{"id":2428,"date":"2026-06-18T13:08:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T13:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=2428"},"modified":"2026-06-18T13:08:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T13:08:39","slug":"watch-live-obama-presidential-center-grand-opening-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=2428","title":{"rendered":"Watch live: Obama Presidential Center grand opening ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>The Obama Presidential Center on Chicago\u2019s South Side will kick off its opening festivities with a ceremony on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=2426\">Top draft pick Azzi Fudd bottled up by Valkyries in Steph Curry\u2019s building<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The dedication ceremony is set to begin at 9 a.m. PST. \u00a0Among the planned performances: Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Christina Aguilera, Tems, John Legend, The Roots, Marc Anthony, as well as U2\u2019s Bono and The Edge. Chicagoans Jennifer Hudson, Eddie Vedder and Common are also on the roster, as is actress Marsai Martin.<\/p>\n<p><span><iframe allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"youtube-player\" height=\"360\" loading=\"lazy\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A87ohdXcJtY?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Nearby, the Obama Foundation is hosting a free watch party along the Midway Plaisance. 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Here\u2019s what to know if you\u2019re going to the Jackson Park campus.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=2413\">Man charged with killing estranged wife in San Jose while facing stalking charge<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch live as the Obama Presidential Center on Chicago&#8217;s South Side kicks off its opening festivities with a ceremony on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2427,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Watch live: Obama Presidential Center grand opening ceremony - Next City Digest<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=2428\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Watch live: Obama Presidential Center grand opening ceremony - 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