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The German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest first held Chicago's Christkindlmarket on Pioneer Court in 1996. [1] [2] Christkindlmarket was inspired by the Christkindlesmarkt in Nuremberg, Germany. In 1997, Mayor Daley requested that the festival be moved to Daley Plaza. [2] That year the market attracted more than 750,000 visitors. [2]
Christkindlmarket now lasts almost one full month in Daley Plaza. 2010 German food, drink and trinkets still attract crowds to Daley Plaza 15 years after the event began in Chicago.
On 12 April 2019, Aurora contributed with co-writing and vocals in the songs "Eve of Destruction", "Bango", and "The Universe Sent Me" for the Chemical Brothers' ninth album No Geography. [83] On 4 November 2019, the soundtrack to the Disney film Frozen II was released, with Aurora providing backing vocals on the song " Into the Unknown ".
Christmas market in Merano, Italy. The first traces of Christmas markets in the German-speaking part of Europe and in many parts of the former Holy Roman Empire go back to late medieval sales fairs and—often one-day—markets, which gave citizens the opportunity to stock up on meat and winter necessities at the beginning of the cold season. [10]
Aurora and Chris Greatti wrote and produced "Some Type of Skin", a synth-pop and alternative pop track with elements of electropop in which the singer calls for peace. An accompanying music video directed by Kaveh Nabatian was released alongside it.
Aurora released her debut extended play (EP), Running with the Wolves in May 2015 through Decca Records. [1] A song from the EP, " Runaway ", became a sleeper hit in 2021 charting in numerous single charts internationally, including the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles .
In July 2020 Aurora organized the Exist for Love Sessions, an online music festival that promoted various emerging artists. [44] She later appeared at the Late Night with Seth Meyers in November 2021, her first performance at that show since 2018. [ 46 ]
The local community theater will show "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" for its summer musical starting Friday through Saturday, Aug. 31. For tickets, visit auroraartstheatre.com .