Taste of Chicago July 11-15 Grant Park Taste of Chicago, the world's largest FREE- admission food festival, returns this July 11 to 15 in Grant Park. Come for the over 300 menu items from more than 70 eateries; stay for the music, arts and family fun. The evening concert lineup includes Juanes, Brandi Carlile, yasiin bey and Talib Kweli are Black Star, The Flaming Lips, George Clinton and more. Concert seating tickets and Taste Oasis day passes are on sale now at tasteofchicago.us.

Millennium Park Music & Film Series Music: select dates, through August 16 Films: Tuesdays, through August 21   Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park Take a seat inside the Jay Pritzker Pavilion or find a spot on the Great Lawn for an exciting line-up of free live concerts and films screened on a state-of-the-art, 40-foot LED screen. For more information on the musicians, films and other special events happening throughout the summer at Millennium Park, visit millenniumpark.org.

Millennium Park Film Series July 3, 9, 10, 17, 24 & 31  Millennium Park	Grant Park Music Festival July 4, 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, 18, 20, 21, 25, 27 & 28 Millennium Park	Chicago SummerDance July 5, 6, 7, 8, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28 & 29 Grant Park, Spirit of Music Garden

Meet the Artist: Cleveland Dean July 16 & 20 Chicago Cultural Center	Stories, Songs and Circle Games July 8 Millennium Park, Lurie Garden	Maxwell Street Market July 8, 15, 22 & 29    800 S. Desplaines St.  Presented by

Professional Development Event: DJ Jazzy Jeff Magnificent 3 July 9  Chicago Cultural Center	Chicago Cultural Center Spanish Language Tour July 10 Chicago Cultural Center	Raptors! July 10  Millennium Park, Lurie Garden

Dame Myra Hess Concerts July 11, 18 & 25   Chicago Cultural Center	International Screenings Program: REEL MUSIC July 11, 18 & 25   Chicago Cultural Center	Orbert Davis' Chicago Jazz Philharmonic Hope in Action: Celebrating Nelson Mandela's Centennial July 16 Millennium Park

Lurie Garden Book Club July 17 Millennium Park, Lurie Garden South Lawn	Millennium Park Music Series July 19, 23, 26 & 30  Millennium Park	SummerDance Downs in the Parks July 21  Hamilton Park Cultural Center, 513 W. 72nd St.

WTTW Saturday Film Series July 21  Chicago Cultural Center	Chamber Mondays July 23 Chicago Cultural Center	Wildlife! July 24 Millennium Park, Lurie Garden

Art In the Garden July 29   Millennium Park, Lurie Garden	Sunday Science: Insects July 29   Millennium Park, Lurie Garden	Cleveland Dean: Recto/Verso - Duality of a Fragile Ego Through July 29   Chicago Cultural Center

de-skinned: duk ju l kim recent work Through July 29 Chicago Cultural Center	Xavier Toubes: Descriptions Without a Place. PushMoon4 Through July 29 Chicago Cultural Center	Scott Stack: Interior and Exterior Through August 5 Chicago Cultural Center

Family Fun Festival Weekdays, Through August 10 Millennium Park, Under the Tent at Chase Promenade North (south entrance)	After School Matters Summer Program Weekdays, Through August 10 Millennium Park, Chase Promenade North and Wrigley Square	Millennium Park Workouts Tues., Thurs. & Sat. Through September 1 Millennium Park

Keith Haring: The Chicago Mural Through September 23 Chicago Cultural Center	Millennium Park InstaGreeter Service Through October 7 Daily, 11:30am & 1pm Millennium Park	Bronzeville Echoes: Faces and Places of Chicago's African American Music Ongoing Chicago Cultural Center

Stand Up for Landmarks! Protests, Posters & Pictures Ongoing City Gallery on the Historic Water Tower

Taste of Chicago Concert Tickets Are On Sale Now

Taste of Chicago, the world's largest free food festival, features delicious eats from over 70 restaurants and food vendors. Come for the food, but stay for the celebrity chefs, cooking demonstrations, dance performances, family fun and concerts by Brandi Carlile, Juanes, yasiin bey & Talib Kweli are Black Star, The Flaming Lips and George Clinton. Concert seating tickets start at just $18 and are on sale now at tasteofchicago.us.

 

Get Your Taste Oasis Day Passes

The Taste of Chicago will feature a new Taste Oasis, an air conditioned lounge in Butler Field offering tasty bites, cold water, a private bar, executive washrooms, music and more. Taste Oasis will be open throughout normal Taste of Chicago festival hours, but it's a particularly great spot to hang out before and after the Petrillo Music Shell Concerts. Day passes for this exclusive area are $50 and are on sale now at tasteofchicago.us.

 

Chicago Film Office Announced Record Film Activity

Mayor Emanuel and DCASE's Chicago Film Office recently announced that 10 TV shows will film this summer and fall in Chicago. Four new shows beginning production in Chicago include South Side on Comedy Central, Lovecraft Country on HBO, Red Line on CBS and Proven Innocent on FOX. The hit NBC series Chicago Fire, Chicago PD and Chicago Med will all return this summer, and continue filming through April 2019. The Chi on Showtime, Easy on Netflix and Empire on FOX will begin filming this summer. 2017 was a record level activity for local film and media production in Chicago. Last year saw record level activity for local film and media production in Chicago, resulting in an estimated $423 million in local job creation and expenditures.

 

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Born to Create: A Teen Art Exhibition

July 9 - October 21
Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State St.
Gallery Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9am-9pm; Fri. and Sat. 9am-5pm; Sun. 1-5pm
Opening Reception: Thursday, July 12, 5pm in Exhibit Gallery, 3rd Floor

Born to Create presents an eclectic collection of original art created by Chicago high school teens submitted to the Chicago Public Library 2017 Teen Winter Challenge. In honor of the 2018 Year of Creative Youth hosted by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), Born to Create brings together 18 artists and 33 works of painting, photography, video art, fashion design, and musical composition. Works from the Teen Winter Challenge were featured in DCASE's Year of Creative Youth #BornCreative poster campaign, including a design (pictured) by young Chicago artist Victoria Goite.