Part of life means enjoying the beautiful summers God blesses us with each season. Complimenting the smells of barbecue and freshly cut grass is the melodic pleasantries of artists touring the country exhibiting their craft.
Last May, our fellow contributor Gloria highlighted her experiences at summer festivals that have been updated for another wonderful 2008 season!
From the article:
Some of the big ones are: Coachella held in L.A. near the end of April, Bonnaroo held in Tennessee mid-June, Summer Fest held in Milwaukee last week in June through the 4th weekend, Essence Music Festival held in New Orleans at the beginning of July, and Lollapalooza first weekend in August in Chicago. Having attended a few of these festivals I wanted to encourage music heads to go.
Read the rest of the article here and get outside and enjoy!
P.S. Don’t forget the Taste of Chicago coming up with free concerts!
30+ Things to Do This Summer | Young Black Professional Guide
[...] not the only thing on your list? Well, how about (6) taking in a concert? There seems to be a ton of stuff going on nowadays, so whether you decide to (7) take up a genre of music or (8) go exploring for independent artists, [...]
May 27, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Steve4322
Greeat post and I agree — Chicago has so much to do each summer. I often have people ask what are the top things to do in Chicago — I say check out all the online calendars — there are free concerts, free museum dates, etc. Just google “free chicago” or “things to do in chicago” and see all the things you can do.
April 18, 2009 at 3:29 pm