On behalf of the entire Navy Pier team, I want to convey my deepest gratitude to our cultural partners, civic leaders, funders, artists across all disciplines, and most of all you—our beloved audiences—for making the first Chicago Live Again! performing arts festival such a great success.   

What better place than the People’s Pier to reunite artists, both onstage and backstage, with live audiences?

I am so proud of the way that so many of the city’s most significant institutions, brightest marquee names, and emerging talents pulled together so quickly and seamlessly to support each other—sharing artistry, know-how, and joy—to celebrate the long-awaited reopening of Chicago’s stages.

Same time next year?

All the best,

Marilynn Gardner