<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[creative-grounds]]></title><description><![CDATA[creative-grounds]]></description><link>https://www.creativegrounds.org/happenings</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:31:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.creativegrounds.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Community Day for Slowing Down (October)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo: Joe Ignatius Just like that, it's a wrap again! We held our last Community Day of the season on Saturday, October 18th. It was a quiet afternoon — a good environment for reflecting on the care, effort, and fun the plaza saw this year. To close 2025 out, we invited Annabell Renn of Converge Architecture  as our featured guest. Converge is a Chicago-based firm that aims to create spaces communities can define and make their own, much like our work here at Overton. Photo: Joe Ignatius...]]></description><link>https://www.creativegrounds.org/single-post/community-day-for-slowing-down-october</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69769b42e611fcb48793a8c2</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8ded41_a5ffd799761c49dea4e8cd8fb39ca1f7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellie Mejia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community Day for Renewal (September)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo: Joe Ignatius With the summer winding down, we kept the back-to-school theme going on our Saturday, September 27th Community Day. The Overton plaza buzzed with families and neighbors of all ages who came together to play, connect, and make the space our own. Photo: Joe Ignatius The spotlight that day was a visit from Creative Chicago Reuse Exchange (CCRx) , a Chicago-based nonprofit that supports local educators and organizers by redistributing donated surplus materials. CCRx set up an...]]></description><link>https://www.creativegrounds.org/single-post/community-day-for-renewal-september</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69768941e611fcb487938564</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8ded41_81d6a69627244fdf81f1dd43c508ef4c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellie Mejia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community Day for Our Youth (August)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo: Joe Ignatius On Saturday, August 30th, we held our monthly Community Day at Overton. To get us in the back-to-school spirit and  showcase the talent and creativity of the young ones among us, we had a completely youth-led Overton Exchange. Vendors included: Jade and Joy's World , Snack Attack, and Justin’s Corner with delicious treats Paper Paradise with paper crafts and jewelry Charred Rooks and Silly Column of Art, with magnets, stickers, t-shirts, and other crafts C&#38;C Accessories...]]></description><link>https://www.creativegrounds.org/single-post/community-day-for-our-youth-august</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696d7f653d420427946e0c75</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8ded41_8a093fd259ed418e80bd621b9e4cedbb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellie Mejia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garden Workshop: Soil 101 (August)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo: Joe Ignatius The morning of Saturday, August 16, attendees met at the Overton plaza and community garden for Soil 101, an interactive workshop focused on the foundation of every healthy garden: the soil beneath our feet. Led by Lucía León , the workshop invited participants to dig into the basics of soil through observation and touch. To start, we took a closer look at four different soil samples: germination mix, potting soil, a topsoil and compost blend, and compost. León explained...]]></description><link>https://www.creativegrounds.org/single-post/garden-workshop-soil-101-august</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696d7348d122d90ed968bd4e</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8ded41_2c0e93835f0f4fd4a9a1f61603aa7733~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellie Mejia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creative Nature Workshop: Build Your Own Seed Stock (August)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo: Joe Ignatius It was sunny the afternoon of August 10th, a pleasant time to be outdoors crafting in good company. A small group of neighbors took advantage of that lazy Sunday and joined us for the second installment of our Creative Nature series. Photo: Joe Ignatius Under the enthusiastic guidance of our workshop leader Jenny Guzman ,  attendees painted small storage containers to house their personal seed collections. Once finished, they were offered a selection of their choosing from...]]></description><link>https://www.creativegrounds.org/single-post/creative-nature-workshop-build-your-own-seed-stock-august</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696ae54d022bfc82f767f7ea</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8ded41_cbe7bcf910ac4aa288e9ede0c7635932~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellie Mejia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community Day for Beating Our Own Drum (July)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo: Joe Ignatius On Saturday, July 26, we gathered at Overton for a summer Community Day full of rhythm, color, and creativity. Our...]]></description><link>https://www.creativegrounds.org/single-post/community-day-for-beating-our-own-drum-july</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68be042bcb0467d4eabdaeee</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8ded41_c297f90addf1440689a9075b543a0dc6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellie Mejia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garden Workshop: Insects in the Garden (July)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo: Joe Ignatius On a somewhat overcast Saturday, July 19, we gathered at Overton for another installment in Lucía León 's gardening...]]></description><link>https://www.creativegrounds.org/single-post/garden-workshop-insects-in-the-garden-july</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68bb46c3a18887303bf61413</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8ded41_87c933b58a364472bb1f90e3f302d1c8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellie Mejia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creative Nature Workshop: Bouquet Body Maps (July)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo: Joe Ignatius On Sunday, July 13th, we saw the launch of brand new programming at Overton: Jenny Guzman 's Creative Nature series....]]></description><link>https://www.creativegrounds.org/single-post/creative-nature-workshop-bouquet-body-maps-july</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68af8ea6ecacb9d69ffec809</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8ded41_9100c8475b7143c58f2e1b45bf1130a0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellie Mejia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community Day for Building Together (June)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Group shot! Photo: Joe Ignatius We hosted our second Community Day of 2025 on the bright, hot afternoon of Saturday, June 28th. This...]]></description><link>https://www.creativegrounds.org/single-post/community-day-for-building-together-june</link><guid isPermaLink="false">689e61a881e6ee2fae4e7509</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8ded41_1f700ea4436440c480362085b74db768~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellie Mejia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond Closure Screening and Walking Tour (June)]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the evening of Friday, June 27th, we gathered at the Overton Public Outdoor Plaza to host a screening of Beyond Closure . The...]]></description><link>https://www.creativegrounds.org/single-post/beyond-closure-screening-and-walking-tour-june</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68acd02090fd11b5fc75630c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8ded41_05824423846342d3b2bcb551d1593c54~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellie Mejia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garden Workshop: Native and Pollinator Garden Planning (May)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lucía León introducing her workshop to attendees at the Overton community garden. Photo: Joe Ignatius On the sunny morning of Saturday,...]]></description><link>https://www.creativegrounds.org/single-post/garden-workshop-native-and-pollinator-garden-planning-may</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6877fd3e58aaace90af722b4</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8ded41_467013509b0e4a3db907fe735dd238d3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellie Mejia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Community Day of 2025 (May) ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Young attendees play with bubbles at the Overton Plaza. Photo: Joe Ignatius On Saturday, May 24th, we came back from winter break with...]]></description><link>https://www.creativegrounds.org/single-post/first-community-day-of-2025-may</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6877e432d6f9cbb315714298</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8ded41_331982edb5ff49c084e5854eb4a0d84b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellie Mejia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thankspinning Ride &#38; Roast (November)]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the evening of Tuesday, November 19th, intrepid cyclists met at the 31st Street Harbor to participate in a holiday group ride.  The...]]></description><link>https://www.creativegrounds.org/single-post/thankspinning-ride-roast-november</link><guid isPermaLink="false">678430056b1338c63f775650</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 23:48:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/69307d_6240b804a7f748b89effc452e3057d99~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_974,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellie Mejia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community Day Before Taking a Break (October)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several attendees stand on the Chicago map pavement mural at the Overton Plaza. Photo: Joe Ignatius On Saturday, October 19th, we closed...]]></description><link>https://www.creativegrounds.org/single-post/community-day-before-taking-a-break-october</link><guid isPermaLink="false">678433489c8be061d6a0f1ea</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Oct 2024 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8ded41_4c0e05da6d2140ffbe48f44c3c86308e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellie Mejia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garden Workshop: Native and Pollinator Gardens (October)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attendees pose for a group shot at the entrance of El Paseo. Photo: Borderless Stewardship Team On a bright Saturday, October 5th, a...]]></description><link>https://www.creativegrounds.org/single-post/garden-workshop-native-and-pollinator-gardens-october</link><guid isPermaLink="false">671bf83944befd56c3d3056f</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Oct 2024 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8ded41_c9be375e2a9146988a27ec0019b76248~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellie Mejia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community Day for Rolling Together (September)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Workshop participants pose for a group shot. Photo: Joe Ignatius Our latest Community Day took place on a bright, breezy Saturday,...]]></description><link>https://www.creativegrounds.org/single-post/community-day-for-rolling-together</link><guid isPermaLink="false">670312e7ae49f5f15a1751cd</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2024 19:25:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8ded41_89b8f1babc2144e3a7254aed982bd17d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellie Mejia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garden Workshop: Soil 101 (September)]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Saturday, September 7th, we hosted the second workshop in our new gardening series.  Lucía León leads our second garden workshop....]]></description><link>https://www.creativegrounds.org/single-post/garden-workshop-soil-101-september</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6702e3e32714bce755c9d789</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8ded41_84f8cbdd4c2940359ba8877887555efc~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellie Mejia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community Day for Play (August)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo: Joe Ignatius Volunteers and neighbors gathered on a sunny Saturday, August 31st to celebrate our monthly Community Day at Overton....]]></description><link>https://www.creativegrounds.org/single-post/community-day-for-play-august</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66f340803b251f0f88e0a4b0</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2024 13:54:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8ded41_c74e13f98ffd40f29fe7916fb958416f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellie Mejia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debuting: Garden Workshops (August)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo: Shavonna White On Saturday, August 24th, we launched our newest event series. Led by Lucía León , an urban farmer and land steward...]]></description><link>https://www.creativegrounds.org/single-post/debuting-garden-workshops</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66d8f6bd4d156001e3dfa822</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Aug 2024 10:57:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/69307d_0fa3a2d16bfc4f88b6bf3dab86cd8314~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellie Mejia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overton Exchange Plaza Ribbon-Cutting (July)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cutting the ribbon to debut the Overton Exchange Plaza (Photo: Joe Ignatius). July was quite a busy month for us at Overton. On Monday,...]]></description><link>https://www.creativegrounds.org/single-post/overton-exchange-plaza-ribbon-cutting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66b1760639267f5baedd53ce</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 17:57:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8ded41_73512dc5392b4ee4a0514f6282e81ce0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellie Mejia</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>