CHICAGO — The 3rd Annual Pivot Arts Festival will be expanding this year, adding a community parade to the 10 days of celebration held in Uptown and Edgewater.
Pivot Arts Festival kicks off May 28 with an assortment of live music, theater, dance and puppetry, featuring performers from Young Chicago Authors, BAATHHAUS and many more.
This year's theme, "Celebrate Community!" aims to bring community members together through the arts. The festival will include a first-time Community Parade at 1 p.m. May 30, which will begin at Granville near Kenmore and end in performances at Loyola University's St. Ignatius Plaza.
The parade will feature Grammy-nominated singer Justin Roberts.
"The Pivot Arts Festival not only serves as an opportunity for audiences to experience some of the adventurous work happening here in Chicago, but also serves to connect Chicago to a circuit of similar festivals happening across the city," festival director Julieanne Ehre said.
Entrance to some of this year's festivities is free, while others cost $20 per event. An all-access pass can be bought for $45. Tickets for this year's festival are available online.
The festival runs from May 28 to June 7. The full lineup:
May 28
Pivot Arts presents Edgewater Community Crawl
6 p.m. at Edgewater Workbench
7:30 p.m. at Independent Spirits Inc., 5747 N. Broadway St.
8 p.m. at Ethiopian Diamond Restaurant, 6120 N. Broadway St.
Tickets: $15 with 20 percent discount Ethiopian Diamond.
May 29
Festival Tapas Night: Small Plates of Theater and Dance
8 p.m. at Loyola University’s Mundelein Center for the Arts, 1020 W. Sheridan Road.
Tickets: $15–$25
RE|DANCE Group presents "My Nearest Thought"
Choreography by Lucy Riner, Original composition by Brent Roman
A dance/theater work that examines how the act of remembering evolves over time.
About Face Theater presents "Checking Boxes"
Written by Shannon Matesky and the About Face Youth Theatre Ensemble.
The Neo-Futurists present "Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind"
A special short version of Chicago’s long-running hit show, featuring 15 plays performed in 30 minutes.
Opening Night Party
Bar 63, 6341 N. Broadway Ave.
Performances are followed by an Opening Night Party with live music.
May 30
Lifeline Theatre presents "The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs"
11 a.m. at Loyola University’s Mundelein Center for the Arts, 1020 W. Sheridan Road.
Tickets: $10
Pivot Arts presents "Celebrate Community!" Parade with Headline Performance by Justin Roberts
Noon: Gathering and bike decoration on Granville Ave. between Winthrop and Kenmore
1–4 p.m.: Parade down Kenmore to Loyola University’s St. Ignatius Plaza, followed by performances in the plaza (Kenmore between Rosemont Ave. and Sheridan Road)
Stage 773 presents Bri-Ko
4 p.m. at Loyola University’s Mundelein Center for the Arts, 1020 W. Sheridan Road.
Tickets: $10
Lucky Plush Productions presents The Queue
8 p.m. at Loyola University’s Mundelein Center for the Arts, 1020 W. Sheridan Road.
Tickets: $15 – $20
May 31
Lifeline Theatre presents "The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs"
11 a.m. at Loyola University’s Mundelein Center for the Arts, 1020 W. Sheridan Road.
Tickets: $10
Stage 773 presents Bri-Ko
4 p.m. at Loyola University’s Mundelein Center for the Arts, 1020 W. Sheridan Road
Tickets: $10
Lucky Plush Productions presents The Queue
8 p.m. at Loyola University’s Mundelein Center for the Arts, 1020 W. Sheridan Road.
Tickets: $15 – $20
June 1-14
Pivot Arts presents "The Memory Bank"
1050 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.
Installation Hours: 4–6 p.m. weekdays, noon-6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays
Performances: at 2, 3 and 4 p.m. June 6-7
June 1
Performance and Community Engagement
7 p.m. at Uncommon Ground, 1401 W. Devon Ave.
Free admission
June 3
T"he Best of Chicago Spoken Word"
7:30 p.m. at Uptown Underground, 4707 N. Broadway Ave.
Tickets: $10 – $15
June 4-5
Vanessa Valliere presents "Honorable Mention"
8 pm at Uptown Underground, 4707 N. Broadway Ave.
Tickets: $15*
Dean Evans presents "Honeybuns"
9 p.m. at Uptown Underground, 4707 N. Broadway Ave.
Tickets: $15*
*2-for-1: see both "Honorable Mention" and "Honeybuns" for $20
June 6
Pivot Arts presents "The Memory Bank"
2,3 and 4 p.m. at 1050 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.
Performances by Ayako Kato and Jessie Marasa as part of "he Memory Bank," an interactive installation project collecting patrons’ memories that runs through June 14.
Dean Evans presents "Honeybuns"
8 pm at Uptown Underground, 4707 N. Broadway Ave.
Tickets: $15*
BAATHHAUS
10 p.m. (Doors open at 9 p.m. with DJ) at Uptown Underground, 4707 N. Broadway Ave.
Tickets: $15*
*2-for-1: see both "Honeybuns" and BAATHAUS for $20
June 7
StoryTown presents Ice Cream and Improv
11 a.m. at Lickity Split Custard and Sweet Shop, 6056 N. Broadway Ave.
Tickets: $7
Pivot Arts presents "The Memory Bank"
2, 3 and 4 p.m. at 1050 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.
Performances by Ayako Kato and Jessie Marasa as part of "The Memory Bank," an interactive installation project collecting patrons’ memories that runs through June 14.
For more, visit Pivot Arts Festival online.
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