Historic L. S. Dickey Home Hosts August Porch Concert
By Brian Marchetti Villager Contributor Come celebrate the closing days of summer on Friday, August 14 as one of the great architectural landmarks of Beverly/Morgan Park hosts this month’s Beverly Area Planning Association Porch Concert. The L. S. Dickey house, near the corner of 109th and Prospect, will serve as the perfect backdrop for the Outcast […]
BAPA Porch Concert Season on the Horizon
By Brian Marchetti Villager Contributor Get ready to celebrate summer with the Beverly Area Planning Association’s 2026 Porch Concert Series. Starting in June, bands covering genres from jazz to rock’n’roll will take the stage at different spots throughout the neighborhood. The series culminates in September in the parking lot of County Fair Foods with two […]
Tongues Unknown to Perform August Porch Concert at 102nd and Bell
By Brian Marchetti Villager Contributor The 2025 Porch Concert Series continues as one of this season’s most ambitious bands, Tongues Unknown, hits the stage on Friday, August 8 at 6:30 p.m. The concert will take place at 102nd and Bell, near the home of last year’s winners of the Twelve Days of Christmas Giving. Calabria […]
BAPA’s Porch Concerts are Back
BAPA’s popular, family-friendly Porch Concert series is returning this spring with the first event kicking off BAPA’s Home Tour weekend on Fri., May 13 at Ridge Historical Society, 10621 S. Seeley Ave. Tons of neighbors are volunteering their porches. In fact, too many. “It’s a happy dilemma,” said BAPA’s Brittany Wiley who coordinates the concert […]
BAPA Concert Series Brings Local Music and Neighbors Together
By Cathriona Fey BAPA Outreach and Community Improvement Coordinator In June, the Beverly Area Planning Association kicked off the BAPA Friday Night Live Front Porch Concert Series in an effort to support local musicians and bring live music and a greater sense of community to Beverly/Morgan Park neighbors. Artists took to the stage (or porch) every Friday evening to play to a […]