Ravinia 2019, Issue 2, Week 4

UPGRADE YOUR SUMMER WITH RAVINIA’S TICKET CONTESTS Keep an eye on our social media for information on how you can win free tickets to Ravinia this summer. Add @raviniafestival on Snapchat to go behind the scenes all summer long! Just “snap” our ghost to add us as a friend. Ravinia is supported in part by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. OFFICIAL PARTNERS: Discover, Official Card •Hyundai, Official Vehicle Midtown Athletic Clubs, Official Club •Terlato Wines, Official Wine Sponsor United Airlines, Official Airline Lead Reach Teach Play Sponsor: 418 Sheridan Road Highland Park, IL 60035 847-266-5000 www.ravinia.org Welz Kauffman President and CEO Nick Pullia Communications Director, Executive Editor Nick Panfil Publications Manager, Editor Chris Anderson Lead Graphic Designer JUN24– JUN30,2019 Sugarland Avessel for the lifeblood of themoment COUNTINGCROWS Favoring freedomover fame for25yearsand everythingafter THE2019SEASON ISDEDICATED TO THEMEMORY OFRAVINIA LIFE TRUSTEE HARRISONSTEANS. JUN24– JUN30,2019 Sugarland • Counting Crows • Whither Composers’ coffers? • ProgramNotes VOL.13NO.4 JUN17– JUN23,2019 Melissa Etheridge Makingher lifea lyric for beingkeenandbeinggreen Ways toaMeans Composers cleverly coin their creativity Tapping theVeins Sugarland isabeatingheart for thepulseof the fans THE2019SEASON ISDEDICATED TO THEMEMORY OFRAVINIA LIFE TRUSTEE HARRISONSTEANS. JUN17– JUN23,2019 Melissa Etheridge • Whither Composers’ coffers? • Tony Bennett • ProgramNotes VOL.13NO.3 FEATURES 10 Being Keen, Being Green Melissa Etheridge makes her life a lyric for the public ethic. By Web Behrens 16 Everything After Counting Crows’ Adam Duritz favors freedom over fame. By Andy Argyrakis 22 Ways to a Means Composers needed clever commitments to keep themselves in coin. By John Schauer 28 Tapping the Veins The beating heart of Sugarland gives lifeblood to the moment. By Tricia Despres DEPARTMENTS 8 Message from Ravinia’s Chairman and President & CEO 36 Lawn Clippings 89 Program Notes INFORMATION 38 Reach Teach Play 42 Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute 44 Salute to Sponsors 56 Annual Fund Donors 63 Corporate Partners 64 Matching Gifts 65 Special Gifts 66 Event Sponsors 67 Board of Trustees 68 Women’s Board 69 Associates Board 70 Administration 72 Park Information & Map 84 Season Calendar ON THE COVER June 17 – June 23 Melissa Etheridge Photo courtesy of Concord Media June 24 – June 30 Sugarland Photo: Shervin Lainez I N T H I S I S S U E RUSSELL JENKINS/RAVINIA Since 1991 3453 Commercial Ave., Northbrook, IL 60062 www.performancemedia.us | 847-770-4620 Gail McGrath - Publisher & President Sheldon Levin - Publisher & Director of Finance A.J. Levin - Director of Operations Account Managers Rand Brichta - Arnie Hoffman Sales & Marketing Consultants Southeast Mike Hedge 847-770-4643 Southwest Betsy Gugick & Associates 972-387-1347 East Coast Manzo Media Group 610-527-7047 Graphic Design and Production Tahira Merchant Joy Morawez - Accounting Josie Negron - Accounting Willie Smith - Supervisor Operations Earl Love - Operations Wilfredo Silva - Operations Steve Dunn - Web and Internet Development For advertising information, call 847-770-4621 Performance Media & Gail McGrath & Associates, Inc. is a Woman Owned Business. Published by Performance Media/Gail McGrath Associates, Inc. All contents are copyrighted ©2019. All rights reserved. Nothing can be reproduced in any manner, whole or part, without written permission from the publisher. For advertising terms & conditions, visit www.performancemedia.us 6 RAVINIA MAGAZINE | JUNE 17 – JUNE 30, 2019