From beloved bestselling novels to stage plays and graphic novels, transforming a text into a motion picture presents immense creative challenges. Mr. Banaś will guide the audience through an insightful exploration of the artistry, triumphs, and pitfalls of adapting stories for the screen, drawing from his professional experience in film criticism and academia.
The Old Town Triangle Center is pleased to host a special evening with prominent Chicago film critic, journalist, and educator Zbigniew Banaś for an open public discussion titled Movie Adaptations – What Works and What Doesn’t. The event will take place on Friday, October 9, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
Admission is free and open to the public. Due to limited seating, registration is highly encouraged.
Excited about Oktoberfest? Neighborhood events? The Old Town Art Fair? Interested in our Neighborhood Parks? Safety in the Triangle area? Twin Neighborhoods with Montmartre, Paris? Join the OTTA Board of Directors and help navigate the Triangle Association as we continue to evolve to fit the neighborhood. Recent building renovations allow for more activities and more community opportunities.
Join us and bring new energy to our great neighborhood association. Board members chair one committee, which should meet once a month, attend monthly Board meetings, and participate in events.
The Nominating Committee is seeking applications from candidates for the offices of President, Treasurer, First Vice-President and Secretary; and for two open positions as Directors.
Applications can be found here.
Please fill out the application and submit via email by October 15, 2026 to nominations@oldtowntriangle.com. The Nominating Committee will be reviewing applications and will follow up with more information regarding deadlines and interview dates.
Do you know someone else who you think would be perfect? Send them this email or send an email to nominations@oldtowntriangle.com with their name and email and we can drop them a line.
Chair: Chris Nelson
Members: Martha Connolly, Matthew Langer, Sherry Smith and Darius Tandon
The Leslie Wolfe Gallery celebrates a year of renewal with its first 3D Exhibition – Momentum. To welcome these 3D creations, Beth Shadur was asked to curate proposals from artists with Chicago Sculpture International. She chose the theme and asked artists to submit “works whose power for expression implies movement, direction, speed, or growth, transformation, or significantly, the “potential” for any of these ideas.”
Lincoln Park Art Night takes place on Thursday, October 15, 5:30-8:30 PM. Join us and visit all five art venues, Leslie Wolfe Gallery, 1871 gallery, Madron Gallery, Art on Sedgwick and Art City. Enjoy the hop-on/hop-off vans that will loop the different galleries throughout the night. Each venue will offer specials, food, beverage, music or artist lectures and tours.
This annual event is a fun, relaxing way to visit with friends, enjoy a night out, and bring a cultural spin to your conversations. And, everything is free! Registration is appreciated but not required. Click here to register.
The Old Town Triangle Association invites you to join us and our partners at the Village Chicago for a group meeting regarding Solo Aging. The challenges, rewards, potential! Let’s talk about all of it. We’ll share suggestions, ideas and create new opportunities.
We’ll have beverages and snacks. Registration is not required but helps with planning.
The Annual Old Town Art Fair Benefit takes place on March 6, 2026. We will put on our dancing shoes and head over to the Chicago History Museum for a night of fun, festivities and friendship, all while supporting the Old Town Art Fair and helping ensure another successful year. Expect great auction items, delicious foods and beverages, fun raffle prizes, music and dance, and of course, the chance to see all of your neighbors in one setting!
A new incentive to purchase your tickets early is entry in a special raffle! Only attendees who purchase their ticket(s) on or before January 22, 2026 will be entered to win this item – still to be determined. We can assure you it will be a good one! One raffle entry for each ticket purchased.
Mark your calendars today and don’t forget to purchase your ticket to this fun evening. It’s the kickoff to the Art Fair season and everyone is ready to get this show on the road!
** Be sure to log into your OTTA account before you purchase to receive your member discount. **
Join your friends and neighbors for this fun night of getting reacquainted. The Old Town Triangle Association encourages everyone to come out for the Annual Meeting and Election of Board Members. We’ll provide the food and beverages, you provide the camaraderie. We’ll talk about the past year and look forward to all that is coming our way in 2026.
Are you known for always bringing a certain nibble, appetizer, snack? We’d love to try it. Whether chips and dip or a baked brie or pigs in a blanket, your offering will be greatly appreciated. We’ve got dinner covered.
The fun starts at 6PM on Thursday, January 22, 2026. Please REGISTER HERE so that we can have an accurate plan for the night.
Old Town is celebrating Bastille Day 2025!
Join us for a full day of events on Saturday July 12, as well as French-themed offerings by local businesses from Thursday, July 10th through Monday, July 14th.
For a full event breakdown, visit our event page.
Strategic Planning Committee
Four workgroups were created to focus on specific topics. Each workgroup generates suggestions for improving how the OTTA addresses those topics. Preliminary proposals were provided to the Board at the July meeting. While still not finalized, you can review the draft documents (click here) presented by each workgroup. A community meeting will be held in October to seek feedback from members.
OTTA Members voted to invest in creating a Strategic Plan for the organization at the Annual Members meeting in January 2022. The Committee was formed with: Zac Bleicher, Dorothy DeCarlo, Diane Fitzgerald, Phil Graff, Brad Neuman, Rick Rausch and John Engman (Consultant).