This two-day outdoor celebration of the visual arts, the oldest juried art fair in the Midwest, is held in Chicago’s historic Hyde Park. The fair typically features the work of 200 exhibitors, most of which are returning artists. The goal of the fair: to provide a venue for creators of quality fine art and fine craft to meet with Chicago’s sophisticated (and growing) art-buying public. Year after year, it achieves that in droves. This year look for an abundance of family-friendly fun, including good music, great food and everything art-lovers enjoy from ceramics to jewelry to prints to carvings, all in one place. Grant Park Music Festival (grantparkmusicfestival.com) June 17 through August 22 Free admission As the nation’s only
Chicago Contemporary Circus Festival (chicagocontemporarycircusfest. com) June 17 – 21 $22-$51 Since its inception, the American circus has been seen as little more than hoopla, clowns with big shoes, glittery show girl costumes and elephants galore. The Chicago Contemporary Circus Festival (CCCF) lives in stark contrast to this model. Like well established and respected global contemporary circuses, the Chicago Contemporary Circus Festival proffers a mix of skill, theater, dance and music, provoking thought and emotion rather than spectacle alone. Based out of the beautiful and historic Athenaeum Theatre in the middle of Lakeview, the festival will fill 3 theaters with shows, workshops and community outreach, featuring nationally renowned, definition-defying artists from around the US and abroad. The CCCF encourages an appreciation of all arts through the discovery
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57th Street Art Fair (57thstreetartfair.org) June 6 and 7 Free Admission/Various pricing at vendor stations
free, outdoor classical music series of its kind, Grant Park Music Festival presents 10 weeks of free classical concerts of the highest caliber to all of Chicago at the sprawling and spectacular Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. This summer one to watch will be red-hot guest conductor Christoph König making his GPMF debut, leading the venerable Grant Park Orchestra in Bruckner's noble Symphony No. 6. König is making a name for himself as a conductor who delivers fresh performances of orchestral favorites and enlightening readings of rarer jewels. Typically an outdoor concert, this concert takes place in the state-of-the-art Harris Theater for Music and Dance and on July 31 and August 1.
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food-lovers that enjoy a great culinary and cultural experience. You’ll be happy this June when the Windy City hosts the first ever Taste of Little Village: Flavors of Mexico. Mouth-watering authentic Mexican cuisine is the event’s focus. And Chicago’s award-winning Mexican restaurants and chefs will be on hand with awe-inspiring flavors for you to savor. It all unfolds in three stages: Main Stage with big entertainment; Culinary Stage with participant chefs demonstrating recipes and competing for Top Chef award; and a Showcase Stage, where dance troupes, orchestras and brass bands from area high schools and colleges will perform. It all makes for a wonderful two-day event you will not soon forget.
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For info and tickets to all events, go to:
ChicagoTap.org or call 312-542-2477 Summer 2015CNCJA•23