Nothing Says Late Summer Like Outdoor Jazz

Spend some time in the parks before the seasons change!

To view this email as a web page, click here. New month, new featured artists! Stream this month's playlist updates now... Hey again! I was at a picnic in the park last weekend and a singular leaf fell in the middle of the blanket, so I think fall is just on the horizon… even if it’s forecasted to be in the 80s again this weekend. But if there’s one place you can enjoy the back-and-forth temperatures of summer’s end, it’s Chicago. Here are some late-summer events — indoor and outdoor — coming up around the city you might want to know about! First and foremost — the applications to our next Storytelling Workshop are open! Do you love audio storytelling? Want to build your skills? Apply now for the opportunity to craft your own radio story during our free, eight-week, in-person workshop! Applications are due by Monday, Sept. 19. Find out more information and apply now here or at vocalo.org/storytelling, and check out the works made by our previous workshop participants here. Today marks the start of Latinx Heritage Month! Latinx Heritage Month is from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 this year and honors Latinx cultural history and achievement. The Field Museum is participating by hosting limited special events featuring bilingual conversation, presentations and performances from Chicago Latinx cultural groups and organizations, including Comunidad Kichwa Runa, Ballet Folklorico de Chicago and others. Our third and final Night Out In the Parks event this year ​​— From The Vault: A ‘90s Chicago Hip-Hop Celebration — is on Oct. 1! The second event, Reclaimed Soul: Live!, was a huge success… and, like the Summer Skate Party, sold out in advance. Come hang out with Team Vocalo for a third time this summer and enjoy live hip-hop DJ sets to celebrate the rich history of Chicago hip-hop. RSVP now here — lineup TBA! London singer-songwriter Mahalia is performing at Lincoln Hall next week! Presented by Audiotree and excitedly welcomed by Vocalo, Mahalia returns to Chicago on Tuesday, Sept. 20 to perform a sold-out, 18+ show at Lincoln Hall in support of her 2022 EP Letter To Ur Ex. Vocalo afternoons host Nudia Hernandez got the chance to sit down with Mahalia at Lollapalooza this year to talk exes, bad tattoos and more. Check out their conversation here. The 16th annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival returns next Saturday and Sunday! Every year, the Hyde Park Jazz Festival celebrates the South Side by bringing the community together for a free jazz festival. This year, the festival spans across 11 venues and features nearly 40 artists, including Jeff Parker, Samara Joy and DJ Sadie Woods. Admission to all events is free with a suggested donation of $10. Check out the full lineup and venue map on the festival website! ​​​​​​Grown Folks Stories is heading over to Bronzeville Winery’s courtyard tonight from 6 to 9 p.m. Created by Cara Brigandi and Eric Williams, founder and owner of The Silver Room, Grown Folks Stories is “two hours of five minute stories that range from the hilarious to the absolutely real,” a collection of real-life stories told by nonprofessional, unrehearsed storytellers. Bronzeville Winery is 21+ and will have drinks for purchase. Seating is first-come, first-serve. Learn more on Grown Folks Stories’ Instagram! ​​​​​​If you’ve ever wanted to learn Chicago Footwork, you’re in luck. Next weekend, you can take a class taught by some of the best! On Sept. 25 at the Promontory in Hyde Park, Chicago footwork and dance instructor Mike D and acclaimed dancer and teacher Pause Eddie are teaching beginner basics of ghetto house and juke dance styles. Tickets are still available for this all-ages workshop; find more information on Pause Eddie and how to attend here ! We actually got the chance to chat with Mike D and other Chicago Footworkers at Lollapalooza this year; check out Vocalo community storytelling producer Ari Mejia’s piece on the festival's “Bonus Tracks” stage here. ​​​​​​The Corey Wilkes Quartet is set to play with the Jazz Institute of Chicago for Chicago Live! at Navy Pier on Sept. 25! The Corey Wilkes Quartet — made up of Corey on trumpet, Alexis Lombre on piano, Junius Paul on bass and Makaya McCraven on drums — are set to perform at 4 p.m. on the Lake Stage on the Chicago Live! festival’s second afternoon. Pinqy Ring, who was featured on our “In Rotation” playlist for July , is also performing on the Lake Stage that evening at 5 p.m. The rest of the lineup includes more than 60 performers across three stages on Sept. 24 and 25 — find more info on the whole festival here. Admission is free! This month’s on-air rotation is packed with fresh music from artists you know and artists you’ll want to — almost all from Chicago! Stream it on Spotify below or tune in to 91.1 FM and Vocalo.org/player to catch them on-air all month long In Rotation: September 2022 LISTEN HERE   1. Selfish (feat. Cjilla) - ByolDaleader 2. Still - Leland Philpot 3. Canciones Sobre Ti - Fe Romero 4. WAY2GOOD - Azizz 5. Little Circles - Grace Blackford 6. You - SEMAJE 7. The Ride - Bryan Andrew Wilson 8. Freez - Kiraly Payne 9. Better - Bre Harris 10. Malibu - Evyn Pinqy Ring Uses Hip-Hop To Build Hope After suffering severe injuries in a car accident, Marisol Vélez, AKA Pinqy Ring, found hip-hop to be life-saving; it gave her a language to express her feelings when she didn’t know how. Now, she works internationally to share her story and teach creative expression to kids in need. We heard from Vélez about her work, her newest single “Victory” and more! Check out her interview below. READ MORE YOUmedia Teens Learn Audio Skills With Vocalo Collaboration This summer, Vocalo partnered with Douglass YOUMedia to teach students the basics of audio production, storytelling and reporting skills. Community storytelling producer Ari Mejia spent four weeks with the high school YOUMedia participants to give them safe, constructive space to creatively explore the realm of audio storytelling through a series of different exercises. You can check out a recap of their work now on our SoundCloud! READ MORE Do Good Number One Nonprofit organization FORA, Forging Opportunities for Refugees in America, is looking for new volunteers to help out with kids’ weekday tutoring programs, both on Zoom and in person at their West Ridge empowerment center. FORA uses a form of tutoring known as “high dosage tutoring,” incorporating at least 10 hours of tutoring each week with a two-to-one student to teacher ratio. New in-person volunteer tutors can apply online here and virtual tutors here. You can find more information about FORA and their tutoring programs on their website. GET INVOLVED Number Two Chicago Cares has partnered with the Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse to recruit volunteers to help clean up and maintain the greenhouse, which is the city’s only teaching greenhouse, on Sept. 17. Volunteers can expect to help with planting, mulching, weeding and shoveling, and will play a role in sustaining crucial green spaces in the neighborhood. Find more information and sign up here! GET INVOLVED Number Three Many of you might know the Shedd Aquarium is hosting their second House Party tonight (shoutout to the 100+ who entered our giveaway on Instagram !), but did you know the Shedd also hosts volunteer Action Days to preserve Chicagoland’s natural woodland and wetland areas? Shedd Action Days include litter cleanup, habitat restorations and river planting, and the next one, a litter cleanup at 63rd Street Beach, is this Saturday, Sept. 17 from 10 a.m. to noon. Find more information on how you can help out and check out upcoming Action Days here! GET INVOLVED Have a volunteer opportunity you want to amplify? A community service project that deserves some love?  Send them our way; we’ll share some in the next edition of The Goods!    Tag Vocalo on Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #VocaloIRL to let me know!  I want to say thank you to everyone who came out to Reclaimed Soul: Live! last Thursday! We had a blast and can’t wait for our next event. Special thanks to Meagan McNeal and Ayana Contreras! If you missed it, don’t worry… we’re planning to post the recorded show for your listening pleasure soon! Keep an eye on our website to stay updated. Talk to you later! Morgan Ciocca Vocalo Digital Media Producer & Editor, The Goods     ©Chicago Public Media Inc 848 East Grand Ave, Navy Pier Chicago, IL 60611 Please do not reply to this email. If you need assistance, contact us here. You are receiving this email because you are a Vocalo member or signed up to receive email communications from us. You can unsubscribe from Vocalo here. WBEZ Privacy Policy