Chicago

Chicago’s Millenium Park will once again be home to the Chicago Blues Festival. The annual event is billed as the largest free Blues festival in the world with top tier …
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We write, sing, stand up for, tweet and unite for Ukraine. Actually and to be politically correct, it is “We Write For”, “We Sing For”, “We Stand Up For”, “We …
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Pizza Slices of Diversity Socially Sparked® our lives in countless ways. Today, pizza comes in all shapes, sizes, styles and flavors, making it one of the most versatile food favorites …
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Lollapalooza pivots virtually for 2020 music festival via YouTube exclusive broadcast with live music and awareness for social issues
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Illinois enters a marijuana state of mind this month as the state’s new law legalizing recreational cannabis goes into effect January 1st, 2020. The nearly four dozen dispensaries around the …
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She’s an American Girl Now is the story of two first cousins ages eight and 25 years old who proudly shared their American Girl Doll (AGD) experience with Socially Sparked …
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]TV’s Parks and Recreation Show pops-up in Chicago today in the form of a north side bar’s transformation into a themed pop-up of the iconic sitcom. NBC’s hit show may …
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]June sun shines awareness on Safety, LGBTQ Pride, the Environment, Summerfests and more worthwhile causes and fun events. It is the month to celebrate the official onset of Summer, Fathers, …
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Jazz Songstress Spider Saloff heats up New York City and environs this weekend with two sizzling hot cabaret shows. The Socially Sparked spotlight artist and award-winning sultry jazz and cabaret …
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IN MEMORIUM: Hugh Marston Hefner (April 9, 1926 – September 27, 2017)

Iconic Playboy Bunny Man Hugh Hefner (1979)[/caption]Iconic Playboy Bunny Man Hugh Marston Hefner has died at 91. …
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Chicago has let the dogs out hailing its fallen cops with more than 100 fiberglass German Shepherd police dog …
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Chicago Blues Festival begins today with three free days of exceptional blues music, festival activities and summer fun. This year’s music event has a new venue — Millenium Park— which …
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]June sun brightens awareness for Safety, LGBT Pride, SummerFests, the Environment and more worthwhile causes and events. It is the month to celebrate the official onset of Summer, Fathers, Hunger …
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Sizzling hot summer music festivals are kicking into high gear. One week and counting before the holiday weekend – the official …
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Spotlight with Big Bill Morganfield”][vc_column_text]Singer/songwriter Big Bill Morganfield is many things but foremost he’s a loving son and grandson who sings his Blues away to heal and remember his …
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April’s finale showers unity for International Jazz Day, a fitting ending to the month of Jazz Appreciation.

Today marks the sixth annual International Jazz Day which is celebrated in a …
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This Spider’s life is a Cabaret of spirit, moxie, sultriness and all that jazz.

The theme for April’s Jazz Appreciation Month is women in jazz, in honor of …
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Sweet home for Chicago Blues? Beginning to look a lot like reality. After plans and funds raised to house a Blues Museum at Chicago’s historic Navy Pier fell through, …
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Chicago is getting total satisfaction with Exhibitionism, the next stop on the Rolling Stone’s U.S. Tour of its interactive exhibit. New Yorkers have through Sunday, March 12th to experience the …
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The original Hootchie Coochie Man of modern blues – Rock ‘n Roll hall of famer Mr. Willie Dixon lives on through his music, his foundation and through Big Head …
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