Headliners for Taste of Chicago 2011 will include Loretta Lynn (July 1), the Jayhawks (July 2) and Natalie Cole (June 30).
Folded into the Taste lineup in Grant Park will be one-day versions of four formerly freestanding festivals: Viva! Chicago Latin Music Day (June 24), Gospel Music Day (June 26), Celtic Music Day (June 29) and Country Music Day (July 1). The consolidation was forced by a city budget crunch; lakefront festivals alone lost $1.7 million in 2008, $3.7 million in 2009 and $1.5 million in 2010.Here’s the complete lineup announced Friday by the Chicago Park District:June 24: Los Horoscopos de DurangoJune 25: To be announcedJune 26: Reverend Milton Brunson’s Thompson Community Singers and Donald Lawrence.June 27: Broadway in Chicago with the casts of “Beauty and The Beast,” “Million Dollar Quartet,” “West Side Story,” “Mary Poppins,” “Memphis,” “The Addams Family” and others. June 28: The Lemonheads and MaterialReissue (formerly Material Issue, with new singer-guitarist Phil Angotti).June 29: Natalie MacMaster with Liz Carroll, John Doyle and John Williams. June 30: Natalie Cole July 1: Loretta Lynn and Court Yard Hounds (Martie Mcguire and Emily Robison of the Dixie Chicks) July 2: The Jayhawks with EverestJuly 3: Greyson Chance and Shane Harper More information is available at www.tasteofchicago.us or call 312-742-4387.
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