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Embracing Soundscapes: An Acoustic Ecology Journey for World Listening Day

Embracing Soundscapes: An Acoustic Ecology Journey for World Listening Day

Saturday, August 24, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM at the Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education  Address: 100 North Lake Street, Gary, IN 46403 Free and open to the public. Explore the deep connection between sound and the environment with Potawatomi speaker Billie (Warren) Kerner 

It’s A MagiCicada Fest Across the Midwest!

It’s A MagiCicada Fest Across the Midwest!

For the first time since 1803, two broods, or groups of periodical cicadas, are emerging simultaneously. Both broods will appear in Illinois and Iowa, allowing residents of Cook and Lake counties to hear this unique sonic event! June 9 at Edward L. Ryerson Conservation Area 

Join Us For The 2024 Summer Soundwalk Series!

Join Us For The 2024 Summer Soundwalk Series!

Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology (MSAE) is very excited to announce our 2024 Summer Soundwalks schedule! In partnership with Night Out In The Parks and the Chicago Park District, our program consists of a series of guided soundwalks, workshops and training sessions that engage multi-generational communities in their own neighborhoods. Participants will listen to and for cultural and natural features of the landscape. Rivers, streets, residential and commercial dwellings, traffic patterns, human and animal sounds all feature in these soundscapes. Are plants tuning in, contributing, or responding to all this sound? How do we listen culturally, collaboratively, and more carefully?  Each walk will be led by a local sound artist who provides a unique thematic focus.

Come listen in the parks with us! Any and all are welcome! Find the full schedule below, and stay tuned for registration details and individual event descriptions.

All graphics designed by Madeline Stocking.

Hai-Wen Lin, Becoming the WindMontrose Fields: Crickett HillJune 16 / 11am-12pm
JeeYeun Lee, Shore LandSteelworkers ParkJune 22 / 12-1:30pm
Veronica Anne Salinas, Improvised LandscapesSouth Shore Nature SanctuaryJune 30 / 11am-12pm
Good City Group with Sam Anthem, HEAR HERE: Experimental Listening in Emmerson ParkEmmerson (Louis) ParkJuly 13 / 6-7pm
Billie J. Warren, Amplifying Place with Potawatomi ListeningBurnham Wildlife CorridorJuly 20 / 11am-12pm
Norman Long and Sara Zalek, Expanding AwarenessBig Marsh ParkJuly 27 / 5-7pm
Josh Rios, Archival CrossfaderHarrison ParkAug 10 / 4-5:30pm
Deirdre Harrison with Avreeayl Ra and Ed Wilkerson, Noises, Sounds, and Sweet AirsWashington Park: Bynum IslandSep 7 / 10:30am-12pm
Eric Leonardson and Negin Almassi, Hear Here: Singing Insects SoundwalkWest Ridge Nature PreserveSept 14 / 6:30-7:30pm