The Story of Lincoln Square
WTTW Chicago by "L" / by Meredith Francis / January 2025 Two green, metal archways emblazoned with “Lincoln Square” bookend a popular strip of Lincoln Avenue from Leland to Lawrence avenues right off the Western Brown Line stop. In this neighborhood, people can find everything from European-style pastries and books to authentic German beerhalls and brats. Though many Chicagoans think of it as a small neighborhood, Lincoln Square is the name of a large community area made up of smaller neighborhoods,
At the annual ‘Songs of Good Cheer,’ Christmas carols never go out of style
Chicago Tribune / by Doug George / December 2, 2024 It may not draw crowds like “The Nutcracker,” but as an annual Chicago holiday tradition it has no less devoted an audience. “Songs of Good Cheer,” on stage next week in a short series of concerts at the Old Town School of Folk Music, is a show with Christmas carols and other holiday music led by Mary Schmich and Eric Zorn, both former columnists for the Tribune. There’s a backing house band of professional folk, country and jazz musicians, and audience
2024 Chicago Holiday Events Guide
WTTW / by Erica Demarest and Eunice Alpasan / November 11, 2024 From light shows to theater, themed bars and dance spectacles, there’s something for everyone to enjoy this holiday season. We’ve rounded up some of the season’s highlights in Chicago and the suburbs. See More Here.
What’s That Building? Old Town School of Folk Music
WBEZ Chicago / by Dennis Rodkin and Haley Bloomquist / September 3, 2024 In the 1990s, a Chicago public library building that had sat unused for a decade got a second life. Or maybe, because of the traditions at the Old Town School of Folk Music, which took over the Art Deco building, it’s more accurate to say it got a Second Half. The building is now a fine place to watch live music — or make some. In the main auditorium, 450-seat Maurer Hall, nobody’s more than 45 feet from the stage, and over that
Chicago is celebrating the 100th birthday of Ella Jenkins, musician and architect of a social moveme
WBEZChicago / by Mark Guarino / August 1, 2024 For most people, the image of a rock star involves leather, steel and a background of smoke, strobe lights and pyrotechnics. In the world of children’s music, however, the genre’s preeminent rock star is Ella Jenkins, a soft-spoken but wonderfully charming performer and educator who turns 100 next Tuesday. Across her 67-year career, Jenkins firmly established the genre of children’s music as a serious endeavor — not just for artists to pursue but also for the
Square Roots Festival brings the party back to Lincoln Square
by ABC7 Chicago Digital Team / ABC-Chicago / July 6, 2024 Held by theLincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce andOld Town School of Folk Music, Square Roots brings together the best that Lincoln Square has to offer--all things craft beer, live music, local restaurants and family fun. The annual street fest has three outdoor stages, an indoor stage, interactive workshops with Old Town School of Folk Music, kids activities and local vendors for three days of summer fun with over 40,000 people in
