RAVINIA’S 2013 SUMMER SEASON OPENS WITH:

DOUBLE BILLS OF DON MCLEAN AND JUDY COLLINS,

INIDIGO GIRLS AND JOAN BAEZ

TWO SOLD-OUT NIGHTS OF STING

BENNETT GORDONG HALL $10 CLASSICS SERIES SEASON PREMIERE

KO-THI DANCE COMPANY KICKS OFF KRAFT GREAT KIDS SERIES

DON MCLEAN AND JUDY COLLINS:

• Returning hit-makers Don McLean and Judy Collins will share a double bill opening our 2013 season on June 6.

Tickets: $55-$45/Lawn $22/Park opens at 5 p.m.

INDIGO GIRLS AND JOAN BAEZ:

• With 14 studio records, three live records and three greatest hits albums, the Grammy-winning Indigo Girls return to Ravinia on a double bill with musician and activist Joan Baez, singer of such hits as “Diamonds and Rust” and “Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You,” on June 9.

Tickets: $65-$55/Lawn $27/Park opens at 4 p.m.

STING:

• Following his two-concert sold-out 2010 Ravinia debut, music icon Sting returns for two more sold-out performances, June 7 and June 8, as part of his Back to Bass Tour.
• Sting has sold nearly 100 million albums from his combined work with The Police and as a solo artist, and has earned 10 Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe, an Emmy and three Oscar nominations.

Tickets: SOLD OUT/Park opens at 5 p.m.

CONCERT DANCE, INC.:

• Ravinia’s most intimate performance space, the 450-seat Bennett Gordon Hall, is home this summer to 26 concerts that cost $10 for a reserved seat.
• This year’s $10 BGH Classics series begins with two performances of Concert Dance, Inc. (CDI) on June 6 and 7.
• These performances are also part of Ravinia’s Ruth Page Festival of Dance celebrating the late dancer/choreographer.
• There will be no lawn tickets for these shows

Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.

KO-THI DANCE COMPANY:

• The 2013 Kraft Great Kids Concert series emulates the festival’s main-stage programming in a kid-friendly environment.
• This family series connects to the mission of the festival’s REACH*TEACH*PLAY education programs and opens June 8 at 11 a.m. with the Ko-Thi Dance Company in the Martin Theatre.
• The dancers are trained in African history, mythology and art techniques and are taught to use rhythm and dance to captivate and inspire the audience

Tickets: $10/Lawn $5/Park opens at 10 a.m.

Ravinia is North America’s oldest outdoor music festival and is located at Lake Cook and Green Bay roads in Highland Park, IL. Tickets are available by visiting Ravinia.org or calling the Ravinia Box Office at 847-266-5100. A $7 service fee is added to all online and phone ticket orders. Ravinia welcomes all festival fans to follow, connect and interact online at backstage.ravinia.org, facebook.com/Ravinia Festival and twitter.com/raviniafestival. Ravinia is a not-for-profit organization.