CANCELED!🎶✨ Sing-Along Under the Bean: A Chicago Holiday Tradition! ❄️☃️

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🎶✨ Sing-Along Under the Bean: A Chicago Holiday Tradition! ❄️☃️

🎶❄️ Holiday Sing-Along at the Bean! ☃️🎄
Friday, December 19, 2025
Meet at 5:00 PM
🎟️ Free Admission
⏰ Concert: 6:00–7:00 PM
📍 Location: Millennium Park, Cloud Gate (The Bean)

Bundle up and get ready to belt out some holiday classics as Chicago choral groups lead hundreds of celebrants in song! 🎤✨ Join us at Millennium Park by Cloud Gate for this festive Chicago tradition.

We’ve done this the last 5 years, and it’s always a crowd favorite — even if you’re not a singer! 🎵❤️

🎼 Songbooks will be distributed on-site, and large-print versions are available upon request from the volunteers handing them out.

🔗 Event Info:
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_park13.html

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### 📍 Meeting Plan — Please Read

🕔 5:00–5:10 PM — Meet at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E Washington St
➡️ Enter via the Washington Street entrance by the Bronze Bull sculpture.
🚶‍♀️ 5:10 PM — We will walk directly over to The Bean to secure a good spot before the crowd builds.
⏰ If you arrive late, please meet us at The Bean instead of the Cultural Center.

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### 🕔 Event Timing

• 5:00 PM: Meet at Chicago Cultural Center
• 5:10 PM: Walk to Cloud Gate (The Bean)
• 6:00–7:00 PM: Holiday Sing-Along 🎶❄️
• 7:00–9:00 PM (Optional): Warm up with festive holiday drinks nearby! 🍸🎄

Possible spots for the after-party:
✨ Chicago Athletic Association (Drawing Room or Game Room)
🍹 Miller’s Pub — famous for their classic Tom & Jerry holiday cocktail
🏨 Pendry Hotel
Final after-party location will be shared closer to the event.

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### ❄️ What to Bring & Expect

🧣 Dress warmly — we’ll be outside for 1.5–2 hours
🥃 Bring a flask with your favorite winter libation
🎄 Expect crowds — meeting early helps us stick together!

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### 🎵 Holiday Sing-Along Schedule

(Subject to change — this is last year’s lineup)
We’ll attend Friday, December 19.
🎤 Friday, December 5: Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center (SRBCC)
🎶 Friday, December 12: Leo High School
🎼 Friday, December 19: Chicago Chamber Choir
This year’s exact music lineup will be announced closer to the date — but it’s always a fun night! ✨

### 🚇 Getting There

Public transit is strongly encouraged due to Friday rush hour traffic.
CTA Trip Planner: https://www.transitchicago.com/planatrip/
🚗 If driving:

• Limited metered street parking
• Use SpotHero or ParkWhiz for best rates and availability
• Watch for no-parking or permit-only signs 🚫

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### 🚫 No-Show Policy

❗ 3 no-shows without updating your RSVP = 3-month freeze from future events
⏰ Update your RSVP before the 5 PM start time
📩 If you arrive late, message the host
⚠️ Continued no-shows may result in removal from the group

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🎄✨ Looking forward to kicking off the holiday spirit with you under the glow of The Bean!