2016 Beye-In Parties Parties for Kids K/1 Movie Night – April 8 K-2 Code Play Learn Party – April 10 3-5 Code Play Learn Party – April 10 2/3 Indoor Block Party – April 23 4/5 Scavenger Hunt – May 20 3-5 Beye Baseball – May 22 Parties for Adults Rock 101 – March 20 Ladies’ Craft and Chat at Alley Cat – April 14 Men’s Poker Night – April 22 Murder Mystery Party – April 23 Block Progressive Party – May 7 Ladies’ Night Out – May 12 Ladies’ Derby Lite – May 25 Beye/Whittier Beer Olympics – June 4 Co-ed Beer Tasting – June 9 Parties for Families Family Geocaching/Scavenger Hunt – May 14 Family Grill and Swim – September 11 Please note:
ALL parties MUST be paid for when purchasing, by check or credit card.
PARTIES FOR KIDS K/1 Movie Night
April 8, 6-8pm
Let your Kindergarteners and 1st graders go to the show the Beye School way! Your student will enjoy Inside Out complete with popcorn and a drink in the Beye Auditorium. Scholarships available! Cost: $15 Location: Beye School Auditorium Number of attendees: 30 Hosts: Monica Saydah, Lisa Kozinski, Lori Browder, Alisa Najera 2/3 Indoor Block Party
April 23, 2-4pm
Two hours of high energy block party-inspired fun and games await your 2nd/3rd grader in the Beye School gymnasium! Relay races, hula hoop contest, face painting, craft projects, healthy snacks and drinks included. Scholarships available! Cost: $15 Location: Beye School Gym Number of attendees: 35 Hosts: Stephanie Kloster-De la Rosa, Christine Bonomo, Amy Moriarta, Kynyada Pipkin
4/5 Scavenger Hunt
May 20, 3-5pm
Let your child show off his or her Beye knowledge in the annual school scavenger hunt! Teams of students will hunt high and low to find clues and be the first to decipher the hidden code. We will then gather in the commons for dinner. Scholarships available! Cost: $15 Location: Beye School Commons Number of attendees: 30 Hosts: Troy Koch and Kelly Simkowski, Beye PTO Co-presidents
K-2 Code Play Learn 3-5 Code Play Learn
April 10, 12:30-2:30pm April 10, 3-5pm
Code Play Learn is excited to offer two Beye-In parties for K-2nd graders and 3rd-5th graders. Participants will construct their own Lego robots and then using the WEDO programming platform, we make their creations come alive. Parents of kindergarteners should plan to stay to assist. 1st and 2nd parents are welcome and encouraged to stay. Cost: $20 Location: Code Play Learn, 30 Chicago Ave. Number of attendees: 15 per session Host: Wil Greenwald
3-5 Beye Baseball
May 22, 4-6pm
Come spend a day on the diamond with Beye School’s own Mr. Manus and Mr. Ellwanger! Parents will make up the cheering section while kids take a swing at the bat. Team Manus will face off against Team Ellwanger then all will enjoy a delicious hot dog cook out. Play ball! Cost: $20 Location: Beye School baseball diamond Number of attendees: 20 Hosts: The Simkowski and Beecroft families
PARTIES FOR ADULTS Men’s Poker Night
April 22, 7pm
Guys, in a room, playing poker and drinking beer—enough said. Beer, pizza, and snacks included. Bring extra money for the kitty, and you could be a winner!
Cost: $35 Location: The Delano house, 162 N Elmwood Number of attendees: 20 Hosts: Tom Delano, Brian Bonomo, Scott Bellner, Matt Cotter Block Progressive Party
May 7, 6:30pm
Calling all James Deans, Audrey Hepburns, Farah Fawcetts, and Don Johnsons: Don’t be a square! Let’s have a gas and drink and nosh though 4 decadent decades. Can you dig it!? Totally! Like, for sure! Enjoy inspired cuisine, signature cocktails, music and ambiance characteristic of the best of the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's. Buckle up, there may be Jell-o salad but also Seagrams. Come as you are, or pull out your poodle skirt, fringe, bell bottoms or neon to take the experience to another level of nostalgia. Cost: $50 Location: South Scoville and South Elmwood Number of attendees: 50 Hosts: Amanda and Chris Miller, Eva and Bill Pearson, Magda and Jeffery Piper, Carrie and Matt Cotter, Jaime and Jared Lewis
Co-ed Kinslahger Beer Tasting and Brewery Tour
June 9, 7pm
Experience a tour and tasting at Oak Park's newest brewery, Kinslahger Brewing Company. This event will include tastings of Kinslahger's flagship beers: Prohibition Pilsner, Dunkel, Alt, Chicago Common, and Baltic Porter. Then choose your favorite beer and stick around to socialize with fellow Beye parents. Light snacks and a souvenir glass will be included. Cost: $35 Location: Kinslahger Brewery, 6806 Roosevelt Rd. Number of attendees: 15 Hosts: Pablo and Sarah Rodriguez, Ben and Monica Saydah
Ladies’ Night Out
May 12, 7-10pm
It is so hard to say goodbye...maybe Exit Strategy will help ease the pain! Join moms who are exiting Beye School as they host a farewell party at the hottest brewery around. Whether you have just begun or are graduating, all ladies of Beye are invited. Beer, wine, food and maybe even some tears. Sorry guys, ladies only. Cost: $35 Location: Exit Strategy, 7700 W Madison St, Forest Park Number of attendees: 40 Hosts: A group of “Exiting” Beye moms
Derby Lite
May 25, 6:30-9:30pm
It’s time for girl time! REAL grrrrl-time! Join Beye ladies for a fun, sweaty, rocking evening rolling macaroni led by Queen Bee (former Beye mom and Derby Lite founder Barbara Dolan)! You’ll be equipped to skate, trained to go and fall, and shown all the thrills and spills of roller skating a la roller derby – without the hitting or impact! Have fun while enjoying the company of crazy women like yourself! Bring a helmet and water bottle: all other equipment will be provided. Dress like a derby girl if you’d like, and come and have a blast with us! T-shirt provided. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! Cost: $40 Location: Beye School gym Number of attendees: 20 Hosts: Lali Puig, Melissa Narum, Alisa Najera, Liz Kelley, Gina Ulrich
Ladies’ Craft and Chat
April 14, 7-9:30pm
Check out the offerings at Alley Cat, Oak Park’s new home décor shop. Staff will be on hand to demonstrate their products, and attendees will have the chance to enjoy the space and soak up design inspiration. Bring an old frame or mirror and give it a new life with chalk paint. There’s something for everyone here! Drinks and snacks provided.
Cost: $20 Location: Alley Cat Décor, 716 Lake Street Number of attendees: 25 Hosts: Laura Derks, Andrea Lofgren
Rock 101
March 20, 1-3pm
Sign your inner rockstar up for Rock 101! Join fellow Beye parents in learning a rock song or two, taught by School of Rock instructors. Guitar, drums, keyboards, vocals-the perfect band! Destroying guitars not allowed but skinny jeans and bad attitude are. No music experience necessary. Instruments provided, or bring your own! Cost: $30 Location: School of Rock Oak Park, 219 Lake Street Number of attendees: 10 Hosts: Kandy Shapiro, Laura Derks
Murder Mystery Party
April 23, 7 ‘til the case is solved!
Come join us at a local neighborhood speakeasy for a night of mystery during the height of the roaring 20s. Get ready for blackmail, deceit, debauchery, intertwining relationships, murder and a special appearance from a well known guest. You’ll enjoy live piano music, local bartenders, free flowing libations, light fare catered by Blue Plate Chicago and prizes for the detective who solves the case. Dress for the 20s if you wish, but we’ll have period props (think boas, headdresses and fedoras) for anyone who’d rather come unadorned. Take a starring role or simply be a bystander. It’ll be the cat’s pajamas! Cost: $50 Location: The Cronacher/Moen House, 167 N Ridgeland Number of attendees: 40 Hosts: Suzanne Cronacher and John Moen, Jennifer Alten and Basil Shepherd, Sara and Jack Neuner, Debra and Ryan Woods, Kristi and Folkert Kosten, Beth and Mike Hayes, Gina and Mark Bazer
Beye/Whittier Beer Olympics
June 4, 7pm
2016 is the year of the Olympics! What better way to show your support of the ol’ Red, White, and Blue than by joining us at Oak Park Beer Olympics 2016! For the first time ever, Beye and Whittier will join forces for a Beye-In party: Two schools, double the fun! Hosted by the Whittier and Beye parents the Sorgs, Ryans, and Steketees on June 4th, this epic multi-school competition will appeal to all of your competitive instincts. Food from around the world. Olympic caliber selection of adult beverages, including the first samples of the well-crafted beers coming to the new Lake Street and Austin brewery. Currently being reviewed by the Olympic committee: Podium celebrations; Gold, Silver, and Bronze stuff. DJs spinning dance-inspiring tunes ‘til the wee hours of the morning—most certainly. Events for all! Cost: $30 Location: The Sorg house, 516 Augusta Number of attendees: 40 Hosts: The Ryan (Whittier), Steketee (Beye) and Sorg (former Beye and current Whittier) families
PARTIES FOR ALL AGES Family Geocaching/Scavenger Hunt
May 14, 1-6pm
Solve the riddle, get the clue, find the cache. Treasure awaits you! Join us for an afternoon of outdoor, high tech treasure hunting fun using GPS coordinates and your wits. Walk, run or scoot your way around Oak Park (be sure to wear your helmet!). The party will begin and end at the Readling home where a post-geocaching cookout will follow. Cost: $15/person, $50/family Location: The Readling House, 207 S Cuyler Number of attendees: 60 Hosts: Cate and Chip Readling, Monica and Ben Saydah, Don and Jola Orban, Rupa and Ravi Datta Nemana
Family Grill and Swim
September 11, 2-5pm
Nobody said summer fun ends when school starts! Join us for a fun afternoon of splish and splash with cocktails and the kids. Wear a swimming suit, and bring your sun glasses, towel, and sunscreen. That’s it! Munchies and drinks will be served. Cost: $15/person Location: The Cote House, 232 N Harvey Number of attendees: 30 Hosts: Marta and Matt Cote
RAFFLES A framed, autographed photo of Chicago Cubs outfielder Bobby Dernier Four 2015 lower level regular-season Chicago Sky tickets plus bag and pen Four 2016 Northwestern football non-conference game tickets (Western Michigan 9/3, Illinois State 9/10, or Duke 9/17) Four 2016 upper reserve Chicago White Sox tickets (valid for all April and May games except opening day and the Boston series) Two tickets to any 2015-2016 regular-season Chicago Wolves game An excursion on Lake Michigan for four on Captain Jack Neuner’s 30-foot sailboat. Date TBD between Jack and winner. Food and drink provided. Ages 5 and up.
A tour and wine-tasting for ten at Lynfred Winery in Roselle
There will also be auctions of framed prints by New Yorker illustrator and Beye dad Chris Ware AND local artist and Beye dad Ted Gordon.
THANK YOU!! Thank you to all our Beye-In party hosts for their generous and creative contributions! Thank you also to the volunteers who helped make this year’s Beye Night a hit! Thank you to all the raffle donors! Finally, special thanks to the following businesses and vendors:
School of Rock, Oak Park Lagunitas Brewery Beye School New Rose Catering Code Play Learn Derby Lite
