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When: 7 p.m. details for Mangos," a 10-minute play Where: Links Hall, past. $10 at www.vegandale- part by grants from Dramatists Eighth Blackbird entitled "ice Buried for decades, the Up for dog lovers. Sandlot (PG, 1993) *9 p.m. 3111 N. Western Ave. fest.com Guild Fund, Inc. and by at- ‘n’ spice." FREE. Stairs Lounge tragedy has Chicago Soul Independence Park, : The Co-MISSION tendees and contributors. In only recently emerged as a What Music Festival 3945 N. Springfield Ave. Fellowship Showcase offers Chicago Dragon Boat collaboration with Stockyards MOVIES IN THE Tuesdays on the Terrace catalyzing event of the gay When: 5:30 p.m. Fri, June 22 two weekends of split bill Race for Literacy Theatre Project. More info and When: 5:30-8 p.m. liberation movement. In revela- 2 p.m. Sat PARK Guardians of the Galaxy showings by the two artists When: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. $10 tickets at www.writers- Movies start at 8:30 p.m., (PG-13, 2014) , Where: Museum of Contem- tory detail, the novel chronicles Where: Navy Pier, Where: Ping Tom Memorial blocfest.org. Staged readings *unless otherwise noted 1419 W. Blackhawk St. porary Art Chicago, the tragic event that claimed awarded the Co-MISSION 600 E. Grand Ave. Fellowship by Links Hall’s Park, 300 W. 19th St. include: 220 E. Chicago Ave. 32 lives. Robert W. Fieseler’s What: The second annual June 17 programming committee. In What: The Chinese dragon June 17: "The Girls: Together Ralph Breaks the Internet What: This week, pianist Alexis "Tinderbox" is the winner of the Chi-Soul Fest is an intergen- Chicago (PG-13, 2002) (PG, 2018) Sauganash Park, boat races date back 2,000 Again!" sisters reunite Grant Park by Logan Monument, Lombre brings her energetic 2019 Edgar Award in Best Fact homage to her parents and erational musical conversa- 5861 N. Kostner Ave. years and are popular among for their first concert with their Michigan Ave. and 9th St. arrangements to the terrace. Crime and finalist for the Randy Chicago’s West Side, McNeal tion of Chicago soul music Chinese and Asian communi- famous mother. Unfortunately, FREE. Shilts Award for Gay Nonfiction. charts new ground with a solo presented in honor of Black June 18 June 23 performance work. An ambi- ties all over the world. The she dies just beforehand. The Rugrats Movie (G, 1998) Guardians of the Galaxy FREE. Music Appreciation Month. Roberts Square Park, (PG-13, 2014) Jonquil Park, tious community redevelop- Chicago Chinatown Dragon June 18: "Carole White and the Starlight Concerts in the Park Echoing the legacy of soul 5230 W. Argyle St. 1001 W. Wrightwood Ave. ment process for Chicago’s Boat Race for Literacy is Seven Deadly Sins," The Sins When: 7-8:30 p.m. music in Chicago’s current JUNE 20 West Side, the Fifth City hosted by the Chinatown have 48 hours to try to hand Where: Twiggs Park, 2124 musical landscape, Chi-Soul Author Reading: Evidence Human Development Project Chamber of Commerce to over a teetering soul to hell. Darrow Ave. Fest presents a free lineup of -Compiled by Jake Bolling of Being: The Black Gay incorporated educational cur- What: Evanston’s 2019 Star- Chicago soul music reflecting Cultural Renaissance and light Concert Series continues riculum, economic develop- its past, present and future. the Politics of Violence with alternative R&B music ment, skill training, creativity When: 7 p.m. from Brandon Markell Holmes. and community investment. Where: Women & Children FREE. Additional information at Drawing on annual reports, JUNE 21 & 23 First, 5233 N. Clark St. www.cityofevanston.org business directories, as well 2019 Co-MISSIONS Fellow- What: "Evidence of Being" as oral histories, this project ship Showcase: Week #1 opens on a grim scene: Wash- invites people to consider Fifth – Silvita Diaz Brown Brews & Shoes 2019 ington D.C.’s gay black com- City’s plans, symbols and When: 7 p.m. When: 7 p.m.-9 p.m. munity in the 1980s, ravaged rituals for community trans- Where: Links Hall, Where: Revolution Brewing, by AIDS, the crack epidemic 3111 N. Western Ave. 2323 N. Milwaukee Ave. formation as part of an active and a series of unsolved mur- creative community process. What: This Links Hall Fel- What: Entry includes 2 hours ders, seemingly abandoned by lowship Showcase delves of free select Revolution Brew- $12 at www.linkshall.org the government and main- into Mexican mythology and ery craft pints, appetizers and stream culture. 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PLAYGROUND THE 9 Solution illennium Park is the most popular tourist at- in Mtraction in , with nearly 13 million visitors in just the second half of 2016, according to a city-commis- sioned study.

“One of the most recogniz- able parks in the world,” according to the American Summer Fun Love, Simon. 20th C Planning Association (APA), MILLENNIUM PARKentur y Written & compiled by Suzanne Hanney Fox it encompasses 24.5 acres . between on the north, Monroe Street on the south, Michigan Av- enue and . Besides its year-round Lu- rie Gardens, what makes the park noteworthy is its forward-thinking, interac- . ros tive public art. The reflective r B ne ar “” by Indian-born . W Summer Film Series an m British artist , o he Millennium Park Summer Film Se- W r e was nicknamed “The Bean.” d ries will offer a lineup of popular clas- n by Spanish o Tsic and recent movie selections on W artist Jaume Plensa uses wa- Tuesdays through August 20, at the Jay ter, light, video, glass and a Pritzker Pavilion. To celebrate 2019 as the June 18 Love, Simon (2018 PG-13) reflecting pool to project the Year of , the Chicago De- July 23 The Music Man faces of 1,000 diverse Chi- Programmed with About Face Theatre (1962 G) partment of Cultural Affairs and Special Teenager Simon Spier makes a love con- cagoans spewing water like Events (DCASE) has partnered with select Programmed with medieval gargoyles. The Jay nection with a boy by email and must Chicago theatre companies, for a diverse come to terms with the secret that he is Pritzker Pavilion by architect themes, ethnicities and genres. Traveling con man provides con- gay. Harold Hill con- cert seating for 4,000 peo- vinces River City Take a seat at the Pavilion or spread out a June 25 Wonder Woman (2017 PG-13) ple and another 7,000 on its blanket on the Great Lawn to watch your to start a band Great Lawn -- which is also Programmed with and purchase favorite movies on a state-of-the-art, 40- Rivendell Theatre Ensemble home to summer workouts. foot LED screen. All films start at 6:30 p.m. the uniforms and When a pilot crashes on the shores of Am- instruments from Millennium Park is also the azon princess Diana’s sheltered island and him. But his plan to venue for city-run events tells of a conflict raging in the outside world, she leaves to fight a war to end all skip town with the such as Gospel Fest (June wars, discovering her true destiny. money goes awry August 5 Inside Out (2015-PG) - daytime showing at 10:30am 1&2), Fest (June 9-11) when he falls for librar- Programmed with Chicago Children’s Theatre and Fest (August July 2 The Wiz (1978 G) ian Marian Paroo. After Riley is uprooted from the Midwest and moved to San Francisco, 30-September 2). Programmed with Black Ensemble Theater Goodman Theatre will her emotions are conflicted about her new city, house and school. Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Wizard of Oz present The Music Man di- Built at a cost of $484 million, When Harlem schoolteacher Dorothy tries to save her dog from a storm, she's miracu- rected by Mary Zimmerman, August 6 The Muppet Movie (1979 G) (with $222 million raised from lously whisked away to an urban fantasyland called Oz and goes in search of The Wiz. June 29 through August 4. Programmed with Free Street Theater, celebrating its 50th anniversary 100 individuals) according Persuaded by a Hollywood agent to audition for the chance of a life- to Timothy Guilfoyle’s book, July 9 10 Things I Hate About You (1999 PG-13) July 30 Fences (2016 PG-13) time, Kermit the Frog leaves his quiet life in a swamp. Created by Jim “Millennium Park: Creating Programmed with Chicago Shakespeare Theater Programmed with Henson and Frank Oz, The Muppet Movie is celebrating its 40th an- In an update of Shakespeare’s "The Taming of the Shrew," popular teenager Bianca Stratford y. a Chicago Landmark,” the sne Working class father Troy Maxson niversary. Di cannot date unless her rebellious older sister Kat does as well…thanks to their father’s rules. ie. park is credited for stimulat- ov was too old to play baseball t M ing residential development Thus starts a matchmaking scheme for Kat. pe August 13 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000 PG-13) up when the major leagues be- M e downtown by $1 billion and h gan admitting black ath- Programmed with Lookingglass Theatre Company . T res July 16 Double Feature! In 19th-century China, the chase is on to find the young warrior who increasing tourist traffic by ctu letes in this film based Pi al Moonlight (2016 R) $1.2 billion, according to the rs on August Wilson’s stole an ancient and powerful sword. ve ni Programmed with Steppenwolf Theatre Company APA. U . Pulitzer Prize-winning iz A young, African-American, gay man comes of age in Mi- W play. His bitterness August 20 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002 PG) e h ami during the “War on Drugs” era. Oscar-winning film The site had been railroad T threatens to impact Programmed with tracks and a parking lot. Then, was adapted from Steppenwolf ensemble member his son’s potential In this film based on Nia Vardalos’ one-woman play, Toula is 30, ld C Tarell Alvin McCraney’s unpublished autobiographi- ing. Go ircle F single, and living with her parents in a Chicago Greek com- “In 1998, Mayor Richard M. football career. edd ilms W . cal play "In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue." ek Daley initiated a project that re munity. When she falls in love with a handsome (but t G a non-Greek) man, she struggles for his acceptance would change the way the F (15-minute intermission) ig rest of the world would view B and to come to terms with her cultural heritage. y Chicago,” said Edward Uhlir, M Victory Garden’s 45th season will feature the Chi- executive director of the non- Pan’s Labyrinth (2006-R) cago premiere of Tiny Beautiful Things by Var- profit Millennium Park Foun- Programmed with Aguijón Theater dalos, September 6 through October 13. dation, on the Americans for In 1944 post-Civil War Spain, a bookish young girl the Arts website. escapes her harsh world by exploring a fantasy world, led by an old faun in the center of the labyrinth.

www.streetwise.org 9 gust 16 & 17 s, Au dge Bri ai J'N CLASSIC MOVIE NIGHT: THE WIZARD OF OZ RAVEL MOTHER GOOSE Wed., July 10 at 8 p.m. Wed., July 17 at 6:30 p.m. MOZART PIANO Grant Park Orchestra; Norman Huynh, Grant Park Orchestra; Emmanuel Villaume, CONCERTO NO. 23 conductor conductor; Yolanda Kondonassis, harp Wed, June 19 at 6:30 p.m. The Orchestra provides live soundtrack to Grant Park Orchestra; one of the greatest films in cinema history, Ravel – Suite from Mother Goose Carlos Kalmar, con- on the large Millennium Park screen. Ginastera – Harp Concerto GRANTThe Grant PARK Park Music FestivalMUSIC runs FESTIVALductor; Inon Barnatan, Bizet – No. 1 through August 17 at the Pavilion piano in Millennium Park. All concerts are free; most BEETHOVEN PIANO CONCERTO NO. 3 take place Wednesdays and Fridays at 6:30 Weber – Fri., July 19 at 6:30 p.m. p.m. and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. (exceptions Overture to Preciosa Sat., July 20 at 7:30 p.m. include Thursday, July 4 at 6:30 with no con- Mozart – Grant Park Orchestra; Martyn cert on July 3; and July 10, July 12 and July Piano Concerto No. 23 Brabbins, conductor; Stephen 13 at 8 p.m.). Busoni – Symphonic Suite Hough, piano Higdon – Carlos Kalmar, artistic director since 2011, will BRAHMS CONCERTO MacMillan – Stomp blue cathedral lead the award-winning Grant Park Orchestra, Fri., June 21 at 6:30 p.m. Beethoven – Piano Bernstein – Serenade with Chorus Director Christopher Bell and the Sat., June 22 at 7:30 p.m. Concerto No. 3 Schmidt – Hommage à Stravinsky Grant Park Chorus. Grant Park Orchestra; Kalmar, con- Vaughan Williams – Mozart – Symphony No. 38, Prague New this year is Festival Next, a series of ductor; Augustin Hadelich, violin Symphony No. 2, programs to reimagine the 21st century A London Sym- THE MAMBO KINGS: HOT LATIN NIGHTS concert-going experience. This initiative in- Garrop – Shiva (World Premiere) phony Wed., Aug. 7 at 6:30 p.m. cludes CenterStage, a series of free intimate Shostakovich – Symphony No. 1 Grant Park Orchestra; Kalmar, conductor; Sunday afternoon concerts featuring Festival Brahms – Violin Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY Mambo Kings guest artists and members of the Grant Park SWAN LAKE Orchestra; Festival HD: a multi-media expe- Sun., June 23 at 2 p.m., CenterStage concert with Hadelich Wed., July 24 at Gershwin - Cuban Overture rience with the Grant Park Orchestra featur- and Orion Weiss 6:30 p.m. PLUS music from Tito Puente to Dave Bru- ing live performance, spectacular visuals Grant Park Or- beck and The Beatles and captivating video on the Millennium Park chestra; Cris- screen; Visiting Masters: free master classes A NIGHT IN VIENNA: EMPEROR WALTZES AND MORE tian Măcelaru, A MASS OF LIFE: lead by Festival guest artists. Wed., June 26 at 6:30 p.m. conductor; A CELEBRATION OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT Grant Park Orchestra; Kalmar, conductor Edgar Moreau, Fri., Aug. 9 at 6:30 p.m. Educational experiences include free Pre- cello Sat., Aug. 10 at 7:30 p.m. Concert Lectures between guest artists Waltzes, , and other popular favorites by the Strauss family Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus; Kalmar, and expert music commentators including Gulda – Cello conductor; Bell, chorus director; Melody WFMT’s Relevant Tones host Seth Boustead, BEETHOVEN MISSA SOLEMNIS (Note Location) Concerto Moore, ; Ewa Płonka, mezzo- CSO’s Sounds and Stories contributor Laura Fri., June 28 at 6:30 p.m., Jay Pritzker Pavilion Tchaikovsky – Suite soprano; Andrew Staples, ; Nathan Sauer and conductor and organist Stephen Sat., June 29 at 7:30 p.m., , 205 E. Randolph St. from Swan Lake Berg, bass-baritone Alltop. Lectures are in Millennium Park’s Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus; Kalmar, conductor; Christopher Bell, North tent, on the walkway chorus director; Maeve Höglund, soprano; Siena Licht Miller, mezzo- DVOŘÁK SYMPHONY NO. 7 Delius – A Mass of Life to the west of the Pavilion, one hour before soprano; Andrew Owens, tenor; Michael Sumuel, bass Fri., July 26 at 6:30 p.m. each concert. On Wednesday, June 26, local Sat., July 27 at 7:30 p.m. FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEE dance instructors will lead waltz and les- Beethoven – Missa Solemnis Grant Park Orchestra; David Wed., Aug. 14 at 6:30 p.m. sons before the concert, “A Night in Vienna.” Danzmayr, conductor; Anthony Mc- Grant Park Orchestra; Kalmar, conductor On June 29, the pre-concert lecture will be in INDEPENDENCE DAY SALUTE Gill, clarinet; Demarre McGill, flute the Harris Theater 2nd floor Donor Lounge. Thurs., July 4 at 6:30 p.m. Beach – Variations on a Balkan Theme Grant Park Orchestra; Bell, conductor; Mary Stolper, flute; López – Fiesta! Rimsky-Korsakov – Suite from The Tale of Open lunchtime of the orchestra John Orduña, baritone Puckett – Concerto Duo Tsar Saltan and chorus are typically 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tues- Saint-Saëns – Tarantelle Gould – Cowboy Rhapsody days through Fridays through August 16. Au- An evening of patriotic favorites and a Grant Park Music Festival THE ENVELOPE PLEASE: A TRIBUTE TO BROADWAY Dvořák – Symphony No. 7 diences may sit in the Pavilion Seating Bowl tradition! AND HOLLYWOOD’S BEST MAHLER SYMPHONY NO. 2 during rehearsals, and Festival docents will Fri., July 12 at 8 p.m. COPLAND RODEO Fri., Aug. 16 at 6:30 p.m. talk about the week’s concerts during re- GERSHWIN PIANO CONCERTO Sat., July 13 at 8 p.m. Wed., July 31 at 6:30 p.m. Sat., August 17 at 7:30 p.m. hearsal breaks. Fri., July 5 at 6:30 p.m. Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus; Lar- Grant Park Orchestra; Kalmar, conductor; Kalmar, conductor; Bell, chorus director; Sat., July 6 7:30 p.m. Amanda Majeski, so- at ry Loh, conductor; Susan Egan, Doug Conrad Tao, piano n ilma Be Season memberships to the Grant Park Music Grant Park Orchestra; Kalmar, conduc- prano; J’Nai Bridges, in LaBrecque and Madison Claire Parks, vo- m ja Festival 2019 include reserved seats to every tor; Jeffrey Kahane, piano; Alicia Hall mezzo-soprano en calists MacDowell – Suite No. 2, Indian B concert, along with exclusive benefits like ac- Moran, soprano; Holland Andrews, Grammy, Tony and Academy Award-win- Shostakovich – Piano Concerto No. 2 cess to concert receptions and discounts on Holcombe Wallers, Gabriel Kahane, ning music, including songs from "The Copland – Four Dance Episodes from Ro- Mahler – Sym- parking and restaurants; they are available by vocalists Lion King," "Wicked," "The Phantom of the deo phony No. 2, calling 312.742.7647 or visiting gpmf.org. " and more, plus tributes to Marvin Resurrection Gershwin – Piano Concerto Hamlisch and John Williams. MOZART PRAGUE SYMPHONY Every Grant Park Music Festival concert also Harris Theater, 205 E. Randolph St. has seats that are FREE and open to the pub- Sun., July 7 at 2 p.m., CenterStage con- Fri., Aug. 2 at 6:30 p.m. lic in the Seating Bowl and on the Great Lawn, cert with Gabriel Kahane Sat., Aug. 3 at 7:30 p.m. available on a first-come, first-served basis. Jay Pritzker Pavilion Grant Park Orchestra; Kalmar, conductor; Vadim Gluzman, violin

www.streetwise.org 10 Center: Carlos Kalmar (Partick Pyszka photo). Right Top & Bottom Left: The Grant Park Music Festival (Norman Timonera photos). 11 FULL SCHEDULE Saturday July 20 Brazilian Samba (BAND/DJ is listed first with the • Casuarina (Samba) DANCE • Edilson Lima (Samba) STUDIO/INSTRUCTOR(S) listed underneath) Sunday July 21 Ballroom • Teddy Lee Orchestra (Ballroom) JUNE • Arthur Murray Dance Center (Foxtrot, Rhumba) Wednesday June 26 Chicago SummerDance, celebrating Contra & Square Dance Thursday July 25 Cumbia its 23rd year, is the largest annual outdoor Theater on the Lake, • (((Sonorama))) DJ Collective (Cumbia) CHICAGO SUMMERDANCE 2401 N. Lake Shore live music and dancing series in the United • Latin Rhythms (Cumbia) Drive States. Programmed by the Chicago Depart- SummerDance Friday July 26 House ment of Cultural Affairs and Special Events celebrates the • DJ Duane Powell (House DJ set) (DCASE), SummerDance is open to danc- Year of Chicago ers of all ages and experience levels. Its Theatre with The- Saturday July 27 Argentine Tango diverse lineup showcases traditional and ater on the Lake Tango 21 presents: An Evening of Tango modern styles from all over the globe • Golden Horse Ranch Dance and Theatre and brings communities together in an Band (Contra & Square • Tango 21 (Tango) urban dance space all summer. Dance) AT • Annie Coleman (Square Buckingham Fountain, Sunday July 28 Bachata Chicago SummerDance offers FREE, & Contra Dancing, Line 301 S. Columbus Drive • Reverie DJs Papi & Just Jacob (Bachata Dancing, Polka, Waltz) introductory one-hour dance lessons DJ set) • Jonathan Rivera from Latin Street (Ba- by professional instructors followed by Wednesday July 10 Steppin’ SummerDance at the Spirit of • DJ Calvin (Chicago Steppin') chata) live music and dancing in Grant Park on Music Garden Thursdays, Friday and Saturday eve- • Majestic Gents (Chicago Steppin')

nings from 6 to 9:30 p.m. and Sunday Swing Thursday June 27 Thursday July 11 Motown & R&B AUGUST afternoons from 4 to 7 p.m., on most • The Flat Cats (Jump Blues, • Lynne Jordan & The Shivers (Motown & dates between June 27 and August Swing) R&B) Friday Aug. 9 Ballroom 23. The long-time home of the event • May I Have This Dance (Swing, • Dawud and Lura Shareef (Chicago Bop) • May I Have This Dance presents Ballroom in Grant Park’s Spirit of Music Garden Jitterbug) and More! (DJ set) • May I Have This Dance (Waltz, Tango) (601 S. Michigan Ave.), which features a Friday July 12 Salsa House 4,900-square-foot, open-air dance floor Friday June 28 • Willito Otero y su Orquesta (Salsa) • EXCURSIONS: DJs Cordell Johnson & Blues made of 100% recycled material. It is part • Dance Academy of Salsa (Salsa) Saturday Aug. 10 James “JV” Vincent (House DJ set) • The Cash Box Kings (Chicago Blues) of the City of Chicago’s public art collection. • May I Have This Dance (West Coast Saturday July 13 House Saturday June 29 Salsa • DJ Chip E. (House DJ set) Swing, Hustle) SummerDance Downs in the Park will return • Charangueo (Salsa) • Andres Meneses from Latin Street (Salsa) Salsa to locations this sum- Sunday July 14 Country Sunday Aug. 11 mer, co-presented with Open the Circle. • The Lawrence Peters Outfit (Honky-tonk • Carpacho y su Super Combo (Salsa) Dance downs showcase black youth Sunday June 30 Indian & dance Country) • Dance Academy of Salsa (Salsa, Cha- dance groups from across the city. SUMMERDANCE AT SPIRIT OF MUSIC GARDEN Ishti presents Pulse of : An Evening of • Jeffrey Cannon cha) Today's dance groups are famous for and Music (Country Two-step, Waltz) Grant Park, 601 S. Michigan Ave. • Ishti Dance (Bhangra, Raas-, Kal- their performances at the Bud Billiken Friday Aug. 16 Blues Thurs–Sat belia, Ghoomar, Sambalpuri) • Morry Sochat and The Parade and others across the city and Dance Lesson: 6–7 p.m. SummerDance Special 20s (Chicago beyond. Several groups travel nation- Music & Dancing: 7:30–9:30 p.m. JULY at the Spirit Blues with Swing & ally to perform, winning awards and of Music Garden Rock-n-Roll) recognition from television programs Sundays Thursday July 4 • Big City Blues like Bring It!, while instilling community, Dance Lesson: 4–5 p.m. • Terrance Simien and The Zydeco Experi- (Blues Dance) Family fun Thursday leadership and self-confidence in Chi- Music & Dancing: 5–7 p.m. ence (Zydeco) July 18 Swing cago youth. SummerDance will feature SUMMERDANCE AT TASTE OF CHICAGO • Buddy Bates and Susan Kaufman • Outcast Saturday Aug. 17 (Zydeco Two-step) Steppin’ festival three Dance Downs at Buckingham Fountain, 301 S. Columbus Drive Jazz Band (Big Band Swing) • National Steppers Music and arts & crafts for Cultural Center on Saturday, July 27, July 10–July 14 kids of all ages will be offered Friday July 5 Salsa • Big City Society Austin Town Hall Park on Saturday, Au- Dance Lesson: 5:30–6:30 p.m. • Afinca'o (Salsa, Mambo) from June 24-August 9 under Swing (Chicago Steppin') gust 17, and at Cloud Gate in Millen- Music & Dancing: 6:30–8:30 p.m. • Mixed Motion Art Dance Academy (Salsa) • Ken Watkins the tent at Chase Promenade nium Park on Saturday, September 21, (East Coast Swing) (Chicago Steppin') North, 201 E. Randolph St. The at YAS! Fest, a celebration of Chicago’s Cumbia Saturday July 6 Friday July 19 Salsa 10 a.m.-2 p.m. daily program, creative youth. • Son Monarcas (Cumbia, Son) • Angel d’Cuba (Salsa) Sunday Aug. 18 Flamenco TBA, is FREE to the public, pre- • Latin Rhythms (Cumbia) • Denita Inez • Clinard Dance's sented by the Millennium Park Updates and announcements (includ- & Desueño Dance (Salsa) Flamenco Quartet Project (Flamenco) Foundation, with additional ing weather-related announcements) Sunday July 7 Eastern European • Wendy Clinard (Flamenco) support by the Lloyd A. Fry will be shared on Facebook and on • Dardania (Albanian Folk Music) Foundation. Twitter @SummerDanceChi, #Chica- • Altin Naska (Balkan & Eastern European Friday Aug. 23 House Folk Dances) goSummerDance. For more informa- • Dee Jay Alicia (House DJ set) tion, visit chicagosummerdance.org or call DCASE at 312.744.3316. Photos provided by Chicago DCASE. 12 www.streetwise.org 13 s t n a i

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a Summer Music Series N by Alexandria Mahoney The Millennium Park Summer Music Series presents stars and up-and-coming artists o Ma Yo Y alike at Jay Pritzker Pavilion Where were you born? in Millennium Park on select June 17 Cory Henry, Grammy Helena, Arkansas dates. The concerts begin at Award winning organist, 6:30 p.m. and are FREE to the with the Funk Apostles, How did you get to Chicago? public. whose debut album I came to Chicago with my brother when I the Funk Apo and stles Art of Love, whips nry was 19 years old. He ry up an intoxicating blend of Co blues, soul, R&B, Afro- es ld a Do you have family? V beat, gospel and jazz; o h I have six brothers and one sister. I'm the c with Liniker e os Cara- u h baby. I've been married for a long time, and I C melows, fronted by have nine children of my own. black trans woman Liniker Barros, who What's one interesting fact about you that combine soul and most people don't know? R&B with Brazilian My father named me Peter Lee when I was music. born, but I go by Hozie. June 20 Yo-Yo Ma, who How old are you? is Chicago Symphony Or- I'm going on 73; I'm a Cancer. chestra Judson and Joyce Green creative consultant, plays all What was your first job? six of Bach’s cello suites in one sitting as July 18 Orchestral Interpretations of J Chopping cotton part of his worldwide tour, The Bach Project. “For almost six de- Dilla, directed by Miguel Atwood-Ferguson: cades, [the suites] have given me sustenance, comfort and joy during instrumentalist/arranger/composer/DJ/educator Favorite TV shows? times of stress, celebration and loss," he says. Atwood-Ferguson will perform “Suite for Ma Dukes” in tribute to the "Walker Texas Ranger" modern hip hop producer J Dilla; with Kenny Keys, keyboardist/com- "The Lone Ranger" June 24 Chucho Valdes & Jazz Bata: Cuban pianist/composer/ poser/teacher with the mellow hip hop and jazz-infused album Every- and "Not The Father" a.k.a. "Maury" bandleader Valdes has won six Grammy Awards and three Latin thing Must Change (2016) and the digital Corinthian Cadillac (2018). Grammy Awards as a key figure in Afro-Cuban jazz for the last 50 Favorite movie? years; with Fareed Haque + Casseus: Haque is an international guitar vir- July 25 Los Amigos Invisibles, a Grammy-winning performance-orient- Any Kung Fu movie and "Lassie." tuoso who will perform works by the late ed Venezuelan dance band, plays disco, acid jazz and funk mixed Haitian American guitarist/composer with Latin rhythms; with City of the Sun, an instrumental music trio Favorite music? Franz Casseus. R&B h who have been called “worldly” and “cinematic.” s a C ra June 27 Husband-and-wife lo July 29 Rev. Sekou, who plays a combination of North Mississippi hill Favorite food? F duo Flora Cash are Ameri- , Arkansas delta blues, Memphis soul and pentecostal My favorite meal is beans, homemade corn- can and Swedish, respec- steel guitar, an activist who released the 2017 album, In Times Like bread, and ham hocks. tively, and craft These, with the modern Civil Rights anthem, “We Comin’.” With Cha My favorite snack is white cheddar flavor and pop music born out Wa, Grammy-nominated New Orleans brass-band-meets Mardi Gras Smart Popcorn. of their courtship on Susto Indian funk. Soundcloud; with , Favorite place to eat? INSIDE STREETWISE Justin Osborne’s in- August 5 Love Love Love Chicago Celebrates the Music of Donny Hatha- Ronnie's Steakhouse die rock and alternative way. Corey Wilkes showcases R&B and soul music master Hathaway, country project. named 49th greatest singer of all time by Rolling Stone for songs like Favorite color? “The Ghetto” and “Where is the Love.” He continues to influence con- Black July 1 Car Seat Headrest, temporary artists in R&B, hip hop and jazz. which features Will Toledo, C ha W Cubs or Sox? Andrew Katz on drums, Ethan a August 15 Jupiter & Okwess blend Sox Ives on guitar and Seth Dalby on East Berlin (where Jupiter bass, and which traverses various grew up) with Congolese What are your hobbies? genres under the indie label: lo-fi, electron- rumba style and elements I like to ride my bike to the park. ic and pop rock; with Naked Giants, whose debut studio album SLUFF of James Brown; with was released last year to positive reviews. Noura Mint Seymali, If you won the lottery, how would you spend a nationally beloved the money? July 8 Brent Cobb, a Southern storyteller with country-soul swagger star in Mauritania and I would buy a building, like a two-flat to live whose debut album Shine on a Rainy Day was Grammy-nominated emissary of modern in, and I'd take a vacation back to my Helena, and whose sophomore album Providence Canyon amps things up; Moorish music, a griot Arkansas, my hometown. with Lydia Loveless, firebrand alt-country singer and subject of the and master of the ar- 2016 documentary, “Who is Lydia Loveless?” dine (a type of harp).

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