Strap On Your Skates, Find Business Funding and Enjoy Nightlife This Week in McKinley Park

It's back to business as the McKinley Park neighborhood of Chicago rolls into the first full week of 2020 with an exciting lineup of fun events, sports and movie showcases, nightlife at Marz Community Brewing Co., and a chance to peek inside the new Montessori Foundations of Chicago.

Spectacular Action

• Silver Skates Speed Skating Competition 
  5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thurs., Jan. 9, at the McKinley Park Ice Rink 
   
• Mad Max: Fury Road Film Screening 
  2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sat., Jan. 11, at the McKinley Park Public Library

Business and Education

• Discover Montessori Elementary 
  3:30 p.m. on Sat., Jan. 11, at Montessori Foundations of Chicago 
   
• Focus on Grants Seminar 
  Noon to 1:30 p.m. on Thurs., Jan. 9, at the 36Squared Business Incubator

DJ Lawrence Peters spins contemporary Western music on Saturday, January 11, at Marz Brewing.

Neighborhood Nightlife

• Jazz on Marz with the Jazzeros 
  8 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Wed., Jan. 8, at Marz Community Brewing Co. 
   
• Alicia Serrano 
  8 p.m. on Fri., Jan. 10, at Marz Community Brewing Co. 
   
• Lawrence Peters 
  8 p.m. on Sat., Jan. 11, at Marz Community Brewing Co. 
   
• Karaoke on Marz 
  8 p.m. on Thurs., Jan. 9, at Marz Community Brewing Co.

Max Max: Fury Road screens on Saturday, January 11, at the McKinley Park public library.

Fun and Games

• Quiz Mercenary Pub Quiz 
  8 p.m. on Tues., Jan. 7, at Marz Community Brewing Co. 
   
• Drop-In Games 
  10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Sat., Jan. 11, at the McKinley Park Public Library 
   
• Family Night 
  6 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. on Wed., Jan. 8, at the McKinley Park Public Library 
   
• LEGO at the Library 
  4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. on Tues., Jan. 7, at the McKinley Park Public Library 

Public Safety

• CAPS Meeting for Beat 912 
  7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wed., Jan. 8, at St. Maurice Church hall 

These are just some of the great neighborhood events happening in McKinley Park this week. Check the full calendar, featured events, showcase events and events dashboard for more.

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