Friday
Petrillo Music Shell
6 p.m. ”Superstars of the `60s,” featuring Tommy James and the Shondells, John Kay and Steppenwolf, The Guess Who.
Taste Stage
11:30 a.m. Beggars Alley (folk).
Noon. Midnight Court (folk).
12:45 p.m. Fabulous Fishheads (blues).
2 p.m. Rude Beat League (reggae).
3:15 p.m. Marshall Vente (jazz).
4:30 p.m. Hi Fi & the Roadburners (rockabilly).
5:45 p.m. The Slugs (rock).
7 p.m. Big Guitars from Memphis (country).
Not for Kids Only!
”Disneyland Day” (shows include sign language interpreting for the hearing-impaired).
Noon, 1:30, 3 & 4:30 p.m. ”Club Diz” musical show starring Mickey Mouse, Roger Rabbit and friends.
12:30-1:15, 2-2:45 & 3:30-4:15 p.m. Meet and greet Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Roger Rabbit and friends.
5:30 p.m. Record-a-Hit-record your version of a hit record.
Family Oasis
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Make fantasy food sculptures, still-life drawings and picture puzzles with the Art Institute of Chicago.
Noon to 4 p.m. Meet the Chicago Police Department`s Officer Friendly.
1 & 3 p.m. Chicago Fire Department`s ”First Aid for Little People”
puppet show.
2:30 p.m. Those Funny Little People-larger-than-life body puppets.
4:30 p.m. Chicago Police Department`s Canine Unit.
Circus Oasis
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Clowns and free face painting.
2-5 p.m. Origami, the art of Japanese paper folding, with the Peace Museum.
Culpepper & Merriweather Circus
11 a.m., 1, 3 & 5 p.m. Clowns, jugglers, wirewalkers, fire-eaters, baby elephant and other trained-animal acts.
”Look Who`s Cooking” Demonstration Kitchen ”Just Desserts”
11 a.m. Cooking with ”Healthy Choice.”
Noon. The winning dessert from the Chicago Chocolate Classic Competition. 1 p.m. Cake decorating with Jolene Worthington, master baker, Eli`s Cheesecake.
2 p.m. Edible artistry with Brian Schoenbeck, pastry chef, Art Institute of Chicago.
3 p.m. Ann Sather`s Restaurant`s Swedish sweets with Debbie Tunney.
4 p.m. Heart Healthy Desserts with Nancy Rossberger.
Saturday
Petrillo Music Shell
6 p.m. ”A Taste of Jazz,” featuring Larry Carlton, Richard Elliott and The Rippingtons.
Taste Stage
11:30 a.m. Bananas in Pajamas (pop).
12:45 p.m. The Brown Sisters (gospel).
2 p.m. Jump `n` the Saddle Band (country).
3:15 p.m. Cooler by the Lake (jazz).
4:30 p.m. The Mellow Fellows (rhythm and blues).
5:45 p.m. Big Hat (rock).
7 p.m. Mickey and the Memories (oldies).
Not for Kids Only!
”The Children`s Theatre of the Second City 25th Anniversary Celebration” (shows include sign language interpreting for the hearing-impaired).
11:30 a.m., 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. Puppet Place presents ”The Magic Onion”
and hand puppet workshop.
12:30 & 2:30 p.m. Player`s Workshop`s Touring Children`s Theatre of the Second City presents ”Leapin` Lizards It`s Cinderella!”
4:30 p.m. Mr. D`s magic show.
6 p.m. Juke box dance party.
Family Oasis
11 a.m.-5 p.m. Face painting, bubbles, crafts with the Kohl Children`s Museum.
Noon to 4 p.m. Officer Friendly.
1 & 3 p.m. ”First Aid for Little People” puppet show.
2:45 p.m. Bradley Elementary School cheerleading and gymnastics show.
4:30 p.m. Canine unit.
Circus Oasis
11 a.m.-5 p.m. Clowns, free face painting.
Culpepper & Merriweather Circus
11 a.m., 1, 3 & 5 p.m. Clowns, jugglers, wirewalkers, fire-eaters, baby elephant and other trained-animal acts.
”Look Who`s Cooking” Demonstration Kitchen
11 a.m. Cooking with ”Healthy Choice.”
Noon. ”Cooking With Kids” with Rena Coyle, author.
1 p.m. Letitia Baldrige, author and lecturer.
2 p.m. Barbara Damrosch, author.
3 p.m. ”Heart Healthy Cooking” with the American Heart Association
Sunday
Petrillo Music Shell
2 p.m. The Temptations and The Four Tops.
Taste Stage
11:30 a.m. Denise Tomasello (contemporary).
12:45 p.m. The Benders (country).
2 p.m. The Rev. Michael Houston & Ministry (gospel).
3:15 p.m. Balkan Rhythm Band (Balkan).
4:30 p.m. Mr. Meyers (Calypso).
5:45 p.m. Wendy Morgan (pop).
7 p.m. Frontline (Latin/jazz).
Not for Kids Only!
”The Chicago Academy of Sciences Recycling Roundup” (shows include sign language interpretation for the hearing-impaired).
All day. Make mobiles, puppets and paper from recycled materials; play the Smart Shopping Spree game; a giant, moving, roaring triceratops and tyrannosaurus rex.
11:30 a.m., 1:30, 3:30 & 4:30 p.m. ”Use It Again” show and recycling singalong (comedy, dancing, music and audience participation).
12:30 & 2:30 p.m. Jim Gill`s ”Crazy Shoes and Circus Feats” (songs, stories, humor).
6 p.m. Juke box dance party.
Family Oasis
”Dance Day”
11:30 a.m. Chinese dragon and folk dancing.
12:30 p.m. Irish folk dancers.
1 p.m. ”First Aid for Little People” puppet show.
2:15 p.m. Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center YUBA Troupe (Hispanic dancers).
3 p.m. Blackhawk Native American Dance Troupe.
4:30 p.m. Canine unit.
5:45 p.m. Square dance lessons by the Leigh White Square Dancing Show.
Circus Oasis
11 a.m.-5 p.m. Officer Friendly, clowns, free face painting.
Culpepper & Merriweather Circus
11 a.m., 1, 3 & 5 p.m. Clowns, jugglers, wirewalkers, fire-eaters, baby elephant and other trained-animal acts.
”Look Who`s Cooking” Demonstration Kitchen
”CBS Soap Heroes Sizzle With Chicago`s Chefs of Cuisine”
11 a.m. Cooking with ”Healthy Choice.”
Noon. Cooking with ”The Young & the Restless.”
1 p.m. Cooking with ”The Bold & the Beautiful.”
2 p.m. Cooking with ”As the World Turns.”
3 p.m. Cooking with ”The Guiding Light.”
Monday
Taste Stage
11:30 a.m. Network (rock).
12:45 p.m. The Freddy Jones Band (rock).
2 p.m. Burnin` Hunks of Love (country).
3:15 p.m. Wailin` Banshees! (Irish folk).
4:30 p.m. Hidden Colors (Latin).
5:45 p.m. Sugar Blue (blues).
7 p.m. Big Shoulder (rockabilly).
Not for Kids Only!
”Bozo and Bart Simpson Day”
11:30 a.m. The Bozo Show
12:30 p.m. The Fox 32 ”Simpson Family Look-Alike Contest.” Winners announced at 1:45 p.m.
2 p.m. Meet and greet Bart Simpson.
3:30 p.m. Rappin` Tate the Great & the State Way Troupers.
4:30 p.m. Mr. D`s Magic Show.
5:30 p.m. Record-a-Hit-record your version of a hit record.
Family Oasis
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Meet Delores the Apatosaurus, mascot of the Field Museum of Natural History; learning, coloring and games about nature and human culture.
Noon to 4 p.m. Officer Friendly.
1 & 3 p.m. ”First Aid for Little People” puppet show.
2-5 p.m. Plant herbs, press leaves and make an art project with the Chicago Botanic Garden.
4:30 p.m. Canine unit and Truth, a pre-teen rock `n` roll band.
Circus Oasis
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Make corn dolls, masks and learn to weave at the Chicago Historical Society`s ”Pioneer Life Day.”
2-5 p.m. Clowns and free face painting.
Culpepper & Merriweather Circus
11 a.m., 1, 3 & 5 p.m. Clowns, jugglers, wirewalkers, fire-eaters, baby elephant and other trained-animal acts.
”Look Who`s Cooking” Demonstration Kitchen
11 a.m. Cooking with ”Healthy Choice.”
Noon. Herb gardening with the Chicago Botanic Garden.
1 p.m. Ron of Japan.
2 p.m. The Crest of Fine Flowers-arrangements with Kathy Hendrich.
3 p.m. Asian Cooking with Ruth Law.
4 p.m. Berghoff`s German Cuisine.
Daily Specials
5-7 p.m. A Taste of the Grape: Taste varietal wines from Ernest & Julio Gallo at Butler Field, next to the Petrillo Music Shell.
Tuesday
Taste Stage
11:30 a.m. Public i (pop).
12:45 p.m. Jak Makral (rock).
2 p.m. Dave Weld & the Blues Imperials (blues).
3:15 p.m. La Confidencia (Latin).
4:30 p.m. Dallol (reggae).
5:45 p.m. Steelheads Steel Drum Band (Calypso).
7 p.m. The Barrett Sisters (gospel).
Not for Kids Only!
11:30 a.m. The Atomic Fireballs (music and humor for all ages).
12:30 & 3:30 p.m. ”Chicago`s Funniest Kids Show” with WTTW-TV`s Ben Hollis.
1:30 p.m. All City Elementary Youth Chorus of the Chicago public schools. 2:30 p.m. Bill Hooper`s Action Band (interactive rock music for young people).
4:30 p.m. The Rick Saucedo Show (Elvis impersonator).
6 p.m. Juke box ”Jitterbug” dance party.
Family Oasis
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Make ”moon masks” and get hands-on telescope lessons from the Adler Planetarium.
Noon to 4 p.m. Officer Friendly.
1 & 3 p.m. ”First Aid for Little People” puppet show.
2-5 p.m. Mask making with the Mexican Fine Arts Museum.
4:30 p.m. Canine unit.
Circus Oasis
11 a.m.-5 p.m. Clowns and free face painting.
Culpepper & Merriweather Circus
11 a.m., 1, 3 & 5 p.m. Clowns, jugglers, wirewalkers, fire-eaters, baby elephant and other trained-animal acts.
”Look Who`s Cooking” Demonstration Kitchen
”Cooking with Wine”
11 a.m. Cooking with ”Healthy Choice.”
Noon. Fernand Gutierrez, executive chef, Ritz-Carlton Hotel.
1 p.m. Gabino Sotelino, chef-proprietor, Ambria, with Wanda Wells of Fox 32.
4 p.m. Leo Waldmeier, executive chef, Drake Hotel.
Daily Specials
5-7 p.m. A Taste of the Grape: Taste varietal wines from Ernest & Julio Gallo at Butler Field, next to the Petrillo Music Shell.
Wednesday
Petrillo Music Shell
7:30 p.m. 3rd of July Concert, Grant Park Symphony Orchestra, Keith Brion conducting, as John Philip Sousa; featuring patriotic favorites, Sousa marches and Tchaikovsky`s ”1812 Overture.”
9:30 p.m. Fireworks synchronized to popular American songs, in a special tribute to the U.S. Armed Services.
Taste Stage
11:30 a.m. Gary Lee Kirkpatrick (country).
12:45 p.m. Samuel del Real Orchestra (Latin).
2 p.m. Irish Mist (folk).
3:15 p.m. Green (rock).
4:30 p.m. Second Cousin (pop).
5:45 p.m. Remainders (zydeco).
Not for Kids Only! ”Chicago`s Rising Stars”
11:30 a.m. Latin American Performing Arts Conservatory Children`s Group.
12:30 p.m. Marc Davis (10-year-old vocalist and ”Star Search”
champion).
1:30 p.m. Cathedral Youth Adult Choir (gospel).
2:30 p.m. River North Dance Co. (dance styles from the `40s through today).
Family Oasis
Noon. ”The Right Fork” manners class for children.
Noon to 4 p.m. Officer Friendly.
1 p.m. Mr. Tap and Little Taps (tap dancers).
1:30 p.m. ”First Aid for Little People” puppet show.
2 p.m. The Payne Brothers (tap dancers).
2:30 p.m. Boulevard Art Center Dancers (young tap dancers).
3 p.m. Gus Giordano Jazz Dancers (dancing from ragtime to jazz).
Circus Oasis
11 a.m.-3 p.m. Clowns and free face painting.
Culpepper & Merriweather Circus
11 a.m., 1, 3 & 5 p.m. Clowns, jugglers, wirewalkers, fire-eaters, baby elephant and other trained-animal acts.
Thursday
Petrillo Music Shell
2 p.m. The Taste of Chicago 4th of July Concert, featuring The Replacements, NRBQ and Material Issue.
Taste Stage
11:30 a.m. West Side Heat (blues).
12:45 p.m. Mirage (pop).
2 p.m. Mars Williams & the Act of God (rock).
3:15 p.m. Park District Talent Contest winner.
4:30 p.m. Pier Party (reggae).
5:45 p.m. Deja Vu Big Band (jazz).
Not for Kids Only!
”All City Talent Jamboree”
11:30 a.m., 12:30 & 1:30 p.m. Chicago public high school talent-scholarship jamboree winners.
2:30 p.m. Record-a-Hit-record your version of a hit record.
Family Oasis
12:30 p.m. The New Age Group Singers (a capella singing group).
1:30, 3:30 & 5:30 p.m. Jesse White Tumblers.
2:30 p.m. Alyo Children`s Dance Theater (young West African dancers).
Circus Oasis
11 a.m.-5 p.m. Clowns and free face painting.
Culpepper & Merriweather Circus
11 a.m., 1, 3 & 5 p.m. Clowns, jugglers, wirewalkers, fire-eaters, baby elephant and other trained-animal acts.
What: Taste of Chicago
Where: Grant Park near Buckingham Fountain
When: 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. through July 4
How much: Admission free; food tickets sold in strips of nine for $5
