"I love it! Having fun is my favorite! We like the activities!"— Aguirre family
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"We came last year but like it alot better this time now that we know you can sit on the lawn and picnic."—Vanessa and Brittany #fromthelawn

"The Princeton club of Chicago is a club for alumni of Princeton at any level who live in the Chicagoland area. We didn’t know each other at Princeton, but met through the club."—Jessica, Hannah and Renee
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"Esta a todo madre!"—Diego and Chapito
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"Having a good time!"—Cisneros Family
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"Somos fanáticos de Los Tigres del Norte!" —Selena and Angela
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"I personally enjoyed last year very much which is why I dragged my family this year, and I really enjoy the lawn."—Nelly, Maria and Carrie
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"El lugar es muy precioso, la verdad."—Rosa, Maria, Leticia and Carmen
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"Estaba aquí por el trabajo pero la primera vez que estoy aquí por un concierto"—Moises and Fernanda
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"This is the only concert I took in this year and its sad because I usually go to 3 or 4 a year."—Ines and Alex
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"Esta muy bonito el lugar y me gustaría ver mas artistas latinos aquí"—Maggie, Olivia, Consuelo and Andrew
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"I was here last year for Tigres del Norte and it was beautiful. Family friendly and awesome!"—Maria, Fatima, Juanita, Ramona and Estela
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"The stage looks cool and it's really big! We love that we can eat on the lawn!"—Diab Family
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"We love the outdoor atmosphere and great vibes!"—Tommy, Serena, Jayden, and Emmy
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"It's a Chicago tradition, you gotta come at least once a year!"—Andrea, Gabriela, Edith, Terry, Ildi, and Barbara
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"We are very excited to see Pentatonix!"—Audra and Vivian
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"Not your typical concert venue, you get to sit outdoors and not in uncomfortable seats."—Devin, Ruby, and Brianna
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"We like how it's a great place to hang out with family and appreciate live music."—Julia and Emily
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"We love the music here, we try to come at least a couple times a year!"—Scott and Mikaela
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"Lovely place to get together and it's fun to bring new people here."—Kathy, Theresa, and Mike
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"It's a fun outdoor experience for all ages!"—Katy and Lucy
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"It's our first time here and it's very cool, chill, and has good vibes!"—Mia and Joalimer
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"Ravinia is a lot bigger than I thought it'd be!"—Amy, Jill, Janet, Cindi, Peggy, Diana
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"Loved reading the books as a kid…and was a big part of my grownup childhood."—Sara, Tony and Rob
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"It’s our first time, its blowing our mind, I had no idea, I thought it was just a park but its way more!"—Tanisha and Max
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"We are here for her birthday party, sweet sixteen. Its my first time here and I really like it, its huge like his ego!"—Isabella and Izzy
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"I’ve been here several times but this is a new experience for us, taking the metra and bringing our own picnic. We would do it again!"—Susana and Maricela
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"We are here for my birthday and I’m a fan of the symphony and the Lord of the Rings."—Lizzy and Danny
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"We’ve probably been here ten times but the first time as a family. Its a fun family night to play our games, eat our food and watch the Lord of the Rings"—Rob Keri, Ethan and Faith
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"My brother wanted to watch the LOTR so we are here as a family. its a family tradition to come out here at least once a summer."—Rachel, Amy and Joe

"We usually come for the pop shows, but first time we are bringing our kids to a symphony concert."—Elina, Lisa and Cathy
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"Clean, family-friendly, welcoming, good place to come on a summer night and enjoy the company your with. Its a good time!"—Ron and Abby
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"We were here last night, my son is singing in the children’s choir!"—Vanessa and Angelica
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"it's always a great time at Ravinia with good weather and good music!"—Nana and Megan
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"We've been coming here for 35 years, we want Ravinia to be here forever!"—Marie and Jeff
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"We love spending family time together outdoors at a great venue!"—Hugh and his family
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"We love Ravinia, it's the best!"—Michael, Sheryl, Bernie, and Timmie
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"It's just such a great venue to be at, really enjoying it!"—Laura and Jeanne
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"The atmosphere, the people, and the food make Ravinia a great time!"—Michael and Maria
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"We love the layout and the face you can bring your own food."—Michael, Peter, and Yola
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"We've been here many times and we just love the relaxing environment with good music."—Stacey and Lauren
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"We love enjoying good music while being outdoors. The artists here are great!"—Sam, Shale, Lindsey, and Janine
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"It's my first time here and I'm amazed by the number of people and all the energy!"—Ted
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"It's the best time ever, been coming here for 8 seasons now!"—Boriz
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"All the kids play music, she plays the viola and I played very seriously when i was younger. We are just a bunch of music fans."—Jordan, Dalya, Maya, Jaden, Rahm, Brandon and Shayna
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"The lawn is such a good introduction to classical or opera for kids. At places like the Lyric, you can’t move, you can’t squirm you can’t whisper, but here you can hear the music without that pressure."—Victoria and Lily
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"The CSO and the Symphony Chorus together… the best. Its really that combination that brings us here!"—Susan, Richard and Susan

"“First time we’ve been here in a long time… “ “Yeah, I was still in my mom’s belly”—Kris, Phil, Naomi and Charlotte
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“You get to chill with your friends, open a great bottle of wine and listen to great music”—Doug and Amanda
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"They are in the Chicago Symphony Chorus, so they are here alot. My first time was in ’79. We are singing Haydn tonight!"—Judy, Larry and Susan
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"We love having access to the greatest music at very affordable prices, especially since they are college students and get in for free."—Karen, Eric, Alex, Charlotte, Kirk
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"No better place to spend a summer evening listening to music. So unique!"—Christine, Leanne, Gretchen and C.J.
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"We are here for the symphony and to celebrate Bob’s birthday!"—Cathy, Sherry and Bob

"We are here together with our women's council organization!"
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"Ravinia is awesome! We love playing the musical instruments!"—Jack and Mikey
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"We love the camaraderie and how everyone sets up their own little home in the park."—Bob and Dawn
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"Tony doesn't just sing, he tells a story and with it being our sixth year here it's kind of become our story as well."—Joe and Jasmine
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"It's more intimate here than we expected!"—Mike, Pam, and Derek
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"Tony Bennett keeps bringing us back!"—Larry and Erin
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"Tony brought our hearts back from San Francisco."—Kari and Michelle
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"How can you not like it here!?"—Norma, Jennifer, Jack, and Jill
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"We love the picnic environment!"—Heather, Melissa, and Megan
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"We love Tony Bennett! It's beautiful out here!"—Tracey and Anthony
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"It's our favorite summer pastime, we've probably seen Tony seven or eight times now!"—Kristin and Jane
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"We love the music and seeing Tony Bennett every year! There's nothing better than Ravinia!"—Anita and Keith
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"We love the atmosphere, trees, and good times with friends!"—Jeanine, Kristin, and Kathy
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"Tony Bennett has brought us back for many years!"—Jeri and Hansen
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"It's a beautiful environment and great atmosphere."—Cheryl and Jim
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"We've seen Tony eight times now, looking forward to number nine!"—Joel and Dawn
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"We've seen Tony Bennett every year for 11 years now!"—Patty, Susan, Bob, and Sue
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"Happy Birthday Tony!"—Pam and Arlene
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"Tony is the classiest guy ever!"—Marty
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"Summer wouldn't be summer without Ravinia."—Karin and Beth
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"We come almost every year for Tony and it's also Mary's birthday!"—Mary and Jon
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"We come to almost every show, nothing better than hanging out on a summer day having cocktails with friends. Its a summer sanctuary."—Regan, Dana, Pam, Michelle, LT, Phaedra
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"We’ve come for about the last 10-15 years. One of our favorite venues. You guys bring in great musicians and a great variety that it always rocks!"—Denise and Dina
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"We are here celebrating my bachelorette party! We are looking forward to Blondie and chilling out with the girls."—Jaime and the Palatine girls
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"Good vibes, good fun with our chosen family!"—Mandi, Katie, Chuck, Scott, Steve, Joan
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"We’re here because we love Garbage and we were total grunge heads years ago, you’d never know. We love the lawn, its comfortable, you can make it your own experience and its like being at a block party."—Sara and Cali
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"2nd time at Ravinia. We come far, all the way from Rockford but worth it."—Melissa and Jody and family

"Ravinia is brilliant!"—Big Al and Crew
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"I like that you can bring your own food, booze and it a nice place to relax."—Rita and Manuel
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"This is our 3rd weekend in a row and we still got 3 more concerts on the schedule. We are huge Garbage fans!"—Laura, Scott, Mitch, Erin
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"The best place to run into friends that like the same music you do, and make new friends. That doesn’t happen at other concert venues."—Kim, Angelo, Teri, Marie
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"Coming here for 20 years at least, we go to about 6 concerts a season!"—Jenny, Lisa, George, Beth, Adrianna
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"Good music, good friends good food."—Nadja, Lisa, Tammie, Cheryl, Lisa and Dori, Sandy, Patti
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"It’s a more intimate atomsphere than sitting at seats in a concert."—Mary Clare, Elizabeth, Savina, and Gabriel
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"The atmosphere is great and we are excited to see OneRepublic!"—Catherine, Maggie, Eoin, Elizabeth and Bridget
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"This is the best anniversary present yet! I can’t wait to come back!"—Raymond and Megan
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"We've never been here before but we love it. We love that we can bring our own food."—Brianne and Kelly
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"We've been coming here for years. We don't really take vacations, we just wait for the Ravinia schedule to come out and pick our shows for the summer."—Cathy, Keith, Wren, Zane, and Cash
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"I absolutely love the outdoors and the lawn, way better than the pavilion."—Christine and Rachel
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"Showing up early and hanging out in the lawn is the best part of the Ravinia experience."—Amy and Cary
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"We love the lawn, the music, and eating good food."—Keegan, Connor, Grant, Tommy, and Nick
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"It’s great to spend time with the family outdoors."—The Vanhoutte Family
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"Good friends, good food, and good music keep bringing us back!"—Cyndy and Missy
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"The talent they bring here is uncomparable."—The Wilkins Family
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“Yesterday was our 40th anniversary of our first date here, and Sunday was our 40th anniversary of our engagement. We saw the article about the Second City in the magazine and we were also here for that!”—Frank, Laura, Katie, Geoff
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“I just really like Classical music and it was a good opportunity to expose my friends to classical music.”—Lauren, Michelle, Lawan, Mike, Nicholas
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"This is all of our first times actually. Two couples, recent transplants, going to Ravinia for the first time!"—Hannah and her h*es
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"We have been coming for 15 years. I think its well maintained and the music and programming never disappoint us."—Cathy, Louis, Henry, Remi

“Oh my god we’ve been coming for 30 years. We live nearby. We try to get alot of people to come with us but us two, we come rain or shine!”—Kooki and Marcia
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"We come alot, and have known each other for over 40 years."—Pam, Diane, Joan
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"I’m a big fan of Ravinia and the CSO which is why we decided to come here for my birthday!"—Lauren and Joel
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"This is perfect, you can have your glass of wine, walk around, see beautiful flowers and statues. This is my happy place!"—Fred, Michele
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"We love it, especially the eating!”—Nick, Borna and Leisl
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"We enjoy coming and sitting on the lawn, and I enjoy seeing the tableaus and the table arrangements that everyone brings."—Jenny and Erin
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“I wanted to have a nice summer night out before it ends. I am a teacher, so summer is a very special time for me and I wanted to do something special with my friends.”—Deborah, Abby, Pam, Roxy, Kate, Sarah, Laurajane, Ann
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"Food is better on the lawn!"—Alex and Paulina
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"Its a good price to listen to good music and we run into many people we know especially from the Salsa community."—Veronica and Tania
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"Open air is nice and there is really well kept-grounds."—Aimee, Raquel and Jenny
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"It's our first time but it won’t be the last!—Maria, Luz and Ingrid

"We thought we were too fancy with our tables, but we saw some of the others here and were like “heck no!”—Alan, Lisete, Carmen and Jose

Orlando and family
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"We love Ravinia this is our second home. We always meet up with people we haven’t seen in a long time, Its like a reunion of sorts."—Sonia and Emma
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"We keep coming back for the people, the crowd and of course the music. Ravinia Rocks!"—Sandy, Elena, Maria and Patty
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George and Vivi
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"Super nice, I’ve never been here and never seen gilberto. Really excited!"—Victor and Ana
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"We are vets with this place, the vibe is fantastic, come out with your friend and family, dance, hang out under the stars, and enjoy beautiful music!"—Bustillo, Alvarez and Valasquez families

"She’s too excited, I gotta hold her hand and show her around cause its her first time!"—Delilah and Jenet

"I think its awesome here! It's our first time and we didn’t know what to expect but are having a great time!"—Nikki and her B-day Crew
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"It's a good atmosphere, really chill, comfortable, I really like it."—George, Sophia, Paola, Migdalia
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"It's the best venue in Lake County and the Chicagoland area for the simplicity of it."—Ruben, Amy, Sarah, and Jason

"We've been coming here for seven years now for the good times with good people."—The Edwards, Heratys and Aschermanns

"Love it here!"—Barb, Gina, and Mary

"The experience, being outdoors and enjoying the starlights during the summer is what makes Ravinia great."—Bob, Steph, Mike, John, and Aaron

"We've been coming here for 15 years now. The music, the people, and the events keep bringing us back."—Frank, Kelly, Sandy, and Bill

"We are super excited to see The Beach Boys!"—Angie and Lorie

"We enjoy sitting out in the lawn enjoying the outside, the people, eating, and drinking."—Neil and Annette

"People are friendly, there's not a lot of fighting for space."—Annmarie, Becca, Ben, and Jim

"It's awesome! A great time with great vibes and atmosphere."—The Coomer Family and Biles Family

"Loving the fresh air and good music."—Andy and Stephanie

"It's the only place to be in the summertime. Rain or shine, it doesn't matter."—Maria, Marty, Ken, Rosa, John, and Elba

"We are here celebrating bonnie’s 70th birthday! I am a big fan of the Moody Blues and first time seeing them."—Janis, Bonnie, Lisa, Jessica, Cari, Sheryl

"We are on our second bottle of wine and its only 6pm!"—Cheryl, Tamara, Craig and Terry
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"First time here! We are very impressed, it looks like alot of fun! The fountain really caught our eye when we walked in."—Tom and Nancy
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"We are regulars we love it, we get here around noon to get a good spot."—John, Ena, Kathy and Larry
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"My first concert was Janis Joplin in 1968!"—Ken, Audrey and Michele
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"We’ve been coming for about 5 years and every year our picnic status gets higher and higher. This year is fresh flowers and ice bucket"—Lindsey, Kelsi, Zach, Lily and Deb from Travers City
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"Im here all the time. every year!"—J.D. and Dale
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"We’ve been here many times, third time together as a group!"—Jen, Corey, Amy, Rocky, Meg, Jim
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"This is the thing to do if you are in the area, absolutely.We love sitting out here. We love the party atmosphere, and everybody is friendly."—Rose, Natalie, Brian and Rich
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"I found my two ex-wives!"—Allison, Lisa and Howard
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"Relaxing ambiance, good friends good food excellent music and wonderful venue. And we make new friends while we are waiting in line."—Michele, Renee and Kathy
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We spotted this fun pair of Life Aquatic fans after wrapping up for the day.—Greg and Milt
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"Its super cool not sure what I was expecting but it definitely exceeded my expectations, i was expecting something like movies in the park at the Pritzker pavilion but this is definitely way better than that."—Jacky and Julie
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Quincy: "This is my second season working here at the bar!"
Jeanine: "I used to come when I was in high school, but its my first time back in 7 years!"
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"So we are here working for XRT, doing a live broadcast in the park for Seu Jorge!"—Elise, Stephanie and Dana
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"We love that we can sit outdoors and the kids can move. I can’t take them to the opera house yet, and my kids love music (they perform in the city choir).  I bring them here so they can live and breath music."— Parodi-Buitrom family
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"Great cultured, multi-ethnic vibe with all types of people and its beautiful here with all this nature around you."—Teanna and Christophe
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"We’ve done both on the lawn and pavilion but we prefer the lawn. If I want to sit in a seat in an auditorium style setting, I can do that in the city but here its nice to be on the lawn, sit back with your friend and listen."—Jess, Stephanie and Jessica
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"I love Ravinia! Its an awesome place to bring everything from your living room outside and of course the concert, the live music, and to sit on the lawn at his beautiful place."—Anik, Angel and Johnny
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"Its so great, we love it! You have a picnic and listen to music, so fun!"—Livia, Sophia and Camila
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"Actually first time here, I’m loving the outdoors, its cool with BYOB and blankets on the grass."—Lincoln, Cass and John
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"It's fantastic!  It's a great first experience. It's beautiful, so nice and well maintained and green!"—Taylor and Megan
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"This is her first Ravinia concert ever and Seu Jorge was his first ever concert at Ravinia. When we saw it on the schedule, we knew we had to come.  This place is magical to us tonight!"—Lindsay, Chris and Avery
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"Its a totally different vibe with the kids. Excited to see Seu Jorge!"—Nissan, Jesse and kids
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"We’ve been coming here alot, about 20 years. We came and saw John Legend in 2013! We love Ravinia!"—Bea, Lisa, Elise and Jhanelle
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"Apparently I have been here before when i was a kid, but this is the first time that I’m here making legitimate memories that I’ll remember!"—Madeleine and Olivia
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"Its really lit! Its everyday Bro!"—Anna
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"I had my High school graduation here. I grew up here, favorite spot to be. And we’ve got the next generation with our kids here as well."—Al and Lorrie
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"We live in the area. Its a nice night out. Its perfect. Summer is here! John Legend is here!"
—Aliyea, Geethi, Jay, Melissa, Savana and Adam
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"Unbelievable atmosphere, great party and always an enjoyable time! Also, we saw John Legend on a cruise ship in 2006!"—Greg, May, Greg, and Dana
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"This is our official girls night that we do every year.  We love it here!"—Yolanda, Sylvia, Daun and Kathy
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"We think this is one of the best things to do on the north shore. Its fabulous, we love it! We come at least 10 times a summer” —Janie and Katie
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"We really love it here! Its a great scene!"
—Sean, Ejijah, Emily, Josh, Jori, Kristina, DJ
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“6/8 of us have been here before. One of the best venues in the Chicagoland area in my opinion.”
“Whoever is playing, you can fell the vibration wherever you are.”—Riti and her B*tches
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"We’ve been here 13 times a year and we stand in line since twelve o’clock to get this spot. We are die hards!"—Tonya, Jennifer, Max, Chris and Milena
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