Thursday, November 15, 2012
The North Shore's music gem is in its fourth year of a 10-year agreement where it donates five percent of its ticket revenue to the city. More than $3 million has been donated to date.
The information below comes from Ravinia Festival. Ravinia Festival has donated $798,818 to its hometown of Highland Park in the fourth year of a 10-year agreement where the festival donates 5 percent of its annual gross ticket revenue to the city to use as needed, according to a news release from Ravinia. Want Highland Park news in your inbox? Subscribe to Patch's newsletter. The amount of the contribution to the city has increased each of the first four years of the program’s life, with $780,655 given in 2011, $758,000 in 2010 and $710,000 in 2009, for a total of more than $3 million to date. "Ravinia Festival is key to the lives of so many Highland Park residents. It’s a place of first jobs and first dates and more than a few favorite …
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
The Glenview museum will add a new note to its repertoir of musical education with the help of Highland Park's Ravinia Festival.
Ravinia Festival, Highland Park's summer music festival, announced today that it will sponsor an interactive music-making exhibit at Kohl Children’s Museum of Greater Chicago in Glenview. "Kohls has all the curatorial resources to teach kids as young as 5, we offer the musical expertise," said Ravinia Festival President and CEO Welz Kauffman. "Now that we're here it feels like a natural thing." The hands-on “Music Makers” exhibit is one of 17 permanent vignettes for children ages birth to eight, aligned with the Illinois State Learning Standards, at the Museum. The Ravinia-sponsored exhibit is designed to help children discover how sound is created in a variety of ways, how to recognize different types of sounds and the physical forces …
Monday, August 27, 2012
Welz Kauffman received an Oct. 19 court date in his pending DUI case. He was arrested in June with a blood-alcohol level that was nearly twice the legal limit.
Ravinia Festival president and CEO Welz Kauffman received an Oct. 19 court date in his pending DUI case after appearing in Lake County court last Friday, according to the Lake County News Sun. Kauffman, 51, was arrested in June when Highland Park Police responded to a car accident near the intersection of Roger Williams Avenue and Sheridan Road. He had a blood-alcohol level of .154, nearly twice the legal limit of .08, when he was arrested, The News Sun reports. Kauffman will continue his role at Ravinia despite the arrest, according to a statement issued by the festival in June. "For more than a decade the Ravinia Festival has flourished on and off stage under the leadership of Welz Kauffman, and we believe it is in our best interests for…
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
The following arrest information was supplied by the Highland Park police department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Residential burglary Police are investigating a report of a residential burglary. It was reported that an unknown male entered a second floor apartment through an unlocked back door on August 8 and was confronted by the owner. The owner yelled at the male who then fled down the back stairs and into a tan or silver Jeep. No items were reported taken. The incident occurred in the 1600 block of McGovern Avenue, Highland Park. Earlier: Attempted Burglar Flees Highland Park Home Police are investigating a delayed report of a residential burglary. It was reported that unknown person(s) entered a residence between 9:15 a.m. and 12 p.m. on August 7 through either the unsecured front or unsecured east door and took several pieces of jewelry from a …
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
The following arrest information was supplied by the Highland Park police department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Possession of cannabis Jeffrey Lantz, 58, of the 6000 block of Lake Drive, Lisle, was issued an Administrative Citation for possession of cannabis after being observed by police smoking while attending Ravinia Festival on August 3. Lantz is expected in Administrative Court at City Hall, 1707 St. Johns Avenue, Highland Park on September 20, 2012. Elena Rojas, 20, of the 1800 block of Sunnyside Avenue, Highland Park, was arrested and charged with possession of cannabis on August 1 after being located by Community Policing Aides in the 0-100 block of Ravine Drive, Highland Park. Rojas was released on a personal recognizance bond with a court date of September 12, 2012 at 301 Greenleaf Street, Park City, Illinois. William Basurto, 21, of the …
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Musicians remember Holocaust survivor and Highland Park resident Victor Aitay, who performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for more than 50 years. He died last week, at age 91.
"We have lost a legend," begins the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's obituary for Victor Aitay, the Highland Park resident and former CSO concertmaster who died last Tuesday. He was 91. Born in Budapest in 1921, Aitay didn't waste any time before jumping into musical training at age 7 when he entered the Franz Liszt Royal Academy, according to the CSO. After receiving an artist's diploma, Aitay became concertmaster of the Hungarian Royal Opera and Philharmonic Orchestra. He also organized the Aitay String Quartet, with which he toured Europe. Though he lost much of his family in the Holocaust, Aitay was one of tens of thousands of Jews who survived because of the efforts of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, according to a 2001 Chicago Tribune…
Monday, July 30, 2012
Audience reacts to music spanning more than a generation.
James Taylor showed a sold out Ravinia audience why he is a troubadour for a generation and more Friday with an evening of mostly song and some conversation. With songs like “That’s Why I’m Here,” “Cowboy Lullaby,” “Fire and Rain” and “Carolina in My Mind,” Taylor explained and demonstrated why his music strikes a chord for audiences around the world. Taylor, 64, idolized the Beatles and in 1968 found himself in London face to face with the music legends. He had just signed a contract with the group’s record label. His career was taking off but some feelings were mixed. “It was an extremely good year for me,” Taylor said. “George (Harrison) and Paul (McCartney) were there (in the room). I was surrounded by my absolute idols but I was …
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Check out photos from this show and others, including Santana, Blues Brothers and Colbie Caillat.
Have you been to Ravinia Festival this summer? If not, you're missing out. Click on the links below to see photos from this season's big performances like Seal and Macy Gray (July 22), Santana (July 9), and Colbie Caillat (June 29). Then check out who else is coming to Ravinia this season. For more news and updates, "like" us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.
Friday, July 13, 2012
Also celebrate Tony-nominee Barbara Cook's 85th birthday this weekend in Highland Park.
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Friday, July 13, 2012
The information below comes from Ravinia Festival. Brahms Bonanza with Chicago Symphony Orchestra In 1853 Robert Schumann predicted that Brahms would be the next great German symphonist, and he was right. By 1883 the 19th-century conductor Hans von Bülow famously linked the name of Brahms with those of Bach and Beethoven—the “Three B’s”—making him the culmination of two centuries of Teutonic music history. These works are also the culmination of Brahms’s own symphonic compositions, his last two large-scale works for orchestra, which astonished audiences and critics of his time for their highly innovative structure and instrumentation. Friday, July 13 at 8 p.m. in the pavilion. Tickets $10 to $70. Movie Music Concerto with Chicago Symphony …
Thursday, June 28, 2012
The pop stars perform at Ravinia on Friday.
Glen Campbell and Ronnie Milsap The Goodbye Tour The country singer known for his hits from the '60s and '70s brings his pop-country style to Ravinia. Thursday, June 28 at 8 p.m. in the Pavilion $60 for reserved; $32 for lawn. Want Highland Park news in your inbox every morning? Subscribe to Patch's newsletter. Piano and Strings Concert Artists from Ravinia's Steans Music Institute Musicians from Ravinia's music school perform Beethoven, Debussy, Schumann and Kurtag. Friday, June 29 and Saturday, June 30 at 2 p.m. at Bennett Gordon Hall Free Colbie Caillat & Gavin DeGraw with opener Andy Grammer This pair of singer-songwriters bring their catchy pop tunes to Ravinia for a night that's bound to be stuck in your head long after it's over. …
Steve Firestone
2:58 pm on Monday, November 19, 2012
So, they are too expensive, but too many people go. You go to 50 concerts a year, but you don't like the sound system or the people. You pick a picnic, not the Pavilion, but you are upset you can't see the band. Now, I didn't know they were a not for profit. Are they really? Do they really not pay property taxes? Maybe they should pay the property taxes and see if they can make a profit. more ›