Ravinia Festival

1
CSO Performs Mahler’s Second Symphony: “Resurrection”
(Ravinia Festival)
Chief conductor Marin Alsop continues her multi-season Mahler cycle in a collaboration with the CSO chorus, featuring the debut of new chorus director Donald Palumbo.
July 18

2
Prime Time: City in a Garden
(MCA)
Queen!, Smartbar’s LGBTQ+ dance party, takes over the MCA for one night in support of the museum’s landmark exhibition, “City in a Garden: Queer Art and Activism in Chicago.”
July 18

3
Ravel Bolero
(Pritzker Pavilion)
See the Grant Park Orchestra perform Maurice Ravel’s mesmerizing work in the park under the Chicago skyline.
July 23

4
Vegyn
(Smartbar)
The British electronic music producer’s recent output includes a reworking of Air’s “Moon Safari,” plus a memorable album from side project Headache.
July 17

5
Lia Kohl with Avreeayl Ra, Macie Stewart, Whitney Johnson
(Hungry Brain)
After making waves at Union Station, cellist Lia Kohl is joined by collaborators for a residency every Thursday this July at Hungry Brain.
July 17