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🎵 Get ready for a night of dancing & Latin music for July’s First Friday!

Flaco Navaja 🇵🇷 @flaconavaja is a singer, poet,
writer, & actor — born & raised in the Bronx, NY.
For 25 years, he has established himself as a
prominent voice of Puerto Rican Diaspora &
has graced acclaimed theater stages.

Leading the dance party is Rebekah Marcano 💃 @workoutsbyrebekah — hailing from Chicago’s
Humboldt Park neighborhood, where movement
& Latin music were a constant part of life.

Guided by her motto, “Movement should make you smile,”
Rebekah brings joy to every class she teaches.

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📆 Friday, July 10 || 6:00-8:30pm
📍 BandWith Chicago: 148 S. California Ave.
💃🏾 Latin Music || Open to all ages!

📣 register via #linkinbio 📣

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We’re excited to welcome new & returning
community members to our Performing Arts
Center & Community Hub in East Garfield Park!

This project is partially supported by
a Neighborhood Access Program grant
from the City of Chicago Department
of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.

We’re grateful for their support
of our community monthly series!

#DCASEgrants #FirstFridays
#latinmusic #dancecommunity

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🌱 Banding Together: Spring 2026 Review

From our music programs housed in our new
Performing Arts Center & Community Hub for
the first time, to multigenerational communities
coming together – many outstanding milestones
& accomplishments have already been made
here at BandWith.

We are so excited to share with you our
Spring Review from January-May 2026!

Thank YOU to our longtime supporters,
East Garfield Park community, students, parents,
and first-time visitors for uplifting our students,
building community, & believing in us!

We’re looking forward to continuing to grow,
expand our programming, and make an impact
with you — now & with the next generations! ♥️

📣 view our full review via #linkinbio 📣

#WestSide #BandWithChicago #MusicEducation

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🥳 So much to celebrate from our first season as a Performing Arts Center & Community Hub!

Thanks to all who visited or supported us
this Spring — we’re just getting started!

We hope to see you all soon at an upcoming
concert or grabbing a treat at @unison.coffee!

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🎶 Summertime, live music, & the incredible artists who inspire our students every day.

Join us for BandWith’s Summer Concert Series—
featuring live performances & an opportunity to
connect with the musicians who help make our
youth & multi-generational programs possible.

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📅 June 18 | July 16 | August 20
⏰ Doors: 6:00pm || Show: 6:30-8:00pm
📍 BandWith Chicago: 148 S. California Avenue

📣 register via #linkinbio 📣

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Free & open to the community ❤️

We hope to see you there!

#BandWithChicago #LiveMusicChicago
#SummerConcertSeries

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••| This week, we’re celebrating the educators who show up every day for our communities ❤️

Teachers receive:
• Free drip coffee or tea
• 50% off specialty drinks

through Saturday, May 9 at Unison.

Thank you for the care, creativity, &
impact you bring into every classroom!

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••| 2026 Chicago Blues Festival 🎶

Our Stage Band brought the energy to the
Next Generation of Blues stage today at
the Chicago Blues Festival & crushed it!

We’re so proud of these young musicians
for sharing their talent, hard work, & love
of music & the blues with the city 💙

Thank you to @chicagodcase for this
opportunity & their continued support
of Chicago’s arts & culture!

#chicagobluesfestival #livemusic
#bandwithchicago #performingarts

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••| We’re thankful to @michael_liptrot at @blockclubchi for continuing to follow BandWith Chicago’s journey…

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from the groundbreaking of our Performing Arts Center to the opening of our doors in East Garfield Park, just one year later.

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“The newly renovated building features amenities
for after-school learners (& the community at large)
including a recording studio, music library, dance studio,
& several rehearsal spaces. It also has multiple community gathering & rental spaces.

A full coffee shop will open in February, and a
2,000 sq ft tenant space is available for rent.”

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Click the link in our bio to learn about
how we started, where we’re going,
& how you can join our community!

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Architect: @ljc
Photographer: @selfoto
General Contractor: @bulleyandrews1891
Furniture Designer & Donor: @designs4dignity

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••| For nearly 13 years, BandWith Chicago has brought music to borrowed spaces across East Garfield Park.

Now, the dream is becoming a reality:
we’re moving into our very own home,
just one block from the current space
at Marillac St. Vincent, where we started.

Our beautiful new Performing Arts Center
& Community Hub is almost complete!

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General Contractor: @bulleyandrew1891
Architect: @lamarjohnsoncollaborative
Furniture Designer: @designs4dignity
Mosaic Artist: @greenstarmovement
Music Library Woodworker: @navillus_woodworks

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🎥: @hellocupkait

#bandingtogether 🎶 #roadtotheribboncutting

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✨”The Sound of Hope.”

That’s what @fox32chicago called BandWith Chicago
when they recently visited our Performing Arts Center
& Community Hub in East Garfield Park.

That hope is real — you can feel it from watching their incredible story about us & in every person who walked into our new home & made it come alive at our Ribbon Cutting!

BandWith’s new Center will welcome more youth than
ever before & adults for the first time — with stages for performers of all ages, gathering spaces for families, & even
a neighborhood café, the first of its kind in East Garfield Park.

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We’ve raised 86% of our $15.5M goal, and we’re focused
on opening our new space in February with momentum & joy!

Every gift — big or small — helps us open our doors to
more West Side community members than ever before.
Make your gift today & be part of this transformative chapter!

// give the gift of music 🎶 link in bio //

https://bit.ly/BandWith_soundofhope

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🎥: @hellocupkait

#bandingtogether 🙏 #soundofhope

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••| Ribbon Cutting & Community Celebration!

What an indescribable day celebrating the
opening of our new Performing Arts Center
& Community Hub in East Garfield Park ❤️

This milestone was 13 years in the making,
& Friday proved exactly why what we do matters.

To every student, family, teaching artist,
staff member, donor, partner, elected official,
Board member, & friend who showed up —
THANK YOU. Your support brought this dream
to life, and your presence filled the Center with
so much joy, energy & hope for what’s ahead!

Here’s a glimpse into a day we’ll remember forever ✨

🎥 @storypaced

#BandWithChicago #RibbonCutting
#CommunityPower #ChicagoArts
#YouthDevelopment #BandingTogether

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We are happy to be featured in the discussion surrounding the West Side’s vibrant, evolving cafe culture!

More than just serving great coffee, we're about creating a space for community, connection, and growth. We are so proud to be a part of this flourishing movement and to watch the coffee culture thrive on the West Side alongside amazing neighbors like @unison.coffee @greentomatocafe , @urban_essentials_coffeecafe , @drinkmondaycoffee , @newsoundchicago , @thebeelovecafe , and @semaphorecafe . Together, we are building vibrant spaces for everyone to gather.

#WestSideChicago #CoffeeCulture #CoffeeShop #SupportLocal #ChicagoCoffee CommunityFirst

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🎶 From a band program to a Performing Arts Center & Community Hub…

Reflecting on where we started & so incredibly
grateful to everyone who helped us get here 🩷

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