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The Chicago Jazz Festival is an admission-free, four-day annual jazz festival in Chicago 's Millennium Park. It is run by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and programmed with the assistance of Jazz Institute of Chicago during Labor Day weekend, integrating international and local artists playing many forms of jazz music.
The Chicago Theatre, originally known as the Balaban and Katz Chicago Theatre, is a landmark theater located on North State Street in the Loop area of Chicago, Illinois. Built in 1921, the Chicago Theatre was the flagship for the Balaban and Katz (B&K) group of theaters run by A. J. Balaban, his brother Barney Balaban and partner Sam Katz. [ 5]
The movie Major League was shot at County Stadium during the summer of 1988. Even though the movie was about the Cleveland Indians, producers cast Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer Bob Uecker in the movie, with signage for local channels WTMJ-TV (Channel 4) and WCGV-TV (Channel 24) not covered up and visible in the film. Announcements were made ...
Toty Ramos poses with his wife Janis at their home in 2019, which was featured on the Lakeside Garden Tour. Ramos, best known for leading the local Latin jazz group La Chazz, passed away Jan. 31 ...
Oriental Theatre is a theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin operated by Milwaukee Film. The theater was built and opened in 1927 as a movie palace with East Indian decor. It is said to be the only movie palace to incorporate East Indian artwork. [2] Designed by Gustave A. Dick and Alex Bauer, the theater has two minaret towers, three stained glass ...
Milwaukee Brewfest. More than 75 craft brewers and makers of other spirits will be pouring at Milwaukee Brewfest from 3 to 6:30 p.m. July 27 in McKinley Park, 1600 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive ...
Black Arts Fest MKE brings a celebration of African heritage and Black culture to Maier Festival Park from noon to 10 p.m. Aug. 3. There'll be entertainment and activities on four stages, with ...
The Regal Theater was a night club, theater, and music venue, popular among African Americans, located in the Bronzeville neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. [ 1] The theater was designed by Edward Eichenbaum, [ 2] and opened in February 1928. It closed in 1968 and was demolished in 1973. Part of the Balaban and Katz chain, the lavishly ...