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The Mayor’s Office for DIRECTORY
People with Disabilities
provides details on which Useful Numbers
venues are accessible for
people with disabilities. Chicago Cultural Center
Tel 312-744-3316.
∑ chicagoculturalcenter.org
Free Events
City Helpline
Accomplished young musicians Tel 311 (event information).
play every Wednesday as part of
the Dame Myra Hess series of Mayor’s Office for People
free noontime recitals at the with Disabilities
Chicago Cultural Center (see Tel 312-744-7050.
p54). This hub for free events ∑ cityofchicago.org/
hosts live music almost every disabilities
day of the week as well
as dance and theater Mayor’s Office of
performances. Art exhibitions Concert in Preston Bradley Hall at the Special Events
shown here are also free. Chicago Cultural Center Tel 312-744-3316.
Harold Washington Library ∑ explorechicago.org/
Center (see p84) also hosts The season kick-off is the world specialevents
concerts, many free, as well as renowned Blues Festival. In the Performance Hotline
film screenings, seminars, first weekend of July, Grant Tel 312-987-1123.
author events, and childrens’ Park hosts Taste of Chicago,
story time activities. which includes special Visitor Information
The best free seats days devoted to Centers
in the city are in music: gospel, Latin, Tel 312-337-0665.
Grant Park and in and country. The local 163 E Pearson St.
Millennium Park government also Map 2 D4.
(see p55). The Grant hosts Chicago 77 E Randolph St.
Park Orchestra and Sidewalk signs in the SummerDance in Map 4 D1.
Chorus give evening Loop’s theater district Grant Park. This ∑ cityofchicago.org and
concerts, mid-June program takes ∑ choosechicago.com
to mid-August, Wednesday and place multiple evenings of
Friday, in Millennium Park. (see the week for 11 weeks in Ticket Agencies
page 158 for details on other the summer. Professional
free music events.) instructors give 1-hour dance CityPass Traveler
The first-rate Grant Park lessons in styles ranging from ∑ citypass.net
Music Festival in Millennium tango to two-step, followed
Park hosts daytime and by a 2-hour session of music Hot Tix
evening performances and dancing. Live bands play 163 E Pearson St.
June through mid-September. salsa, soul, R&B, gypsy, and Map 2 D4.
Monday evenings are usually country to accompany 72 E Randolph St.
set aside for indie rock acts the dancing. Map 4 D1.
and experimental sounds, Throughout the summer, Tel 312-751-1876.
Thursdays in June and July dozens of Chicago’s neighbor- Closed Mon.
are devoted to world music, hoods block off streets to traffic ∑ hottix.org
and the month of August and hold weekend festivals
is devoted to jazz. Classical and block parties. Most are Moviefone
music performances free or require a minimal Tel 312-444-3456.
are also held from June entrance fee. Vendors sell ∑ moviefone.com
to August. refreshments, artists show Ticketmaster
arts and crafts, and local Tel 312-559-1212.
bands perform. You can hear ∑ ticketmaster.com
great salsa, gritty rock and
roll, country music, blues, Free Events
or jazz – sometimes on the
same day. These festivals Chicago Free
allow visitors to experience http.//chicagofree.info
Chicago’s neighborhoods.
Visit http://chicagofree.info Chicago Summer
for up-to-date listings of free Dance
Buddy Guy, one of the world’s greatest events happening in and ∑ chicagosummerdance.org
blues guitar soloists around the city.

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