Great Performers of Illinois Festival August 9, 2007
Chicago, Illinois 60602
Welcome to the second annual Great Performers of Illinois, celebrating uniquely Illinois performing arts. From August 10 through 12, Chicago’s Millennium Park hosts over 50 musical performances including rock, jazz, blues, bluegrass, new-school poetics and square dancing, as well as kids' activities from puppets to storytelling to a renowned illusionist.
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum from Springfield, Illinois, and five downstate museums, join in the fun with great activities. Design your own presidential china, draw underwater monsters from an Illinois legend and even decorate a turtle while learning an Illinois poem.
Throughout the festivities, savor the best of Illinois wines. And sample our culinary treasures including Corn on the Cob, Carmel Corn Balls, Chicago-style Hot Dogs, and Parmesan and Truffle Popcorn with Black Pepper. Plan an Illinois getaway with the help of regional Convention and Visitor Bureaus on hand to provide insider tips on their unique destinations.
The second annual Great Performers of Illinois is presented by the Illinois Arts Council, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Bureau of Tourism and the City of Chicago.
FREE ADMISSION
Official Website: http://www.greatperformersofillinois.com/
Added by hipsmart on August 6, 2007
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August 11:
Chase Promenade North / Family Fun Tent
10–11am Wiggleworms (Chicago)
11am–Noon Theater Hikes: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Lisle)
Noon–1pm Franceska’s Marionette Theater (Villa Park)
1–2pm The Spellbinder (Chicago)
2–3pm Jim May, Storyteller (Woodstock)
3–4pm Kuumba Lynx Performance Ensemble (Chicago)
4–5pm The Wild Leopardz (Chicago)
Great Lawn / Jay Pritzker Pavilion
8am–11am Millennium Park Workouts: Yoga/Pilates/Latin-Dance
11am–5pm Drum Circles, John Yost leads 30–minute sessions, with audience participation, at the top of each hour, followed by performances by following groups:
11:30am–Noon II Kwa Nori (Chicago)
12:30am–1pm Atlas Drummers (Champaign)
1:30am–2pm Rhythm Revolution World Music Ensemble (Chicago)
2:30am–3pm Sharpe World Music (Oswego)
3:30am–4pm Nanigi Rhythm Section (Aurora)
4:30am–5pm Kaiju Daiko (Chicago)
Chase Promenade South Stage
New School Poetics Spoken word/poetry with live music, hosted by Idris Goodwin.
11am–Noon Gordon Dartrus (Evanston)
Noon–1pm Cookies & Dirt (Chicago)
1–1:30pm Poetic Justice League 4 America (Rockford)
1:30–2pm Diagram of Truth (DeKalb)
2–3pm Luna Blues Machine (Chicago)
3–3:20pm Kevin Coval (Chicago)
3:20–3:40pm Christina Santana (Oak Park)
3:40–5pm Lovers in Arms (Chicago)
Wrigley Square Stage
11am–Noon 1997 (Chicago) Rock
Noon–1pm Noah Harris (Champaign) Rock
1–2pm Skybox (Chicago) Rock
2–3pm Shipwreck (Champaign) Rock
3–4pm The Junior Varsity (Jacksonville) Rock
4–5pm The Forecast (Peoria) Rock
5–6pm The Beauty Shop (Urbana) Rock
6–7pm Filisko & Noden (Chicago) Folk
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
7:30–9pm Grant Park Music Festival (Chicago)
Mahler, Symphony No. 5 Classical
Chase Promenade North / Family Fun Tent
10 am–4 pm Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and Special Museum Guests
Perimeter of the Great Lawn
10 am–8 pm Regional Convention and Visitor Bureaus
Throughout the Park
11 a.m.–6 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Lincoln (Springfield)
11 a.m.–8 p.m. Illinois Regional Dishes and Wines
hipsmart
August 12:
Chase Promenade North / Family Fun Tent
10–11am Wiggleworms (Chicago)
11am–Noon Marilyn Price Puppets (Evanston)
Noon–1pm Dave Rudolf (Park Forest)
1–3pm Prairie Folklore Theatre (Peoria)
3–4pm One Drum (Rockford)
4–5pm Mark Dvorak (LaGrange)
Chase Promenade South Stage
Folk Abstractions and Transmissions
11am–Noon Coat (Chicago)
Noon–1pm Joshua Abrams (Chicago)
1–2pm Lanterna (Champaign)
2–3pm Darin Gray (Edwardsville)
3–4pm Billy Dollan with John Herndon and Matt Lux(Rockford)
4–5pm Poster Children (Champaign)
5–6pm Occidental Brothers (Chicago)
Chase Promenade Central Stage
Folksongs of Illinois – Bucky Halker, Curator
11am–Noon Banjulele (Bloomington–Normal)
Noon–1pm The Dorians (Carbondale,)
1–2pm The Gordons (Sparta)
2–3pm Bucky Halker Trio (Chicago)
3–4pm Wil Maring & Robert Bowling (Carbondale)
4–5pm Special Consensus (Chicago)
Wrigley Square Stage
11am–Noon Bruiser and the Virtures (Urbana) Blues/Jazz
Noon–1pm Preston Jackson and Friends (Decatur) Blues/Jazz
2–3pm Alma Afro-Beat Ensemble (Champaign) Blues/Jazz
3–4pm Jeff Freling and the Rock Squad (Chicago) Rock
4–5pm Bottle of Justus (Bloomington) Rock
5–6pm Motion to Fix, Featuring Dave Easley (Champaign) Blues/Jazz
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
6:30–8pm Mavis Staples (Chicago) Gospel/Soul
Chase Promenade North / Family Fun Tent
10 am–4 pm Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and Special Museum Guests
Perimeter of the Great Lawn
10 am–8 pm Regional Convention and Visitor Bureaus
Throughout the Park
Noon–6 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Lincoln (Springfield)
11 a.m.–8 p.m. Illinois Regional Dishes and Wines
hipsmart
August 10:
Wrigley Square Stage
5pm-6pm Shoes (Zion) Power Pop
8pm-10pm Nancy Hays and the Sawyer Brothers Band (Champaign) Country/Bluegrass
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
6:30-8pm Grant Park Music Festival (Chicago)
Mahler, Symphony No. 5 Classical
Chase Promenade South Stage
5:30-6:30pm The Harmans (Alton) Country/Bluegrass
8-10pm Square Dancing on the Promenade with Tangleweed (Lombard) and caller Dorothy Kent (Grayslake) Country/Bluegrass