Palatine Public Library notes
Long Grove Apple Fest
The 15th annual festival will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday in downtown Long Grove, at Old McHenry and Robert Parker Coffin roads. Free parking is available in the town's municipal lots, and shuttle services will also run from Geimer's Greenhouses, at Old Route 53 and Lake-Cook Road, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For more, call (847) 634-0888 or visit www.longgroveonline.com.
FRIDAY
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Apple Jam Kids' Expo, Towner Green
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Beer and brat booth, Fountain Square
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mobile J's Disc Jockey and welcome tent, main crossroads
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pony rides near Artisan Shop on Robert Parker Coffin Road
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Children's rides and face painting on Old McHenry Road
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Scarecrows decorated by merchants around town; vote at welcome tent for favorite
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ALNiCO, Acoustic Roots Music, Fountain Square Stage
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jimmy Liggett, folk singer, the gazebo at the Long Grove Popcorn Shoppe
1 to 3 p.m. Between Names, classic rock, the Covered Bridge stage
1 to 3 p.m. Mark Theodore, acoustic rock/folk/country, Mill Pond Shops
3 to 5:30 p.m. Debe Welch Band, acoustic rock, the Fountain Square stage
SATURDAY
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Apple Jam Kids' Expo, Towner Green
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Beer and brat booth, Fountain Square
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mobile J's Disc Jockey and welcome tent, main crossroads
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pony rides near Artisan Shop on Robert Parker Coffin Road
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Children's rides and face painting on Old McHenry Road
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Scarecrows decorated by merchants around town; vote at welcome tent for favorite
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fire department Children's Fire safety house
1 p.m. Mad Science show at Apple Jam, Towner Green
1 to 3 p.m. Language Stars, free cultural arts activities, Towner Green
3 p.m. Mad Science show at Apple Jam, Towner Green
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Crete, rock and roll, Covered Bridge Stage
10 a.m. to noon Ellise & Friends, rock/jazz, Fountain Square Stage
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. ALNiCO, classic rock, Fountain Square Stage
1 to 3 p.m. Merv Collins, finger style guitar, Mill Pond shops
2 to 4 p.m. Jeff Justman, acoustic guitar, Gazebo at the Long Grove Popcorn Shoppe
3 to 5:30 p.m. White Saddle Band, rock/country/blues, Covered Bridge Stage
3:30 to 6 p.m. Quentin Marx & Reign, folk/classic rock at Fountain Square stage
SUNDAY
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Apple Jam Kids' Expo, Towner Green
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Beer and brat booth, Fountain Square
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mobile J's Disc Jockey and welcome tent, main crossroads
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pony rides near Artisan Shop on Robert Parker Coffin Road
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Children's rides and face painting on Old McHenry Road
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Scarecrows decorated by merchants around town; vote at welcome tent for favorite
1 p.m. Mad Science show at Apple Jam, Towner Green
1 to 3 p.m. Language Stars, free cultural arts activities, Towner Green
3 p.m. Mad Science show at Apple Jam, Towner Green
10 a.m. to noon Rick Faehnrick, acoustic rock, Fountain Square stage
11:30 to 1:30 p.m. Loose Change & Friends, Old Tyme music, Covered Bridge stage
Noon to 2 p.m. Down Home Sophisticates, classic rock, Fountain Square stage
1 to 3 p.m. Jimmy Liggett, singer/songwriter, Gazebo at the Long Grove Popcorn Shoppe
2 to 4 p.m. Merv Collins, finger style guitar, Mill Pond Shops
3 to 5:30 p.m. Live Bait, American roots, Covered Bridge stage
3:30 to 6 p.m. Filisko & Noden, blues, Fountain Square stage