Grant Park Music Festival 2004

The Grant Park Music Festival is celebrating its 70th season this summer, and the fun starts tonight at the brand new Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millenium Park, designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry. The opening concert tonight features works by Corigliano, Brahms, Barber, and Prokofiev performed by the Grant Park Orchestra. Concert begins at 6:30pm. See the Grant Park Music Festival website for the full summer schedule.

Finding Nemo @ Beverly Arts Center

Academy Award winning screenwriter David Reynolds will be on hand for this special screening of the animated film Finding Nemo at the Beverly Arts Center located at 2407 W. 111th Street. Reynolds will be answering questions both before and after the film. Tickets are $7, and the movie starts at 7:30pm. Call 773-445-3838 for more information.

GWB Coloring Book @ Barbara's

Drawing from the imaginative quotes of our own President, THE GEORGE BUSH COLORING BOOK visualizes his words in the form of a coloring book by illustrator Karen Ocker. Select artists will have work on hand showing their personal interpretations of these great moments of presidential history. See for yourself Wednesday, June 23 at 7:30 pm at Barbara's Bookstore's UIC location.

SummerDance: DJ Derrick Carter

Legendary local DJ Derrick Carter is joined by special guest DJ Diz in kicking off the inaugural week of the new DJ Series at Chicago SummerDance with his trademark Chicago sound Wednesday, June 23, 2004 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. in the Spirit of Music Garden, 601 S. Michigan Ave.  

Now in its eighth season, Chicago SummerDance is proud to announce the expansion of the popular program with the addition of the DJ Series that focuses on the ever-growing genre of electronic dance music and celebrates the sounds of Chicago's own house music stalwarts along with special guests. This 10-week long Wednesday night series runs June 23 - August 25.  Admission is free.