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Music, arts and cultural programs presented by the city of Chicago are threatened by severe budget cuts. We can't let this happen! Sign the petition to save these programs. **Update: Thanks to your fantastic support, we are DOUBLING our signature goal from 500 to 1,000! We will deliver the first ...
Help Save Free Music in Chicago
pitchfork.com — Pitchfork's hometown of Chicago has one of the most enviable free music cultures in the U.S. With... programs like Blues Fest, Jazz Fest, SummerDance, Music Without Borders, and Downtown Sound, Chicagoans are treated to a vast spectrum of music at no ... (more) Help Save Free Music in Chicago
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Help Save Free Music in Chicago
Pitchfork: Latest News — ... This week, Chicago's City Council is figuring out the city's budget for next year, and the city's music, arts, and cultural programs are facing severe budget cuts. Friends of Chicago Music have set up this online petition to support these programs. Check it out ...

Pitchfork Music Festival: Chicago’s Free Music Events May Be Silenced
Prefix — ... festivals could run the risk of ending entirely.   Here are a couple things that you can do to help maintain Chicago’s free music events: 1. Let the city cut security, and you and your friends can patrol the events armed with mace and nunchucks.   2. Forgo the need for Port-a-Potty rentals by agreeing to hold it, or pee in a jar, sewer, or the McDonald’s at the end of the block.   Or you could just sign this petition. And maybe put in a few calls and emails to the right people. ...

Help Save Free Music in Good Ol' Chi-Town
Tiny Mix Tapes — ... empty-pocketed country of ours. And how does America usually solve its financial problems? By cutting arts and music. However, there is something you can do besides just heading to City Hall and yelling at the endless stream of business-suited government officials. Friends of Chicago Music have set up an online petition that you can sign, with a message to all those government fat cats. Please ensure that my (and, to a lesser extent, your) free-music summer will be entertaining and sign the petition .

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