Ravinia

When I was in Chicago this summer for my cousin's wedding, we hung out with the other side of the family on Sunday evening. Ravinia is a venue for outdoor concerts. You can buy an expensive ticket and sit in seats or you can buy a less expensive ticket and lounge on the lawn. Guess which one my family did. We were among thousands of people on the lawn. You can't actually see the musicians from the lawn which I thought was strange.

This whole scene freaked me out. Everyone looked the same and acted the same. There was even guy hired to walk around with a large placard reminding people to be quiet while the music played. I wanted to kidnap that guy.

The big thing for people do to at Rivinia is to bring food and eat it on the lawn. Even though the concert was only 3 hours long (this time classical music but they also host rock concerts and stuff like that), there is a heavy emphasis on what you bring to listen to the music. I noticed that wine and cheese were extremely popular. My aunt and uncle brought white wine and KFC which was right up my alley.

There are many things that are social class markers in the photo, above, besides the food. What are they?

(Incidentally, you can see my mom in this photo.)