Ravinia 2023 Issue 1

SEAN BERGER (RALPH) CAROUSEL STAGE 1:00 PM SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2023 RALPH’S WORLD Visit the KidsLawn at the north corner of the park (see map inside the back cover) for family fun with interactive, large-scale percussion instruments and musical arts and crafts. NOONɠ PM RALPH’S WORLD Ralph’s World is the mega-fun musical plan- et where kids rock and dance to their own and their parents’ delight. It’s the creation of Ralph Covert: indie rocker, songwriter, playwright, and children’s book author. He’s taken the same high-energy and super-me- lodic sense that he developed for his touring pop-rock band ( e Bad Examples) to kid’s music—basically only the lyrics are changed for the ears of the innocent. Covert also per- forms at libraries and schools in solo acous- tic sets where he engages the young listeners with activity songs, story songs, dancing songs, and a healthy dose of pure silliness, including songs of his that have been turned into children’s books, furthering important links between music and reading. A longtime Chicago-based artist, Covert has brought Ralph’s World to national audiences through appearances on NPR’s All ings Considered , ABC World News Tonight, e CBS Morn- ing Show, and Sirius XM Kids Radio New Year’s Eve, as well as with more than a dozen music videos produced between and to run on e Disney Channel. He also appeared on the nationally televised Chicago Magni cent Mile Holiday Parade, performing his song “Welcome to Christmas Wood” with the cast of A Nutty Nutcracker Christmas . Many of his critically acclaimed Ralph’s World albums were released on Disney’s record label. Covert most recent- ly introduced Time Machine Guitar , which he subsequently developed into a TV pilot and later launched as a series on the Ralph’s World YouTube channel. Ralph’s World rst appeared at Ravinia in and is returning for the rst time since . PAVILION 7:30 PM SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2023 THE “CHARLIE” LIVE EXPERIENCE ALEXANDER STEWART † – – CHARLIE PUTH † SUMMER LEAGUE † Runner-up of the 2022 Bitter Jester Music Festival † Ravinia debut 6:00 PM, CAROUSEL STAGE SUMMER LEAGUE Not to be confused with a seasonal sports organization, Summer League is a Nash- ville-based sophisti-pop band quickly ex- panding their following with energetic live shows and a unique genre-blending twist of jazz-pop with a punk edge. e band is among the top of the Nashville college circuit thanks to their unmatched aesthetic. Summer League released seven singles from their cat- alogue to digital platforms between and , and they recently added a duo of a new single and eight-track EP of rhythmic min- iatures. Summer League was the runner-up at last summer’s Bitter Jester Music Festival in Ravinia’s hometown of Highland Park and is making its Ravinia debut in recognition of that performance. RAVINIA.ORG • RAVINIA MAGAZINE