Waukegan Park District to host 25th annual Ray Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine Arts & Music Festival
The Waukegan Park District will host the 25th annual Ray Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine Arts & Music Festival from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16, at Bowen Park, 1800 N. Sheridan Road, Waukegan.
The festival celebrates Ray Bradbury with arts and music. Art vendors, including painters, sculptors and photographers, will have their art for sale.
During the festival, the Arts Park Program will give attendees the opportunity to create art, the Haines House Museum at Bowen Park will be open for free self-guided tours, community organizations will provide free goodies and local resources, and Nightshade and Dark’s Pandemonium Brewery will be selling Ray Bradbury-themed beers, cocktails, and wines.
Ray Bradbury, born in Waukegan on Aug. 22, 1920, was an author and screenwriter in fantasy, science fiction, horror and mystery. Some of his most famous works, like “Dandelion Wine,” include references to his hometown memories of Waukegan in them. Ray Bradbury passed away on June 5, 2012, and is honored in numerous ways in Waukegan.
The 25th Annual Ray Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine Arts & Music Festival will feature live performances from the following local artists:
• Noon to 12:45 p.m. ALATS Dance
• 12:45-1:15 p.m. Bill Tong
• 1:15-3 p.m. The Blues Family Robinson
• 3-3:45 p.m. Jessica Brown
• 3:45-4:15 p.m. Doug Blake
• 4:15-5 p.m. Rafael Mendez
• 5-6 p.m. Jeff “Jazzman” Justman
Preregistration is not required to attend this free, family-friendly festival. More information is available at waukeganparks.org/dandelion.