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Grant Park Orchestra, Chorus take delayed season opener in stride
One of the things that makes going to outdoor concerts at the Grant Park Music Festival such a grand adventure is that you can never predict who will emerge victorious from the eternal struggle between mankind, mother nature and music. The Grant Park...
Tags: Entertainment, Grant Park Chorus, Music, New Music Mondays Millenium Park, Entertainment Events
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Voice of the People, Jun. 15
Gay marriage As our legislators in Illinois struggle with gay marriage laws, I would like to offer some insights about gay people that may help to expedite the process. I am not gay, but the following are statements I firmly believe to be true: •...Tags: Consumer Confidence, Soldier Field, Sports, Marriage, Political Corruption
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Three very hot clarinetists celebrate Benny Goodman
On Jan. 16, 1938, clarinetist Benny Goodman shook up the music world by bringing jazz unapologetically into a shrine of highbrow culture: Carnegie Hall. That concert, with its spectacular solos and thrilling ensemble playing, has long since acquired...
Tags: Columbus Park, Ravinia Festival, Music, Asthma, Entertainment Events
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Bird-watchers fear the worst as Park District removes trees near Wooded Island
The birders made a plea last month when they saw two trees marked for destruction just outside the bird haven in Jackson Park. Wait a few more weeks, they asked, until the height of migration season is over. Although the trees aren't in the bird...
Tags: Jackson Park, Frederick Law Olmsted, Arts and Culture, Japan, Museum of Science and Industry
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Wednesday: Eat. Drink. Do.
For RedEyeEAT Al Fresco Menu Wet Deck at the W Chicago Lakeshore 644 N. Lake Shore Drive 312-943-9200 Snag a lake view from the seventh floor patio and kick back with a Slagel Family Farm burger with Wisconsin white cheddar ($16), house-made sausage with...Tags: Entertainment, Music, Arts and Culture, Arts
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Avoiding the summer slide
When you're both a parent and a schoolteacher, there's a good chance that how you choose to fill your child's days over the long, lazy summer will be studied by those around you. With so much attention in recent years paid to the dreaded "summer slide,"...
Tags: Chicago Mayor, Science and Technology, Chicago Public Library, Teachers, Arts and Culture
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Grant Park chorus master readies singers for a busy festival summer
Having rolled out some pretty heavy artillery to mark the 50th anniversary of the Grant Park Chorus and other musical milestones last summer, what will the 2013 Grant Park Music Festival do for an encore? Quite a bit, as it turns out. Almost every...
Tags: Millennium Park, Columbus Park, University of Texas at Austin, Grant Park Chorus, Music
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Editorial: Closed pools, delayed programs for Chicago Park District
Stroll by any outdoor Chicago Park District swimming pool, and you're likely to notice something odd. It's probably empty. And dry. At many district-run parks, the summer schedule is delayed by two weeks or more. Lazy days of summer? Or lazy days of...
Tags: Chicago Public Schools, Sports, Chicago Teachers Strike, Memorial Day, Swimming
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Summer picnic essentials
RedEyeWith the recent kickoff of outdoor concerts at Ravinia and Downtown Sound—plus Movies in the Parks starting for the season on June 13—now is the time to get your picnic gear in order. Whether you go all out with an antique wicker basket and...Tags: Michigan Avenue, Millennium Park, New Music Mondays Millenium Park, Entertainment Events, Urban Outfitters Incorporated
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A growing hobby
The Community CARE Garden in Libertyville reaps 5,000 pounds of food a year for food pantries, but "that's just the byproduct," according to Roger Afman. "The main thing is the socializing among the gardeners," said Afman, facilities manager at The...
Tags: Wicker Park, Arable Farming, High Blood Pressure, Tomatoes, Hobbies
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Burn and learn: Running tours of Chicago kick off this weekend
Change of SubjectChuck Betzold, the man I once christened "Geoffrey Baer in spongy shoes," will kick off this year's series of "historical fun runs" Sunday morning with a jogging tour of Bridgeport and the Illinois Michigan Canal. Our run begins with a...... -
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Chicago Park District gardens chicagoparkdistrict.com 312-742-7529 Chicago Park District garden at Wicker Park 1598 N. Wicker Park Ave. wpgarden.org 773-278-9075 Community CARE Garden 1200 American Way Drive, Libertyville chapel.org/help/...Tags: Wicker Park, Naperville, Bartlett, Waukegan, Kildeer
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