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Michigan Avenue - 2016 - Issue 3 - Summer - Art of the City

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PhotograPhy by Cory DewalD (VersaCe); Jeff sChear (brantley) SUMMER IN CHICAGO! It makes me giddy. Can you blame me? There's something about high season in the Windy City that makes me want to sound my barbaric yawp from the rooftops (or perhaps, this year, from the tippy-top of the sleek new Ferris wheel at Navy Pier). There's plenty to love: Lake Michigan is shimmering in all its blue-green glory. Rooftop patios are packing in crowds from the Loop's new LondonHouse to that Wicker Park institution, Big Star. And everywhere from the sylvan surroundings of Ravinia to the cool-kid scenes at Lollapalooza and Pitchfork, world-class musicians are tuning up to provide a soundtrack of rock-rap-pop-classical-and- everything-in-between for the sunny days and steamy nights ahead. So consider this issue your invitation to the season—and your compre- hensive guide to getting the most out of it. Inside, we've compiled the best of summer in this great city for 2016: The spectacular festivals, the crave-worthy food, the can't-miss performances, the hottest games, the chicest fash- ions—and, of course, the one-of-a-kind personalities making it all happen. In what has become a beloved Michigan Avenue tradition, we're also celebrating summer as our third annual Art of the City issue. This year we shine a spotlight on the incredible Nick Cave, whose astound- ing soundsuits (how about that cover!) are both gorgeous and, in expressing Cave's message of identity and racial politics, truly relevant and socially poignant. We're thrilled to honor this longtime Chicagoan as well as 10 other artists from across the nation, each at the top of their game and making an impact on a local and national level. It's just one more reason to get giddy this season. Let the summer begin! J.P. ANDERSON Follow me on Twitter at @JP_ Anderson and at michiganavemag.com. Celebrating Versace's long-awaited return to Chicago at an over-the-top soirée with Michele Sodi, CEO of Versace USA, and my fabulous cohosts, Jess Muinzer and Toni Canada; and catching up with our 2015 Art of the City cover artis, Hebru Brantley, at a Hublot-sponsored bash held in the artist's Pilsen studio. 34  michiganavemag.com LETTER From THE EDITor-IN-CHIEF

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