Lake County Events

Chronicle Media Staff

Lake 081016 Events PHOTOAugust 10 

Concerts in the Park Series 

7 p.m. 

Citizens Park, 511 Lake Zurich Road, Barrington 

Free 

See Fortunate Sons, a Creedence Clearwater Revival tribute band that uses original gear, and vintage instruments and costumes, to accurately portray CCR in its 1960s and ‘70s heyday. Free popcorn will be available. For more information, call (847) 381-0687 or visit www.barringtonparkdistrict.org.

 

August 11 

It’s Thursday Concert Series 

7 p.m. 

William E. Brook Memorial Entertainment Center, 902 Skidmore Drive, Antioch 

Free 

See rockin’ country cover band Hillbilly Rockstarz in the final edition of this summer’s It’s Thursday Concert Series. For more information, call (847) 395-2160 or visit www.antioch.il.gov.

 

August 11 

Genesee Summer Film Series 

7 p.m. 

Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee Street, Waukegan 

$5 

This session of the theatre’s Summer Film Series features a showing of “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” in celebration of the classic Indiana Jones film’s 35th anniversary. To purchase tickets, visit the box office (noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday) or call (847) 263-6300. For more information, call (847) 782-2366 or visit www.geneseetheatre.com.

 

August 11 

Concert in the Park 

7 p.m. 

Zion Park District Bandshell, 2400 Dowie Memorial Drive, Zion 

Free 

Enjoy a performance by Second Hand Soul, a seven-piece band specializing in Motown, soul, rock and disco music of the 1970s. This marks the final show of the park district’s 2016 Concert in the Park series. For more information, call (847) 746-5500 or visit www.zionparkdistrict.com.

 

August 12 

Touch-A-Truck & Child Safety Day 

5-7 p.m. 

Belvidere Park, 412 S. Lewis Ave., Waukegan 

Free 

Kids can explore a variety of police and fire service vehicles, enjoy remote-controlled Monster Truck relay races, play in a bounce house, visit the Little Truckers Truck Stop and more in this Waukegan Park District event. Food vendors will be on-site as well. For more information, call (847) 360-4700 or visit www.waukeganparks.org.

 

August 12 

Concerts in the Park 

6:30-8 p.m. 

Community Park, 42 Park View Lane, Hawthorn Woods 

Free 

Bring friends to enjoy a Friday evening concert in the park with a performance by Deja Vu, a high-energy, dance/pop variety band. Food vendors will be on-site. For more information, call (847) 438-5500 or visit www.vhw.org.

 

August 12 

Out to Lunch 

11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Cook Park, 413 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville 

Free 

Purchase a lunch from among 10 food vendors on-site, and then enjoy the music of Sagebrush in this session of the weekly event. Stop by the MainStreet tent to enter a free raffle for a $25 gift certificate. For more information, call (847) 680-0336 or visit www.mainstreetlibertyville.org.

 

August 13 

Chicago Highlanders Pipe Band 

7-7:45 p.m. 

Centennial Park, Center and Whitney Streets, Grayslake 

Free 

Bring lawn chairs and picnic baskets to the park, and sit back to hear bagpipers and drummers from the Highlanders Pipe Band in a concert sponsored by the Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum. In case of rain, the show will be held indoors at Village Hall, 10 S. Seymour Ave.. For more information, call (847) 223-8515 or visit www.villageofgrayslake.com.

 

August 14 

Classic Car Show 

Noon 

Beelow’s Steakhouse, 763 S. Rand Road, Lake Zurich 

Free 

Stop by Beelow’s parking lot to view a display of pre-1980 antique and vintage cars, trucks and motorcycles. Raffles and car competitions will be held during the show. For more information, call (847) 540-0600 or visit www.beelows.com.

 

August 14 

Summer Sampler Concert 

5-6:30 p.m. 

Mitchell Park, 951 Wilmot Road, Deerfield 

Free 

See modern pop band Spoken Four in this final installment of the Deerfield Park District’s Summer Sampler Concert series. For more information, call (847) 945-0650 or visit www.deerfieldparks.org.

 

August 16 

Jenny Riddle: ‘Find a Way’ 

7-8 p.m. 

Fremont Public Library, 1170 N. Midlothian Road, Mundelein 

Free 

With the 2016 Summer Olympics in full swing, presenter Jenny Riddle will dramatize the book, “Find a Way,” the true story of author Diana Nyad’s epic, 111-mile swim from Cuba to Florida —at the age of 64 — in 2013. To register, and for more information, call (847) 566-8702 or visit www.fremontlibrary.org.