Chicago Cultural Mile celebrates 2nd Fridays anniversary

CHICAGO, May 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chicago Cultural Mile Association and dozens of partnering cultural organizations and businesses are celebrating the one year anniversary of 2nd Fridays on the Chicago Cultural Mile with the kick-off of the summer season.  "As an association dedicated to raising awareness of the strengths of this unique area, we couldn't be more thrilled to provide programming that creates a new appreciation of this part of Michigan Avenue and the Museum Campus as the destination for art, culture and fun," according to J.R. Davis, Chairman and President of the Chicago Cultural Mile Association.

"This month's 2nd Fridays event will feature a wide range of musical performances, something for everyone's tastes and moods," Davis said.  "As always, 2nd Fridays will bring the business and cultural community together by featuring programming and providing visitors with access to free and sharply discounted entertainment, dining and activities," he continued.

Some of the featured events and deals that are being offered on May 8^th include:

Chicago Symphony Orchestra: SALONEN CONDUCTS RAVEL
In this first program of the 2015 Reveries and Passions Festival, Esa-Pekka Salonen couples an early Debussy work with two Ravel pieces inspired by youth. The Mother Goose Suite, a radiant collection of musical tales from Tom Thumb to Beauty and the Beast, expresses considerable depth of feeling despite its deceptively simple exterior. A fantasy opera in one act about childhood, L'enfant et les sortileges (The Child and Magic Spells) presents an enchanting and poignant story about a rude child who learns compassion.
Tickets discounted 20%

Auditorium Theatre: EIFMAN BALLET
Eifman Ballet returns to the Auditorium Theatre to present the American premiere of "Up & Down" by Boris Eifman. Famous for his unique story ballets, Eifman's newest work is set to the jazz music of Alban Berg, Franz Schubert, and George Gershwin, and follows the story of a young psychiatrist slowly driven to madness after being swept up in the money-fueled glamour of a socialite romance in the 1920s. "Of the ballet choreographers making narrative works for major stages, Russian Romantic Boris Eifman is virtually the only one totally in touch with the 21st century," raves the Los Angeles Times.
Tickets discounted 20%

Harris Theatre: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE – SCOTTISH BALLET
Based on the Pulitzer Prize–winning American drama by Tennessee Williams, Scottish Ballet's 2012 contemporary adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire—created in conjunction with the play's 65th anniversary year—is considered a modern gem of contemporary dance. The impressionable Blanche DuBois and the temperamental Stanley Kowalski find themselves in constant turmoil in this suspenseful take on lust, desire, and betrayal as only dance can inspire. Conceptualized by theater and film director Nancy Meckler, and choreographed by international dance star and National Dance Award (UK) winner Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, A Streetcar Named Desire delights in its cross-disciplinary style in this one-of-a-kind take on an American classic, presented as part of the company's Chicago debut.
Tickets discounted $10 – purchase main floor seats with great sight lines for as low as $15.

Cliff Dwellers: THE ROB CLEARFIELD TRIO jazz performance and breathtaking views
Enjoy an evening of jazz and one of the most spectacular views in the city! The Rob Clearfield Trio, with Rob on piano, Curt Bley on bass, and Makaya McCraven on drums, is a young jazz trio that will be performing from 5:30-8:30 pm. Rob's playing has been described as private and expressive, where intelligence and inspiration, mediated by advanced techniques, yield music imbued with alchemy.  Cash bar and $25 buffet dinner available!
Discounted tickets available for $10 

"2nd Fridays on the Chicago Cultural Mile would not be possible without the support and enthusiasm of our area's businesses, cultural institutions and city departments that have embraced the program," said Chicago Cultural Mile Association Executive Director, Sharene Shariatzadeh. "We are grateful for all the collaboration that has occurred and the new energy that has been created on the Chicago Cultural Mile," she concluded.

For a complete listing of events, go to www.ChicagoCulturalMile.org and click on the 2^nd Fridays section.  Check the site often because it is constantly being updated with the next month's activities.

Chicago Cultural Mile Association partner organizations include: Adler Planetarium, American Rhythm Center, Art Institute of Chicago, Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Chicago Human Rhythm Project, Chicago Park District, Chicago Public Library, Chicago Trolley and Double Decker, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras, Choose Chicago, Chuck's Manufacturing, City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, The Cliff Dwellers, Columbia College Chicago, David's Tea, The Field Museum, the Fine Arts Building Studios, Gene Siskel Film Center at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Hard Rock Hotel Chicago, Harris Theater at Millennium Park, Hilton Chicago, Hostelling International, Italian Village Restaurants, Mercat a la Planxa, Metropolitan Towers, Millennium Garages, Millennium Park, Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College, National Louis University, Ossia Musical Forum, Pritzker Military Library, Park Grill Millennium Park, The Residence at 330, School of the Art Institute, Seven Lions, Skydeck Chicago, Tesori, Trump International Hotel and Tower Chicago, U.S. Equities Realty, Women's Business Development Center, World Chicago.                   

Contact:
John Pastuovic
312-925-9092

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SOURCE Chicago Cultural Mile Association

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