(WSB photos by Torin Record-Sand)

Though its HQ isn’t rebuilt yet, Highland Park Improvement Club hasn’t let that stop them from hosting community gatherings at the site – including First Fridays parties all summer.

(Above, first band of the night, Jed Zeppelin)

(Above, second band of the night, Disco Cowboys)

Tonight until 8:30 pm, you’re invited to the last one of 2026 – with two bands, a food truck, activities for all ages, and a resource table where you can bring something to leave to help a neighbor get through “The Big Dark” ahead – including a cookie and produce exchange.

Free admission (bring money for food and/or beverages if you want), all happening at the HPIC site, 12th/Holden.

More photos (and some video) to come!

And if you can be here by 7, they’re taking a season-ending group photo!

ADDED: After the group photo, it was back to the party. Tonight’s food truck was Chick’n Fix:

But the treats people brought for each other looked pretty tempting too:

Knowledge was shared as well – a lesson in fermenting:

More items to share, from puzzles to herbs:

And neighborhood spirit: