Event Information
Sounds Like Chicago: CHIRP Board Fundraiser
May 28, 2026
May 28, 2026
Join us on Thursday, May 28 from 6-9pm for Sounds Like Chicago - a reception and panel discussion with three prominent Chicagoans talking about the music that made them who they are, and that inspires them now.
The event will feature a pre-program reception with drinks and hors d'oeuvre, followed by our panel, moderated by Sound Opinions co-host, Jim DeRogatis.
Our panelists are:
Get your tickets here
Following the panel, there will be a PADDLE RAISE to support CHIRP Radio.
The event takes place at Trigger, a beautiful event space at 2810 W. Addison.
The event will feature a pre-program reception with drinks and hors d'oeuvre, followed by our panel, moderated by Sound Opinions co-host, Jim DeRogatis.
Our panelists are:
- Rebecca Makkai: Author, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist for her novel, The Great Believers
- Natalie Moore: Journalist, Chicago Review of Books award-winning author of The South Side: A Portrait of Chicago and American Segregation
- Shermann "Dilla" Thomas: Emmy Award-winning Chicago Historian, storyteller and activist
Get your tickets here
Following the panel, there will be a PADDLE RAISE to support CHIRP Radio.
The event takes place at Trigger, a beautiful event space at 2810 W. Addison.
