The days are long, the lake and sky beckons, vacations are upon us-and ODN is honoring summer this year by consolidating our summer schedule with a summer musical celebration at Ravinia, in Highland Park,  on August 22.  This means two changes in our normal routine:  There will be NO downtown program meeting and NO suburban meeting other than the social event at Ravinia. 

Come and join us for a special evening with A Little Night Music, the Tony award -winning musical by celebrated composer Stephen Sondheim. The concert stars Patti LuPone  and George Hearn, who won accolades last year.

Ravinia is accessible via car and by Metra train from the Ogilvie Transportation Center.   Special concert trains stop IN the park right in front of the gate and return 15 minutes after the end of the concert.   If you stay later and miss the train, the regular Metra stop (and later trains) are a few blocks away.  Lawn admission is $10.   There is a $3 surcharge for buying online at www.ravninia.com, $5 for buying on the phone. The show starts at 8 PM.  ODNChicago is not purchasing tickets in a block, nor is any RSVP required.  Simply join us!

Where to gather:
We will gather beginning at  6:30 for a picnic and social time.  There is a walkway from the Carousel restaurant to the restaurant in the back of the park.  There are statues along it.  We will be left of the walkway, about halfway back, as near as we can get to a modern art statue of a seated and standing figure together, made of rings of stone.  Bring a picnic dinner  and a bottle of wine (or buy it in the park).  Bring lawn chairs, blankets and candles.   Happy summer.