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  • Season Opener: Strings Attached

    Three October performances across Illinois, bringing music and visual art together in Dixon, Lake Forest, and Chicago.
    with visual artist Fred Draper

    Dates
    October 8, 2026 • Dixon
    October 9, 2026 • Lake Forest
    October 11, 2026 • Chicago

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Rendezvous Arts: where music, art, and people come to play.

Founded in 2020, Rendezvous Arts brings musicians, visual artists, and audiences together for intimate events built around discovery, conversation, and connection. Every Rendezvous is designed to make the arts feel personal, welcoming, and alive, creating space to experience something new and connect with the artists and people around you.

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3 Cities.
23 Performances.

For the 2026–27 season, Rendezvous Arts brings music, visual art, and community to three Illinois locations: Dixon, Lake Forest, and Chicago, plus two days at the Ravenswood ArtWalk. Choose the location that works best for you and make Rendezvous part of your season.

Dixon

Canterbury Concerts

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Lake Forest

Gorton Community Center

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Chicago

Artifact Events

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Redefining the arts with creativity, culture, and community—one Rendezvous at a time.

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We firmly believe in

“something for everyone”.

We strive to provide unique, diverse experiences that help individuals build lifelong relationships with the arts.

Thank you to our incredible partners at Artifact Events, Gorton Community Center, and Canterbury Concerts for being exceptional hosts to Rendezvous Arts this season.

 

Summer Vignette Series!

Explore our Summer Vignette Series and pick up tickets for our concerts in Chicago, Lake Forest, and Dixon, Illinois!

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Individual Donors

Wendy Benner
Frank Berman
John Blane
Ann Boland
Valerie Bollero
Kelly Brask
Aneta Chilinski
Carlos Coelho
Peter Cohen
Jay Cunningham
Patricia Denman
Thomas Digan
Keith and Ann Dronen
Vicki Evers
William Fraher
Bridget Feeley-Stencil
Allison Freedman

Ray Frick
Lester and Elsa Fuwa
Jim and Mary Getty
Joy Getzenberg
Katie Grennan
Teri Grossheim
Larry Guy
Faith Humphrey Hill
Steven Houser
Diana Huang
Jeff Hunt
Linda Hynes
Kay Kendall
Maria and Scott Kennedy
Lee Kesselman
Constance Kintzler
Judy Koczian

Frank Koster
Suzie LaBelle
Lisa Larson
Mark LaSpisa
Sarah Lebeau
Larry Levy
Karen Longe
Mike Menendian
Elizabeth and Richard Miller
Andreanna Moravec
James Mukoyama
Susan Noel
Darryl Nordstrom
Dolores Payette-Kustom
Margaret Poplawski
Carol Post
Judy Koczian
Ellen Prosise

Ken Reif
Emma Sepmeier
Cappy Silver
John Slawson
Rickey Spivey
Deb Stevenson
Albert Stipes
Lauren Streff
Andrea Tolzmann
Thomas and Anne Tropp Charitable Fund
Heidi Vaughan
Sara Vettraino
Franchot Wang
Christine Wickes
Daniel Won
Thomas (Charles and Donna) Yang
Nicholas and Susan Yasillo