Oktoberfest celebration returns to Lake Villa

Posted September 13, 2011 12:00 am

American Aid Society submission

The American Aid Society of German Descendants and the Chicago Kickers Soccer Club host the 12th annual Oktoberfest Sept. 17 and 24 and Oct. 1 at the German/American Cultural Center, 259 W. Grand Ave., Lake Villa.

The picnic grounds open from 6:30 p.m. to midnight each day. Admission is $7 per person; parking is free.

The Oktoberfest events include music, food, beer and appearances by the Jagerettes on all three days.

Ÿ Saturday, Sept. 17: The Chicago Kickers Soccer Club will sponsor a performance by The Austrian Express from Milwaukee. The youth group will perform a variety of contemporary and traditional folk dances.

Ÿ Saturday, Sept. 24: The American Aid Society will sponsor performances by the Phenix band and the Rheinischer Verein Fanfahren Bugle and Drum Corp.

Ÿ Saturday, Oct. 1: The American Aid Society will sponsor a second performance by the Austrian Express from Milwaukee.

For reservations of groups of 20 or more, email Kathy at lakevillaoktoberfest@yahoo.com.

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