Music
Benoit will perform at the Arcada Theatre on Sunday, May 26.
Traughber Junior High School Symphonic Band and Oswego High School Bands — Wind Symphony participated in the two-day festival.
The 2024 Joliet Young Musicians Mentor Band still needs students, mentors and sponsors. Registration deadline is May 24.
A classical string quartet performing with a bluegrass folk trio, celebrations of Latin American women and North and South American songs and dances are all on the schedule for Chamber Music on the Fox’s 11th season.
The first performance of the summer is at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 6 at Memorial Park in Wheaton.
The Stephen Hull Experience will bring live blues music to The Venue in Aurora on Friday, May 17, and Americana band Heartsfield will perform on Saturday, May 18.
An evening with Abbey Road: All-Star Salute to The Beatles, followed by The Ultimate Eric Church Experience & Tennessee Whiskey: Tribute to Chris Stapleton come to the downtown St. Charles theater from May 23 to 24.
Ottawa's Third Friday festivities will kick off for the 2024 season May 17.
Kids in America, a high-energy, power-packed band, will perform at Raue Center For The Arts on Saturday, June 22.
The band had huge hits with “Sister Christian,” “Don’t Tell Me You Love Me,” “When You Close Your Eyes” and “(You Can Still) Rock in America,” and has sold more than 17 million albums worldwide.
Classic Seger: Bob Seger’s Greatest Hits Live, a tribute to Bob Seger, will perform at the Rialto Square Theatre in downtown Joliet on Wednesday, May 22.
Country music duo Maddie & Tae will perform at Rialto Square Theatre in downtown Joliet on Thursday, June 6.
Sebastian Bach, former singer of the rock band Skid Row, will perform at the downtown St. Charles theater June 8. More '80s bands and musicians are set to appear in June.
The Martin Metzger Flamenco Ensemble will perform at the Woodstock Opera House at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18.
“A Neil Diamond Story” includes an incredible list of hits, as well as selections from Diamond’s vast library of compositions.