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  • A man against a blue sky. His face is covered with a large orange flower.

    Play On 2025

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    City Winery 1200 W. Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, United States
    Concerts & Special Events

    Join Merit School of Music for a special benefit concert supporting equal access to music education at City Winery! We are thrilled to announce that Resavoir (led by Merit alum Will Miller) will headline our 7th annual Play On, with additional performances by Mamey (led by Merit alum Julián Pujols Quall) and Merit’s very own Honors Jazz Combo. […]

    $30 – $50

  • Halloween Musical Storytime

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    Church of the Three Crosses 333 W Wisconsin St, Chicago, United States
    Concerts & Special Events

    Join Merit School of Music for a Halloween Musical Storytime at our Near North branch in Old Town! 🎃 Merit’s talented team of performing artists will engage your little ones (all ages welcome!) and promote early literacy development with a unique blend of music, movement, and fun. 📍 The 45-minute performance will be indoors at Church of the Three […]

  • Halloween – No Group Classes

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    Merit School of Music 38 S Peoria St., Chicago, IL, United States
    Group Classes

    There will be no group classes held on Friday, October 31. Happy Halloween!

  • Dia de los Muertos Sensory- and Family-Friendly Concert

    Dia de los Muertos FREE Sensory & Family-Friendly Concert

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    Merit School of Music 38 S Peoria St., Chicago, IL, United States
    Concerts & Special Events

    Join Merit’s Wind Symphony for a free concert celebrating Dia de los Muertos. Audience members will be welcome to move, dance, make noise, or partake in any way which helps them to enjoy the music. Families and those with sensory processing sensitivities welcome. Save the date! Join us at Merit for this FREE concert: Hear […]

  • A dancer performs in front of four guitarists

    Dancevision 2025: Time Travel

    Featured Dancevision 2024: Reflections
    Ballet Chicago 17 N State Street, Chicago, United States
    Concerts & Special Events

    Ballet Chicago and Merit School of Music's annual new choreography showcase, DanceVision, returns again this fall with their new recital entitled Time Travel.

  • A dancer performs in front of four guitarists

    Dancevision 2025: Time Travel

    Featured Dancevision 2024: Reflections
    Ballet Chicago 17 N State Street, Chicago, United States
    Concerts & Special Events

    Ballet Chicago and Merit School of Music's annual new choreography showcase, DanceVision, returns again this fall with their new recital entitled Time Travel.

  • A dancer performs in front of four guitarists

    Dancevision 2025: Time Travel

    Featured Dancevision 2024: Reflections
    Ballet Chicago 17 N State Street, Chicago, United States
    Concerts & Special Events

    Ballet Chicago and Merit School of Music's annual new choreography showcase, DanceVision, returns again this fall with their new recital entitled Time Travel.

  • A student plays violin

    Merit – Near North Recital

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    Church of the Three Crosses 333 W Wisconsin St, Chicago, United States
    Concerts & Special Events