Long Grove Art Festival is this weekend
The 25th Long Grove Art and Wine Festival will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 24-25.
The show offers a chance to view and purchase fine art and crafts. About 100 artists will display their talents in various art forms — oil, acrylic, watercolor, jewelry, sculpture, photography, wood, fiber, glass, paper, metal and mixed media — all in the relaxed setting of Long Grove.
Admission, parking in the Stempel Parking Lot and musical entertainment all are free. A wide range of festival food and refreshments are available.
Saturday’s entertainers are at 10 a.m., Back Porch Moon, at noon, Nicole Garza, and at 3 p.m. Rick Lindy and the Wild Ones. Sunday’s entertainers are at 10 a.m., Merv Collins, and at 1 p.m., The Downhome Sophisticates.
The art and wine festival is located in the Archer Parking Lot behind Enzo & Lucia Ristorante, 343 Old McHenry Road.
Long Grove is near Routes 83 and Old Route 53. Midwest Bank is at that junction and the business district can be accessed from Old McHenry Road or Robert Parker Coffin Road.
For information, contact Long Grove Visitor’s Information Center at (847) 634-0888 or the website