"Vine a ver los Gypsy Kings y he venido a escuchar la symphonica gratis con los pases de la librería."—Marta and Esther
"My best experience here was seeing Buena Vista Social Club with Cesaria Evora. It was one of the best shows I've seen!"—Esau, Veronica and Fam
"En Ravinia hemos visto a Diana Ross, Earth Wind & Fire, 50 Cent y Santana"—Cory, Dahlia, Maria and Batty
"We come here to dance and we have our dance floor ready right here!"—Melody and Gabriella
"I'm having alot of fun!"— Julia and Joaquin
"Last year we saw War and Los Lonely Boys. This year, we've always wanted to see Los Tigres del Norte."—Jessica and Russ
"3 or 4 times a year we drive all the way out from Chesterton Indiana."—Joe, Rich, Chrissy and Mike
"We have seen Jill Scott and The Roots, The Tchaikovsky Spectacular, John Legend and Carlos Santana!"—Brandy, George and Fam
"So much more quaint [than other venues] with mature growth trees and easy access to anything you need in terms of vendors or restrooms."—Michelle and Abbie
"This is the first time we've been here THIS WEEK!"—Amy, Veronica, Annie, Jane and Chad
"We've got a Pineapple and Flamingo theme. Our hashtag is #howDoYouFlamingo"—The Flamingo Crew
"It's my birthday!"—Adam, Amy, John and Bree
"Its very RELAXING here on the lawn!"—Gio, Chris, Vilmarie and Ben
"We've been to 10 shows so far and have been coming for 10 years"—Michele, Bridget and Mark
"We're childhood friends and come here once a year for a friendly reunion."—Mary, Sue, Marcia, and Ellen
"This is my birthday gift from my kids. Ravinia is my summer home. I go to 28 concerts every summer!"—Boty Family
"Another great night at Ravinia."—Cathy and Gerry
"I live the vibe of this place. Everyone's just chillin and listening to music"—Claire and Olivia
"Good times with good friends!"—Cristina and Jennifer
"Ravinia is always the spot to be! Especially for your birthday!#2018Ravinia"—Debra and the O'brien Family
"It's a very relaxing atmospher! I just love the people, the music, the park!"—Ericka and Cheryl
"Let's groove tonight!"—Kellye and Derrick
“We’re just excited to be at Ravinia and celebrate his 60th!”—St. Paul’s Apostles in Gurnee
"The Party People are here!"—The Party People
"This is my first time here! This place is so cool, it definitely won't be my last time here."—Rachel and Laura
“Oooooh! I love Ravinia soooo much! All so much!” — Tamara and Samella
"This is part of our summer tradition."—The Ladson Family
"What a great evening."—Pam and Wilber
"Yo vengo bien seguido, aquí vivo!—Evelia, Yesenia, Jesus and Fam
"We live less than a mile away. We love it here, Ravinia is what's great about the community!"—Dane and Antonia
"We've been coming forever. Four times alone this summer!"—Antone and Cheryl
"We had our first date here in 1982. We came to see Ella Fitzgerald and Oscar Peterson. We’ve been together for 36 years and we’re still going!”—Caryn and Bart
"This is just one of those good times with good friends." —Paul, Kimberly and Adrienne
"I like Ravinia music"—Caiden
"I’ve been coming here since I was 3. My aunt and uncle have been members for 40 years and now we’ve been members for 5!” —Gentle Birth Care
"We're here celebrating one decade of coming to Ravinia."—Kevin, Tonya, and John
“We’re celebrating all the Martins today; Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Marty!”—The Marty Party
"We love it here. It’s a great place, with great music, and great friends!"—Rick and Terri
"Since its Indiana Jones we have an Egyptian theme for our picnic since the move ends in Cairo. We have dates, hummus, pita bread, falafel and Whiplash wine!"—Jeff, Delaine and Dan
"When we come its always enjoyable music or a great film along with great music."—John, Emily and Vicky
"He is a huge Raiders and John Wiliams fan and we got both of them here for their birthdays!"—Karen, Kenny and Tom
"I love the different concerts and activities they offer here, nice variety. We've seen Jackson Browne, Beach Boys, Tony Bennett, Train and Jazz concerts in the BGH."—Ali and Marty
"Its a unique experience, there aren't that many outdoor concert venues in the area."—Audrey, Rachel, Norah and Katherine
"Its nice and open!"—Reenna and Frankie and William
"First time at Ravinia this year. This place is real chill and easy to get to on the train."—Ryan and Kerry
"Its our second time but don't remember the first time, I was too young!"—Judy and Sol
"We get to hear this live music performed so well from various things like Indiana Jones, Star Wars or Lord of the Rings."—Liz and John
"We have seats over there (pavilion) to see the actual movie, so Im excited to cross that threshold. It's real chill. Nice vibe."—Mike and Crew
"We don't take a summer vacation we just come here to Ravinia!"—The Parmers
My first impression was "Hey I like this!"—Rosa Angie Bridgett Laura
"What can we say. We've been coming here for 35 years! My initials are E.T."—Ed and Marion
"This is our first time at Ravinia! It's really really nice on the lawn."—Edith and Lorena
"E.T. is very cool!"—Catherine
"We are here becuase his name is Eliot!"—Hasel, Michael, Paul and Eliot
"E.T. phone home!"—Rachel and Clare
"It's our first time here and the food is really good!"—Sarah and Sarah
"We love E.T.!"—The Jones Family
"This is our Ravinia annual night at the movies!"—Bob and Family
"You have one of the best orchestras in the country and its affordable and its outside so its a very low-key experience where you can do your own thing while listening to the CSO."—Sara and Monica
The kids on their first time: "I really liked the fountain!"—The Gleason Family
"We've been here many many times at least 30 times!"—Mark
"We love classical music. We don't come for the Beach Boys or anything like that, but we do come for the CSO."—Pat, Don and Jeanne
"We live pretty close so we come all the time."—Mandy, Gashi, Bob and David
"Having access to the premiere orchestra in the world at an affordable price and very convenient to get to if you live in the suburbs."—Mike, Ivonne, Gigi and Celeste
"Our tickets today were actually free when we join the libraries reading program for the summer!"—Nina, Anelia and LoriAnn
"A number of years ago, my husband and I ran the volunteer program called the ambassadors. Anyone who was part of the group had to take a class to know the history of the park and be trained to know where everything was, and we had a lot of fun."—Ruth and Crew ("The Ambassadors")
"Its inexpensive and good entertainment"—Hollister Crew
"We've been fans for a while! It's reall nice to hear them practice before the show."—Alexia and Nicholas
"We got tickets for my birthday!"—Caitlin and Kailee
"We love this chic! I've been listening to her since I was 12 and now I'm 25!"—Brandi and Edwin
"It's my first time and I'm loving it! I read online that the best seats are the lawn seats."—Joy
"This is totally the best place to come for our first concert! It's so nice here!"—Hanna, James and Lena
"We love Lindsey! I won this free cup!"—The Newmans
"I've been following Lindsey since she started. She was really great on Dancing with the Stars."—Rene with Michele
"This is my second time coming in two days! It's the best place to see concerts! I will definitetly keep coming back."—Stacey and Jo
"We told ourselves that Evanescence was going to be our first concert ever!"—Fernando and Karla
"Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett was really great! It was a good mix of a little old and a little new."—Emily and Trey
"It's a great place, the atmosphere is really great."—Amber and Crew
"My first concert here was in 1978! Our favorite performance was Lenny Kravitz!"—Colleen and Bill
"We're Veterans! We've been coming for 10 years!"—Mark, Honey, Nick and Hon
"The best thing about this place is being able to hang out like this."—Olivia, Sofia and Lakshmi
"We really like the lawn but for Matt Nathanson you can find me in the second row!"—Leslie and Andy
"This is our summer thing. We come like 17 times a year!"—Mark and Lori
"We're here every summer! We love all the new people we meet and the venue is beautiful. We like being here regardless of who is performing."—Lee, Betty and Susie
"We didn't know or care who was playing today, we knew we had to come here."—Arlene and Ellenor
"We've seen One Republic, Phillip Philips, Lady Gaga and Tony Bennet, Earth Wind and Fire!"—Koul Deli Crew
"We've been following Roger Daltrey as he comes around!"—Steve and Debbie
"Get tipsy on the lawn! Just don't drive!"—Susie
"It's my 50th Birthday!"—Lana pictured with Wendy, Jenny and Vicki
"We are regulars! This is a tradition we make for our summer to immerse ourselves in the good vibes, good sounds and good people!"—Keiana, Malcolm, Kim, Phil and the flower girl
"We didn't want to sit at home while everyone else was here tonight!"—Ken and Clareatca
"Its a great venue to just chill with friends and bring your own liquor"—"The Chosen Few"
"It's my birthday! We aren't having fun, we are having a whole lot of fun!"—Christina and Crew
"First time here. I'm going to marry Jill Scott when this is over!"—Paige (@murryondrums)
"This park is nice, so many people!"—Chet and Debbie
"We were here at Anita Baker, Seal, Diana Ross and going to see 50 Cent, Culture Club... And we get to see people we haven't seen in a while!"—Robyn, Krissie, Lisa
"We've come here often for the last twenty years. My favorites: Lenny Kravitz, Steely Dan, Diana Ross (twice), Anita Baker, Macy Gray and Santana, we've seen everybody."—Gary and Tracey
"I've been coming since the tickets were only $10"—Jennifer (@1JennFran), Linnette, Barbara
"We try to come at least twice a year. You can hear real good music at a cheap price, bring your own drinks, you can't beat it!"—Dalila and Jemal
"Amazed by the sculptures! I knew the names of the artists!"—Cynthia and Pete
"...not like super into classical music but it's fun to come for a symphony with your picnic in the background."—Caroline, Lindsay, Beth and Jill
"First time here. We just moved to the area from Vegas and we're seeing ZZ Top for Father's Day."—Veronica and Johnny
"...Doobie Brothers, Tony Bennett, Kenny Rogers!"—Nelson Family
"Been here at least 15 times in my lifetime!"—Paige, June, Glen and Jim
"Look at these beautiful trees and the open air entertainment, I just love that. It's not always about who is on stage, we get to hang out with our friends, catch up with each other, talk about old time and listen to some great music."—Victor, Aaren, Tina and Douglas
"It's my happy place!"—Robyn, Donna and Jim
"It's beautiful. We come at least once a year. Much more casual and relaxed. The Lawn is so much better than the Pavilion...and it's spotless."—Zabel Family
"We would have come earlier if we could have and just hang around and enjoy the lawn"— Stephanie, Michael, Tim and Emily
"I love that we can come here with supper, relax, chat...definitely a great experience. Its a unique setting."—Stefanie, Sarah, Alex and Eileen
"There's always great performances to see, great picnicking, just a beautiful place to hang out!"—Amy and Jason
"Going to concerts, sitting in seats is cool but lawn seats are where it's at."—Ben and Olivia
"We are here because it's our 11th anniversary! We just love Ravinia and try to come at least once or twice a year."—David and Ann-Marie
"I was here in the 70s, and it's nicer than it was 30 years ago."—Eileen and Crew from Milwaukee
"We are here for our 22nd anniversary. Ravinia is an anniversary booster, anyone who is here for 22 years will probably be back for 44 years."—Gregory and Jill
"We usually bring some sort of game, a card game to play on the lawn."—Kevin and Crew
"First time at Ravinia this year. The whole atmosphere is great, every time you come is a different thing. The entertainment tonight is pretty awesome. We've been coming for 10 years maybe more."—Scott and Mary