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A RAINBOW RHAPSODY: Sounds of Love & Liberation

shhh…OUT! Lakeside Pride Jazz Ensemble
Annual PRIDE Concert
Center on Halsted, Hoover-Leppen Theatre

Forty-five years ago, bullied patrons of the Stonewall Inn decided they weren't going to take it anymore, galvanizing the LGBT community in a march toward equality that continues today stronger than ever. Experience Stonewall’s powerful story of love, defiance and bravery interpreted through music, as we reaffirm “Love Is Here to Stay” and “The Best Is Yet to Come” in a celebration of friendship, solidarity, and PRIDE!

Tickets: $20 | $12 seniors/students, available at LakesidePride.org or at the door

Program highlights include:

BERLIN: Cheek to Cheek
BERNSTEIN: Maria
CHASE: Get It On
COLEMAN/LEIGH: The Best Is Yet to Come
GERSHWIN: Love Is Here to Stay
MINGUS: Moanin'
PORTER: Night and Day
SANDOVAL: Closely Dancing

ABOUT LAKESIDE PRIDE

Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles is a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our annual appearances and performances help the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community connect to diverse audiences everywhere through music. Last year, our Lakeside Pride Freedom Marching Band, Lakeside Pride Symphonic Band, and shhh...OUT! Lakeside Pride Jazz Ensemble reached more than one million people. In 2011, we were named to the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame for our contributions to our community. Additional information, including how to join an ensemble, is available at www.LakesidePride.org.

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