charmaine runes & jim daley

Summer in House City

A series of House music events gives you plenty of opportunities to dance the rest of the summer away.

BY CHARMAINE RUNES AND JIM DALEY

Summer in Chicago—and especially summer’s second act—is magic. By August, the lake is in a Goldilocks zone, perfect for dipping, and languid evenings in the park or backyard are almost humid enough to convince you wind chill never existed. Chicagoans, wise to the ephemerality of such moments, grab hold of summer with both hands: grilling, swimming, front-stooping, ball-playing, and literally dancing in the streets. At block parties and street

festivals, cookouts, quinceañeras, and family reunions, Chicagoans love to dance—and House music, invented here in the 1980s, is one of our favorite sounds for it. Th is summer, the Department of Cultural Aff airs and Special Events is hosting House City, a collection of outdoor parties featuring local House DJs. Th ere’s still time to catch a bunch of them. In the map below, you can preview headliners and plan to dance away the the streets. At block parties and street best part of summer. best part of summer.

Check for updates at https://bit.ly/ChiHouseCity

PHOTOS COURTESY OF CHICAGO'S DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS AND SPECIAL EVENTS (CHICAGO DCASE)