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RAVINIA MAGAZINE | JULY 23 – AUGUST 5, 2018

TICKETS

Tickets may be ordered online at

Ravinia.org

If you are unable to use your tickets, please con-

sider donating them to the festival for resale.

Ticket donations may be made in person or

by phone up until the time of the concert. You

will be emailed a receipt for the tax-deductible

donation.

BGH CLASSICS SERIES

Tickets to Bennett Gordon Hall concerts are not

valid for admission to any other events held on

will be asked to show their separate concert tick-

ets. BGH concerts are not broadcast to the lawn.

SELLOUT POLICY

To ensure audience comfort, walk-up ticket sales

will not be made on the day of sold-out concerts.

To check the sales status of a concert, call the

One-time-use lawn passes are not valid on sold-

out evenings unless otherwise noted.

CONCERT CONTENT

Ravinia does not censor or control the content

created by guest artists. If you have sensitivities

to adult language or socio-political commen-

tary, please be aware of the artists’ work before

purchasing tickets to and/or attending their

performances.

WEATHER

Concerts take place rain or shine. Ravinia may

delay the start, interrupt, or even cancel a con-

cert if an emergency situation occurs. Refunds

are not given due to weather unless a concert

is canceled in its entirety, with no replacement

performance scheduled.

See next page for more

information.

CHILDREN

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except for Kids Concerts and designated family

programs. Ravinia requires parental supervision

of all children attending the festival.

NO SMOKING

Ravinia is a smoke-free environment. Desig-

nated smoking areas are located outside the

entrance gates. Use of electronic cigarettes or

vapor devices is also limited to these areas.

QUIET LISTENING

Ravinia requests that audiences refrain from

talking during concerts or making other dis-

turbing sounds. Please silence all electronic de-

vices before the performance.

SECURITY PROCEDURES

For the safety of all guests, all items brought into

the park (including, without limitation, coolers,

picnic baskets, bags, backpacks, and purses) are

subject to search upon entry or reentry into the

park and may be inspected again before entry

into the Pavilion. A metal-detection wand will

be used to scan patrons. Ravinia reserves the

right to refuse admission to guests who refuse

to submit to wanding or a security search. Fire-

arms and explosives are not permitted in the

park, including those possessed by active or

-duty service members.

PROHIBITED ITEMS

brought into Ravinia: grills; beer kegs; athletic

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cles, scooters, and skates (bike racks are located

permitted); tents or canopies; umbrellas over

six feet in diameter; anything that needs to be

staked into the ground; personal stereos; drones

CAMERAS AND RECORDERS

Professional photographic or audio/video re-

cording equipment is strictly prohibited at all

Ravinia events and may not be brought into any

facility or used during any performance.

FOOD AND BEVERAGES

Ravinia’s Dining Pavilion features two restau-

rants, a grab-and-go marketplace with hot food

stations and a fridge case, and a full-service bar

with small-p

Top restaurants serve dinner until concerts

the Lawn Bar serves through intermission at

Pavilion concerts. Visit

dining.ravinia.org

for

more information. Guests may also bring their

own food and beverages (including alcohol, for

build and add to them at the Ravinia Market.

throughout the park on many nights. Pavilion

ticketholders may leave picnic gear at the back

of the venue when taking their seats. Food and

beverages are not allowed in reserved seats at

most concerts. Beverages may be brought into

the Pavilion when purchased and served in Ra-

vinia’s special lidded souvenir cup, except during

restaurant locations and drink carts.

CHAIR AND TABLE RENTAL

Visit the Wintrust Chair Rental tent to rent lawn

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certs. Visit

Ravinia.org/Page/ChairRental/

for

more information.

NO STREET PARKING

Please remember that Ravinia is located within

a residential neighborhood, so please keep noise

to a minimum while exiting and drive safely.

Parking on the residential streets surrounding

Ravinia is strictly prohibited. Highland Park Po-

PARK AND RIDE

Ravinia’s free and handicap-accessible shuttle

bus service makes continuous round trips be-

-site parking lots before,

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cept Kids Concerts and dance performances).

DROP-OFFS

All cars, taxis, limos, and ride-share services

must comply with the following drop-o -

icies. Please alert your driver. Guests can be

nights; a valid Ravinia donor parking pass or

handicap parking permit must be presented for

access to Ravinia’s north and south lots.

• Ravinia’s west, north, and south parking lots

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ter the performance)

• Braeside Metra train station (¼ mile away)

• Ravinia Metra train station (½ mile away)

need to redirect vehicles for various reasons.

Please follow their instructions. Drop-o

not allowed on public streets; drivers of viola-

Police.

TRAIN SCHEDULE

for the schedule of trains stopping at Ravinia’s

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mer concerts. Visit

Metrarail.com

for complete

schedules and information, including addition-

al trains stopping at the nearby Braeside and

Ravinia stations.

MEDICAL AID

A nurse and physician are on duty at every

performance. Contact the nearest usher or se-

emergency.

ACCESSIBILITY

Visit

Ravinia.org/Page/Accessibility

for infor-

mation about services available for guests with

disabilities.

FREE WI-FI

-Fi service to all concert-

goers—just connect to the “Ravinia” network.

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