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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Violet Miller

Chicago Live! brings ‘best and brightest’ artists from across the cultural spectrum to the lakefront

A member of Deeply Rooted performs during Chicago Live! at Navy Pier, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

At 11 years old, Janet Santoyo didn’t know what a cuatro — the national instrument of Puerto Rico — was.

Seven years later, she’s one of the lead cuatristas with the Avondale-based Puerto Rican Arts Alliance, helping to kick off Chicago Live! at Navy Pier for hundreds of attendees, in a showcase of the “best and brightest” artists from across the city.

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