- If you’re interested in Chicago’s unique lakefront rock carvings, there will be a number of opportunities in the summer of 2022 to see and appreciate them.
- Saturday, May 28, and Sunday, May 29, the Promontory Point Conservancy will be celebrating its first annual Point Day celebration. This is your chance to show your support for preservation of this historic site, and you can also join these three carving events:
On Saturday at 10 a.m. Roman Villareal, carver of the mermaid that is now at Oakwood Beach, will be at the Point talking about that famous carving and other carvings.
At 1 p.m. the same day I’ll be giving a walking tour of the historical carvings around the Point. There will be a bit of climbing involved in this tour.
I’ll be giving another tour of the Point carvings the next day, Sunday, May 29, at 10:30 a.m. There will be a bit of climbing involved in this tour.
To join any of these events, you need only show up at the Point. Specifically, look for a table near the east end of the pedestrian tunnel under Lake Shore Drive, between the Wallach Fountain and the National Register plaque. There will be people to help and direct, and posters with events listed and where to go. The walks will leave from the National Register plaque.
More Events
On Saturday, June 4, 2022, at 11 a.m. Aron Packer and I will be giving a walking tour of the carvings at Foster Avenue Beach for Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art. This walk is very accessible and involves only one small climb down some stairs. For tickets and more information, go to https://www.art.org/lakefront-anonymous-pt-2/.
On Saturday, July 9, 2022, at 1 p.m. I’ll be giving a virtual seminar on the Chicago lakeshore carvings for the Newberry Library.
I’ll be doing another walking tour of the Foster Beach carvings for the Edgewater Historical Society Saturday, July 23, at 10:30 a.m. This walk is very accessible and involves only one small climb down some stairs. More information on where to register soon.
Aron Packer and I will be showing (and selling) our photographs of the carvings for a month at Firecat Projects. The show opens July 29 at 7 p.m. and will run through August 27. We’ll be there signing books and talking about the carvings on the 29th. Firecat is at 2019 N. Damen Ave. This is your chance to bring some of the carvings into your home.
