Monthly Archives: July 2017
Green City Market Saturday August 5th
COOKING WITH CHEF TONG!
expertise as he presents a cooking demonstration featuring locally
produced seasonal ingredients offered by the Green City Market
The demonstration is on Saturday, August 5, 2017 at 10:30 a.m.
between Clark and Stockton Drive (approximately 1817 N. Clark).
The story behind the Market….After visiting European sustainable farmer’s markets in 1998, Abby Mandel, chef, author, and entrepreneur, returned to Chicago determined to create a similar market in her own city. Green City Market was her brainchild and began as a small startup with nine local farmers in the crosswalk next to the Chicago Theatre. The Market quickly outgrew the location and moved to the south end of Lincoln Park where it currently operates May – October. In 2008, the Green City Market became year round, remaining open November-April, first in the Lincoln Park Zoo and now in The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum.
The message has come through loud and clear: Chicago wants and needs a year round farmers market and, most importantly, one that supports local farmers and sustainable agricultural practices. The Market continues to experience crowds of over 175,000 visitors per year. From that first year in 1998 next to the Chicago Theatre to the present time, Green City Market has morphed into Chicago’s most vital farmers market. Industry leader Alice Waters calls it “the best sustainable market in the country.”
Green City Market showcases sustainable practices and is proud to be the first farmers market in the country to require all of its farmers to be certified by a nationally recognized 3rd party agency. Our farmers preserve the land and their growing practices make Green City Market a vital food and environmental enterprise.
Green City Market’s incredible momentum comes from our broad base of support, including conscientious and caring farmers and producers, consumers, chefs, restaurateurs, and other culinary professionals. By supporting local artisan farmers and producers Green City Market increases the density of fresh, high-quality, locally produced food in Chicago, and provides the basis for a regional cuisine.
Luzia Show to benefit Night Ministry
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Cirque Du Soleil LUZIA
LUZIA official photos!
Photo credit : Matt Beard / Costumes: Giovanna Buzzi / 2016 Cirque du Soleil
A clown parachutes into the big top, turns a giant key et voilà: a new world is revealed, one populated by giant butterflies, hoop-jumping hummingbirds and a garden of real marigolds tended to by tin robots. Welcome to Cirque du Soleil’s vibrant new big-top show, Luzia!
Directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca, Luzia provides us with a glimpse into a dream-like Mexico that is simultaneously traditional and modern.
THE STAGING – AMAZING AS ALWAYS!
Luzia’s design, by the numbers:
- The opening scene begins in a field of 5,000 marigolds.
- In all, 1,115 different costume elements were created for the show.
- Each performance requires 140 pairs of shoes.
- The artisans in the costume workshop developed 6 crocodile heads, 1 iguana shawl, 1 cockroach, 1 grasshopper, 1 armadillo, 1 snake, 5 swordfish heads and 3 tuna heads.
- With its two revolving rings and central platter, the stage floor has 94,657 holes through which the water drains into a 3,500-litre basin hidden underneath.
- Integrating the element of water inside the big top represented a huge technical challenge on several fronts. All electrical and mechanical systems have to be waterproof. In addition, the water must be recycled, disinfected and kept at 28 Celsius for the comfort of the artists.
- The two giant treadmills weigh 3,630 kg apiece and are powered independently by 28 automobile-type batteries.
- July 21, 2017 – September 3, 2017, UNITED CENTER Parking Lot K.
- GET TICKETS – Starting at just $35 while supplies last!
Northalsted Market Days 2017
Prince Poppycock
Northalsted Market Days Brings Bevy of Entertainment Options
The Northalsted Business Alliance brings a bevy of entertainment options to this year’s Market Days, set for August 12 and 13. The Boystown bash, known for its five stages of entertainment, features a veritable bazaar of shopping and food options in addition to the live music.
The sheer diversity in entertainment guarantees there’s something for everyone to enjoy. From national headliners like Jody Watley to local favorites, from cabaret style singers to funk and beyond, Market Days delivers on its reputation as a must-do fest in the Midwest.
Northalsted Business Alliance Executive Director Chad Honeycutt expands on the appeal of the festival. “To host one of the biggest and longest running festivals in Chicago in such a vibrant neighborhood, naturally draws people from all over the city, state, country and beyond. It’s truly a welcoming and wonderful weekend to experience a fantastic array of music and enjoy the area and all of our offerings.”
Northalsted Market Days/Saturday, Aug 12th
North Stage
1:30P-3:30PM Drag Show
345P-4:30PM Prince Poppycock
4:45PM-5:30PM Inaya Day
5:40PM-7:30PM Drag Show
7:45PM-8:30PM Linda Clifford
845P-930PM Jody Watley
Jody Watley
Steve Grand
7-11 Stage
1PM-2PM DJ
2PM-2:45PM Steve Grand
2:45PM-3:15PM DJ
3:15P-4PM TIFFANY
4PM-445PM DJ
445P-5:30PM Brian Justin Crumb
5:30-7PM DJ
7PM-7:45PM ROBYN S
7:45-9PM DJ
9PM-945PM Maxine Nightingale
Maxine Nightengale
Belmont Stage
2PM-3PM KC Ortiz
3PM-3:30PM DJ
3:30P-5PM Michael McBride & Friends
Michael McBride
5PM-5:30PM DJ
5:30P-7PM Wedding Banned
7PM-7:45PM DJ
745PM-945PM Satisfaction
Jazz Stage (Aldine)
130PM-3PM Joe Policastro Trio
330PM-5PM Whiskey & Cherries
530PM-730PM BMR4
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NORTHALSTED MARKETDAYS 2017/Sunday, Aug 13th
Big Freedia
North Stage
115P-3PM Drag Show
3:15-4PM BIG FREEDIA
4-6PM Drag Show
615P-755PM Rod Tuffcurls
8PM-8:30PM DJ
835P-955PM Purple Xperience
Belmont Stage
130P-230PM Girl Power Night
2:30-3:15PM DJ
3:15PM-4PM Cece Peniston
Frenchie Davis
4:15-5PM Frenchie Davis
5-6PM DJ
6P-7:30PM Boy Band Review
7:30-8:15PM DJ
815PM-9:45PM Catfight
7-11 Stage
1:15PM-2PM Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus
2:15P-3:30PM Don’t Speak
3:30PM-4PM DJ X-Tasy
4P-515PMJC Brooks & the Uptown Sound
5:15PM-6PM DJ X-Tasy
6PM-720PM 10,000 Maniacs
7:20PM-7:50PM DJ X-Tasy
7:50P-9:50PM 16 Candles
Jazz Stage (Aldine)
130PM-3PM The Winchester Sound
330PM-5PM The Flat cats
About the Northalsted Business Alliance (NBA)
Formed in 1980, NBA represents more than 100 businesses along the Halsted Street corridor. The organization hosts major events throughout the year including Chicago Pride Fest, Pride Prom Northalsted Market Days, the Halloween Parade, Frost Fest and the Legacy Live Series. For information about NBA visit www.northalsted.com.
