Old Town School Of Folk Music

4544 N Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
Tel: (773) 728-6000

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Live Music Schedule:

Maurer:
Wednesdays:  World Music 8:30pm

5/20 Atención Atención Kids Show
5/24 Festival of Aloha: Drums of Tahiti
5/26 Festival of Aloha: Darlene Ahuna, Daniel Ho
5/27 Festival of Aloha: Daniel Ho, Herb Ohta Jr., Jason Arimoto
5/30 CAPRE: Chicago Afro-Puerto Rican Ensemble
5/31 Rodney Crowell, Mary Karr, Steuart Smith
6/2 Walter Salas-Humara & Julia Klee
6/6 Grazyna Auguscik & Paulinho Garcia’s “Beatles Nova”
6/8 Bonnie Koloc
6/13 Flamenco A3
6/15 Flatlanders
6/15 Global Dance Party: Savoy Greely Duo
6/16 Six String Weekend: John Hammond, Wolf Marshall
6/17 34 Punaladas
6/20 Li’l Brian & The Zydeco Travelers
6/22-23 Billy Bragg
6/27 Indonesian Performing Arts Chicago (IPAC)
6/30 Woody Guthrie 100th Birthday Celebration: Nora Guthrie, Bucky Halker, Sound Of The Never Wrong, Mark Dvorak, The Young Stracke All Stars
7/7 Arieb Azhar
7/11 Msafiri Zawose & Sardina de Naiguata
7/25 Tamboula Ethnic Dance Company
8/1 Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto
8/2 Mindy Smith
8/4 Robbie Fulks Bluegrass Band
8/5 Yemen Blues
8/8 Una Noche con Frederico Garcia Lorca y Flamenco
8/10 Taj Mahal Trio
8/11 Golden Anniversary Of The Glimmer Twins (Rolling Stones trib)
8/15 The Henry Girls

Szold:
Fridays: Global Dance Party 8:30pm

5/10 Khaira Arby, Das Boton
5/12 Chicha Libra
5/13 Demetria Taylor
5/19 Laurence Juber
5/20 Diamonds in Our Own Back Yard w/ Sharon Lewis, Texas Fire
5/25 Festival of Aloha: Kanikapila w/ Daniel Ho, Darlene Ahuna
5/27 The New Generation of Soul Blues w/ Theo Huff
6/2 Peter Bernstein
6/3 Reverand K.M. Williams
6/8 Dende
6/9 Anna Fermin
6/10 Azul de Noche
6/15 Savoy Greely Duo
6/16 Baby Dee, Azita
6/17 Six String Weekend: Chris Winters, Nathan Baker, & Shoju Naito
6/22 Runa Roots
6/24 Rebecca Sullivan, Mike Allemana
6/29 Mateo y Los Bachatreros
6/30 ILGI
7/29 Henry Johnson Quartet
8/5 Havana
8/10 Traveling Baile de Bomba
8/11 Jodee Lewis
8/12 Denis Luxion/Michael Raynor Quartet
8/17 Patt & Possum
8/19 Neal Alger’s Blue Note
8/26 Josh Berman & His Gang

Description:

The Old Town School of Folk Music teaches and celebrates music and cultural expressions rooted in the traditions of diverse American and global communities.

As we begin our 50th year in 2007, enrollment in Old Town School tuition programs averages close to 6,000 students per week, 2,700 of them children. The Lincoln Square and Lincoln Park facilities hold hundreds of classes and workshops in music, dance and art for adults, children and teens seven days per week, 48 weeks per year. Early childhood and middle school music programs thrive in three suburban branches as well as in several community outreach programs throughout the city. The School presents performances by internationally known touring artists, the best of Chicago’s local artists and its staff and students virtually every weekend. Most Wednesday nights feature free concerts through AfroFolk Live and La Peña, popular and long established Community Programs. Some 85,000 come to these concerts and attend the Chicago Folk & Roots festival in nearby Welles Park annually.

Throughout our 50 year history, what has set the Old Town School of Folk Music apart from other music teaching programs has been the philosophy that music is for everyone. The founders wanted the School to be a place where, as founder Frank Hamilton said, “teacher and student would be partners in learning.” This philosophy is still in place and the Old Town School continues to be a place that gives people the tools to make their own music. Young and old, beginners and advanced players, people from various cultures and traditions come together to create music and learn from each other.

Directions:

CTA By Train:
Take the Brown Line to the Western Station. Walk east to Lincoln Ave. then South on Lincoln to the 4544 N. Lincoln.

CTA By Bus:
Take the Lincoln (#11) or Western (#49) Bus Lines to their Wilson Ave. stops. 4544 N. Lincoln is a quick walk south on Lincoln Ave.

Driving westbound (from downtown) on I-90/94 (by the way, not 1(one)-90):
Exit at Western Ave. Follow signs (straight at first stoplight) to Western Ave, then turn right on to Western Ave (at second stoplight). Turn right on Montrose Ave. Turn left onto Lincoln, where the school will be on the left.

Driving eastbound (from north/nothwest suburbs) on 1-90/94:
Exit at Irving Park and head east (left). Turn left on to Western Ave. Turn right on to Montrose Ave. Turn left onto Lincoln, where the school will be on the left.

Driving from northbound Lake Shore Drive:
Exit at Montrose Ave. Turn left on to Montrose Ave. (heading west) Turn right onto Lincoln, where the school will be on the left.

Driving from southbound Lake Shore Drive:
Exit at Wilson. Turn right on to Wilson (heading west) Turn left onto Lincoln, where the cchool will be on the right.

Parking at 4544 N. Lincoln Ave.
City Lot Across the Street. You can park there 50¢ per hour on weekdays and $1.00 per hour on weekends, including Sundays. (Cheap!)
The Old Town School lot just east of the City Lot (you have to go through the city lot to get to it). Get your discount tokens at the machine near our front desk, or pay at the gate by credit card.

Sulzer Regional Library – enter on Sunnyside, East of Lincoln. Park on the West side of the lot (the East side is for residents!)
City lot at Western and Leland.
Metered Street Parking – (Lincoln Avenue or Western)