2024 Culture & Recreation

2024 ARTS, CULTURE, & RECREATION

• Ballet Chicago - classical ballet school (July 14)
• Ballet Folklorico de Chicago - traditional Mexican folkloric dance (July 14)
• Ballet Folklorico Xochitl - classic Mexican folkloric dance (June 16)
• Better Streets Chicago - transit advocacy organization (July 14)
• Books for Kids - free coloring activity for kids; middle grade children's books written by local authors (July 14)
• Brazilian Cultural Center of Chicago - nonprofit arts educational organization (June 16)
• Bri's Dance Place - dance studio with a mission to see the lives of children and adults changed through dance (July 14)
• Cabinet of Curiosity — various kinetic, human-powered activations; engineering workshop and double decker bike parade (July 14)
• CannonDesign - global design firm advancing society with strategy, experience, architecture, engineering and social impact (June 16, July 14)
• Celebrity Steppin' Productions - teaching and celebrating the Chicago African American dance form of Chicago style Steppin' (July 14)
• Chemical X Crew - K-pop dance group (June 16)
• Chicago Architecture Center - nonprofit cultural organization inspiring people to discover why design matters (June 16)
• Chicago Department of Planning and Development - visioning for the LaSalle Streetscape Visioning Study aiming to revitalize the corridor (June 16)
• Chicago Ghostbusters - activations supporting The Trevor Project and spreading goodwill (June 16, July 14)
• Chicago Hopes For Kids - comprehensive support to Chicago students and families experiencing homelessness (June 16, July 14)
• Chicago Public Library - arts and crafts, bubble making machine, prizes and more with a focus on children and teens (June 16, July 14)
• Choose Chicago - variety of Chicago driven opportunities (June 16, July 14)
• Cloggin' Craze Dance Team - clogging dance team (June 16)
• Color Factory - immersive art experience that celebrates the joy of color (June 16, July 14)
• Common Place Projects – Chicago-based placemaking studio debuting a colorful and fun, park-like environment called State Street Commons (June 16, July 14)
• Connie Toebe - fine art embroidery and handmade linoleum prints (July 14)
• DePaul Athletics – educational and physical activities (June 16, July 14)
• Divvy - bike and scooter demos, swag and giveaway opportunities (June 16, July 14)
• Environmental Encroachment - artist brass and drum marching band and performance art group (June 16)
• Envision Unlimited - weaving looms to make tapestries with recycled materials (June 16, July 14)
• Fit City Kids - children's fitness and tumbling activities (June 16)
• Fit & Fly Fitness - fun and interactive hula hoop fitness activities (July 14)
• Flyover - immersive flying journey through Chicago's most iconic and remarkable locations (June 16, July 14)
• Frisbie - power pop from Chicago (July 14)
• Gerald Dowd - local singer songwriter (June 16)
• Gerald McClendon - soul musician (June 16)
• Gio Chamba - Cumbia rock duo (July 14)
• Global Explorers Kids - teaching children world cultures through the arts (June 16, July 14)
• Hey Benji Foundation - nonprofit organization providing resources to children and families during the summer (June 16, July 14)
• Illinois Science Council - nonprofit bringing science to the public through live programming (June 16)
• Kalapriya Center for Indian Performing Arts - Chicago institution showcasing academy and community classes (June 16)
• Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles - premier family of musical performance groups for members and friends of the LGBTQ+ community (July 14)
• League of Chicago Theatres - variety of pop-up performances from theatres around the city (June 16, July 14)
• Mandala South Asian Performing Arts - South Asian performing arts non-profit organization (July 14)
• Mindworks: The Science of Thinking - free, interactive behavioral science discovery center (June 16, July 14)
• NASCAR Chicago Street Race - pace car and interactive giveaways for NASCAR Street Race (June 16, July 14)
• Nutrabolt - human performance company; giveaway for complimentary C4 energy drinks (June 16, July 14)
• Orisun - post-punk neo soul duo from Humboldt Park (July 14)
• Paint the City - live painting, mini-canvas making stations, sticker making stations, and dance party (June 16, July 14)
• Pilsen Public Art Tours - educational tours of the Pilsen neighborhoods and its murals (July 14)
• Pop Up Karaoke - show State Street your secret talents with live karaoke (June 16, July 14)
• Reaganomics - punk rock dads from Joliet (June 16)
• Rebuild the Hood - dance fitness activation centered around the organization's mindset pillar (June 16)
• Rhythm Evolution - Community Drum Circle; Bring your family and friends, your own instruments or utilize one of ours on a first-come, first-served basis (July 14)
• Ritual Rhythms Chicago - belly dancing with live drumming and music (June 16)
• Second City Outlaws - Country line dancers (July 14)
• Shermann "Dilla" Thomas - Chicago urban historian (June 16)
• Soup & Bread/Soup & Thread - live quilting group sewing activity to support those experiencing food insecurity (June 16, July 14)
• Spa in Your Space Mobile Spa, Inc. - full service interactive mobile spa experience (June 16, July 14)
• The Kinetic Collective - dance group focusing on growth and expression through street, formal and cultural styles of dance (July 14)
• The Joffrey Ballet - Chicago institution showcasing academy and community classes (July 14)
• The Traveling Typist - on-demand typewriter poetry (June 16)
• Trinity Irish Dancers – traditional Irish dance performances (July 14)
• TurnUp The Volume Inclusive Dance Parties - queer woman-owned interactive social enterprise mixing music with mental health (June 16)
• Zaller Brothers Entertainment and Games - strong man hammer game for adults and kids (June 16)

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