Category Archives: Roller Skating Events

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Get Your Tickets for How We Roll: History of Black Skating in Chicago – December 8, 2018

How We Roll Event Remember when I posted the save the date to commemorate the very first day black people were able to roller skate indoors in Chicago. It’s 80 years later and there’s still a pretty big roller skate community in the windy city. This will be an educational program followed by skating.… Read More »

Commemorating Black Roller Skating in Chicago – December 8, 2018

The very first day Black people were able to roller skate indoors in Chicago was December 8, 1938. I’m having a roller skating event to commemorate this historical event on December 8, 2018. Here are the details I have for now: Date: December 8, 2018 Place: Glenwood Roller Rink, 656 Holbrook Rd, Glenwood, IL 60425… Read More »

Chicago Roller Skating History Presentations

Happy 2016 all! I know I’m waaaaay behind on this site but there’s a good reason for it. I have been compiling my roller skating information and conducting more research to complete my roller book this year. I started researching in 2009 and I’m ready to bring this baby full circle. In the meantime, though,… Read More »

Get Your Tickets for the 2014 Glenwood Roller Skate Show – May 4, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i1i2dyHSYs The Glenwood Skate Club’s 1oth Annual Skate Show will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 4, 2014. Tickets for adults are $7.00; children from ages 2 to 10 are $5.00. You will pay $10.00 at the door. You will not just experience different genres of skating, you will other… Read More »

Remember the Grand March?

I have been learning a lot about roller skating from boomers and beyond. I was talking to a roller skating enthusiast at Glenwood Roller Rink and she remembers the Grand March. But what’s really cool is that they do the Grand March at Markham Roller Rink on Thursday nights. In fact, I had a chance… Read More »