Another summer evening of mayhem and magic is coming to Gross Park!
5pm Master Naturalist Park tour (meet on West Side of Gross Park)
Park your picnic and SNAG YOUR SEAT on the east side lawn pre performance and join Planted Green at 5pm on the West side of Henderson (by Ravenswood) for a Gross Park native garden tour by Sara Strother, master naturalist. Sara will explain the importance of native plants to our planet’s ecological health, and demonstrate how Planted Green and neighbor volunteers are helping to make Gross Park a model greenspace recognized by the National Wildlife Federation, Monarch Watch, pollinators and preschoolers.
6pm SMC Plays Midsummer Mayhem: All the devils are here (East Lawn of Gross Park)
Midsummer Mayhem production is a mashup of classical Shakespeare scenes built around a central theme. Expect comedy, tragedy, fights, movement and music. This 45 minute production is appropriate for all ages and even people who aren’t sure if they like Shakespeare. SMC Plays is a not-for-profit Chicago theatre company that has been telling Shakespeare stories since 1992
7pm post performance social hour
Socialize after with with bites and treats from Frasca and Churro Parlor
Images From Last Year’s Show:
Gross Park Neighbors 