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To view this email as a web page, click here. Hi Here's your September Off Air Lineup. Check out our upcoming live events below, and if you follow us on Eventbrite, we'll always let you know when there are new events for you to check out. September is packed with fun and engaging activities. Come out and join us for conversations with authors, a festival in a garden, music and more.  Date: Sept. 10  Admission: Free   Lit Fest: Featuring programming from both WBEZ and Chicago Sun-Times, topics range from romance, environmental justice, music, and social justice. Registration is highly encouraged. REGISTER Date: Sept. 23 Admission: $25  Choir! Choir! Choir!: Join us to celebrate the power of the human voice. Creative directors Nobu Adilman and Daveed Gold will teach audience members an original arrangement to Chicago songs you love. REGISTER Date: Sept. 24 Admission: Free  Fall Harvest: Come out for a live rendition of this recent Curious City episode, which explores how the El Paseo Community Garden was started and the ways it benefits the Pilsen neighborhood. REGISTER As the weather cools down, we have some great programs lined up for October. These two events feature what Chicago knows best: hip-hop and comedy. Date: Oct. 1 Admission: Free  Hip-Hop Celebration: Join us as we celebrate 90's hip-hop with conversation, music, and dance. This event is part of Chicago Park District’s Night Out in The Parks series. REGISTER Date: Oct. 14  Admission: $15 Comedy Showcase: If you want to scream-laugh until your sides hurt, join WBEZ and Las Locas Comedy for this evening celebrating humor and diversity in Oak Park. GET TICKETS Chicago Public Media is a proud media sponsor of the following local events Sept. 10-11 2022 Printers Row Lit Fest The Lit Fest hosts over 100 booksellers in airy outdoor tents, inviting visitors to peacefully peruse everything from the rare to “hot off the press” newly published works. Details and tickets here. Sept. 24-25  Hyde Park Jazz Festival The Hyde Park Jazz Festival is an event dedicated to supporting and uplifting jazz music, particularly on the South Side of Chicago. No registration required. More details here. It’s great to look ahead, but it doesn’t hurt to look back at some of our previous events that you may have missed including a conversation about student mental health and photos from our skating event. Check out our previous events and more on the WBEZ, Vocalo and Chicago Sun Times YouTube channels.   Interested in storytelling?  Vocalo is recruiting community-minded folks to participate in a production workshop. The classes will be taught by multimedia professionals from Chicago Public Media (Vocalo/WBEZ). Learn more. Volunteer with us! Get involved with the WBEZ and the Chicagoland community. Hear from us periodically with volunteer opportunities when you sign up for our volunteer newsletter. Sign up. See you again next month!  ©Chicago Public Media Inc 848 East Grand Ave, Navy Pier Chicago, IL 60611 Please do not reply to this email. If you need assistance, you may contact us here You are receiving this email because you are a WBEZ member or signed up to receive email communications from us. You can manage your Events email subscriptions online at any time. Chicago Public Media's Privacy Policy