Celebrate the release of Sarah J. Maas’s A Court of Splintered Harmony, the sixth book in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series, at Target’s midnight release party on Monday, October 26, from 9 p.m. to midnight at 9833 N. Alpine Rd., Machesney Park, IL 61115. Fans can enjoy ACOTAR-themed trivia, shop exclusive series-inspired merchandise and purchase refreshments from the in-store Starbucks while counting down to the release.
Space is limited. The first 100 guests will receive an entry ticket granting the opportunity to purchase the book at midnight. Fans are encouraged to arrive early.

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Celebrate the release of Sarah J. Maas’s A Court of Splintered Harmony, the sixth book in the A Court of Thorns and Roses...

Machesney Park Target Hosts Exclusive ACOTAR Midnight Release Event

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Celebrate the release of Sarah J. Maas’s A Court of Splintered Harmony, the sixth book in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series, at Target’s midnight release party on Monday, October 26, from 9 p.m. to midnight at 1101 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607. Fans can enjoy ACOTAR-themed trivia, shop exclusive series-inspired merchandise and purchase refreshments from the in-store Starbucks while counting down to the release.
Space is limited. The first 100 guests will receive an entry ticket granting the opportunity to purchase the book at midnight. Fans are encouraged to arrive early.

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Target’s ACOTAR Midnight Release Party in Chicago’s West Loop

Celebrate the release of Sarah J. Maas’s A Court of Splintered Harmony, the sixth book in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series, at Target’s midnight release party on Monday, October 26, from 9 p.m. to midnight at 401 W. Irving Park Rd., Wood Dale, IL 60191. Fans can enjoy ACOTAR-themed trivia, shop exclusive series-inspired merchandise and purchase refreshments from the in-store Starbucks while counting down to the release.
Space is limited. The first 100 guests will receive an entry ticket granting the opportunity to purchase the book at midnight. Fans are encouraged to arrive early.

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Camerata Chicago, led by the chamber orchestra's founder and music director Drostan Hall, opens its 23rd concert season with a program featuring Felix Mendelssohn’s music for William Shakespeare’s <a href="https://www.cameratachicago.org/category/concert-series/2026-10-midsummer/?utm_source=patch&amp;utm_medium=event_calendar&amp;utm_campaign=2627_midsummer&amp;utm_content=season_listing" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">“A Midsummer Night’s Dream,”</a> Op. 61; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for Four Winds in E-flat Major, K. 297b; and the world premiere of Chicago-area composer Tony Payne’s “Fantasy on English Melodies,” commissioned by Camerata Chicago. All three are new to Camerata Chicago’s repertoire.
Mendelssohn’s music for Shakespeare’s romantic comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Opus 61, comprises the overture Mendelssohn wrote as teenager and the incidental music he composed nearly two decades later.
The work includes the resplendent “Wedding March,” one of the most famous pieces of classical music, traditionally heard at the conclusion of the ceremony as the newlywed couple walks out in joyous celebration.
Hall, who was born in Norwich, England, and retains his “plummy” British accent, will narrate excerpts from the play, set in an enchanted forest, as well as conduct Mendelssohn’s witty and colorful, atmospheric score conjuring bird songs, buzzing insects, rustling leaves, and rippling creeks.
Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante for Four Winds in E-flat major, K. 297b, is a charming and melodious three-movement orchestral work. The soloists are four of Camerata Chicago’s principal players: Grace Hong, oboe; Elizandro Garcia Montoya, clarinet; Vincent Karamanov, bassoon; and Lee Shirer, horn.
“We are thrilled to feature our superb principal wind players for the first time with the programming of this marvelous concerto,” Hall says.
“Audiences who are used to hearing the Mendelssohn and Mozart played by a symphony orchestra can savor these more intimately scaled performances for the musical detail they reveal,” Hall says.
“Both are examples of works that were originally written for orchestras the size of Camerata Chicago,” he says, “as were many other important works in the classical repertoire we feature.”
Camerata Chicago, Hall says, “is about chamber-music intimacy on a larger stage.”
Hall describes Payne’s ““Fantasy on English Melodies” as “beautifully cast in the mold of Ralph Vaughan Williams, who turned English folk tunes into wonderful, spiritually uplifting compositions.” 
The “Fantasy,” which Payne dedicated to Hall, includes the folk ballad “Lovely Joan,” a tribute to Hall’s late mother, Joan.
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Single tickets are $50 adults, $40 seniors 65 and over, $10 students, $2 children 14 and under. VIP tickets are $75.
Using online code CCPR provides a 15% discount.
Tickets and information are available at CamerataChicago.org and by phone 312-799-0916. Email: andiamo@cameratachicago.org.

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