UPTOWN — The long-awaited arrival of a new music school and performance venue in Lakeview is now set for next month.

Access Contemporary Music will open its fourth Chicago location — dubbed The CheckOut — Sept. 13 at 4116 N. Clark St.

The music school and performance space is celebrating the opening with a two-week Grand Opening Festival that will feature 12 concerts across genres including classical and jazz as well as cabaret and multimedia performances.

The new venue, built inside a former 7-Eleven, features a performance space with flexible seating for 60, four teaching rooms and a bar. Its name nods to the building’s past and the venue will feature adult slushies, a tribute to 7-Eleven’s iconic Slurpees.

“The CheckOut will help us expand on the work we’ve already accomplished thro

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