"Free, Free, Free!" is an e-newsletter and website that provides a monthly curated list of free programs, events and activities happening throughout the city in our libraries, museums, cultural centers and parks. We encourage you to express your culture through the arts and take advantage of the many opportunities the City of Chicago provides you to engage, create and participate!
(events are subject to change)
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2020,
Citywide
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events have designated 2020 as the "Year of Chicago Music." The citywide, year-long initiative includes the launch of a marketing campaign for Chicago music, financial grants for music projects, an industry dialog around inclusion and equity, and a call for civic, philanthropic, arts, and business leaders to support the music industry.
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Ice Rink DJ Nights
Thursday, February 6
Maggie Daley Park, 337 E. Randolph St., 4-8pm
Skate Millennium Park, Michigan Ave. between Washington & Madison Streets, 6-8pm
Enjoy ice skating at
Maggie Daley and
Millennium Park ice rinks on select DJ Nights! Admission is free. Skate rental rates apply. Visit the website for additional dates and details.
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Dame Myra Hess Concert
Mayta Lerttamrab, Piano
Wednesday, February 12, 12:15-1pm
Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall, 3rd Floor South, 78 E. Washington St.
Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts features solo and ensemble performances of classical music that showcase emerging performers. Pianist-Architect Mayta Liu Lerttamrab has taken a unique path in his musical endeavors. The Thai-Chinese-American pianist has one of the most diverse backgrounds comparing to other musicians around the world. Known for his intense and passionate interpretations in his performance, Mayta continues to silence all who doubt his improbable music career, while erasing musicianship level gap between Thai and International musicians.
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Chamber Mondays
Katherine Buzard, Lyric Soprano
Monday, February 24, 12:15-1:15pm
Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall, 3rd Floor South, 78 E. Washington St.
Chamber Mondays explore a rich diversity of chamber music, featuring Chicago's most talented classical, jazz, and ethnic music instrumentalists and vocalists, year round on Mondays at 12:15pm.
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Culture Jam at Amundsen
Friday, February 7, 2-8pm
Amundsen (Roald) Park, 6200 W. Bloomingdale Ave.
All ages are welcome to join Amundsen Park in celebrating Black History Month. This event will include live entertainment and various arts and crafts vendors. Visit the
website for full event details.
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Sound Studio Mentor
Thursday, February 13, 4-7:45pm
Douglass, 3353 W. 13th St.
Come and learn how to use our state of the art sound studio with our studio mentor, Squeak from Pivot Gang. He can teach you how to properly produce beats, chop, sample and loop, as well as how to mix songs while DJing.
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Cultural Appreciation: Cantonese Opera 文化欣赏: 粤曲演唱
Wednesday, February 19, 12:15-3pm
Chinatown Branch, 2100 S. Wentworth Ave.
Enjoy traditional Cantonese opera performed by Zhaoqiu Chinese American ART Center at Chinatown. Cantonese opera has been a popular form of drama and musical theater in China, and has been reformed and continues to be performed today. The acting and singing techniques, as well as makeup conventions, owe much to southern China tradition.
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Chicago Sinfonietta Presents: Bass & Piano
Monday, February 24, 4-5pm
Back of the Yards, 2111 W. 47th St.
A cornerstone of Chicago Sinfonietta's Residents Orchestrate Project, Music Mondays make the music of the symphony more accessible than ever, starring featured orchestra members, special guests and more. Join us on Monday February 24th to see a performance by Christian Dillingham on Bass and Paul Bedal on Piano.
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Free to Illinois residents every Tuesday
220 E. Chicago Ave.
The MCA's mission is to bring artists and audiences together, presenting contemporary art and culture in ways that illuminate what it means to be a citizen of both Chicago and the world.
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