What: 175 Ways to love Chicago
When: January 16, 2012 to March 4, 2012
Where: All around town
The City of Chicago turns 175 years old on March 4, 2012! We’re celebrating this momentous occasion with “175 Ways to Love Chicago”, featuring notable Chicagoans’ Windy City favorites! From January 16 to March 4, we will offer notable locals’ unique perspectives on the things they love most about this great city.
What: Luminous Field by Luftwerk.
When: February 10, 2012 to February 20, 2012
Where: Millennium Park, Michigan Ave. & Washington St. Chicago, IL 60602
This February, Millennium Park is transformed into a digital canvas of light and geometrical form with its first-ever site-specific video and sound installation by the Chicago-based artistic ensemble Luftwerk. Created specifically for Millennium Park, the installation will illuminate Cloud Gate – known by many Chicagoans as “The Bean” – and its surrounding AT&T Plaza with dramatic images and colors set to music composed by Owen Clayton Condon, of the local avant-garde classical ensemble, Third Coast Percussion.
Luminous Field will be on view on Friday and Saturday evenings from 6 – 10 pm, and Sunday - Thursday evenings from 6 – 9 pm. This groundbreaking winter event will be complemented by fun family activities, including hands-on art projects, musical games and craft activities; and music and dance performances in a heated tent on the Park’s Chase Promenade North.
What: Chicago Park District Ice Rinks
When: through February 2012
Where: vary
Bring your own skates and skate for free at most Chicago Park District outdoor rinks!
Rinks open for the season the week of Monday, November 28 and are open through February 2012, weather permitting. Rinks offer skate rentals for various fees and concessions are available at many of the rinks. Hours vary. All rinks are outdoors with the exception of McFetridge in California Park which is open year round except for the month of August. Admission fees apply at McFetridge and the Rink at Wrigley.
For a list of rink locations, hours and fees, click here.
For further information contact the individual ice rinks or the Chicago Park District at 312.742.PLAY (7529).
What: Spread the Word! The Evolution of Gospel from Chicago to the World
When: through May 20, 2012
Where: DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th Pl. Chicago, IL 60637
This exhibition at the DuSable Museum of African American History celebrates the rich history of gospel music, from its origins in Chicago to the contributions made to the genre by gospel legends such as Mahalia Jackson, Albertina Walker, Thomas Dorsey, James Cleveland, Sallie Martin and many others. Legendary Chicago choirs, such as Reverend Milton Brunson and The Thompson Community Singers, along with Dr. Charles G. Hayes and The Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer Choir (aka The Warriors) “testify” with the “First Families of Gospel,” The Yancy Family and the Staple Singers. Additionally, the renowned “singing “ preachers such as Reverend Clay Evans and Pastor Maceo Woods “minister” right next to award-winning soloist such as Mahalia Jackson and Albertina Walker, while contemporary artist such as Darius Brooks share the spotlight with Joshua’s Troop.
