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BandWith Chicago Begins Work On Garfield Park Performing Arts Center

The building, formerly the Loyal Casket factory, will also serve as headquarters for the nonprofit, which has run after-school music lessons for West Side students since 2013.

GARFIELD PARK — Work began Thursday on a performing arts center in East Garfield Park for after-school music program BandWith Chicago.

Shardaa Gray reports on why the space for BandWith Chicago is so important and good for kids in East Garfield Park.

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BandWith Chicago Breaking Ground On New Performing Arts Center in East Garfield Park

BandWith Chicago is breaking ground on a brand new performing arts center in East Garfield Park offering free music and dance lessons for the city’s youth.

Spotlight Chicago

BandWith Chicago To Break Ground On Performing Arts Center

BandWith Chicago is non-profit on a mission to connect kids with lasting access to high quality performing arts. And now they’re getting ready to break ground on a new performing arts center.

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Landmarks Illinois awards $500,000 loan to Chicago nonprofit BandWith to help transform historic building in East Garfield Park into a community performing arts space

CHICAGO, July 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Landmarks Illinois is proud to announce it has awarded a $500,000 loan to BandWith, a nonprofit providing access to the performing arts in Chicago's

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CMA Fest Champions Music Education Through The CMA Foundation

Sunday, June 9, 2025: Nonprofit music education organization BandWith Chicago students will be performing inside of Fan Fair X at ...

Chicago Non-Profit Expanding Music Education to Under-Resourced Communities

When BandWith Chicago started 10 years ago, the non-profit organization only offered free band lessons. Since then, it has expanded to offer choir, drumline lessons, dance and studio engineering and increased the number of options ...

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BandWith Chicago Drumline on Orange Friday

BandWith Chicago was wounded 10 years ago in East Garfield Park to promote access to the arts on the West Side. Funding was cut for a school band program and BandWith was born...

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TODAY SHOW

Kids in Chicago band program surprised with visit from H.E.R. and free guitars

NBC NIGHTLY NEWS

BANDWITH CHICAGO ON NBC NIGHTLY NEWS 10.12.20 AT 5PM

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NBC CHICAGO

MAKING: Using Music to Help Underserved Students in Garfield Park

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

EAST GARFIELD PARK TEACHER LAUNCHED BANDWITH 5 YEARS AGO TO KEEP MUSIC IN HER STUDENTS' LIVES — AND A PANDEMIC ISN’T GOING TO STOP HER

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WTTW CHICAGO TONIGHT

AFTER SCHOOL’S MUSIC PROGRAM CUT, TEACHER OFFERS FREE LESSONS

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