Best bets: Lionel Richie heads to Ravinia

Posted June 10, 2019 6:00 am

By Scott C. Morgan

Lionel Richie performs at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park Tuesday and Wednesday, June 11 and 12. Associated Press, 2019

Richie hits

Grammy Award-winner Lionel Richie makes his Ravinia Festival debut with his “Hello Tour,” while the JC Brooks Band performs as the opening act. The concerts are on Tuesday and Wednesday at 418 Sheridan Road, Highland Park. $157-$172 pavilion seating; $51-$56 lawn seating. (847) 266-5100 or ravinia.org. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, June 11 and 12

Rotary fest

The Elk Grove Rotary Fest promises a carnival, beer tent, car show, fireworks and more from Wednesday to Sunday along the Rotary Green, 164 Lions Drive, Elk Grove Village. Free admission. elkgroverotaryfest.com. 6 to 11 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, June 12 and 13; 6 p.m. to midnight Friday, June 14; 2 p.m. to midnight Saturday, June 15; 2 to 10 p.m. Sunday, June 16

Violinist Benjamin Beilman is the guest soloist for the opening 2019 concert of the Grant Park Music Festival at Millennium Park's Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago. Courtesy of Giorgia Bertazzi

Symphonic opener

Conductor Carlos Kalmar leads the Grant Park Music Festival in performances of Ellen Taaffe Zwilich's “Jubilation” and Tchaikovsky's “Little Russian” Symphony No. 2 for its season-opening concert on Wednesday. Violinist Benjamin Beilman is also the guest soloist for Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 1. The concert is at Millennium Park's Jay Pritzker Pavilion, 201 E. Randolph St., Chicago. $26-$99 reserved seating; free lawn seating. (312) 742-7647 or grantparkmusicfestival.com. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 12

The Grayslake Summer Cluster Dog Show returns to the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake Wednesday to Sunday, June 12 to 16. Daily Herald File Photo

Top dogs

Cheer on your favorite canine breeds at the Grayslake Summer Cluster Dog Show, which returns starting Wednesday at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 1060 E. Peterson Road, Grayslake. Free admission for spectators; $10 parking per vehicle. (847) 680-7200 or lcfair.com. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday, June 12 to 16

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