Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Ridge Park

DISCOVER Ridge Park IN BEVERLY

Named for the tree-studded ridge that runs along the park’s western boundary, the one-time shoreline of glacial Lake Chicago totals over nine acres in the Beverly community. The fieldhouse features a gymnasium, auditorium, indoor swimming pool, fitness center, and woodshop. Park-goers can participate in sports and cultural programs, ranging from cheerleading, aquatics, lacrosse, model car making, furniture building and repair, woodcraft, pottery, and ceramics. The park also hosts the Vanderpoel Art Gallery, featuring some 500 works by American painters and sculptors.

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GREEN SHOW FEATURED: Saturday, August 22 @ 5:30 P.M. (CT)

Friday Night Porch Concert Series

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With numerous community programs cancelled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Beverly Area Planning Association knew they needed to find safe opportunities for residents to connect and engage safely—enter, the Friday Night Porch Concert Series! All summer long, small music acts are appearing on porches all across the neighborhood. Limited, socially distant audiences are invited to gather in nearby yards, or to tune in for a live-stream via Facebook. From jazz ensembles to acoustic sets, this concert series is creating opportunities for local artists while providing hope and happiness to Beverly residents.

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COMMUNITY PARTNERS MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Many of our Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks partner organizations are engaged in powerful, on-the-ground work in service of their communities. Explore the links below to learn how you can get involved in building a more just and equitable Chicago.

Beverly Arts Center

This vibrant and multi-faceted not-for-profit offers high-quality programs in dance, visual arts, music, film, and theater as well as an extensive community outreach program that brings professional Teaching Artists into schools for before-, in-, and after-school programs.

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Beverly Area Planning Association

The Beverly Area Planning Association is a not-for-profit, community-based alliance of more than a dozen civic and business groups dedicated to serving the historic Beverly Hills/Morgan Park neighborhood of Chicago.

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