By Karen Singer
Saturday evening, May 16, was a beautiful night for ArtWauk in downtown Waukegan, and Tenth Dems was in enthusiastic attendance at the Community Connection office.
Tenth Dems Co-chair Bonnie Berger-Neel headed up the roster of participants, along with volunteers Carolyn Rivers, Joe Dubaniewicz, Deb Seed, and Karen Singer, as well as Tenth Dems intern coordinator Joel Spiegel and intern Peter Shin.
Adding even more life to the party were a few mini-Dems in the form of Bonnie’s and Carolyn’s grandchildren.
Later in the evening former 10th District Congressman Brad Schneider, who is running to regain his seat, came by with his wife, Julie. They enjoyed conversations with ComCon attendees and passersby, as well as the wonderful art at Waukegan’s galleries.
The best part of the evening was talking to good people and letting them know about Community Connection’s presence in and contribution to the Waukegan community—that for Tenth Dems, politics is about more than elections. From conducting job interview training for ex-offenders to tending the community garden to holding an annual poetry/prose contest for high schoolers to participating in ArtWauk, Community Connection is actively engaged with the Waukegan community year round.
Stopping at Community Connection during ArtWauk, former 10th District Congressman Brad Schneider and wife Julie Dann step next door to Tufo Galerie for a photo with Patrick Tufo and musician