Music as a Meeting Place

We invite you to join our *Human Chicago community for the opening night of the Chicago Jazz Festival in Millennium Park. We will spend the evening creating space to connect with ourselves and with the humans around us (disconnecting from our phones). We designed intentionally curated discussion cards to enhance your experience as you listen to the music, in community. Meet us to revel in the evening's live music and enjoy meaningful conversation between and after jazz sets.

Music is our shared language as humans, it's a language of our human spirit. We will experience music not just as surface-level entertainment, but as something that can awaken us to desires deep inside of us; increase empathy for the people around us; help us to see our story woven with the humans around us.

This is the last event of our summer series of going offline together. We can't wait to see you there.

Anyone curious about music as a meeting place, longing for a moment of meaningful connection and purposeful conversation, and willing to experience live jazz like never before. Our hope is that you come away with a calmer spirit, new perspectives to carry into your week, and a few people you are glad to have met.

Thursday, September 3 · 6:00 to 9:30pm

Members of Team *Human Chicago will be on the lawn beginning at 5:30, so you are welcome to arrive early to say hello and settle in. The Jazz Festival's opening remarks and national anthem begin at 5:45. The first act starts at 6:00, music runs until 9:00, and we'll close up the evening with the chance to share experiences and reflections with those around us until 9:30.

Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St., at the northeast corner of the Great Lawn by the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. Look for our *Human shirts, picnic blankets, and dark green *Human branded caps. We will email registrants our exact location on the day of, and post it to Instagram as well.

• The kickoff and national anthem are at 5:45, so come then if you can. The first act starts at 6:00
• Live jazz, all night long, from the 2 Brown Sisters (Maggie and Africa Brown); Joel Ross Good Vibes; Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap Duo
• Limited food and snacks (optional to bring your own to share)
• Great people, great conversation – go deeper on what we've listened to together in purposeful moments of guided group discussion
• Intentionally curated discussion cards to enhance your experience as you listen, in community
• We will have picnic blankets; bring a folding lawn chair or towel of your own if you prefer. Small coolers only, and no outside alcohol.