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May 17, 2019 By
International Music Foundation – Free Weekly Classical Music Summer Series!
The Free Weekly Classical Music Summer Series Returns for its 20th Season.
The International Music Foundation (IMF) is proud to present the 2019 season of Rush Hour Concerts. Beginning June 4 and continuing every Tuesday through August 13, join IMF for free weekly classical music performances at St. James Cathedral located at 65 East Huron Street. Doors open at 5:00PM, pre-concert conversations begin at 5:15PM and performances begin at 5:45PM.
Rush Hour Concerts revamps the traditional classical music concert format by presenting short, high-quality chamber music performances in an intimate and informal setting. Each free half-hour concert is performed by world-class musicians from Chicago ensembles including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Lyric Opera of Chicago and numerous independent chamber music groups. Prior to each concert, audience members are invited to participate in a conversation with performers and composers led by Rush Hour Concerts Artistic Director Anthony Devroye.
The lineup for the twentieth anniversary season of Rush Hour Concerts emphasizes music by female composers, along with an eclectic mix of repertoire favorites and hidden gems. Every program features women composers and/or performers, with music ranging from the 16th to 21st century.
The complete 2019 Rush Hour Concert schedule is as follows:
JUNE
June 4 – Season Opener
Brahms: Sextet in B-flat Major, Op. 18
Musicians from the Chicago Symphony and Lyric Opera Orchestra:
Stephanie Jeong, John Macfarlane, violin
Carol Cook, Anthony Devroye, viola
Brant Taylor, Calum Cook, cello
June 11 – Daughters of the Muse
Aleotti: Miserere and Exsurgat
Joan Tower: Copperwave
Stacy Garrop: Legends of Olympus
Tania León: Saoko
Gaudete Brass Quintet
June 18 – From the Creative Lab
Nina Shekhar: Ice ‘n’ Spice
Viet Cuong: Electric Aroma
Sarah Snider: You Are Free
Holly Harrison: Lobster Tales & Turtle Soup
Eighth Blackbird
June 25 – Audience Choice: Viola Century
Ernest Bloch: Suite (1919)
Rebecca Clarke: Viola Sonata (1919)
Anthony Devroye, viola
Daniel Schlosberg, piano
JULY
July 9 – Internal Connections
Kotoka Suzuki: Minyo
Schubert: Quartet in A Minor “Rosamunde”
Spektral Quartet
July 16 – Lyric Shorts
Rossini: The Barber of Seville (excerpts)
Singers from the Patrick G. and Shirley W Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago
July 23 – Night and Day
Chen Yi: Night Thoughts
Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat Op. 11
Civitas Ensemble
July 30 – Sijo Poetry
Korean art song and music inspired by Sijo poetry
Musicians from the Sejong Society, in collaboration with the Poetry Foundation
AUGUST
August 6 – Art of the Quintet
JS Bach: Art of the Fugue (selections)
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet, Op. 57
Avalon String Quartet
Kuang-Hao Huang, piano
August 13 – Season Finale: RHC @ 20
English Choral Music from Six Centuries: Music of Purcell, Stanford, Britten, Judith Weir and Jonathan Dove
Stephen Buzard, conductor
St James Cathedral Choir
May 15, 2019 By
RNRA 2019 Movies in the Park (Ward Park)- The Incredibles 2 on 8-20-19
Each Summer since 2006, the River North Residents Association has hosted a series of outdoor films for residents and visitors. Community input is collected via an online survey and the selected films are shown in beautiful A. Montgomery Ward Park, located on the riverfront at Kingsbury and Erie.
2019 Lineup
©Warner Brothers
6-11
©Walt Disney Pictures
6-25
©Walt Disney Pictures
7-9
©Universal Pictures
8-6
©Walt Disney Pictures
8-20
To print a flyer, click HERE.
As a reminder, there is a DFA (Dog Friendly Area) located in the north section of Ward Park along Larrabee, but dogs are prohibited in the south section of the park where films are shown.
The free films begin at dusk, weather permitting, and include fresh, hot popcorn for the first 150-200 attendees.
For more information, visit chicagoparkdistrict.com or call 312.742.7529 or 312.747.2001 (TTY)
Call the Movies in the Parks hotline for daily listings and weather-related cancellations at 312.742.1134
Use the My Chi Parks mobile app, or check RNRAChicago.org or RNRA Facebook page.
Movies in the Parks is presented by the Chicago Park District as part of the Mayor’s 2019 Night Out in the Parks initiative.
Movies in the Parks is presented by T-Mobile.
A huge THANK YOU to our Movies in the Park sponsors, whose generous support makes this program possible.
May 12, 2019 By
Ward Park River Day Clean-up – 40th Annual Chicago River Day!
Representatives of Rotary Club of Chicago Cosmopolitan, River North Residents Association and Wateriders joined together on Saturday, May 11 in A. Montgomery Ward Park for the Friends of the Chicago River 40th Annual Chicago River Day Clean-up. Volunteers worked together to help maintain both the river and our wonderful riverfront park as invaluable resources where residents can play, relax and enjoy nature.
Riverbank before Chicago River Day
Riverbank after cleanup by Charlie from Wateriders
Charlie from Wateriders
Always glad to see Sergeant Chris Schenk from the 18th District!
May 11, 2019 By
ChiStreetWork – Your New Neighborhood Permit Guide
This week the City of Chicago rolled out a new web-based tool that allows the public to easily find out what types of road construction projects and special events are happening in their neighborhood, called ChiStreetWork. Developed by the Chicago Department of Transportation, this site allows people to search by Ward, neighborhood, intersection or street address and pull up details on permitted construction activities.
Once the search terms are entered, the map populates one month past, current and up to one year of future construction projects and infrastructure upgrades, special events and paving information in the
public way. When a user clicks on an active project or event, it will display the CDOT permit, which includes details such as company name, street or lane closure impacts, work-hours and more.
Along with project and event information, users can find which streets have been repaved in the past 5 years. The map also provides users with features such as bus routes and stops, parking impacts, bike lanes, viaduct heights, speed and red light camera locations, and current traffic conditions.
For more information please click here.
Alderman Reilly Reports 4/26/19
May 11, 2019 By
ACTHA – Free Educational Seminar – Dealing with Difficult People: Association Board Members, Unit Owners & Management – RSVP Required
Register at actha@actha.org
May 8, 2019 By
The Chicago Police Memorial Foundation – 15th Annual Run to Remember – 018th District retains the Superintendent’s Cup
Team Captain Yoly Ortiz and Erin Bauer
Our 018th District Chicago Police Department retained the Superintendent’s Cup for this year’s 15th Annual Run to Remember with Team 018 Blue for Bauer! Congratulations 018th District and Team Captain Yoly Ortiz!
Members of RNRA joined Team 018 Blue for Bauer Saturday May 4 at Gold Star Families Memorial Park. We participated in memory of our beloved Commander Paul Bauer and for all those who have given the ultimate sacrifice.
The Chicago Police Memorial Foundation Run to Remember helps raise money to assist families of officers who were tragically killed, wounded or injured in the line of duty. We must never forget their sacrifices to the city who they served and protected.
This year’s event had more than 7,100 registrants, 350 junior joggers and rasied $600,000.
Team 018 Blue for Bauer shown below had nearly 500 registrants!
RNRA Members join Run to Remember
May 8, 2019 By
Ward Park Earth Day Clean-up – Thank you to all who participated!
Ward Park Earth Day Clean-up
Despite the inclement weather, thirty-three River North residents and their families joined RNRA, Friends of the Parks and the Chicago Park District on Saturday, April 27 in A. Montgomery Ward Park to celebrate Earth Day. Participating in the Friends of the Parks 30th Annual Chicago Earth Day Parks and Preserves Clean-up, volunteers worked together to collect litter and debris that had accumulated in the park during the winter months. Thanks to their efforts, Ward Park will be a cleaner, safer and more beautiful place to play, relax and enjoy nature.
