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Wednesday, June 10
- 🎼 Grant Park Music Festival | Free
- 🗣️ Circle Singing | Grace Episcopal Church | South Loop | Free
- ⚾️ White Sox v. Braves | Rate Field | Bridgeport
- 🪐 Free admission | Adler Planetarium | Museum Campus
- 🎥 “The Outsiders” | Bartelme Park | Near West Side | Free
- 📚 Bilingual Drag Story Time | Lozano Branch | Pilsen | Free
- 🐠 Jazzin’ at the Shedd | Shedd Aquarium | Museum Campus
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