The Silver Room Block Party is BACK!!! After taking a break last year along with a move from Wicker Park to Hyde Park its so exciting to know that this celebration will be back in full force. Learn more below. Oh yeah IT’S FREE!!
The 13th Annual Silver Room Sound System Block Party, presented by Downtown Hyde Park Chicago (Special Service Area #61) — “Freedom Love Joy Peace” — serves as a meeting point for the diversity that marks Chicago’s metropolis. “Freedom Love Joy Peace” exemplifies the power of community and the Arts by showcasing varied genres of music, visual arts and dance while merging individuals – engaging Chicago’s young and old alike, who join together to celebrate life.
This free event will take place on Saturday, July 16, 2016, from noon to 10 p.m., with an after-party at The Promontory to follow from 10 p.m.-2 a.m.
The Sound System Block Party continues to be a platform for famed and up-and-coming artists from the Chicagoland area, bringing them together with other national and increasingly international acts. This is an interactive event that boasts DJs, live music performances, artists, children’s activities, mural artists and excellent food from around the neighborhood. The event will have three stages with the main stage on 53rd and Harper St., a stage in the parking lot behind Promontory, a stage in Harper Court as well as in the store. In total, the four stages will showcase over 30 hours of varied performances.
In cooperation with The Frankie Knuckles Foundation, the Sound System Block Party will curate programming, installation, and staged performances in honor of this pioneer, his work and his influences. Since the passing of Frankie Knuckles two years ago, the music community worldwide has felt the loss of a great man and his work, so in 2016 we want to bring the Founding Father of house music’s legacy to back to Chicago where it all started.
About Downtown Hyde Park Chicago (SSA #61): For residents and visitors alike, Downtown Hyde Park is not simply a commercial corridor found in any Chicago neighborhood … downtown Hyde Park is its own small town — embracing and supporting a rich blend of shopping, dining, cultural attractions and business services — that invites those who walk its streets to experience the neighborhood’s storied history of eclecticism, warmth and individuality.
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