July 14th 2012 marked Woody Guthrie's 100th Birthday. Woody Guthrie wrote songs that became not only the sound-track of an era, but permanent fixtures of our American Identity. Guthrie's more than 3,000 songs covering countless subjects and appealing to all ages represented the pulse of hard-hit people in times of economic depression and war.

Since 1904, Ravinia Festival has been a place to hear some of the greatest music in the world. Ravinia Festival is the oldest outdoor music festival in North America and is lauded for presenting world-class music.

The 53rd annual Grammy Awards were held on February 13, 2011, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. All underlined titles below are in the Library's collection.

The Grammy nominations for 2012 have been announced. Below is a selected list of those that are available at the Library. Please call the A-V Department at 847-681-7033 if you have any questions!

This past weekend was a hallmark for modern rock music. It was the 20 year anniversary for the release of the classic Nirvana album, "Nevermind".

Italian tenor Salvatore Licitra died on Monday after nine days in a coma following motorcycle in Southern Sicily in August, just days after his 43rd birthday.  Considered by many as one of the leading tenors of his generation, Licitra was scheduled to sing the lead tenor role in Aida in the Lyric Opera’s 2011-2012 season.

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The 33rd Chicago Jazz Festival will run September 1-4 in multiple locations in and around Millennium Park. The Library has CDs by many of the artists performing this year. Here are a few:

London has been going through a series of riots over the last week. Cars have been flipped, buildings have been razed, and people have gotten hurt. So far, over 700 people have been arrested and millions of dollars worth of property damage has occured.