Music

Bluegrass Burger Bash Day at The Curator's Cafe in Joliet features a grass-fed bluegrass burger from Hauert Farms in Elwood along with live music from 5 to 7 p.m.

The free performances are held in Dixon and Rock Falls throughout the summer.

The Summer Outdoor Rooftop Concert Series at the Joliet Area Historical Museum opens May 17. The museum will host 11 concerts during the season.

May Fest will bloom at Cantigny, while Wheaton separately plays host to a mac-and-cheese festival. Concerts will showcase folk and classical artists, while the game's afoot for "Miss Holmes Returns."

Luke Bryan will perform at Berning Family Farm in Prairie Grove Sept. 19.

The series kicks off Saturday, May 17 with a tribute to Radiohead.

Country artists Kelsey Hart and Delaney Ann to perform May 31 at River Country 101.7 FM's summer kickoff concert.

Discounted tickets are on sale now for June 7 event at Richardson Adventure Farm in Spring Grove.

The Seger tribute band will celebrate the timeless hits of this American legend on May 16.

A Lockport music teacher at Walsh Elementary School said the education of teaching has become more dynamic and engaging for students.

The 2025 Dixon Petunia Festival entertainment lineup was unveiled Wednesday.

There may be some difference in the age of Pat Gordon and the K-5 students she teaches music to at Momence’s Je-Neir Elementary School.

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The kite festival in Homer Glen will include trick performances from Chicago Kite, games, giveaways, food trucks, music, raptor education and opportunity to fly one's own kite.

The McHenry Music Festival, formerly the RISE Up Festival, is moving to a Friday-through-Sunday lineup with promises of a big-name act Sunday night, Mayor Wayne Jett said

Some 200 people gathered in prayer on the north lawn of the Kankakee County Courthouse last week to mark the national Day of Prayer.

Private music students will perform in recitals set for May 19, May 20 and May 29. Woodlawn Dance Academy dancers age 3 to adult will perform three recitals with the theme “Elements.” The dance events are set for May 30 and 31.

The band channels the spirit of rock legends such as The Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin and Heart.

Spring concert to include favorite tunes, reenactments from 1940s radio show

Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods is presenting a spring concert with Chicago Chamber Choir at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 3.

Art in Wilder Park and Lilac Time lead off festival fun, and there's also a DuPage and Cook lineup of hit rock bands, classical gems, kite flying and history tours.

The Law Office Pub & Music Hall is located in Yorkville.

The Down on Main Summer Street Concert Series in Princeton is set to return this summer.

The Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra will perform a “Vive la France!” concert on May 3 to conclude its 48th concert season.

Proceeds from the May 3 show will benefit American Legion Post 171.

Performer Doug Varty will pay tribute to Rod Stewart Friday, May 2.

The Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra will present its 75th anniversary season finale concert, “A Dazzling Finale,” at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 3, in the Dr. Mary Margaret Weeg Cultural Centre at Illinois Valley Community College.

Tusk: The World’s #1 Tribute to Fleetwood Mac will be at the Rialto Square Theatre in downtown Joliet Friday, May 16.

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From classical music to rock, there's a concert for everyone happening in May in northern Illinois.

Eclectic activities feature a highly anticipated regional premiere at Drury Lane Theatre, bluegrass, ABBA tribute, magic show and a celebration of science and history with a local documentary presented at the Tivoli Theatre in Downers Grove.

The lineup includes comedian Frank Caliendo and tribute concerts to Michael Jackson, Taylor Swift and Bob Seger.

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The quartet will perform fusion styled jazz live on Wednesday, April 23.

The two groups will perform Mozart’s final composition, his Requiem Mass, at 7:30 p.m.Saturday, April 26, at Zion Lutheran Church, Clinton, Iowa.

A group of Marine Corps League members recently visited McHenry Community High School Upper Campus to present a $500 donation.

The Joliet City Center Partnership and 11 downtown businesses are celebrating the 1980s on May 3.

Singer, songwriter and producer Chante Moore will be at the Joliet theatre on May 23.

Highlights include tributes to Cher, hip-hop music, classic country singers and performers from 'America's Got Talent.'

Special events range from The Morton Arboretum's Arbor Day Plant Sale and a production of "Our Town" at the MAC to live music, a showcase of jewelry artistry and an interactive exhibition on farming in DuPage County at the Elmhurst History Museum.

The May 17 concert concludes the spring season of the Norris Cultural Art Center-produced ‘Saturday Night Lights.’

The concert includes more than 100 musicians and vocalists, including the sopranos and altos of the Elgin Master Chorale.

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The new season kicks off in October with a performance of 'Carmina Burana.'

Platinum-selling country/rock band Sister Hazel will take the stage from 6:30-9 p.m. Sunday, May 11. The band rose to prominence when its hit single, “All for You,” climbed to the top of the adult alternative charts during the summer of 1997.

Communities in Kane County are getting ready for a summer filled with concerts and free music in the park series.

The spring concert will be held at Peace Church in Lombard.

Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park Theatre in Joliet is hosting a National Poetry Month Open Mic & Festival for poets, singers and rappers on Saturday.

The Illinois Rock and Roll Museum on Route 66 will combine 2024 and 2025 inductions in a ceremony at the Rialto in September.

This electrifying performance on May 17 will pay tribute to Van Morrison and Joe Cocker with original music by blues artist Derrick Procell.