Tag: Gwendolyn Brooks

Night Out in the Parks 2017 Programming & Summer Soundwalks

Night Out in the Parks 2017 Programming & Summer Soundwalks

This summer we had an array of thematic soundwalks led by our wonderfully talented team of teaching artists. All soundwalks were supported by fellow NOITP program, Inferno Mobile Recording Studio.

Many Sounds: Listening to Washington Park | Saturday, August 5th

Many Sounds: Listening to Washington Park | Saturday, August 5th

Join teaching sound artist Norman W. Long on a soundwalk. “Many Sounds: Listening to Washington Park” is dedicated to Gwendolyn Brooks and Margaret Burroughs as part of their centennial celebrations this year.

Night Out In The Parks 2017 Summer Soundwalk Series

Night Out In The Parks 2017 Summer Soundwalk Series

LUNA walking

Discover Chicago’s SUMMER SOUNDSCAPES

Break away from your daily routine. Renew your sense of place through mindfulness walks & listening in the parks.

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.

 

Ping Tom Park

1700 S. Wentworth Ave. (at the Pagoda)

Saturday, May 6 5:00″‰—”‰6:30 PM

Sonic Taste of Chinatown

Amanda Gutierrez leads a soundwalk in English and Spanish linking family histories and immigrant neighborhoods

West Ridge Nature Preserve

5801 N.
Western Ave.

Saturday, June 24
7:30″‰—”‰9:30
PM

Calling Frog
Soundwalk

Decode the signals and undertones of plants, animals, and urban life with Eric Leonardson

North Park Village
Nature Center

5801 N.
Pulaski Road

Friday, July 28 5:30″‰—”‰6:30 PM

Singing Insect
Monitoring Soundwalk

Become a citizen scientist with Eric Leonardson and naturalist, Dr. Carl Strang

Big Marsh

11555 S.
Stony Island Ave.

Saturday, July 29 3:00″‰—”‰5:00 PM

Between the Wind and the Ground

Norman W. Long and Sara Zalek lead a soundwalk focusing on movement with nature

Washington Park

740 E. 56th Place

(DuSable Museum sculpture garden)

Saturday, August 5 4:00″‰—”‰5:00 PM

Many Sounds:
Listening to Washington Park

Norman W. Long leads a soundwalk in DuSable Museum Sculpture garden and Washington Park. Dedicated to Gwendolyn Brooks and Margaret Burroughs Centennial Celebrations

Ping Tom Park

1700 S. Wentworth Ave. (at the Pagoda)

Sunday, August 6

10:30 AM“‰—”‰12:00 PM

Tangles and Flows

Connective Listening: Lindsey French leads a soundwalk about plant communications

Northerly Island Park

1521 S.
Linn White Drive

Sunday, August 13 8:00″‰—”‰10:00 PM

A Prairie In the Lake

Northerly By Night soundwalk with Anthony Janas reveals a world of unheard sounds below the visible surface of the everyday

Dates, times, artists and programs are subject to change. Please call 773-342-5012 for the most up-to-date information.

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