Air Check Dear Member, The Guide Chicago is famous for its plentiful restaurants, beautiful lakefront, and rich and diverse arts and The Member Magazine for WTTW and WFMT cultural scene. But as any inhabitant of our two-baseball-team-city can tell you, Chicagoans live and Renée Crown Public Media Center die by their sports teams…and the teams who win championships create perhaps the most cherished 5400 North Saint Louis Avenue memories of all. This month, WTTW brings you a new local documentary that shines a spotlight on Chicago, Illinois 60625 the legendary 1985 Chicago Bears – to date, the only team in franchise history to win the Super Bowl. 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We check in with more culinary pros on Chat, Please!, take you on Art Director an aerial tour of southern Italy, and recapture the mood of summers past with pop and rock music icons from the 1960s and ’70s. Remember that you can partake of all of this, and much more, online Television Contributors Julia Maish at wttw.com and out and about on your phone, via our Apple and Android apps. Dan Soles On 98.7WFMT and wfmt.com, violinist Christian Tetzlaff, and pianists Stephen Hough and Kirill Radio Contributor Gerstein, will be guest soloists with Carlos Kalmar and the Grant Park Orchestra as we continue with live Andrea Lamoreaux Distribution Manager broadcasts from the free summer music festival at Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. In mid-August, Pat Sheppard we start a Saturday afternoon series of outstanding performances from the San Francisco Opera – this month Verdi’s Luisa Miller and Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor. 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Photo courtesy of: ©Corbis 2 AUGUST 2016 MEMBER CONNECTIONS Screening: All the Difference An Evening with Joan Baez WTTW, in partnership with the Department of Cultural Affairs WHAT and City Year, presents a free screening of the P.O.V. documentary All the Difference Screening & Discussion All the Difference. The largely invisible WHERE and often crushing Chicago Cultural Center struggles of young 78 E. Washington Street Photo: Tod Lending Photo: Tod African-American men in Chicago come vividly and hero- WHEN: ically to life in All the Saturday, August 20, 2:00 pm Difference, which traces the paths of two teens from the South Side of Chicago who dream of graduating from college. Statistics predict that Robert and Krishaun will drop out of high school, but they have other plans. This intimate film follows the young men through five years of hard work, sacrifice, setbacks, and uncertainty. As they discover, support from family, teachers, and mentors makes all the difference in defying the odds. Krishaun Branch at Urban Prep Immediately following the film there will be a panel discussion with Graduation questions from the audience. WHAT Joan Baez in Concert WHERE Cruise the River with Geoffrey Baer Orchestra Hall Cruise the Chicago River with our very own Geoffrey Baer as 220 S. Michigan Avenue in Chicago your guide! Learn about the stunning architecture, rich history, and exciting new develop- WHEN ments that make this Tuesday, October 25, 8:00 pm WHAT city great from WTTW Chicago River Architectural Cruise host and producer, and with Geoffrey Baer Chicago Architecture Don’t miss this musical force as she celebrates WHERE Foundation docent, her 75th birthday. Joan Baez has been influential Chicago’s First Lady Cruises Geoffrey Baer. This is an since the 1960s, both as a beloved folk singer and Michigan and Wacker Drive event you won’t want to as a political activist who marched on the front in Chicago miss. lines of the Civil Rights Movement with Martin WHEN A boxed dinner and 2 Luther King Jr. Fifty years later, Baez remains as Monday, August 22, 5:30 pm drinks are included with vital and passionate as ever in concert and on re- your ticket. For tickets, cordings. This is an evening you won’t forget, in a visit wttw.com/events. beautiful Chicago venue. Geoffrey Baer For tickets, visit wttw.com/events. Live Piano Concert: Alessandro Marangoni WFMT’s monthly live series, The PianoForte Salon Series, continues its season of broadcasts and you’re invited to be part of the audience! Join WFMT for a live performance and conversation with pianist Alessandro Marangoni performing Rossini and Chopin. Alessandro Marangoni burst onto the interna- WHAT The PianoForte Salon Series tional concert stage in 2007 when he won the prestigious “Amici di Milano” International Prize WHERE for the Music. In the same year, he played at PianoForte Studios Teatro alla Scala in Milan, as soloist during a 1335 S. Michigan Avenue tribute to the great Italian conductor Victor de in Chicago Sabata, with Daniel Barenboim. In commemora- WHEN tion of the 40th anniversary of de Sabata’s death, Friday, September 2, 12:00 pm he recorded a CD of the piano works on the La Bottega Discantica label. Soon after, he was signed as an international recording artist with NAXOS. His growing discography has received international critical acclaim for the interpreta- tion and technique that fueled his meteoric rise on the concert stage in Europe and beyond. Alessandro Marangoni Admission to this concert is free. For program information, visit pianofortefoundation.org. 2016 AUGUST 3 MEMBER PERKS 20% Off Organic Baby Food WTTW members have the exclusive opportunity to receive 20% off OrgaNums™ – the organic, nutrient- rich tiny human food produced with 100% fruits and vegetables, and with zero additives or preservatives. The mission of OrgaNums is to use all natural, organic ingredients to provide the most nutritious food possible. OrgaNums’ heatless recipes use high pressure pas- teurization instead, leaving the vitamins, nutrients, and true flavors intact, allowing children to grow up big and strong! To redeem this special offer, please visit. organums.com and use the code THEBESTCHOICE for a 20% discount. This offer is valid on your first order. $5 Off Tickets to Chimera Ensemble’s Sister Cities 15% Off Walking Tours From internationally acclaimed playwright Colette Freedman, Chimera Ensemble presents Sister Cities. Sister Cities is about four estranged sisters whose reunion weekend is inextricably flipped 180 degrees Take a walking tour to explore Chicago, what with the sudden death of their mother. Written by internationally known playwright and author Colette it’s known for, and overlooked spaces. Chicago Freedman, this is the Chicago Detours offers guided walking and bus tours of premiere of the show, which has architecture, history, and culture to curious played all over the world.