Make Music Chicago – Already in the News!

Rush Hour is shepherding the city of Chicago into a global phenomenon on June 21 with Make Music Chicago – the 24-hour musical holiday inspired by France’s Fête de la Musique celebrated in over 460 cities in 110 countries.

The largest “Make Music” celebration in the United States is in New York — Make Music New York is now in its 5th year of providing free live music of all genres to all 5 boroughs of New York City every year on June 21.

Make Music New York was so excited about Chicago joining the international celebration that they featured Make Music Chicago first in their web series on other festivals around the world. Click here to read their article about the inaugural year of Make Music Chicago.

RedEye Chicago, Chicago’s pop culture daily newspaper, featured Make Music Chicago as a part of their 2011 summer festival guide in conjunction with Metromix Chicago.

For information on Make Music Chicago, visit MakeMusicChicago.com.

Call for Volunteers

Rush Hour needs your help!

Rush Hour’s twelfth summer season and the inaugural year of Make Music Chicago will be made possible only through the efforts of volunteers like you.

Even if you have only an hour to give between today and June 30, you can make a difference.

Here are some areas where you can join in anytime:

• Recruiting performance sites across the city for Make Music Chicago
• Distributing Rush Hour and Make Music Chicago brochures, posters and other promotional materials around the city and suburbs
• Producing mailings for Rush Hour and Make Music Chicago
• Photographing and filming performances across the city on June 21 for Make Music Chicago
• Welcoming musicians and greeting audience members at performances across the city on June 21 for Make Music Chicago
• Ushering at concerts at St. James Cathedral beginning June 7
• Serving refreshments at pre-concert receptions each Tuesday beginning June 7
• Setup and tear-down at St. James Cathedral Commons on June 21 for Make Music Chicago

To sign up to volunteer, please contact Eliza Warren at eliza@rushhour.org or 773.338.9480.

We look forward to working with you!

Comcast: Rush Hour’s 2011 Lead Season Sponsor

Rush Hour is proud to announce Comcast as the Lead Season Sponsor of its 2011 summer season.

Please join us in thanking Comcast for its generous support of great music for busy lives all summer long in Chicago!

10% Discount at Bijan’s Bistro for Rush Hour Fans!

Long-time Rush Hour dining partner Bijan’s Bistro (633 N. State, at Erie) offers a casual and welcoming dining atmosphere that’s perfect for any special occasion, weekly post-work happy hour, or leisurely brunch year-round. And, open until 4 a.m. 365 days a year, you can enjoy their fine food anytime!

As a special bonus to Rush Hour fans and friends, Bijan’s is offering a 10% discount on all food and beverages during the months of January and February when you present your Rush Hour coupon.

Click here to download the free coupon.

For more information or to browse their menu and read reviews, visit their website at bijans-bistro.com.

Rush Hour Conversations Available 24/7

Whether you are…

• an early riser or a night owl…
• a Mac evangelist or a PC enthusiast…
• live in Chicago or Caracas…

you can satisfy your cultural curiosity anytime through the Rush Hour Conversations archive. This archive has complete recordings of in-depth interviews with world-class artists and leaders in the world of arts and culture from the last 4 years.

If you joined us for this week’s Mayne Stage Concert, I highly recommend that you listen to two very special podcasts with Children’s Poet Laureate Mary Ann Hoberman, pianist Kuang-Hao Kuang, Penny Barr of the Poetry Foundation, and Artistic Director Deborah Sobol about the genesis of the July 13, 2010 program that had an encore performance this past Sunday at Mayne Stage.

- Julie Hutchison
Managing Director