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UID:348@worldlisteningday.org
DTSTART:20260712T023000Z
DTEND:20260712T033000Z
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URL:https://worldlisteningday.org/events/hear-here-singing-insects-soundwa
 lk-eric-leonardson-and-negin-almassi/
SUMMARY:Hear Here: Singing Insects Soundwalk- Eric Leonardson and Negin Alm
 assi
DESCRIPTION:oin naturalist Negin Almassi and sound artist Eric Leonardson f
 or a guided outdoor listening experience in your local park. Participants 
 will explore the vibrant sounds of singing insects—grasshoppers\, cicada
 s\, katydids\, and crickets—while learning how to identify species and c
 ontribute observations through community science.\nThrough engaging “Ear
  Cleaning” listening exercises and nature interpretation\, this program 
 invites residents of all ages to slow down\, connect with the environment\
 , and discover the hidden soundscape of Chicago’s parks. Family-friendly
  and accessible to all who enjoy being outdoors. Join us near the Columbus
  Park Refectory\, 5701 W Jackson Blvd. We will meet at south side of Colum
 bus Park Natural Area on S Golf Drive. Please note the rain date for this 
 event is rain date July 12\, 2026 8:00 PM → 9:30 PM. RSVP here: https:/
 /forms.gle/N4icHZfLdwtyMcrC8\nAbout Eric Leonardson\n\n\n\nEric Leonardson
 \, a Chicago-based audio artist\, is co-founder and President of the Midwe
 st Society for Acoustic Ecology\, and Professor\, Adjunct in Art and Techn
 ology/Sound Practices at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. As a 
 performer\, composer\, sound designer\, and inventor\, he performs interna
 tionally and promotes acoustic ecology\, connecting communities through so
 und\, listening\, and the environment.\n&nbsp\;\n&nbsp\;\n&nbsp\;\nAbout N
 egin Almassi\n\n\n\nNegin Almassi\, a local naturalist\, teaches people ho
 w to identify insects by their song for the Singing Insects Monitoring Pro
 gram\, a community science effort involving recording songs of insects. Sh
 e serves as the Resource Management Training Specialist for the Forest Pre
 serves of Cook County. Negin also plays kamancheh\, a spiked fiddle origin
 ating from Southwest Asia\, in University of Chicago’s Middle East Music
  Ensemble.
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LOCATION:Columbus Park Natural Area\, 5900 W Huron Street\, Chicago\, IL\, 
 60644\, United States
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