Americana Jubilee set for fourth year in downtown Elgin
Side Street Studio Arts, Blue Box Cafe, and the Elgin Fringe Festival, with support from Kirkpatrick, Jones & Herzog Insurance Agency Inc., will host the fourth annual Americana Jubilee following the City of Elgin 4th of July Parade this year.
The Americana Jubilee begins immediately following the parade and runs until 2 p.m.
Side Street Studio Arts, 15 Ziegler Court, will once again be the location for this year's Jubilee. The event is free and open to the public. Families are encouraged to attend. More information about the event is available at www.sidestreetstudioarts.org.
There will be fun and sweetness for the whole family, including a bake-off, a pie eating contest, visual art exhibition, live music, games, a dunk tank and free kids activities. A full schedule of activities follows:
• Free activities for kids: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• That Juggling Guy, Brad French, roving performance: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Elgin Fringe Festival Dunk Tank: 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
• Tintype photos by Doug Hanson - $25: 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
• Public Pie Tasting: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
• Live music from Dirty Water: 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
• Pie Judging: Noon
• Pie Eating Contest: 12:30 p.m.
• Live music from Accidentally On Purpose: 12:45 to 1:30 p.m.
• Bake-Off Winners Announced: 1:30 p.m.
The American a Jubilee is sponsored by Side Street Studio Arts, Blue Box Cafe, and the Elgin Fringe Festival, with support from Kirkpatrick, Jones & Herzog Insurance Agency Inc.
Visit at www.sidestreetstudioarts.org and www.elginfringefestival.com.