Also this weekend: Authors speak at the Writers Festival, CHIRP Music Film Fest screenings and Megan Thee Stallion concerts.
The festival season opens in Lincoln Park with the 27th installment of Chicago Mayfest. With two stages, an art show, plenty of food, a pet parade at noon on Saturday and even a glass-blowing workshop, Mayfest offers entertainment to soak up the sunny spring weekend.
Founded 10 years ago by cellist and composer Tomeka Reid, the summit will pay honor to violinist Regina Carter and celebrate the contributions of other string artists to jazz. Performers will include cellists Dorothy Carlos and Janel Leppin, DoYeon Kim on the gayageum, and Yacouba Sissoko on the kora.chicagojazzstringsummit.comThe British singer-songwriter tours with her debut album, “Paint My Bedroom Black.
Summer comes early to Millennium Park, as weekly Saturday workouts kick off this week. Take your choice of pilates, yoga, cardio kickboxing or Zumba. Bring your own mat and soak up the skyline. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 18-19 on Clark Street between West Bryn Mawr and West Edgewater Avenue; more information atReady to cringe? For more than 20 years, “Mortified” has been offering comedy and catharsis as average folks share embarrassing snippets from their childhoods — diary entries, notes, poems, videos and more — to illuminate life stories.Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune
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