Velvet Legacy - The Birdhouse, Inc.

Velvet Legacy - The Birdhouse, Inc. c. 1982 -- 2010. A unique venue founded and operated by musician and composer Fred Anderson. It was a stage for creative music and a meeting place for all.

This fan page honors Fred Anderson and his Velvet Lounge, which closed in November 2010. We continue to use it to post news, information, tributes and photographs related to the history of Fred, the little club that was his pride and joy and the universe of musicians and fans that are related to his life's work. We also share postings about Fred Anderson Park, which is named in his honor. https://www.facebook.com/fredandersonpark

SOUTH LOOP -- Rempis/Abrams/Ra + Baker playing recently at Fred Anderson Park during the Citywide Jazz Series of the Chi...
09/10/2026

SOUTH LOOP -- Rempis/Abrams/Ra + Baker playing recently at Fred Anderson Park during the Citywide Jazz Series of the Chicago Jazz Festival 2026. Photo courtesy of the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.

Photographer: Walter Mitchell.
Chicago Park District
South Loop Dog Park Action Cooperative (SLDogPAC)
Chicago Women's Park and Gardens Advisory Council
Fred Anderson Dog Park
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
City of Chicago – Government
Fred Anderson Park
South Loop Neighbors

Kevin Nabors new phone, who's this?
08/31/2026

Kevin Nabors new phone, who's this?

6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept 2, 2026Fred Anderson Park1611 S. Wabash Ave.
08/10/2026

6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept 2, 2026
Fred Anderson Park
1611 S. Wabash Ave.

Come feel five decades of improvised percussion move through the original Tangible Sound experience as Michael Zerang pe...
07/26/2026

Come feel five decades of improvised percussion move through the original Tangible Sound experience as Michael Zerang performs in dialog with the animated visual sound projections.

🕒 Friday July 31, 3–4pm

📍 South Gallery, Tangible Sound —
Michigan Avenue Galleries, 1st Floor East



Michael Zerang
Lauren Deutsch
Jonathan Woods-Apuat En Heru
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events

07/17/2026
Dec. 6, 2007 -- En route from Amherst, Massachusetts to New York.
07/06/2026

Dec. 6, 2007 -- En route from Amherst, Massachusetts to New York.

Don't miss these sets at Tangible Sound!
07/03/2026

Don't miss these sets at Tangible Sound!

Tangible Sound: Arrival to a Higher Ground creates a sensory and celebratory experience of jazz art forms that connect, uplift, and transform our human spirit by translating the power of music into color and movement.

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3111 N Western Ave
Chicago, IL
60618

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