
KAINA & Ben LaMar Gay: A Concert at the Lake Stage
About the Event:
***This event has been cancelled. Ticket buyers will be refunded automatically within the next two days. Thank you for understanding and support.
Celebrate summertime in Chicago with an evening of local music at Navy Pier’s Lake Stage. The program opens with a performance by Ben LaMar Gay (Open Arms to Open Us), a South Side native whose music channels cosmopolitan blues and “Pan-Americana.” Our headliner, KAINA (It Was a Home), a first-generation Latina born and raised in Chicago, combines R&B, Latin jazz, indie pop, salsa, and soul for a set that sings across borders of love, legacy, and ancestry. Join us for a concert featuring two of Chicago’s most exciting new music stars, with the city as our backdrop. Beverages will be available for purchase, courtesy of Land And Sea Dept. Stick around for fireworks right after the show!
This program is presented in partnership with Land And Sea Dept.
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KAINA
KAINA is a first-generation Latina, born and raised in Chicago. Since the release of her debut EP sweet asl in...

Ben LeMar Gay
Musician
Ben LaMar Gay is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, singer, poet, and patently eclectic polymath who Afropunk has cal...
Dennis Larance
[Event tile image description: The event image at the top left of the event page is a photograph of KAINA. Image credit: Dennis Larance]




