Director of Public Affairs with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Karen Vaughan was in our ABC7 studio to talk about a few free events.
- Millennium Park Workouts
- Saturdays, 8 - 11 a.m., through September 10
- Great Lawn of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion
- Free
- Workouts are 45 minutes long
- 8 a.m.: Yoga
- 9 a.m.: Pilates
- 10 a.m.: Zumba
- Live music
- Chicago Blues Festival
- Three days, five stages
- Friday, June 10: Tribute to the 100th Birthday of Robert Johnson
- Performers include David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Rick Sherry, Rocky Lawrence, Hubert Sumlin and the Duwayne Burnside Band
- Also: Shemekia Copeland, Lonnie Brooks, Billy Branch and The Sons of Blues, and Dave Specter
- For more information, call 312-744-3315 or visit www.chicagobluesfestival.us
- Annual Neighborhood Festivals
- 57th Street Art Fair: Saturday, June 4 and Sunday, June 5, Hyde Park
- 15th annual Taste of Randolph Street: Friday, June 17 through Sunday, June 19, West Loop
- 42nd annual Gay Pride Parade: Sunday, June 26, Lakeview
- Urban Excursions
- Treks, tours, itineraries, and other urban adventures downtown and throughout the neighborhoods
- Through Labor Day
- www.ExploreChicago.org/summer