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Home » Welles Park

Tag: Welles Park

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best neighborhood park

by Chicago Reader June 22, 2017August 18, 2021

Welles Park 2333 W. Sunnyside www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks/Welles-Park Runner-Up Winnemac Park

Posted inBlogs

Grease, The Lego Movie, and more outdoor film screenings in Chicago this week

by Jessica Kim Cohen August 1, 2016August 18, 2021

Plus four screenings of Inside Out.

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best public pool

by Chicago Reader June 23, 2016August 18, 2021

Welles Park 2333 W. Sunnyside 312-742-7515 chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks/welles-park/welles-park-pool/

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best neighborhood park

by Chicago Reader June 25, 2014August 18, 2021

Humboldt Park

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best Neighborhood Park

by Chicago Reader June 19, 2013August 19, 2021

Humboldt Park

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best Public Pool

by Chicago Reader June 19, 2013August 19, 2021

Holstein Park

Bombino
Posted inMusic

From Niger to the Pacific islands at Chicago Folk & Roots Festival

by Luca Cimarusti July 7, 2011August 19, 2021

The Old Town School of Folk Music presents its Chicago Folk & Roots Festival in Welles Park (4400 N. Lincoln) from noon till 10 PM on Sat 7/9 and Sun 7/10. The fest’s two days of music include bluegrass, blues, rockabilly, reggae, hip-hop, New Orleans brass, and traditional sounds from Colombia, the Congo, Mexico, Niger, […]

Mount Moriah
Posted inMusic

Soundboard: July 7-13

by Peter Margasak, Jessica Hopper, Miles Raymer, Leor Galil, Monica Kendrick, Barbara Yaross and Bill Meyer July 7, 2011August 19, 2021

Archers of Loaf, Yob, Tinariwen, Mount Moriah, Emmylou Harris, and other notable shows

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best public pool

by Chicago Reader June 23, 2011August 19, 2021

Holstein Park voted best public pool

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best neighborhood park

by Chicago Reader June 23, 2011August 19, 2021

Humboldt Park voted best neighborhood park

Posted inBlogs

8/4 and 8/6 — Free Dance Performances in Welles Park

by Robin Peterson August 3, 2010August 19, 2021

The Moving Architects perform “Sacred Spaces” at Welles Park on Wed 8/4 and Fri 8/6.

Red Baraat
Posted inMusic

Chicago Folk & Roots Festival

by Kevin Warwick July 8, 2010August 19, 2021

The Old Town School of Folk Music throws its annual blowout, with performances by the Budos Band, Etran Finatawa, Red Baraat, Shemekia Copeland, and others.

Posted inMusic

Summer Guide: Follow the Music

by Reader staff May 27, 2010August 19, 2021

The biggest and best of the music fests

Posted inBlogs

Folk & Roots Lineup Announced

by Peter Margasak April 20, 2010August 19, 2021

The Old Town School announces the lineup for this year’s Folk & Roots festival, and it’s much improved over last year, with Etran Finatawa, the Budos Band, Samba Mapangala and the Occidental Brothers Dance Band International, Shemekia Copeland, Red Baraat, and more.

Posted inBlogs

7/22 — Concerts in the Parks

by Peter Jackson July 21, 2008August 19, 2021

Wiggleworms play a free program of children’s songs at Welles Park

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