🌿🎷 Tuesdays on the Terrace: AKENYA Live at the MCA! 🎶

🌿🎷 Tuesdays on the Terrace: AKENYA Live at the MCA! 🎶

One of Chicago's favorite summer traditions is back!

Join us for Tuesdays on the Terrace at the Museum of Contemporary Art, where you'll enjoy FREE live jazz in the beautiful Anne & John Kern Terrace Garden plus FREE museum admission for Illinois residents after 5 PM.

We've attended many times over the years, and it's always a fantastic evening of music, art, and good company.

Bring a blanket or lawn chair, relax under the skyline, and enjoy one of the city's best free summer concerts.

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📅 Tuesday, August 11, 2026
⏰ Meet at 5:00 PM (Music: 5:30–8:00 PM)
📍 Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL
🎶 Concert Location: Anne & John Kern Terrace Garden (outside, behind the museum)
💲 FREE!

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## 🎟️ IMPORTANT – TWO FREE RESERVATIONS

There are two separate free registrations for this event & new ticket system for fast passes so read all info:

### 🖼️ 1. FREE Museum Admission

Illinois residents receive FREE admission after 5 PM.
Reserve here (choose Tuesday, Aug. 11 and select Illinois Resident After 5 PM):
https://experience.mcachicago.org/7390/7657

### 🎷 2. FREE Terrace Fast Pass

Reserve a FREE Fast Pass for the outdoor concert.
🎟️ Fast Passes are released 1 week before event on Wednesdays. Get them on Wednesday, August 5 at 12:00 PM.
Reserve here:
https://experience.mcachicago.org/7378/7387

No Fast Pass? Walk-ins are welcome as space allows.

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## 🪑 Seating

Seating is first come, first served.
Tables fill quickly, so we recommend arriving early.
You're also welcome to bring:
✅ Lawn chair
✅ Picnic blanket
Please note that outside food and beverages are not permitted. Food and drinks are available for purchase inside the MCA.

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## 🎤 Featured Artist: AKENYA

Chicago native AKENYA is an award-winning vocalist, pianist, composer, and producer whose music blends jazz, soul, hip-hop, pop, classical, and world music into a sound all her own.

A graduate of the prestigious New England Conservatory Jazz Studies Program, she has collaborated with Chance the Rapper, Noname, Mavis Staples, Esperanza Spalding, Dave Holland, Vijay Iyer, and Hayley Williams, earning a Grammy nomination and a 2022 3Arts Award.

Praised by the Chicago Tribune as a "multi-faceted genius," AKENYA continues to captivate audiences worldwide with her powerful voice, virtuosic piano playing, and deeply personal songwriting.

More about AKENYA:
https://visit.mcachicago.org/events/tuesdays-on-the-terrace-akenya/

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## 🏛️ About the MCA

Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is one of the world's largest museums devoted exclusively to contemporary art. The museum features rotating exhibitions by today's most innovative artists and houses a permanent collection of more than 2,000 works.
The galleries remain open until 9:00 PM, making it easy to explore the exhibitions before the concert, during intermission, or afterward.

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🌧️ Rain: If severe weather is expected, cancellation announcements will be posted by 2:00 PM.

🚇 CTA Trip Planner: https://www.transitchicago.com/planatrip/
🚗 Street parking is limited. SpotHero or ParkWhiz is recommended.

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⚠️ PLEASE KEEP YOUR RSVP UP TO DATE.
If you can no longer attend, please update your RSVP so another member can take your place. Repeated no-shows may result in removal from future events.

🎷🌇 Join us for a wonderful evening of live jazz, contemporary art, and one of Chicago's best free summer traditions!