LCCA Sounds of Summer: Sonnets and Sonics
Tuesday, July 29, 4:30-6pm, Logan Center Performance Penthouse

Sonnets and Sonics is a divine collaboration of writing and sound meditation. This is your invitation to dream, imagine, reflect and give reverence to your life. Come find your calm, bring a friend (or many!) immerse yourself in soothing vibrations and experience a creative event like no other. Writing guided by Nile Lansana and Sound Meditation guided by Mecca Elevated.
What’s provided: Water, Writing tools
Bring: Yourself, Open heart and mind, mat, additional writing tools or anything you feel you may need to get comfy while sitting on your mat (shoes off for extra comfort)
For more information on Healing Arts Chicago go to: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/healing_arts.html

About LCCA Sounds of Summer:
Join us as we celebrate great summer vibes through learning, exploring, and reflecting together. This range of programs offers members of the University, South Side, and greater Chicago communities the chance to connect and build sonic wellness through the arts. All are welcome as we experience the sounds of summer at the Logan Center!

LCCA Sounds of Summer: Sound Healing & Wellness with Shannon Harris of AudioPharmacology
Thursday, July 24, 4:30-6pm, Logan Center Performance Penthouse

Join audio pharmacologist Shannon Harris as he utilizes the power of pure nature recordings, pure tones, medicinal music, indigenous healing arts, harmonic instrument tuning, sonic/sacred geometry, light/heat therapy, TCM(Traditional Chinese Medicine), 5 Element System Qi Gong, brain/body entrainment, and meditation for wellness.”(Description courtesy of Shannon Harris’s website)

About LCCA Sounds of Summer:
Join us as we celebrate great summer vibes through learning, exploring, and reflecting together. This range of programs offers members of the University, South Side, and greater Chicago communities the chance to connect and build sonic wellness through the arts. All are welcome as we experience the sounds of summer at the Logan Center!

LCCA Sounds of Summer: Drum Circle with Azania Drum
Tuesday, July 22, 4:30-6pm, Logan Center Performance Penthouse

Get ready for a fun and exciting adventure exploring West African music! Join Azania Drum for an interactive Djembe Orchestra workshop, where you’ll play, discover, and learn about the rich lineage of West African percussion instruments and their cultural significance.”
Founded in 2001, Azania Drum is a youth and young adult mentoring organization that instills discipline, leadership and teamwork through the lens of West African music and culture.

About LCCA Sounds of Summer:
Join us as we celebrate great summer vibes through learning, exploring, and reflecting together. This range of programs offers members of the University, South Side, and greater Chicago communities the chance to connect and build sonic wellness through the arts. All are welcome as we experience the sounds of summer at the Logan Center!

LCCA Sounds of Summer: Dreamgirls Singalong
Thursday, July 17, 4:30-6:30pm, Logan Center Screening Room

Join us in the Logan Center Screening Room for an exciting and glamorous time with Dreamgirls (2006), where dressing up and singing along is not only welcome, but encouraged.

About LCCA Sounds of Summer:
Join us as we celebrate great summer vibes through learning, exploring, and reflecting together. This range of programs offers members of the University, South Side, and greater Chicago communities the chance to connect and build sonic wellness through the arts. All are welcome as we experience the sounds of summer at the Logan Center!

LCCA Sounds of Summer: Collaging to Sounds of Summer with Lauren Dotson
Tuesday, July 15, 4:30-6pm

In this workshop we will be remixing the ways we think about collage! We will use music and the sounds of our community in the summer for artistic inspiration. Then, using mixed media/found objects such as CDs, fabric, and vinyls we will create an array of assemblage art, i.e. collage, mosaic, and zines.

About LCCA Sounds of Summer:
Join us as we celebrate great summer vibes through learning, exploring, and reflecting together. This range of programs offers members of the University, South Side, and greater Chicago communities the chance to connect and build sonic wellness through the arts. All are welcome as we experience the sounds of summer at the Logan Center!

LCCA Sounds of Summer: Makin’ Moves with Double Dutch
Thursday, July 10, 4:30-6pm, Logan Center Courtyard

Join us for an energetic session of jump rope, movement, and music led by Bernedette Rapier, Mary “Dancin’ Mary” Castle-Enyard, and LA Hollywood. Doing what they love and making people smile while strengthening their hearts and minds, each woman uses her experiences to bring a unique style to fitness. We’ll be moving to the sounds of an amazing live DJ.

About LCCA Sounds of Summer:
Join us as we celebrate great summer vibes through learning, exploring, and reflecting together. This range of programs offers members of the University, South Side, and greater Chicago communities the chance to connect and build sonic wellness through the arts. All are welcome as we experience the sounds of summer at the Logan Center!

LCCA Sounds of Summer: Yoga/Sound Meditation with Undone Paige
Tuesday, July 8, 4:30-6pm, Logan Center Performance Hall

Join Undone Paige for a wellness workshop featuring elements of yoga and sound meditation designed to nourish your soul and inspire connection to yourself and one another.

About LCCA Sounds of Summer:
Join us as we celebrate great summer vibes through learning, exploring, and reflecting together. This range of programs offers members of the University, South Side, and greater Chicago communities the chance to connect and build sonic wellness through the arts. All are welcome as we experience the sounds of summer at the Logan Center!

A PROJECT OF THE LOGAN CENTER

Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project presents Divination: The Dancing Souls of Black Folk, a performance at Millennium Park

Saturday, August 24, 2024 - 5:45pm | FREE

Get your free tickets here: https://shorturl.at/Xnstq

The Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project is excited to present Divination: The Dancing Souls of Black Folk, a dance performance featuring the work of the Chicago Multicultural Dance Center’s Hiplet Ballerinas, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, The Era Footwork Collective, Forward Momentum Chicago, Joel Hall Dancers, M.A.D.D. Rhythms, Move Me Soul, Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago, Najwa Dance Corps, and Praize Productions

The concert will begin with a DJ set by Duane Powell and continue with meaningful and vibrant works by the CBDLP’s current cohort, including The Chicago Multicultural Dance Company, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, The Era Footwork Collective, Forward Momentum Chicago, Joel Hall Dancers & Center, M.A.D.D. Rhythms, Move Me Soul, Muntu Dance Theatre, NAJWA Dance Corps, and Praize Productions Inc.

This performance is made possible by a grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events with funding from the Pritzker Foundation and the Millennium Park Foundation, with additional support provided by Pam Crutchfield and the other Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project funders.

Learn more about The Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project here: https://www.chicagoblackdancelegacy.org/

Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, under the direction of Emmy Award winning composer Orbert Davis, proudly announces the return of “Through Ella’s Eyes,” a vibrant tribute to the irreplaceable Ella Fitzgerald in celebration of her 107th birth anniversary.

Saturday, August 17th | 7pm

Logan Center for the Arts | Performance Hall

915 E. 60th Street | Chicago

Tickets: $45 | $20 for children under 12 years old

This one-night-only event marks the second performance of “Through Ella’s Eyes.” The full 55-piece orchestra will once again bring Ella’s timeless music to life at the Logan Center for the Arts.

Artistic Director Orbert Davis reflects on Ella’s enduring legacy:

“Ella continues to deserve recognition. She’s one of the few singers who transformed the link between swing and bebop. In fact, Ella was bebop. Ella’s voice was not merely an instrument, it was a rare force of nature that many jazz legends aspired to emulate.”

Experience the magic of Ella Fitzgerald’s music like never before as Chicago Jazz Philharmonic captures the essence of her artistry. Witness the First Lady accompanied by the orchestra in a special performance of “Angel Eyes.”

“Through Ella’s Eyes” is a testament to the First Lady of Song’s unparalleled influence on the world of jazz and beyond.

This performance is made possible by Chicago Jazz Philharmonic’s Concert Sponsors: The Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, the Caerus Foundation, and the Ozinga Foundation.