open every Saturday 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. The pantry provides clients with nonperishable food items every week as well as fresh vegetables and meat, when available. If you would like to help this local food pantry, please include their agency number (A01435) on your registration form. To download a registration form, click here.