Night Out In The Parks 2018 Summer Soundwalk Series
Join your neighbors in soundwalks led by faculty and alumni from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and fellow teaching artists for a unique outdoor experience for all ages.
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Night Out In The Parks – Chicago Soundwalk Series Starts, June 23—25
Join your neighbors in soundwalks with teaching artists and scientists for a unique outdoor experience in our sound environment, as a listener and performer of your soundscape.
Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks soundwalks series explore our relationship the sounds around us. Discover the sounds of the city’s life: people, birds, insects, mammals, amphibians, and fish. Become a “citizen scientist.” For all ages — admission free.
Thursday, June 23, 6-7:00 pm, with Amanda Gutierrez (Spanish/English), in partnership with ElevArte in Dvorak Park, 1119 W. Cullerton St. Chicago, IL 60608
Meet at Field House. Share this FB Event.
Friday, June 24, 7-9:00 pm, Singing Insect Monitoring Soundwalk with Eric Leonardson and Carl Strang at North Park Village Nature Center, 5801 N. Pulaski Rd. Chicago IL 60646
Meet at Lodge. Limited openings. Please sign up on Eventbrite, or email singinginsects@gmail.com or call 312-550-6150. Share this FB Event.
Saturday, June 25, 4-5:00 pm, with Norman W. Long in Washington Park/Bynum Island, 5531 S. Martin Luther King Dr. Chicago, IL 60637
Meet at Field House. Share this FB Event.
Via Chicago Transit Authority, the Washington Park Field House is near intersection of ML King Drive and 55th street. #55 Bus or from the Green Line 55th and E Garfield Blvd ‘L’ station, walk east past S Calumet Ave to King Drive, destination on the right. (Distance 0.2 mile) https://goo.gl/maps/i2uKYTwXwQm
A Soundwalk is…
“¢ For everyone’s enjoyment and learning
“¢ Any walk “whose main purpose is listening to the environment. It is exposing our ears to every sound around us no matter where we are.”
“¢ Environmental sounds are not just “noise” but “information” telling us what’s happening
“¢ Each soundwalk lasts less than one hour
A Soundscape is…
“¢ Every sound in your landscape, wherever you are
“¢ Always changing, no sound is ever the same
“¢ Not always noticed and often ignored
“¢ A natural resource
“¢ A design made in sound
Join Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology and World Listening Project again for more Night Out In The Parks activities this summer, fall, and winter!