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Recently retired CSO conductor Riccardo Muti led a rehearsal of the Symphony of Oak Park River Forest last weekend at the Kehrein Center for the Arts. It was a chance for the public to see Muti in action at no cost.
Artist Barrett Keithley created the piece with the idea of representing Black people in the beauty of their own neighborhood.
It’s not too late to participate in the eighth annual walk/run that’s held i the heart of Austin. The event starts at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 16.
The 100 Austin residents participating in the free program will get twice-monthly deliveries for another six months.
Residents whose homes and/or businesses were damaged in the summer storms can get help with their applications for assistance at two sites in Austin: 4851 W. North Ave. and 500 S. Central Ave.
Austin residents whose homes or businesses were damaged in the devastating floods that occurred from June 29 to July 2 can apply for grants and loans through FEMA.
Medical experts, advocates and community outreach groups support the move.
The free event will be held at BUILD Chicago, 5100 W. Harrison, on July 19. Gates open at 6:30 p.m.
A new 3,500-square-foot, 30-foot-high colorful representation of Congressman Danny Davis adorns the walls of the Safer Foundation building, 808 S. Kedzie Ave. in East Garfield Park.
Stop by the farmers market at 5610 W. Lake St. on Thursday afternoons. Three other farmers markets also are open this summer on the West Side.