the 606 - The 606 Soundscape

WLD2016logo-3 Join us on The 606 & Bloomingdale Trail, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, July 16–18 for soundwalks, sound making, listening workshops, and symposium to celebrate World Listening Day 2016.

FREE AND OPEN TO ALL AGES

SATURDAY July 16, 2016

10-12:00 pm

Soundwalk & Drawing with Norman W. Long & Eric Leonardson
McCormick Tribune YMCA, 1834 Lawndale Ave., meet at Active Green Space on west (Ridgeway) side of building

7-8:30 pm

Lost Sound Urban Safari with Anna Orlikowska & Eric Leonardson
Walsh Park, meet at Northeast Wall lawn near Bloomingdale Trail East Trailhead

SUNDAY July 17, 2016

6-7:30 pm

Sounds Alive Treasure Hunt with Scratch Orchestra. Meet at Lawn above St. Louis Ave. on Bloomingdale Trail.

8-8:10 pm

World Listening Day 2016 Virtual Symposium Keynote by Eric Leonardson, meet at Julia de Burgos Park or Tune-in live at SoundCon.org

MONDAY July 18, 2016

9:00 am-10:30 am (Central Time) World Listening Day Virtual Symposium Global Live Stream SoundCon.org

6:30-8:00 pm

Hidden Sounds | Radio Ear soundwalks with Monica Ryan, Sadie Woods & Jeff Kolar. Meet us to begin at Humboldt Blvd Access Point on the Bloomingdale Trail. The walk will lead into Humboldt Park. Continue reading “The 606 Soundscape | Sounds Lost and Found | World Listening Day on July 16-18”

Soundwalks and Instrument Making Workshops featuring Hal Rammel and led by Eric Leonardson:

2016 Open AIR (Artist in Residence)

The 606 & Bloomingdale Trail
June 18, 2016

● 10-11 am Meet at Julia de Burgos Park, Albany Access Point
Soundwalk with Amanda Gutierrez & Eric (Spanish) 

● 1-2 pm Meet at Exelon Observatory at Ridgeway, the West Trailhead
Soundwalk with Norman W. Long & Eric (English)

● 4-5:20 pm at lawn over St. Louis Ave & Bloomingdale Trail 
Instrument Making Workshop with Hal Rammel & Eric 

● 6-7 pm Meet at Wood Street Access Ramp
Soundwalk with Anna Orlikowska (Polish)

View from Exelon Observatory, West Entrance to the 606 Bloomingdale Trail

TRAIL MAP

Details on all 606 Soundscape events held throughout June and July will be regularly posted here and through Facebook events.

Download the updated 606 Soundscape flier. In case you need a “reminder notification” click here to “attend on” Facebook!

In other news, you might want more information on Eric Leonardson’s art practices and other organizations he is involved in directing; accessed by clicking “the link”!

Stay active and up-to-date this summer by keeping track of other innovative, public and free events led by Eric Leonardson, made possible and with the help of organizations such as the Chicago Public Park systems and the Trust for Public Land. The 606 Soundscape is a project for the broader one, Open AIR, and Leonardson has devised this especially for The 606 artist residency program.

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The 606 Soundscape | Sounds Lost and Found | World Listening Day on July 16-18