Arlington Hts. summer concert series underway

The Arlington Heights summer concert series is off and running. Concerts are at 7-8:30 p.m. every Thursday and Friday, weather permitting, in Harmony Park, Vail Avenue and Campbell Street, downtown Arlington Heights.

Bring your own chairs and blankets. Check updates on calendar of www.vah.com.

June

Thursday, June 9: Prairie Brass Band.

Friday, June 10: Rio Bamba; Brazilian, Latin, American Jazz.

Thursday, June 16: Reunion Jazz Band.

Friday, June 17: Gone 2 Paradise; Jimmy Buffett tribute band.

Thursday, June 23: Purple Jazz Infusion, the Rolling Meadows High School jazz combo.

Friday, June 24: Napper Tandy; Celtic songs and Celtic-inspired arrangements of classic rock ‘n roll.

June 30/July 1: Frontier Days at Recreation Park.

July

Thursday, July 7: Second Time Around; classic rock.

Friday, July 8: Special Consensus; bluegrass.

Thursday, July 14: Illinois Brass Band.

Friday, July 15: Irish Fest, at Arlington Heights Museum, 112 W. Fremont St.

Thursday, July 21: Arlington Heights Community Band.

Friday, July 22: BritBeat; Beatles tribute band.

Thursday, July 28: Small Potatoes; acoustic, blues and folk.

Friday, July 29: Arranmore; Irish, Americana and folk.

August

Thursday, Aug. 4: Million Dollar Blues.

Friday, Aug. 5: Trippin Billies; Dave Matthews tribute band.

Thursday, Aug. 11: Skip Towne & The Greyhounds; classic blues, jazz, swing, ballads.

Friday, Aug. 12: The Mane Event, the annual outdoor street party at Vail and Campbell that precedes Saturday’s Arlington Million at the racetrack.

Thursday, Aug. 18: Jack Salamander featuring Jon Rogers; classic and alternative rock.

Friday, Aug. 19: The Fundamentals; diverse mix of hit songs.

Ÿ Sponsors are Lutheran Life Communities, WideOpenWest, Drost, Kivlahan, McMahon & O’Connor LLC, Tuscan Market & Wine Shop, Woodfield Chicago Northwest Convention Bureau, Flood Brothers Disposal, Klein, Daday, Aretos & O’Donoghue LLC and Lauterburg-Oehler Funeral Home.