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Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology’s 2025 Annual General Meeting – Hybrid Event

Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology’s 2025 Annual General Meeting – Hybrid Event

Join us for the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday, July 19 at 11:00 AM Central Time. This hybrid event takes place in person at Experimental Sound Studio (5925 N Ravenswood, Chicago, IL 60660) and on Zoom. Held the day 

Eric Leonardson with Negin Almassi: Singing Insects Soundwalk

Eric Leonardson with Negin Almassi: Singing Insects Soundwalk

The Singing Insects Monitoring Program is a community science effort to familiarize people with common sounds of singing insects in the Chicago region, including grasshoppers, cicadas, katydids, and crickets. Building on Dr. Carl Strang’s work documenting the many species within these four types across 22 

Deirdre Harrison with Katie Mazzini: Tune In, Take Turns

Deirdre Harrison with Katie Mazzini: Tune In, Take Turns

Tune In, Take Turns is an all-ages soundwalk that starts with “ear cleaning” and grounding exercises, followed by a soundwalk/treasure hunt in one of Jens Jensen’s iconic Chicago parks. Participants will engage in yawning and vocal exercises, make joyful noises with choral call-and-response singing, and