JUNE

Ravinia Festival
El Salón México


June 10-11

Bennett • Gordon Hall

For this year’s observance of the 20th anniversary of the deaths of
Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein, as well as the 200th anniversary
of Mexico’s independence, CDI’s program features the world premiere of
Stifler’s setting of Copland’s wildly infectious El Salón México
in a special two-piano arrangement made by Bernstein

Mexican Cuisine Series in Chicago

June 14

Kendall College

Mexican gastronomy featuring outstanding Mexican chef Armando Montaño


Goodman Theatre
The Sins of Sor Juana By Karen Zacarías
Directed by Henry Godinez

June 19 – July 25

The Albert Theatre

Godinez drew inspiration for this summer’s Goodman’s 5th
Latino Theatre Festival lineup from the Bicentennial of Mexico’s Independence
and the Centennial of its Revolution. The Sins of Sor Juana is a production about
the legendary Mexican poet Juana Inés de la Cruz

Music Without Borders
Doc Severinsen and El Ritmo de la Vida

June 24

Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park

Doc Severinsen, virtuoso trumpeter best known as leader of
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson's big band, now lives in
Mexico and presents a new musical experience: El Ritmo de la Vida


Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art:
Form, Balance, Joy

June 26 - October 17

Museum of Contemporary Art

Exhibition that presents works by Alexander Calder along
with the new works by seven sculptors who have been directly influenced
by the artist, among them the recognized Mexican creator,
Abraham Cruzvillegas