Highland Park Entertainment
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Concerts June 21-27: Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks, Violent Femmes, Freddy Jones BandJun 18, 2024 3:34 pm - This week features concerts by Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks at Soldier Field, Violent Femmes with the Chicago Philharmonic at Ravinia, Freddy Jones Band at Sideouts and more.
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Festivals June 21-27: Geneva Swedish Days, Long Grove Strawberry Fest, Inferno Fest and moreJun 17, 2024 8:25 pm - Mark your calendars for the Long Grove Strawberry Fest, Inferno Fest in Highwood, Geneva Swedish Days, the Taste of Highland Park, Wauconda Fest and more happening this week.
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Concerts this week: Lita Ford, Wilco, Janet Jackson, Pixies and moreJun 11, 2024 11:07 am - Lita Ford, Tommy James and The Shondells, Janet Jackson, the Pixies, Modest Mouse and more play shows in the suburbs and Chicago this week.
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Festivals June 14-20: Scottish Festival & Highland Games, Libertyville Days, Grayslake Craft Beer Fest and moreJun 11, 2024 8:48 am - Mark your calendars for the 38th Annual Scottish Festival and Highland Games, Taste of Des Plaines, Libertyville Days, Grayslake Craft Beer Fest, Downers Grove Rotary GroveFest and more happening this week.
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Will cicada chorus muddle the music? Outdoor concert organizers weigh inJun 09, 2024 8:48 pm - Short of turning amplifiers up to 11, there’s not much outdoor music and theater festival producers can do to combat cicada noise. But they may not have to, according to organizers who say the cicada chorus has not been a fact so far this summer.
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How to enjoy classical music al frescoJun 06, 2024 4:48 pm - For classical-music veterans and novice newbs alike, the summer festival season represents a vacation in multiple senses, as rising temperatures flip the script on just about every stubborn social convention of the art form. With Ravinia Festival in Highland Park opening this weekend, here are some tips to keep in mind.
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Festivals June 7-13: Chicago Blues Fest, PrideFests, Libertyville Days and moreJun 04, 2024 12:42 pm - Mark your calendars for a special performance from blues legend Buddy Guy at Chicago Blues Fest, plus PrideFests in Woodstock and Round Lake Beach, Libertyville Days and more happening this week.
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Dining out: New Indian restaurant opening soon, free steak for grads and moreMay 29, 2024 8:32 am - A much-anticipated restaurant in Highland Park is finally about to open, while a Naperville restaurant is cooking up something special for the class of 2024 graduates.
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Festivals May 31 to June 6: Gilberts Community Days, Cream of Wheaton, Roselle Lions Rose Festival, Pride parades and moreMay 28, 2024 12:00 pm - Mark your calendars for Gilberts Community Days, Cream of Wheaton, Pride parades in Elgin, Waukegan and Buffalo Grove, Chicago’s Puerto Rican Festival and more happening this week.
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Highland Park’s Wayfarer Theaters reopens May 31 after extensive remodelMay 23, 2024 12:33 pm - Wayfarer Theaters will have a grand reopening of its five-screen venue in Highland Park on May 31 after extensive renovations.