Name: Live at Studio5! A String Thing
Start: 2026-05-15T19:30:00-05:00
Location: Studio5

Studio5

Donovan Mixon, a guitarist who was the 2025 recipient of Evanston’s “Mayor’s Award for the Arts,” teams up with fellow guitarist Dave Onderdonk in a modern musical adventure with their quartet. This concert will be recorded live for Chicago Jazz Live on WDCB.
Tickets: $30 for theater seating, $40 for cabaret seating

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