Jennifer Hudson, Maroon 5 Heading to Ravinia

Get those picnic sets ready for three months of music.  has announced it's summer line-up, and it's packed with classical, rock, jazz and R&B performances by artists like Jennifer Hudson, Deep Purple and Peter Frampton. See , or see the Chicago Symphony Orchestra accompany The Lord of the Rings while you watch the film.

Scroll down or click on the photos to the right to see the a nearly full list of what's coming to Ravinia this summer. Keep checking back as we continue to add more photos and finish the list. For more information and tickets, click here.

June

Chicago Children's Choir. Thursday, June 9 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $10 to $45.
Liszt 200. Thursday, June 9 at 8:30 p.m. Tickets $10.
The Judds: The Last Encore. Friday, June 10 at 8 p.m. Tickets $27 to $75.
Ko-Thi Dance Company (Kraft Great Kids Concert). Saturday, June 11 at 11 a.m. Tickets $5 to $10.
The Moody Blues. Saturday, June 11 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $27 to$85.
Ravinia Jazz Scholars. Sunday, June 12 at 5 p.m. Free.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. Sunday, June 12 at 7 p.m. Tickets $19-$65.
Robert Plant & The Band of Joy. Thursday, June 16 at 8 p.m. Tickets $22 to $80.
Steans Music Institute Jazz Showcase. Friday, June 17 at 6 p.m. Tickets $10.
Go-Go's and The B-52s. Friday, June 17 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $22 to $60.
Deep Purple with the Ravinia Festival Orchestra. Saturday, June 18 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $22 to $60.
Dirty Sock Funtime Band (Kraft Great Kids Concert). Sunday, June 19 at 1 p.m. Tickets $5 to $10.
Dave Brubeck & Sons. Sunday, June 19 at 7 p.m. Tickets $16 to $80.
k.d. lang with The Belle Brigade. Thursday, June 23 at 8 p.m. Tickets $22 to $55.
Vladimir Feltsman. Friday, June 24 at 8 p.m. Tickets $10 to $70.
A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor live national broadcast. Saturday, June 25 at 4:45 p.m. Tickets $10 to $65.
Miriam Fried, Don Weilerstein, Paul Biss, Atar Arad, Frans Helmerson and John O'Conor. Saturday, June 25 at 8 p.m. Tickets $10 to $60.
Daryl Hall & John Oates. Sunday, June 26 at 7 p.m. Tickets $27 to $80.
Miriam Fried, violin. Tuesday, June 28 at 2 p.m. Free.
Maroon 5 with special guest P.J. Morton. Thursday, June 30 at 8 p.m. Tickets $27 to $70.

July 

Maroon 5 with special guest P.J. Morton. Friday, July 1 at 8 p.m. Tickets $27 to $70.
Tom Chapin & Friends. Saturday, July 2 at 11 a.m. Tickets $ to $10.
IU Jacobs School of Music Summer Festival Orchestra with Michael Stern. Saturday, July 2 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $10 to $50.
Ralph's World (Kraft Great Kids Concert). Sunday, July 3 at  p.m. Tickets $5 to $15.
The Music of ABBA as performed by Arrival from Sweden. Sunday, July 3 at 8 p.m. Tickets $22 to $50.
Paul Katz, cello. Thursday, July 5 at 2 p.m. Free.
Peter Frampton. Thursday, July 5 at 7:30 p.m. $22 to $60.
Emerson String Quartet. Wednesday, July 6 at 8 p.m. Tickets $10 to $60.
Justin Roberts & The Not Ready Naptime Players (Kraft Great Kids Corner). Saturday, July 9 at 11 a.m. Tickets $5 to $10.
Ramsey Lewis Trio and Pink Martini. Sunday, July 10 at 7 p.m. Tickets $22 to $75.
Zukerman ChamberPlayers. Tuesday, July 12 and Wednesday, July 13 at 8 p.m. Tickets $10 to $70.
Jennifer Hudson. Saturday, July 16 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $33 to $80.
James Conlon, conductor, with soloists from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Tuesday, July 19, 8 p.m. Tickets $10 to $70.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra performs Rachmaninoff. Thursday, July 21 at 8 p.m. Tickets $10 to $75.
Michelle Branch and Five for Fighting. Friday, July 22 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $22 to $45.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra performs Brahms and Beethovan. Sunday, July 24 at 5 p.m. Tickets $10 to $45.
Ekaterina Semenchuk, Mezzo-soprano, performs Tchaikovsky and Rachmoninoff. Wednesday, July 27 at 8 p.m. Tickets $10 to $60.
BoDeans. Friday, July 29 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $27 to $55.
The Mariachi Divas (Kraft Great Kids Concert). Saturday, July 30 at 11 a.m. TIckets $5 to $10.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra performs Tchaikovsky. Sunday, July 31 at 5 p.m. Tickets $10 to $45.

August

Bryn Terfel and Brian Zeger. Tuesday, August 2 at 8 p.m. Tickets $10 to $95.
Jorge Federico Osorio, piano. Wednesday, August 3 at 8 p.m. Tickets $10 to $50.
Mahler 100 -- Concluding James Conlon's Mahler Cycle. Thursday, August 4 at 8 p.m. Tickets $12 to $90.
One Score, One Chicago with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Yo-Yo Ma. Friday, August 5 at 8 p.m. Tickets $15 to $100.
Highland Park Strings (Kraft Great Kids Concerts). Saturday, August 6 at 11 a.m. Tickets $5 to $10.
Itzhak Perlman conducts the Chicago Symphony Choir. Saturday, August 6 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets free to $45.
11-year-old Jackie Evancho and Ravinia Festival Orchestra. Sunday, August 7 at 7 p.m. Tickets $10 to $45.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra with The 5 Browns. Tuesday, August 9 at 8 p.m. Tickets $10 to $65.
Los Lobos and Los Lonely Boys. Wednesday, August 10 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $22 to $60.
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra. Thursday, August 11 at 7 p.m. Tickets $10 to $70.
Steely Dan. Friday, August 12 and Saturday, August 13 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $33 to $85.
Rufus Wainright performs Shakespeare's sonnets with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Sunday, August 14 at 5 p.m. (Rufus Wainright in concert follows after intermission.) Tickets $25 to $65.
Takács String Quartet. Sunday, August 14 at 8:30 p.m. Tickets $10 to $60.
Christopher O'Riley covers Liszt. Wednesday, August 17 at 8 p.m. Tickets $10 to $35.
Valentina Lisitsa, piano. Thursday, August 18 and at 6 p.m. Tickets $10.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra performs the score from Lord of the Rings -- Fellowship of the Ring with complete film showing. Thursday, August 18 and Friday, August 19 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $25 to $65.
Lincoln Trio. Friday, August 19 at 6 p.m. Tickets $10.
Lifehouse. Saturday, August 20 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $27 to $55.
Anne Akiko Meyers with Anton Nel. Saturday, August 20 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $10.
Lyle Lovett & His Large Band. Sunday, August 21 at 7 p.m. Tickets $22 to $55.
Eldar Djangirov, jazz pianist. Tuesday, August 23 at 6 p.m. Tickets $10.
The Knights. Wednesday, August 24 at 8 p.m. Tickets $10 to $60.
Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes and Tonino Baliardo. Thursday, August 25 at 8 p.m. Tickets $22 to $75. Features dance floor on the lawn.
Ray Chen and Julien Quentin. Friday, August 26 at 6 p.m. Tickets $10.
An Evening with Tony Bennett. Friday, August 26 at 8:30 p.m. Tickets $28 to $91.
Laura Benanti, vocalist. Saturday, August 27 at 8:30 p.m. Tickets $10.
Zuill Bailey. Sunday, August 28 at 6 p.m. Tickets $10.
Chicago. Sunday, August 28 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $27 to $80.
An Evening with Mandy Patinkin and Nathan Gunn. Wednesday, August 31 at 8 p.m. Tickets $15 to $90.