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MCA’s Hubbard Street Dance Chicago danc(e)volve: New Works Festival Review: Crisp Choreography that Keeps You Wide-Eyed
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago dance(e)volve: New Works Festival was well named. Audiences were delighted by a living demonstration of intriguing movement vocabularies being developed and massaged
CJO at Ravinia Review – Benny Goodman Tribute Doesn’t Miss a Beat!
The Chicago Jazz Orchestra’s homage to Benny Goodman and his remarkably fine band was perfect in every way—even in ways one wouldn’t, couldn't possibly expect
Light Opera Works H.M.S Pinafore Review – Musical Absurdity on the High Seas
H.M.S. Pinafore is an over-the-top comic opera where the characters are not aware of their silliness and absurdity
WEST SIDE STORY Review - A Truly Different Side
The youthful cast of 'West Side Story' does its best, but many of them are unable to give the story the focus it deserves
Collaboraction 13th Annual Sketchbook Review – Doing That “Crazy” Chicago Storefront Theater Thing
Collaboraction's 13th Annual Sketchbook Festival includes 14 World premieres--most very short. This festival pays homage to the creative spirit-- and especially those of theatrical bent in Chicago
Ain't No Crying The Blues (In The Memory of Howlin Wolf) Review - The Blues Never Sounded So Good
The Black Ensemble Theater rousing celebration of Howlin' Wolf and the Blues
Hubbard Street’s Spotlight Ball Raises $1+ Million and Reunites a Family of Dancers
After a performance at the Harris Theater, it was old home week for dancers and friends of Hubbard Street
Rivendell Theatre’s “The Electric Baby” Review - For Those Who Savor Metaphors
A car accident brings a long mourning middle aged couple into the world of parents of a baby who literally lights up the room, among others, in this folklore-laden tale of loss and recovery
Russian Fireworks Review-The Russians Are Coming
The North Shore Chamber Music Festival is a highly gifted, well disciplined group of musicians – their commitment to great music and excellence was evident on Wednesday evening
The Second City Guide to the Opera Review – Seeing Opera Differently
The Second City Guide to the Opera currently at the Civic Opera House through June 30th brings a new perspective to opera
Rush Hour Concerts presents Make Music Chicago | Friday, June 21 2013 | Schedule and Events | 98.7WFMT Broadcasts
Make Music Chicago! A completely free Musical Celebration across Chicago. Taking place on the first day of summer, Friday, June 21. 98.7WFMT Broadcasts throughout the Day. Bring your instruments or just watch and enjoy. Plenty of fun for everyone
MCA's Whisper Opera Review - A Bold Experiment in "Fragile" Music
The Whisper Opera is an experiment in "fragile" music commissioned by the Museum of Contemporary Art and reported by the composer to be part of his rumination on live performance vs. recordings
Par for the Corpse Review – You Won't Guess Who Did It
"Par for the Corpse", a homicidal comedy, by Jack Markey, is playing at the charming Oil Lamp Theater, in Glenview, Illinois
Francesca Anderegg and Brent Funderburk Dame Myra Hess Concert Review - Ravel, Maya and Bártok in Vibrant Musical Colors
Francesca Anderegg (Violin) and Brent Funderburk (Piano) perform Ravel, Moya, and Bartok at the Dame Myra Hess Simulcast with WFMT last Wednesday May 29, 2014 in Preston Bradley Hall of the Chicago Cultural Center
Pivot Multi-Arts Festival Preview - Cutting Edge and Fun Spirit of Vaudeville Can Be All Yours
Uptown and Edgewater are filled with fun and cutting edge entertainment in diverse venues from June 6 - 22, 2013 as part of Pivot Arts organization's community outreach
Ka-Tet Theatre Company’s “Smudge” Review - Provoking You to Re-Think Definitions of Life in Our Time
Ka-Tet Theater's "Smudge" Gives Everyone's Pre-Held Notions and Convictions About What Defines Life a Jolt
North Shore Chamber Music Festival Preview - Inspired Summer Event
The North Shore Chamber Music Festival, in Northbrook, Illinois takes place on June 5, 7 and 8, 2013 and is becoming known as an “inspired summer event not to be missed” for Chicagoans and travelers alike
Chicago Dramatists’ “Homecoming 1972” Review – Dissecting Stuck Lives
In "Homecoming 1972" we revisit a time when returning Vietnam Veterans could not find a place or way to feel normal.
Striding Lion’s Dada Gert Review - Moving the Dada Zeitgeist to a Contemporary Context
Relive the Dada times in a multimedia performance inspired by the renegade German dance-theater-film artist Valeska Gert
Scottish Festival Preview – You Take the High Road. I’ll Take I-290!
We’re vacationing in Scotland this summer, so we’re looking forward to the opportunity to sample the culture while we’re still at home. Thought you, too, might want to enjoy some Scottish Culture this summer
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- Wednesday June 19th
- 10:00 AM | Millennium Park Wiggle Worms
- 11:00 AM | Millennium Park Reading Circle
- 12:15 PM | Dame Myra Hess Concerts
- 1:00 PM | Millennium Park Family Performances
- 2:00 PM | Buddy--The Buddy Holly Story
- 6:30 PM | Grant Park Music Festival Pink Martini
- 7:00 PM | Theater Oobleck
- 7:30 PM | Buddy--The Buddy Holly Story
- 7:30 PM | Lookingglass Theatre: "Big Lake Big City"
- 8:30 PM | Old Town School of Folk Music: AcquAria
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