MUNTU’S 2011 Summer Concert THIS FAR BY FAITH features the debut of two new works by Reggie Wilson and Theo Jamison at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph St., Saturday.
MUNTU’S 2011 Summer Concert THIS FAR BY FAITH features the debut of two new works by Reggie Wilson and Theo Jamison at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph St., Saturday. The night begins with a 7 p.m. concert, followed by a gala dinner at 8 p.m. Concert tickets: $25, $35. $50. Gala tickets: $175. For more information or to order tickets, call (312) 334-7777 or visit www.harristheaterchicago.org.
“CIRQUE SHANGHAI EXTREME” rushes into Chicago’s Navy Pier with a new, awe inspiring show that continues through September 5 (Labor Day) rain or shine. The theatrics take place on the Navy Pier Pepsi Skyline Stage, the 1,500-seat, canopied, open-air theater at Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave. The new spectacle for all ages features tumbling, juggling, balancing and more. Kids tickets age 3 to 12 are $15; Adult tickets are $32.50.
WEST INDIAN FOLK DANCE COMPANY TO HOST 1st Annual Caribbean American Heritage Month Monday at 6 p.m. at Best Western Hillside Hotel, 4400 Frontage Road in west suburban Hillside. Tickets are $60 per single; $100 per couple. With the theme “Caribbean Women in Dance,” dance styles are from St. Lucia, Puerto Rico and Brazil, and include a Caribbean drum circle.
KWAME RYAN IS GUEST CONDUCTOR for the Grant Park Music Festival In Millennium Park, July 20 at 6:30 p.m.
RAVINIA FESTIVAL presents “A Whole Lotta Liszt” featuring Pianists Misha and Cipa Dichter and the Harlem String Quartet July 28 at 8 p.m.
SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY ART CENTER, 3831 S. Michigan, hosts a special event every first and second Sunday in July, August and September from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission $10.
FRED ANDERSON MEMORIAL SERIES at L26 Restaurant, 11 W. 26th St., features Maggie Brown Quartet on Friday and Saalik Ziyad Collective on July 22.
JOAN COLLASO, AN EMMY AWARD-WINNING INTERNATIONAL VOCALIST performs “Concert in the Park” Friday at Palmer Park, 201 E. 111th St., from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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