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Part of the curving exterior of the Music Box on the Ravinia Festival grounds in Highland Park. The new space was originally slated to open in June 2020.
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Part of the curving exterior of the Music Box on the Ravinia Festival grounds in Highland Park. The new space was originally slated to open in June 2020.

Music Box at Ravinia

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The Music Box has opened at Ravinia Festival in Highland Park.
The Music Box has opened at Ravinia Festival in Highland Park.
Writer and filmmaker Jamie Bernsein, daughter of Leonard Bernstein, looks over the lobby area of the Music Box with friend Dennis Polkow, a critic and educator, before an opening ceremony Aug. 6.
Writer and filmmaker Jamie Bernsein, daughter of Leonard Bernstein, looks over the lobby area of the Music Box with friend Dennis Polkow, a critic and educator, before an opening ceremony Aug. 6.
Part of the curving exterior of the Music Box on the Ravinia Festival grounds in Highland Park. The new space was originally slated to open in June 2020.
Part of the curving exterior of the Music Box on the Ravinia Festival grounds in Highland Park. The new space was originally slated to open in June 2020.
Visitors arrive for the official unveiling of the Music Box at Ravinia Festival in Highland Park Aug. 6.
Visitors arrive for the official unveiling of the Music Box at Ravinia Festival in Highland Park Aug. 6.
Jamie Bernsein and Dennis Polkow look over the new Music Box venue, with a theater experience celebrating the legacy of Leonard Bernstein.
Jamie Bernsein and Dennis Polkow look over the new Music Box venue, with a theater experience celebrating the legacy of Leonard Bernstein.
Part of the exterior and patios of the Music Box at Ravinia Festival.
Part of the exterior and patios of the Music Box at Ravinia Festival.
Part of the exterior and patios of the Music Box at Ravinia Festival. The new venue was initially slated to open in June 2020. Facilities include exhibit spaces and visitor facilities.
Part of the exterior and patios of the Music Box at Ravinia Festival. The new venue was initially slated to open in June 2020. Facilities include exhibit spaces and visitor facilities.
Writer and filmmaker Jamie Bernsein, daughter of Leonard Bernstein, looks over the lobby area of the Music Box with friend Dennis Polkow, a critic and educator, before an opening ceremony Aug. 6.
Writer and filmmaker Jamie Bernsein, daughter of Leonard Bernstein, looks over the lobby area of the Music Box with friend Dennis Polkow, a critic and educator, before an opening ceremony Aug. 6.
Sculpture on the Ravinia Festival grounds in Highland Park.
Sculpture on the Ravinia Festival grounds in Highland Park.
Inside a gallery space at the new Music Box at Ravinia, which has exhibit spaces and visitor facilities.
Inside a gallery space at the new Music Box at Ravinia, which has exhibit spaces and visitor facilities.
Visitors wait to watch a short film in the theater at the Music Box at Ravinia during its official unveiling at Ravinia Festival Aug. 6.
Visitors wait to watch a short film in the theater at the Music Box at Ravinia during its official unveiling at Ravinia Festival Aug. 6.
Speakers at the Music Box unveiling at Ravinia Aug. 6 include BRC Imagination Arts creative director Edward Hodge, Jamie Bernsein and new Ravinia president and CEO Jeff Haydon.
Speakers at the Music Box unveiling at Ravinia Aug. 6 include BRC Imagination Arts creative director Edward Hodge, Jamie Bernsein and new Ravinia president and CEO Jeff Haydon.
Ravinia president and CEO Jeff Haydon speaks during the official unveiling of the Music Box venue at Ravinia Festival in Highland Park Aug. 6.
Ravinia president and CEO Jeff Haydon speaks during the official unveiling of the Music Box venue at Ravinia Festival in Highland Park Aug. 6.
The grounds of Ravinia Festival in Highland Park Aug. 6.
The grounds of Ravinia Festival in Highland Park Aug. 6.

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