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The following year, the band shell served as the host location for three concerts for the opening celebration of the 1959 Pan American Games. [37] In 1978, the new band shell began hosting events such as Taste of Chicago, an annual July 3 Independence Day fireworks celebration, the Chicago Blues, Jazz and Gospel Festivals. [28]
The Grant Park Music Festival (formerly the Grant Park Concerts) is a ten-week classical music concert series held annually in Chicago, Illinois, United States. [1] It features the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra and Grant Park Chorus along with guest performers and conductors, and is one of the only free outdoor classical-music concert series in ...
The 1966 show was the first show of what proved to be their last tour. [15] For eighteen years, the arena was the site of Chicago visits by the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. [5] In October 1978, English rock group UFO recorded parts of what would become Strangers in the Night at the International Amphitheatre.
CHCAGO — The Chicago Department of Public Health issued a warning that attendees of a recent outdoor concert at the popular Salt Shed music venue may have been exposed to rabies-carrying bats.
Soundstage is an American live concert television series produced by WTTW Chicago and HD Ready. The original series aired for 13 seasons between 1974 and 1985; a new series of seasons began in 2003, with the latest (Season 11) starting in April 2018, each presented in high-definition with surround sound.
The 48th annual "Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks" has announced new performers for this year's fiery, televised celebration. The program will air on NBC on Thursday, July 4 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m ...
In 1944, the orchestra was formed under the direction of Walter L. Larsen and Chicago Symphony Orchestra manager George Kuyper. Rudolph Ganz conducted the first concerts. [ 3 ] In 1978, when the Petrillo Music Shell was relocated, the Orchestra became part of a tradition of Independence Day Eve concerts accompanied by fireworks and attended by ...
Fireworks will return to the Chicago Riverwalk on New Year’s Eve, ... There will also be a special Art on the Mart show with a selection of past projections starting at 10 p.m.