7/24-26: In Tune With Trees The Morton Arboretum’s outdoor summer concert series is music with nature. The concerts feature a wide variety of music styles: blues, rock n’ roll, jazz, folk, plus family concerts for children and tweens. By attending these concerts, you help support the Arboretum’s efforts to make the world a more beautiful, healthier, and greener place. The Morton Arboretum is located in Lisle, Illinois--just 25 miles west of Chicago.
8/15-16: Chicago's Green Music Fest Aug 15 & 16 - Chicago’s Green Music Fest is an amazing new fest featuring music from Art Brut, Tapes N Tapes, Lucero and more, an eco-friendly vendor village and free bike valet. Tickets, weekend passes and info at www.greenmusicfestchicago.com.
Chicago Criterum - Sunday July 26 The City of Chicago welcomes the elite of cycling sports to Grant Park on the Lake Michigan lakefront for the 2nd annual Chicago Criterum. The cycling race starts at 7:00 am on Columbus in front of Buckingham Fountain. The cycling race heads north to East Jackson, south on Michigan, east on Balbo and back to Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park. The Chicago Criterum is a fast paced race in a closed circle loop of about 1.1 miles in length.
L.A.T.E. Ride (Grant Park, July 12-13) Friends of the Parks is sponsoring the twentieth anniversary of this all-night bike riding affair. Join 10,000 other bikers as you pedal 25 miles throughout Chicago’s neighborhoods and lakefront. Proceeds benefit the creation of new Chicago parks as well as better management of resources, not to mention your own cardiovascular system. Check out www.lateride.org
Through 10/31: Green City Market Voted among the Top 10 Farmer’s Markets in the US by Alice Waters of USA Today it would be a shame to miss out on this resource. Green City Market moves outdoors to Lincoln Park from May 6th to October 31, 2009. They'll be open every Wednesday and Saturday (closed July 4) from 7:00 am to 1:00 pm.
8/15-8/16: Green Music Fest Featuring environmentally-friendly vendors and cutting edge music- including headliners Art Brut and Lucero!
Chicago’s West Town will receive a fresh green coat this summer as it plays host to Green Music Fest, Saturday August 15th through Sunday, August 16th in Eckhart Park (1330 W. Chicago Avenue). This new and innovative green technology-themed event aims to reflect our hip and environmentally-friendly city by fusing environmentally-conscious bands with all green vendors, services and activities.
5/14- 10/15: Chicago Farmers Market Eat Right! Visit the Chicago Farmers Markets through-out Chicagoland all season long on Daley Plaza, Federal Plaza, Lincoln Park, and Division Street, and Beverly Market from 7am to 3pm. Fresh goods available include sweets, flowers, herbs, asparagus, spinach, sprouts, swiss chard, turnips and potting plants. Buy your tomato plants here. And don’t Miss the COUNTRY chef challenge 11am to 1pm August 6 on Daley Plaza. Find out which Chicago chef will be Master of the Market! For more information and seasonality chart, visit the Web: www.chicagofarmersmarkets.us or call the Mayor’s Office of Special Events 312-744-3315. Presented by COUNTRY Financial.
5/6-10/31: Green City Market Voted among the Top 10 Farmer’s Markets in the US by Alice Waters of USA Today it would be a shame to miss out on this resource. Green City Market moves outdoors to Lincoln Park from May 6th to October 31, 2009. They'll be open every Wednesday and Saturday (closed July 4) from 7:00 am to 1:00 pm.
