ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT RECOMMENDATIONS Compiled by Emma Slings
A Trip Through History!
'Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II' "Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II" visually shares the stories of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, a top-secret operations group known as the “Ghost Army,” the first multimedia and tactical deception unit in U.S. Army history. This exhibition shares secrets kept 50 years after the war and honors the members who saved thousands of lives. See artwork, uniforms, and other artifacts, along with the 22 large-scale deceptions the “Ghost Army” launched between D-Day and the end of the war. Originally curated by The National WWII Museum, Ghost Army is at the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center (9603 Woods Drive, Skokie) through Jan. 2, 2023. This exhibition is free for members. Non-members can choose their museum experience. All Access Admission includes general admission to the museum, reservations for "The Journey Back: A VR Experience, Survivor Stories Experience Holographic Theater" and current special exhibitions at no extra cost. Visit ilholocaustmuseum.org for details and tickets.
Sounds & Scenery!
14th Annual Baha’i Choral Music Festival Listen as over 200 voices in four-part a cappella soar up the 72-foot dome of the beautiful Bahá’í House of Worship, 100 Linden Ave., Wilmette. Since its 2006 beginning, the Bahá’í House of Worship Choral Festival has welcomed voices and harmonies of different cultures and faiths from around the world to share a broad range of choral music, including classical choral arrangements, new Bahá’í Gospel compositions, traditional folk songs and Black spirituals, all offering music as sacred devotional prayer. This festival is 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 8 to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 10. Admission fee varies. Visit bahaichoir.org for details.
Feel the Rhythm!
Rhythm World 32 Performance The Chicago Human Rhythm Project presents “America’s oldest and most comprehensive festival of tap” with Rhythm World 32 Performance! This event will feature Maria Majors, executive director at STL Rhythm Collaborative, the Eric Hochberg Trio, professional (and CHRP alum) Sean Kaminski and additional talent. Head to the DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th Place, at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 9. This is a free event; tickets and seats are first come, first served. For the complete list of concerts, including locations like Navy Pier and Museum of Contemporary Art, see chicagotap.org.
ENTERTAINMENT
Music for the Environment!
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The EcoVoice Festival The EchoVoice Festival works to build awareness and ignite action against climate change through music that “informs, connects, and inspires people to act for environmentally just causes.” From Friday, July 8 at 7:30 p.m. to Sunday, July 10 at 5 p.m., enjoy a performance by New Earth Ensemble and other themed interactive concerts, join conversations at panels and discussions, mix in an outdoor soundwalk, and more at University of Illinois Chicago, James Stukel Towers Auditorium, 718 W. James M. Rochford St. Ticket prices vary. For details, visit ecovoiceproject.org.
A New Culture!
Chicago Street Soccer tour “IT'S NOT A SPORT. IT'S A CULTURE.” The Chicago Street Soccer Tour creates free, unstructured pickup games and encourages soccer as it was meant to be played – a game for everyone. CSS’s portable soccer pitches create a hub for community and fun where anyone can work on tactical skills, as well as interpersonal ones. By self-organizing, communities are creating bright spaces, encouraging social and physical development, building confidence and connection among players and neighborhoods, and building social equity. So head over to play and build community! Visit the MicKinley Park tour through July 13. For future tour dates and locations, visit chicagostreetsoccercup.com.
