We're so pleased to announce the Elastic Arts 4th Annual Benefit taking place on Friday May 20th, 2022. After two years of limited programming and foregoing the 2021 benefit, the organization needs community support more than ever to remain a sustainable space for creative music, art, and performance.  The event will highlight many of the things that make Elastic Arts what it is, but most importantly we will celebrate togetherness. our community is invited to our Logan Square space for the celbration, but we welcome anyone and everyone to join us virtually as we'll be streaming the benfit in entirety live through the streaming page on our website.

The night will commence with beverages and heavy hors d'oeuvres, then lead into a full program of sound and visual delights.  We're honored to have the long-running band Hearts and Minds headline, featuring Elastic co-founder Paul Giallorenzo, Chicago expat percussionist Chad Taylor, and close friend of the organization Jason Stein.  One of our exciting quarterly series Freedom Freom and Freedom To will present an abridged version of their movement/sound ensemble improvisations, and a demonstration of our 16-channel CLEAT speaker system will immerse our guests in a bath of sound.  Closing the night out will be a fantastic DJ set so that we can dance our way into the weekend.

Every year we recognize an individual that truly embodies the spirit of Elastic Arts with the Elastic Achievement Award.  This year we've chosen three people who personify that spirit, but also mostly work behind the scenes, and may not always get the recognition they deserve.   Kate Dumbleton heads up the organizational team behind the Hyde Park Jazz Fest every year, Tracie D. Hall has been a vigilant advocate of the arts and is now the first African-American Executive Director of the American Library Association, and Tushar Samant has been a constant supporter of the Elastic community for many years by attending shows, but also runnning the crucial online event calendar Nowls.org. These three exemplify the backbones necessary for an arts community to thrive.

We're once again organizing a robust silent auction and record store that include amazing record bundles, gift certificates, original art, and unique experiences. We will open up the auction a couple of weeks before May 20th to make sure everyone has a chance to browse and bid!  The event is going to be packed with goodness, and we'd love everyone to join us either in person or online.