Cost: Free

Organizer: The Chicago Park District and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs

What to expect: Classical music from the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus plus a roster of international guests.

Why to go: If you're at all intrigued by classical music, this is the top of the heap.

Additional info: Events take place at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park unless otherwise noted.

The full schedule (see descriptions here:

June 16, 6:30 p.m.: Vivaldi's Four Seasons
June 18, 6:30 p.m., June 19, 7:30 p.m.: Beethoven's Mass in C Major
June 23, 6:30 p.m.: Pink Martini
June 25, 6:30 p.m., June 26, 7:30 p.m.: The Pulitzer Project
June 30, 8 p.m.: Muzyka Polska
July 4, 1:30 p.m.: Independence Day in Millennium Park
July 6 & 8, 6:30 p.m.: Chorus A Cappella, French Sensuality
July 7, 6:30 p.m.: Memoria del Fuego
July 9, 6:30 p.m., July 10, 7:30 p.m.: Sibelius' Symphony No. 2
July 14, 6:30 p.m.: Petrushka
July 16, 6:30 p.m., July 17, 7:30 p.m.: The Magic Toy Shop
July 21, 8:30 p.m.: Planet Earth Live
July 23, 6:30 p.m., July 24, 7:30 p.m.: A Child of Our Time
July 28 & 30, 6:30 p.m.: The Fairy's Kiss
August 4, 6:30 p.m.: Christian Tetzlaff
August 6, 6:30 p.m., August 7, 7:30 p.m.: Mozart and Rossini Finales with Ryan Opera Center
August 11, 6:30 p.m.: Toumani Diabate
August 13, 6:30 p.m., August 14, 7:30 p.m.: Dvorak's Requiem
August 18, 6:30 p.m.: Brahms and Bizet
August 20, 6:30 p.m., August 21, 7:30 p.m.: Mahler's Symphony No. 2

Centerstage Reviewer: Ben Rubenstein