Summer Reading Perks: Free Concert Tickets at Ravinia

Summer Reading just got more exciting with FREE concert tickets at Ravinia.

AAPLD is offering a limited number of lawn seat concert tickets for select Ravinia shows available exclusively to Summer Reading 2022 enrollees as part of their Words & Music partnership with area libraries like us. Adults and teens (14+) who are enrolled in our library's 2022 Summer Reading Challenge are eligibleEligible adults and teens may select up to 2 tickets for one show based on availability.

Concerts Offerings 2022

Date Artist Venue
Tuesday, June 28 Emerson String Quartet Martin Theatre
Sunday, July 10 The Summit of Strings and Peak Piano: Jaakko Kuusisto Music and More Martin Theatre
Thursday, July 14 Amjad Ali Khan Trio: The Sarod Trilogy Martin Theatre
Saturday, July 16 Marcus Roberts Trio Plays His Rhapsody in D with the CSO Pavilion
Friday, July 22 German Requiem with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Pavilion
Tuesday, July 26 Baritone Matthias Goerne: Schubertiade Martin Theatre
Thursday, July 28 Chanticleer Martin Theatre
Friday, July 29 Marin Alsop and Three Taki Alsop Fellows Conduct the CSO Pavilion
Wednesday, August 3 West Side Story, Porgy & Bess Suites with Wayne Marshall and the CSO Pavilion
Thursday, August 4 Pianist Alexander Malofeev Martin Theatre
Friday, August 5 Invenciones de México y Vasco with Carlos Miguel Prieto and the CSO Pavilion
Thursday, August 11 Mozart’s Don Giovanni with James Conlon and the CSO Martin Theatre
Friday, August 12 Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito with James Conlon and the CSO Martin Theatre
Wednesday, August 17 Mezzo Emily D’Angelo: enargeia Songs and Late Romantics Martin Theatre
Thursday, August 18 String Masters’ Mendelssohn and Mussorgsky with the CSO Pavilion
Friday, August 19 Once Upon a Time: Alan Menken’s Broadway with the CSO Pavilion
Monday, August 29 The Four Seasons with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and Vadim Gluzman Martin Theatre
Tuesday, September 13 The Kreutzer Project with The Knights Martin Theatre

Words & Music passes are only valid on date printed, may only be used on the evening of the performance, may not be exchanged, and cannot be sold. This program is subject to terms set forth by Ravinia and can change at any time without advance notice. Please speak with AAPLD staff for full details and to secure your concert tickets.