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Carol Stream's summer festival is a rockin' good time

Posted June 03, 2009 11:00 pm

By Nadia Malik

Carol Stream's Summer in the Center festival returns this weekend to help the village celebrate its 50th anniversary.

To give the party an extra boost, a Bruce Springsteen tribute band will travel from New York to play a three-plus-hour show Saturday. Chris Oakley, assistant to the village manager, said Carol Stream usually tries to recruit local bands but decided to bring in someone special this year.

"It's working-class music, and we've got a lot of hardworking people in town," he said.

The tribute band stays true to the Springsteen form by playing an extra-long set that will start at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

The 12th year of the festival also will include an expanded teenage music festival. Bands will play from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Friday in addition to the scheduled Saturday event, which is sponsored by the Youth Council.

"It's been so successful, we've decided to add another night," Oakley said. "It really is a fun thing. It gives budding musicians an opportunity to craft their stage presence."

The carnival, which has become a main attraction, will return with at least a dozen rides for four nights starting today.

Plenty of children's entertainment - from jugglers to magicians to a beach party - will be available all weekend, along with video game tournaments. The festival will include at least two bands every night from today through Sunday and a beer garden.

For more details, contact the village at (630) 665-7050 or visit carolstream.org/09events.pdf.

The events all will take place at Town Center at the corner of Lies Road and Gary Avenue.

Summer in the Center The festival runs Thursday through Sunday at Town Center, Gary Avenue and Lies Road in Carol Stream. For details, call (630) 665-7050 or visit <a href="http://www.carolstream.org/09events.pdf" target="new">carolstream.org/09events.pdf</a>. A shuttle bus service will be available from Glenbard North High School between 6 and 11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Free carnival rides for disabled and special needs residents and their families will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday. A family stage will also offer PS2, Wii, Game Cube and Xbox games for free all day Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Today 6 to 10 p.m. Carnival and amusement rides open 6 to 9:30 p.m. Beer garden open 6 p.m. Red Woody, a cover band from Fox Valley, plays hits from Journey, Goo Goo Dolls and others 6 p.m. Live DJ at the Family Stage 8 p.m. Maggie Speaks performs music from five decades 8:30 p.m. PS2 Tournament of Guitar Hero III at the Family Stage Friday 6 to 11 p.m. Carnival and amusement rides open 6 to 10:30 p.m. Beer garden open 6 p.m. Michael Heaton Band performs rock, country and pop 6 p.m. Live DJ at the Family Stage 7 to 10:30 p.m. Fourth Annual Youth Council Music Festival at the Family Stage 8:30 p.m. PS2 Tournament of Rock Band at the Family Stage 9 p.m. Cross Country Junction performs country rock Saturday Noon to 11 p.m. Carnival and amusement rides open Noon to 4 p.m. Home Depot Kid's Wood Workshop Noon to 4 p.m. Cash Bingo 1 to 5 p.m. Free pony rides at the Family Stage 1:30 p.m. Winky the Clown at the Family Stage 2 p.m. Dave Fleming, juggler, at the Family Stage 3 and 4 p.m. Chezaday, magic superhero, at the Family stage 3:30 p.m. Midnight, a six-piece musical entertainment group 4 to 10:30 p.m. Beer garden open 4 to 10:30 p.m. Fourth Annual Youth Council Music Festival at the Family Stage 5 p.m. Dave Fleming, juggler, at the Family Stage 5:30 p.m. Voyage performs covers of songs by Whitesnake, Bon Jovi 6:30 p.m. Winky the Clown at the Family Stage 7:30 p.m. Tramps Like Us will perform Bruce Springsteen songs Sunday Noon to 10 p.m. Carnival and amusement rides open Noon to 4 p.m. Cash Bingo 1 to 5 p.m. Free pony rides at the Family Stage 2 p.m. Dave Herzog's Marionettes at the Family Stage 4 to 9:30 p.m. Beer garden open 4 p.m. South of Disorder, a Jimmy Buffett tribute band 4 p.m. Dave Rudolf and Children's Beach Party at the Family Stage 5 p.m. Dave Herzog's Marionettes at the Family Stage 6 p.m. American English, a Beatles tribute band 6 p.m. Professor Marvel's Amazing Flea Circus and magic at the Family Stage 6 p.m. Dave Fleming, juggler and magician extraordinaire, at the Family Stage 7 p.m. Dave Rudolf and Children's Beach Party at the Family Stage 8 p.m. Professor Marvel's Amazing Flea Circus and magic at the Family Stage 8 p.m. Dave Fleming, juggler and magician extraordinaire, at the Family Stage 8:15 p.m. ARRA performs classic rock songs 8:30 to 10 p.m. PS2 Tournament Finals at the Family Stage

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