Ravinia 2021 - Issue 2

WILL BYINGTON (YACHT ROCK REVUE) 8:00 PM SATURDAY, JULY 31, 2021 YACHT ROCK REVUE † † Ravinia debut PAVILION YACHT ROCK REVUE With an extensive wardrobe of white belts and polyester shirts, Yacht Rock Revue ful- ly embodies the sound and style of the ’70s and ’80s, even though the group began some 2,000 miles from open ocean. Friends since the fourth grade in suburban Indiana and later Indiana University classmates, Nick Niespodziani and Pete Olson formed the band Y-O-U in the late ’90s and escaped to Atlanta. For a club gig one night, they decid- ed on a setlist of so-called yacht rock—a term they’ve since made their trademark metaphorically and literally. Playing some 120 shows a year across the country for now more than a decade, headlining venues from Webster Hall in New York to the Wiltern in Los Angeles, Yacht Rock Revue’s seven members are all dads in their 40s now, so last year they fulfilled a sort-of “midlife crisis,” reached beyond the tribute-band zeitgeist, and released their first album—a set of 10 original songs. The band brought the collection, Hot Dads In Tight Jeans , to producer Ben Allen—who’s worked with Gnarls Barkley, Animal Collec- tive, and Neon Indian—to add polish fitting their modern spirit in the vein of Phoenix and Air. “Step,” the record’s first single, recalls combinations of falsettos and grooving bass ala the Bee Gees and Steely Dan’s “Peg,” and Niespodziani and Olson even co-wrote a song, “Big Bang,” with yacht rock master Matthew Wilder, who scored a massive hit in 1983 with “Break My Stride.” There’s humor across tracks like “Bad Tequila,” “Another Song About California,” and “The Doo- bie Bounce” as well, and the group continues to add new songs to their live setlist beyond the Tight Jeans tracks. Yacht Rock Revue is making its Ravinia debut. HEAVY lifting to us. Leave the Wintrust chair & table RENTAL RESERVE LAWN chairs and tables when you order tickets by clicking “ADD-ON.” SCAN ME! to see examples of how you can set up rental items inside each size of reserved space on the South Lawn. Wintrust Chair and Table Rental, managed by the Ravinia Women’s Board, benefits Ravinia and its Reach Teach Play programs. 7:30 PM SUNDAY, AUGUST 1, 2021 An Evening with MICHAEL FEINSTEIN and BETTY BUCKLEY PAVILION A MESSAGE FROM DISCOVER Chicagoland is home to Discover. Our headquarters are based here, and more than 4,700 of our employees live in the area. It is also home to our new Customer Care Center in the Chatham neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side, where we will be bringing more than 1,000 jobs over the next four years to this cornerstone community as we seek to support it through community investment and service. At Discover, we believe giving back to our communities makes our world a better place and our company stronger. It has been part of the fabric of our organization since we were founded more than 30 years ago. Each year, the company and our employees contribute millions of dollars to charities through donations. While the pandemic limited the opportunities for Discover employees to volunteer in-person in 2020, employees were able to donate thousands of volunteer hours through virtual and remote opportunities that benefited nonprofits and the individuals they serve across the country. As a company, we are committed to helping people achieve brighter financial futures through the products and tools we offer to help them spend smarter and save more, the financial education we provide, and the support we provide to nonprofits. We deliver on this commitment locally by supporting financial education programs in Chicago Public Schools and after-school programs with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Lake County and Chicago, by mentoring children through Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago, and through partnership with organizations supporting underrepresented populations to help provide equal opportunities for all to succeed. Our support of local K–12 education efforts also includes teacher and student programs at Ravinia. For the past several years, we’ve supported Ravinia’s Reach Teach Play Music Discovery Program, which provides students in hundreds of K–3rd grade classrooms in Chicago Public Schools with unique music programs and training for teachers. In addition to Reach Teach Play, we bring financial education curriculum and programming into middle schools and high schools across the country through our Pathway to Financial Success (pathwaytofinancialsuccess.org) program. We’ve partnered withDiscovery Education to create free financial education curriculum that provides educators, students, and their families with tools and expertise to make informed financial decisions. The program has impacted nearly 2 million students in just over three years. Beyond financial education, we have more than 17,000 employees who work each and every day to provide the best experience for our customers. We are guided by innovation and improvement, with a relentless focus on meeting customer needs, providing 100 percent US-based customer service across the country. We strive to have a diverse and inclusive workplace where we can stand out as an employer of choice and help our employees and customers reach their full potential. We take pride in consistently being recognized as one of the Chicago Tribune ’s Top Places to work in the Chicagoland area. Helping our communities is also important to Discover cardmembers. Together, we have donated more than $29 million through our Cashback Bonus ® Program to our national charitable partners since that feature launched. We recognize the pandemic had a devastating impact on the live-music industry and are extremely grateful for those who stepped up to support the artists and venues that make it special. We are excited that we once again have a summer concert season to look forward to at Ravinia. We salute our employees, customers and all those who support Ravinia and who are making a difference in the community. RAVINIA MAGAZINE • JULY 24 – AUGUST 15, 2021 44 I I