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MILLENNIUM PARK CHICAGO

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Press Releases

Press Releases

February 9, 2010: Enjoy Season’s Colorful Palette of Educational Experiences--Lurie Garden, Spring/Summer 2010
January 7, 2010: "Los Nogales" Teatro Vista Updates "The Cherry Orchard" April 15-17, 2010 at 7:30pm
January 5, 2010: "Aiming for Sainthood" - A Solo Play for Hearing and Deaf Audiences Written and Performed by Chicago Dramatists Resident Playwright Arlene Malinowski, March 25-27, 7:30pm

December 11, 2009: New this February: Chicago Winter Dance Festival Features Free Ice Skating Instruction, Ice Dancing Performances, and Dance Lessons in MIllennium Park

December 1, 2009: Moby Dick - A Part of In the Works Theater Lab Series in MIllennium Park, January 28-30, 2010
October 29, 2009: Millennium Park's Holiday Tradition Returns - Caroling at Cloud Gate, Friday Evenings from November 27 through December 18, 2009

October 7, 2009: Poland's Ground-breaking Teatr Zar Comes to Millennium Park with the U.S. Premiere of "Cesarean Section"

September 28, 2009: Building an Icon: Construction Photographs of Millennium Park New Collection and Exhibit

September 1, 2009: The McCormick Tribune Ice Rink in Millennium Park Opens for the Ninth Season on Wednesday, November 18, 2009

September 1, 2009: In the Works Theater Lab Series in Millennium Park Premieres October 22-24 Featuring Chicago Actors Wordshop Production of "Bread and Salt"
August 6, 2009: Free Concerts on the Jay Pritzker Pavilion Stage at Noon - September 2009

July 30, 2009: Made in Chicago: World Class Jazz - Free Series Returns for a Fifth Season at Millennium Park

July 22, 2009: Robbert Bobbert and the Bubble Machine in Millennium Park August 31

June 18, 2009: SHELebration: A Tribute to Shel Silverstein at MIllennium Park - July 13, 2009
May 29, 2009: Millennium Park at Noon - Free Concerts Plus Open Rehearsals of the Grant Park Music Festival June 1 -September 30, 2009

May 20, 2009: Classical Music 'With a Twist' Comes to Millennium Park with "Dusk Varioations: A Chamber Series

May 5, 2009: New Series of Sonic Proportions "Edible Audible Picnic" 2009 Features Cutting Edge Rock Bands, Sound Artists and More in Millennium Park

May 4, 2009: Get Fit With Free Workouts on the Great Lawn at Millennium Park Each Saturday June 6 - September 19, 2009
May 4, 2009: Chicago's Grant Park Music Festival Announces First-Ever Independence Day in Millennium Park Concert
April 30, 2009: Cutting-Edge Indie Rock, Pop and More in Millennium Park's New Series "Downtown Sound: New Music Mondays" 2009
April 23, 2009: Family Fun Festival returns to Millennium Park with hands-on activities, performances and events June 10 – September 4, 2009 presented by Target
March 28, 2009: Chicago's Grant Park Music Festival Proudly Launches Gala 75th Season of Free Classical Music, June 10-August 15, 2009
March 24, 2009: Millennium Park Summer 2009: Family Fun Festival Returns, Along with Jazz, International And Classical Concerts, Workouts, Tours and More
March 5, 2009: A Conversation with Chicago: Contemporary Sculptures From China in Millennium Park April 9, 2009 - October 2010
February 18, 2009: It's Summer in the City at The Lurie Garden: Experience Nature at Free Family and Adult Programs All Season Long
December 17, 2008: Revised Hours for the McCormick Tribune Ice RInk in Millennium Park for the Holidays and the New Year
November 13, 2008: Millennium Park's holiday Tradition Returns! Caroling at Cloud Gate
November 6, 2008: The McCormick Tribune Ice Rink Opening Day Tentatively Postponed to November 19
October 2, 2008: Train Time: A Sound Installation Over the State of the Art Sound System of The Jay Pritzker Pavilion November 1, 2, 8, 9, 2008 As Part of the Chicago Humanities Festival
September 25, 2008: Millennium Park's Lurie Garden Wins Top Honor: American Society of Landscape Architects Recognize Lurie Garden with Prestigious Design Award
September 18, 2008: Lurie Garden's Fall and Winter 2008-09 Programs
September 17, 2008: Final Weeks to See "Mark di Suvero/Millennium Park": Five Large-Scale Sculptures to Remain on Display through Oct. 12, 2008
September 9, 2008: The McCormick Tribune Ice Rink in Millennium Park Opens for the Eighth Season on Wednesday, November 12
August 28, 2008: Redball Project Rolls into Chicago
August 22, 2008: World Music Festival: City of Chicago Celebrates 10th Anniversay of the Largest and Longest Running Festival of International Music in the United States
August 18, 2008: Andrew Bird Performs Free Concert in Millennium Park September 3, 2008
August 12, 2008: SteppenwolfTraffic Presents Dream Chicago Free Performance Monday, September 8
July 22, 2008: Poi Dog Pondering Comes to Millennium Park in a Free Concert for the Entire Family September 1, 2008
July 21, 2008: Audio Picnic Serves-Up Sonic Entertainment at Millennium Park - Popular Audio Picnic Series Resumes with AFTRA/SAG Senior Radio Players August 4:
July 15, 2008: High-Spirited Dance Performances Featured Throughout Millennium Park
July 9, 2008: Brass Band of Battle Creek To Perform As Part of One Night Only Series
June 27, 2008: Afterschool Matters Showcase in Millennium Park
June 25, 2008: Midwest Young Artists to be Joined by Stuttgart Youth Symphony of Germany as Part of New Rising Stars Series in Millennium Park
June 17, 2008: Weekend of Free Entertainment in Chicago's Millennium Park Showcases Best of Illinois Talent July 18-20
June 9, 2008: Australia's Strange Fruit Bring Their Unique Blend of Theater, Dance and Circus Perched Atop 14' High Poles
June 5, 2008: Audible Architecture: Chicago Nightclubs at Noon Comes to Millennium Park
May 30, 2008 Audio Picnic Serves-Up Sonic Entertainment at Millennium Park - New Summertime Series Begins June 9th at Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion
May 29, 2008: Rising Stars Series in Millennium Park
May 22, 2008: Millennium Park Summer 2008: Family Fun Festival returns along with Jazz, International & Classical Concerts, 4th Annual Blockbuster Week, Dance Events, Workouts, Tours and More
May 20, 2008: Giant Puppets Come to Millennium Park for "A Rabbit's Tale" at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion
May 15, 2008: Blockbuster Week Returns to Millennium Park September 3-11, 2008
April 30, 2008: Made in Chicago: World Class Jazz Free Summer Music Series Returns for a Fourth Season at Millennium Park

April 29, 2008: Get Fit With Free Workouts on the Great Lawn at Millennium Park Each Saturday June 7 - September 27, 2008
April 25, 2008: City of Chicago Presents "Music Without Borders" Six, Free International Music Concerts in Millennium Park
April 18, 2008: Andrew Bird Performs Free Concert in Millennium Park September 3, 2008
April 16, 2008: Great Performers of Illinois Festival Returns to Chicago's Millennium Park July 18 - 20, 2008
April 15, 2008: Family Fun Festival Returns to Millennium Park with Hands-On Activities, Performances and Events June 3 - September 1, 2008 Presented By Target
March 6, 2008: Grant Park Music Festival Announces 2008 Season of Free Classical Music & More in Millennium Park, June 11 - August 16.
March 4, 2008: Millennium Park Lurie Garden Lecture Series. Gardening Experts-Rinda West, Roy Diblik and Barbara Geiger Hold Talks at the Chicago Cultural Center This Spring.
February 21, 2008: Five Mark di Suvero Sculptures to Remain in Millennium Park All Summer Long
November 3, 2007: Museum of Modern Ice Chicago, featuring Paintings Below Zero by Gordon Halloran February 1-29, 2008
November 2, 2007: Millennium Park's Holiday Tradition Returns! Caroling at Cloud Gate Friday Evenings from November 23 through December 21 .
October 12, 2007:The McCormick Tribune Ice Rink in Millennium Park Opens for the 2007-08 Season on Wednesday, November 14
October 5, 2007: Arctic: Soundscape Remarkable Audio/Video Installation in Millennium Park. Highlight of the 2007 Chicago Humanities Festival "The Climate of Concern"
September 20, 2007: Celebrate Halloween in Millennium Park During "Spooky Stories Haunt The Park." Imaginative tales for all ages and fright levels. Friday, October 26 - Sunday, October 28
September 14, 2007: The Consulate General of Poland in Chicago is pleased to announce that The Honorable Lech Kaczynski, President of the Republic of Poland will be visiting Chicago on Tuesday, September 25th. During his stay President Kaczynski will address the Polish American community at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park.
September 1, 2007: Millennium Park Closes Its 2007 Summer Season With The "God of Indian Violin" L. Subramaniam
August 19, 2007: 2007 Chicago Dancing Festival Presents Breathtaking Line Up For Inagural Free Public Dance Performance
August 16, 2007: Millennium Park Presents "Sing Me Back Home," A Special Awareness Concert Featuring the New Orleans Social Club and Special Guests
August 10, 2007: Rock Out with Ralph's World at a High-Energy Free Family Fun Concert in Millennium Park
August 1, 2007: Millennium Park Presents Midwest Young Artists Welcome Home Concert
July 31, 2007: Celebrate the Spirit of Movement at Three Free Dance Performances in Millennium Park!
July 13, 2007: Millennium Park Presents 2 Nights of Flamenco Featuring Spain’s Guitar Sensation Gerardo Núñez, Plus Special Guests.
July 10, 2007: Millennium Park's Blockbuster Week Returns! New For 2007: Free Performance by The Joffrey Ballet
July 6, 2007: Chicago Sings! Free Family Sing-Along Concert in Millennium Park Sunday, July 22 at 3pm
June 28, 2007: "Great Performers of Illinois" Festival Returns to Chicago's Millennium Park, Sould and Gospel Legend Mavis Staples and Power Pop Innovators Shoes Headline, August 10 - 12, 2007
May 29, 2007: A New Exhibit "Mark Di Suvero: Works and Protest, Stunning Images of di Suvero's Sculpture by Photographer Richard Bellamy and a New Peace Tower at the Chicago Cultural Center, June 8 - Oct. 1, 2007
May 25, 2007: The Whirling Dervishes of Turkey and Vocalist Ahmet Ozhan in a Free Performance at Millennium Park Thursday, June 14 at 6:30 pm
May 9, 2007: Made in Chicago: Home Cooked Jazz Free Summer Music Series Returns For a Third Season at Millennium Park July and August 2007
May 4, 2007: City Of Chicago's "Music Without Borders" International Music Series Doubles In Size In 2007
April 27, 2007: Get Fit With Free Workouts on The Great Lawn at Millennium Park Presented by McDonald's and the Mayor's Fitness Council, Saturdays June 9 - September 29, 2007.
April 13, 2007: Five Mark di Suvero Sculptures to Grace Millennium Park April 17, 2007-April 1, 2008 Companion Exhibition June 8-Oct.1 at the Chicago Cultural Center
April 11, 2007: Sing, Dance, Discover, And Play During The Summer-Long Millennium Park Family Fun Festival, Presented By Target, June 5 - September 3, 2007
March 29, 2007: Grant Park Music Festival Announces 2007 Season in Millennium Park, June 13 - August 18
March 22, 2007: Premiere of Chicago Dancing Festival Features Dancers From Country's Most Esteemed Companies In Free Millennium Park Performance
March 16, 2007: Mark di Suvero/Millennium Park
March 6, 2007: Spring will be in season at Millennium Park!
February 21, 2007: 23rd Annual Chicago's Gospel Music Festival Stacked with 2007 Stellar Award Winners
February 13, 2007: Grant Park Music Festival Announces Dates of 2007 Summer Season; Offers "Sneak Peek" at Season Highlights
January 23, 2007: "The Look of Love", Valentine's Day Ice Carving in Millennium Park
November 13, 2006: Caroling at Cloud Gate
October 11, 2006: The McCormick Tribune Ice Rink in Millennium Park opens for the 2006-07 season on Wednesday, November 15
August 28, 2006: The International Bulb Center donates nearly 80,000 bulbs to the Lurie Garden in Millennium Park
August 24, 2006: 8th Annual World Music Festival: Chicago 2006
August 24, 2006: Millennium Park hosts CSO, Natacha Atlas, Culture Musical Club Zanzibar Debut, and Orchestra Infinity
August 14, 2006: Millennium Park presents Baby Loves Jazz on Wednesday, August 23
August 14, 2006: Celebrate the end of the summer season with "Dance Day in Millennium Park!" on Thursday, August 31
August 3, 2006: Great Performers of Illinois schedule of events

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SUMMER 2006 PRESS RELEASES

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