Art For-Charity

10/04/2026

Our hosts have a great place to party 🎉 🌲🎅

🎄 WAIT…ARE WE TALKING ABOUT CHRISTMAS ALREADY?! 🎄

Apparently, YES. 😂

We just received our first inquiry about hosting a Christmas party, which means it’s officially time to say it:

✨ Eastside is now booking holiday parties! ✨

Office Christmas party?
Girls’ night?
Book club holiday get-together?
Family gathering?
Cookie exchange?
Ugly sweater party?
“I love my friends but absolutely do not want 25 people in my house” party? 👀

We’ve got you. ❤️

Host your holiday gathering in our cozy little corner of East Dundee and let us take care of the fun stuff — coffee, cocktails, w**e, grazing boards, festive bites and all those warm, twinkly Eastside Christmas vibes. 🎄☕🍷

We can work with you to create something that fits your group, from a casual cocktail gathering to a full private holiday party.

Send us a message or email us to start planning your holiday party at Eastside!

I mean, isn't the best Christmas party the one where someone else does the dishes? 😉🎅🏻

10/04/2026

Learn to do art with Cristina Colunga Ramírez at a beautiful place

Let’s create + caffeinate 🎨

Join us on Wednesday October 7 from 12:30-1:30pm at Bell Market Chicagoland for Watercolor Wednesday, a workshop with Artist-in-Residency, Cristina of La Vida en Color! ✨

Create your own watercolor painting of fall foliage during this guided experience. All guests will receive a coffee or tea of their choice from Bell Market Chicagoland before the start of the workshop! ☕

🎟️ Learn more + reserve your spot on Eventbrite! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/watercolor-wednesday-on-the-patio-bell-works-chicagoland-tickets-2002094671056?aff=erelpanelorg

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10/03/2026

Hooray, there are cards loaded in this machine original art by incredible artists. We also have New ACEO prints that will amaze you with their beautiful creepy art .

10/02/2026

American Foundation for Su***de Prevention
is the organization one of our Halloween Artists chose.

This is a way to spread awareness and remember the ones that need our love.

10/01/2026

Starting tomorrow, these original Artist cards and original art prints will be available in the ACEO trading cards machine in Eastside Café - Coffee & W**e Bar .

I am so proud that these artists have donated their original art and creativity for charity.



Jen Kate Birchfield Marykay Witsiepe Harvey

09/20/2026

Just do it…

WANTED - ORIGINAL ART HALLOWEEN ATCs

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Take a deep breath ladies!

09/19/2026

Artist !

Elgin Community College graphic design teacher Peter Infelise says a movie on TV led to his love of the macabre and horror masks.

09/18/2026

In regard to the art cards for sale in Eastside Café - Coffee & W**e Bar.

These guys inspired me - as a matter of fact I wrote, and I asked them what they thought about my idea and if it was something that would interfere with what they do and they were so encouraging and thought it was a great 💡

An old cigarette machine is cool, maybe one day.

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Studio before and after. 3 ArToMaT machines shipped to Texas and one to Tennessee. Artists, we’d love to see what you do. If you feel like project would be a nice mesh with your practice, concepts, work style, etc….please review our guidelines on ArToMaT.org.

09/08/2026

Halloween creativity is getting BIG around here. 🌙

This giant moon (in production) is part of a much bigger community project — and as an Arts Council member, I’ve been having an incredible time donating time, designing, painting and collaborating with a team of creatives . . .

At the same time, INCREDIBLE original Halloween art is beginning to arrive from local artists for our Art for Charity trading card machine. Tiny works of art, incredible imaginations — and such a fun way for artists to share their creativity while giving back.

New Halloween artist card donations deadline is end of September 26th!

DETAILS FOR TRADING CARD ART
Artists that would like to help simply let us know, pick up paper to do so at Eastside Café - Coffee & W**e Bar or leave a message here!

🧙‍♂️🧙‍♀️🧟‍♀️👩‍✈️👁️👁️From giant moons to tiny trading cards, we’re having a pretty good time with Halloween this year.

Art, imagination and a little Halloween mystery — all for a good cause. 🌙🎃