week since the grand opening of the Obama presidential center.

And it has truly taken a village to get there.

>> A huge behind the scenes cast help cure rate the center's sights sounds and tastes.

Chicago native's had a hand in everything from the performances at the celebratory opening to the center's culinary space.

Here's a bit of the performance from Chicago Native Eddie Vetter and young local musicians.

>> To >> It's not just on the other >> We've been >> Here fine me.

>> Freshly recovered from that bonanza of an opening ceremony some of the folks who helped to make that very performance possible, Andrea.

And to Daniels adjunct professor at Columbia College, Chicago and regional director of guitars over guns.

The folks you just heard playing and chef Clift room whose Scheck partner at Bam Joy, which provides food services and catering operations across the campus.

Also, the owner of the restaurant, Peaches, are you all still on cloud last week?

think so.

haven't gotten down it all.

I had the privilege of being there as well.

Both of you were there last week at that opening ceremony.

What was your reaction to being there?

What was it like?

first you post crazy.

It was beautiful at the same time right?

Having just knowing with that property looked like prior to that, right?

And seeing that it was a wonderful was amazing visual to see Stony Island look like that and be occupied by so much talent and history here.

Just a culture of it all unbelievable.

And Yeah.

Like it was the real I remember meetings that they would have with the community.

>> And they would show a slight the renderings and then also have those like have input and to see it all come to fruition.

Any look exactly how they imagined it to be and to see light spaces like the like the hero being utilized by the key is the kids are rolling down the field.

That was sold a site hill in Chicago to out to you the You will.

the amount of people who came down to support.

>> I think that was one of the most beautiful things because like everybody that you could think of was president.

And then also just for the fact that it was coming together for a beer cause like it felt like.

Almost like remember when I was watching like when Obama was running felt very hopeful in that way, like he almost was like, I forgot what time place where like it was in 2026 of some different.

So you and the young people from the organization that you work with guitars over guns you all helped create and were featured in that song that we just heard any better called Better Believe.

Tell us about the organization guitars, evidence.

the title lies is that music mentor program.

We're in.

>> Middle schools, high schools and community spaces.

And we musicians from the scene to be yearlong mentors in the spaces.

And it's not just time drones.

Piano bass, we this vocal who's wrapping engineering photography and a lot of times people think about like the music lessons.

But this also like the connection that you have, the guidance that you provide in sort of ways you can prevent them from falling into some of the predatory practices of the music industry.

Like all of the information that goes into the willingness of the entire child.

That's what we do.

And we've been operating Chicago for 13 years now.

And it's been one of the most phenomenal, most transformative process is that I've been a part of >> chef room.

You have the culinary experience at the centers restaurants, tough Ari's kitchen.

on the menu?

>> Anything from was I knew 2 burgers to interact and chicken.

All the things that President Obama curated himself, right, which was which was amazing because in the beginning, we through whole bunch of things that at the wall and then he went through the menu and most people were thinking my weight.

He actually has said he did.

literally.

>> You may pan to the pan and walk through each part of it because the most important thing was that he wanted everything to be approachable to be good, right has to be consistent.

But what we all know is that it's a cultural institution.

It's an attraction, right?

And so he did not want people without their phone trying to re or the fire on the menu.

Right?

I want to very approachable.

And so I think that we got really close to that by offering or creating those offerings the way that he would want approach will but food that he >> would that he 100%.

The chilly.

Yes, he was.

I So those are those are things that I think that.

>> gives us a great opportunity not only just incorporate local vendors from Chicago.

>> But even utilizing the product that's on the rooftop at the guard.

Right?

So the goal is to be able to to use our culinary chops not just do forced army showing, you know, dinners or things like is really about incorporating local flavors and ingredients and say, hey, this is right upstairs.

>> Right.

this is and like we grew it right here.

Yeah, I'm Andrea.

You also help create the vision for the media center and there's a lot going on down there.

There's podcast studio and some other stuff.

Why did you think was important for the community to have access to recording studios like that?

Yeah.

Well, at first we were when they first time they would create a studio.

They asked recommendations for high-end and I gave them some of the like top of line equipment that I could think of.

And whatever my dream studio quickly would have been.

That's what a game So I'm gonna give you all of this right?

>> But then instead we have this conversation said, well, who going to have access to all business in the community?

>> well, let's kill this back because you don't want this equipment to be.

It's humiliating to some people would support with like I really want to touch this because if I mess this up, you know, then it's on me.

So staples like actually have like a bridge in between so that these things are some of the equipment that they might be familiar with it.

Some ice first time in us to you or even their homes to They have this equipment and they're ready like, oh, I know what this I can just put this up.

I know how to utilize this.

I know what this but means and they it takes away the intimidation or defect that they have access to it and they can maybe by on their own and have that at their home as well.

>> Chef, I was I actually just happened to be back.

If you're on the president to center yesterday for a separate event and I noticed a line outside to far as kitchen in the line got longer and people are waiting patiently.

I also notice a member of the staff going down like walking down the aisle holding many saying were out of acts were out of What art, which tells us that its popular.

But what are some of the challenges and and what's business been like in the last 5 or 6 days?

It's always challenging, right when you're dealing with a mass amount of people that the idea is that most times from a consumer side, we like you should be ready.

It's not that we're not ready.

You know, I think that just anticipating with the volume is going to look like is always going have a of challenges.

>> And we have to be very realistic around you coming to a cultural institution where you are ready, waiting to get inside right.

And so the idea is that there's going to be a wait.

And so we want to make make sure that we meet all the guess where the you know where they are.

We want to make sure that we put our best foot forward, but it's it's all part of the practice.

I won't make excuses for it, right?

We want to make sure that we get over deliver.

But I think part of his process with dealing with food, right?

And we're dealing with products that we want to make sure that we could make the fresh is on time because it's not like it's food sitting at right that we're making from scratch.

And it's definitely things that we're doing with whole bunch of integrity.

But I mean, having long lines, this some some zappa or they want it.

>> I'm Andres.

So, you know, the young folks with guitars over guns, right, 14, 15, 16 years old.

Once you've played on stage with Eddie Vetter to what's next.

What's next for young people in about 45 seconds before?

And interesting.

I've my hope is one that they still able to be kids is that, you know, despite the fact that they had this very high level moment that they can still kind of like zoom back like, you know what?

I'm still >> And prepping for my first year, high school or whatever it might be.

But then on the other hand, there's some opportunities that present themselves for opportunities that present themselves, any veteran wants them to open up for him at the Madison.

And whenever program comes back.

So they got a lot of work to do.

I feel like I got to get them back in rehearsal manager had we played without a better.

All right.

That is where we have to leave it.

Congrats to both of you and Riyadh to Daniel Chef.

Cliff Rome.

Thank you for joining Thank you.

Appreciate you.

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