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Reflections On Listening Across Boundaries: World Listening Day 2022

By Eric Leonardson Each year the World Listening Project selects a thought leader to devise a theme for World Listening Day. The 2022 theme of “Listening Across Boundaries” was created by musician, composer, and marine biologist Heather R. Spence. The Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology provided 

Sound and Memories Soundwalk Aug. 5

Sound and Memories Soundwalk Aug. 5

Did you grow up around Douglass Park? Are you new to the neighborhood? What do you hear? What do you remember? What is the sound of memory? Does memory conjure sound or sound evoke memory? A community and its park consist of shared sounds, shared 

Listen/Connect Soundwalk July 22

Listen/Connect Soundwalk July 22

In this soundwalk, Norman W. Long will lead several mindfulness exercises and guide us along the walking trail where we will listen out, to, for each other and the soundscape. 

At Marian R. Brynes Park on July 22 from 6 – 8 p.m. Hosted in partnership with the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks free arts and culture programming.

Meet at the south parking entrance located at 2200 E. 103rd Street, Chicago IL 60617.

Learn more about Marian R. Byrnes conservation efforts and the park’s natural features.