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October 2014 Vol. 34 No. 10 Visit Beverly Hills/Morgan Park at www.bapa.org Published by BEVERLY AREA PLANNING ASSOCIATION 100 Years of Art Vanderpoel Art Association Exhibit Features Chicago Artists By Carol Flynn The Vanderpoel Art Association (VAA) is celebrating its 100th anniversary and Chicago Artists Month with a special exhibit showcasing the Chicago artists in the collection. The 100th Anniversary Exhibition Featuring Chicago Artists in the Vanderpoel Collection will run through Thurs., Oct. 30, at the association’s gallery on the second floor of the Ridge Park Field House, 9625 S. Longwood Dr. Docent tours are available during all regular gallery days, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1 to 4 p.m., Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., or by appointment (call 773-779-0007). On Sat., Oct. 11, the gallery will be open from 2 to 4 p.m. for a special event as part of the Beverly Art Walk. ‘The Buttermakers’ by John H. Vanderpoel was the Admission to the gallery is free. first painting purchased for the Vanderpoel Memo- Chicago Artists Month (CAM) is a rial Association collection. program of the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events held standard textbook for art school students. during the month of October for Chicago- The director of the Art Institute at the based artists and performers to promote time was William M. R. French, who Thank You, Volunteer Gardeners! and showcase their work. Events are held lived in Beverly Hills/Morgan Park. Many thanks to the Garden Club of Morgan Park/Beverly Hills for volunteering to tend BAPA’s garden areas throughout the city. French persuaded Vanderpoel to move to in the green parking lot. Their first workday was Sept. 24, and they transformed the plots that had gotten The Vanderpoel Art Association North Beverly, and Vanderpoel’s house pretty weedy and wild over the summer into lovely fall gardens. BAPA is grateful for the help! The club is named for Dutch-born John H. still stands at 9319 S. Pleasant Ave. members who worked at BAPA are (front, from left) Carol Zeiler and Marilyn Klein, and (back, from left) Vanderpoel (1857-1911), who emigrated After 30 years at the Art Institute, Barb Bojarski, Barbara Gyarmathy, Nadine Harris-Clark, Caroll Vaughn, Nancy Mishlove and Nancy Brown. to the U. S. at the age of 12. During his Vanderpoel took a leave of absence in teen years, he developed an interest in late 1910 to move to St. Louis to head art that led to a scholarship to study at a museum and establish an art program. the Academy of Design, which later In May 1911, Vanderpoel suddenly died BAC Completes Challenge evolved into the Art Institute of Chicago. from a heart attack. He is buried in Mt. Beverly Arts Center (BAC) has com- ter’s long-term debt was $4.713 million. Although a renowned painter and Greenwood Cemetery. pleted a yearlong fundraising campaign Fifth Third Bank, which held the BAC’s muralist, Vanderpoel became best known Shortly after Vanderpoel’s death, to significantly reduce its debt and estab- debt, announced a four-for-one challenge as a premier art instructor at the Art his friends and supporters formed the lish a new banking relationship. Beverly that launched the BAC Challenge. Institute. One of his students was Georgia Vanderpoel Memorial Association, Bank and Trust, 10258 S. Western Ave., is “The BAC Challenge exceeded all ex- O’Keefe, who praised him as “one of the and petitioned the city to name the BAC’s new banker and has provided a pectations,” said Barbara K. O’Malley, few real teachers I have known.” Vanderpoel Avenue and Vanderpoel $1 million mortgage payable over 20 years. BAC Board president. “The tremendous Vanderpoel developed a reputation as School for him. In 1914, his friends “I have every confidence that the new dedication of BAC Challenge co-chairs one of America’s foremost authorities on bought one of Vanderpoel’s paintings, and renewed leadership of this com- Mike Stanton and Jim Noonan, their figure drawing. His book “The Human “The Buttermakers,” and installed it in munity asset will keep it moving in the committee and our directors, has set us Figure,” published in 1907, became a CONTINUED ON PAGE 22 right direction” said Dennis O’Malley, on a course to create a new development vice chairman, Beverly Bank & Trust, a model for our arts center.” Wintrust community bank. “Witnessing Since 1968, the BAC, a not-for-profit Halloween City ‘Haunts’ 95th Street the tremendous generosity of so many organization serving southwest metro ‘Tis the season for children to start dreaming about who to be for Halloween. From people in our community motivated Bev- Chicago, has offered fine arts classes and princesses to pirates, superheroes to silly cartoon characters, the Halloween City pop up erly Bank to take a fresh look at the arts programs. The 40,000-square-foot facil- store at 2210 W. 95th St., will likely have what you’re looking for. center’s remarkable turnaround during ity at 2407 W. 111th St., houses galleries, Owned by Party City and located in the former Borders Books building, Halloween the last 11 months.” classrooms, rehearsal spaces and a 400- City offers a large selection of costumes for children and adults, masks and costume ac- According to the BAC Board of Direc- seat theater. BAC also offers extensive cessories, Halloween decorations and assorted treats for trick-or-treaters. The store will tors, more than 1,800 donors contributed community outreach. be open through October. $1.234 million to the BAC Challenge For more information, call 773-445- Neighborhood residents are encouraged to shop at Halloween City. If the store does since Sept. 2013. At that time, the Cen- 3838 or visit www.beverlyartcenter.org. well, Party City will consider opening a permanent store on 95th Street. Artists from throughout the community are pitching in to create the first Beverly Art Walk on October 11. For a complete list of venues, events, exhibits and performances, see pages 12-13. October 2014 Page 2 Village Viewpoint By Margie Gonwa, Interim BAPA Executive Director About two weeks ago I sat in a meet- with the hate crimes division, 19th Ward with young children. The streets of Bev- nd ing at the 22 District Police station at- Ald. O’Shea and my colleague, Alice erly-Morgan Park are filled with moms Open Meeting: tended by four of our African American Collins, BAPA Coordinator of Safety, with young children. neighbors who had suffered damage to Property Preservation and Education. One was a former journalist and now FIGHTING RACISM their property, their sense of safety and I was sickened by what I heard. a non-profit organization director. I am their dignity due to ugly, demeaning and As the victims spoke, I thought “They a non-profit director as are many of my Tues., Oct. 7 - 7pm sometimes racist spray-painted graffiti. are me, I am them, they are all of us.” friends. They were surrounded by several neigh- One young woman was a high school In one quiet, older couple—the husband BAPA Community Room bors, local ministers, 22nd District Com- English teacher who called her students a minister, I believe—I swear I saw my 11109 S. Longwood Dr. mander Godsel, a few beat officers and “her babies.” I have a niece who is a high grandparents dressed for an important two detectives assigned to the case, local school English teacher. family affair. and regional CAPS officers, an officer One was a professional working woman One was a woman so concerned that the children on the block not see the ugly I felt the burden was falling pretty heav- graffiti that she scrubbed her car -- now ily on the victims to alter their behavior it’s all scratched up. to better protect themselves. That isn’t All of these neighbors are long-time just. NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES homeowners, like you and me. In addition, couldn’t we as a community News from around Beverly Hills/Morgan Park Ald. O’Shea addressed the individuals place some of the burden and expecta- directly and passionately saying, “This is tion of changed behaviors on would-be not who we are. This is not Beverly/Mor- perpetrators, and on all of us who enable Domino’s Needs Drivers. Domino’s Pizza is now hiring full-and part-time drivers gan Park.” Sadly, there are people among this type of activity by our silence, by not for a new store opening soon at 2301 W. 95th Street. Applicants should have a safe reli- us who commit criminal damage to prop- condemning racist talk in our family and able car, insurance and a 3-year driving history with 3 tickets or less in the last 3 years. erty and hate crimes. But they are not social circles if and when we hear it? Apply at the store or online at [email protected]. in the majority, and they do not represent It’s time to elevate attention to the issue of lingering racism in our community. VIA Meeting. Vanderpoel Improvement Association (VIA) will hold the general our community. In the 1970s, BAPA was instrumental membership meeting Sat., Oct. 4, 9:30 a.m., Beverly Library, 1962 W. 95th St. Ald. Matt The police, taking this very seriously, in working with Beverly Hills/Morgan O’Shea will talk about neighborhood issues, and officers and directors will be elected. have assigned a lot of personnel and are Park residents to resist “white flight” Information: [email protected]. pursuing all theories. Is this a racist inci- dent or not? Is it an isolated event or one and to maintain an integrated commu- The 22nd District Police Domestic Violence Subcommittee in- Breaking the Leash.