Enjoy Fourth of July Events
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 Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and DCASE invite you to enjoy Chicago's Fourth of July Events this Saturday. Signature events include the Virtual Chosen Few Picnic & House Music Festival (12-9pm at chosenfewdjs.com); a Salsa edition of SummerDance in Place (5-6:30pm, chicagosummerdance.org) and the Grant Park Music Festival's virtual Independence Day Salute (6:30-7:30pm, gpmf.org). These free special events are presented by the City of Chicago and its partners in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Experience New, Reimagined Summer Events
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 Our schedule of new and reimagined summer events includes at-home dance parties, virtual concerts, cooking demonstrations and more - in lieu of summer festivals cancelled due to COVID-19. Some highlights include:
- Taste of Chicago To-Go - A local dining guide showcasing this year's 42 participating eateries is available, along with the schedule of online cooking demonstrations and virtual music and dance events, at TasteofChicago.us. - SummerDance in Place - A new citywide, at-home version of the summertime tradition invites Chicagoans to plan smaller, socially-distant dance parties in their homes and backyards, on front porches and elsewhere. Enjoy dance lessons and music - Bollywood, Swing, Cumbia, Line Dancing and more - on Wednesdays (July 8, 15, 22 & 29) at 5:30pm on WTTW Prime (11.2) and our YouTube channel; details at ChicagoSummerDance.org. - Millennium Park at Home - Weekly Thursday-night concerts (July 9, 16, 23 & 30, 6-7:30pm) and Saturday morning workouts (July 11-August 26, 8-9am) bring the Park's renowned programming to everyone at MillenniumPark.org.
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Millennium Park is Cautiously Reopening
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 Millennium Park is now open daily, 8am to 9pm, including the Great Lawn area with social distancing circles. Visitors are required to practice physical distancing and wear face coverings. Visit MillenniumPark.org to plan your visit - including where to enter/exit the park and which facilities are open.
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Chicago City Markets are Opening
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 Considered essential businesses, the Chicago City Markets are opening in June and July to increase neighborhood access to fresh and healthy food. DCASE will take necessary precautions to encourage social distancing and to protect customers and vendors. Regrettably, since the City of Chicago has cancelled all permitted special events through Labor Day (September 7), Maxwell Street Market will remain closed through this date. A full schedule of local markets is available at ChicagoCityMarkets.us.
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Chicago Cultural Center is Highlighting Murals, Virtual Tours
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 The Chicago Cultural Center remains closed to the public, but DCASE is excited to feature art on the building's exterior. Enjoy a set of colorful mural banners by Chicago artist Sam Kirk in honor of Chicago Pride 2020 on the Michigan Avenue side of the building. And don't forget about the magnificent mural by Kerry James Marshall on the Garland Court side of the building. If you want to go inside the "People's Palace," we are now offering video tours by cultural historian Tim Samuelson at ChicagoCulturalCenter.org.
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