Carlson Community Services

The Carlson Community Services Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Liz Drew as Carlson's new Executive Director. Liz will officially start her duties on May 11th. Join us in welcoming Liz!

April is . Carlson Community Services is grateful for all the volunteers who give their time and talents to make our three programs strong and valuable to the community. We celebrate and appreciate all you do!

The final concert of the 32nd season of Carlson's Irving Park Fine Arts concert series is not one we will soon forget!
Under the direction of Dr. Stephen Alltop, over 40 members of The Apollo Chorus of Chicago gave a stunning performance on Sunday, performing a beautiful variety of songs from American composers including William Billings, Alice Parker, John Williams, Justin Holland, and Lin-Manuel Miranda, among others. Concertgoers enjoyed a reception following the concert, providing an opportunity to engage with the chorus.
Thank you to all of our supporters and volunteers who helped to bring another season of high-quality, professional music to the Irving Park neighborhood - for free!
Our 33rd season will be announced in late summer. Sign up for our enewsletter at www.carlsoncommunityservices.org to receive announcements regarding concerts, events, and our programs.

The 2026 growing season is underway in Carlson's Three Brothers Garden and April showers will bring more than flowers! 🌱 Garden committee volunteers met this week and planted seeds for early spring crops. Radish, beets, kale, onion, peas, broccoli and cabbage are all early-maturing vegetables and will be ready for our partners at Irving Park Community Food Pantry later this Spring. Successive planting will give us a continuous supply of fresh vegetables until early Fall.
If you are interested in volunteering in Three Brothers Garden this season, visit our website www.carlsoncommunityservices.org and sign up to receive news about our weekly garden harvests