Arts & Entertainment

Concerts on the Hill Offer Live Music, Riverfront View

At 6:30 p.m. every Thursday in summer, Joliet's Bicentennial Park is filled with the sound of music.

This story was written by Patch Editor Karen Sorensen

For the 39th year, free Concerts on the Hill will be held every Thursday this summer in Joliet's Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park.

Concerts on the riverfront start at 6:30 p.m., and concert-goers can bring blankets and chairs for hill seating. Picnic baskets are welcome, but concessions are also sold.

The park is located at 201 W. Jefferson St. For more information, go to www.bicentennialpark.org or call 815-724-3760. 

Here is the schedule for this summer: 

June 13—Bicentennial “Pops” Band, Cabaret Musical Preview, Tinley Park Community Band  

June 20—Joliet Central High School Big Band, JTHS Alumni Choir-59th Anniversary!, Joliet West Jazz Band         

June 27—Bicentennial “Pops” Band, Joliet Junior College Jazz Band 

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July 11—Bicentennial “Pops” Band, Cloggin’ Craze & Kidz Clog

July 18—Plainfield Community Choir, Soloist Lexi Smith, American Legion Band

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July 25—Stay Tuned String Band, Chorus of DuPage Barbershop

Aug. 1—Bicentennial “Pops” Band Keigher, Academy of Irish Dance, Frankfort Brass Band

Aug. 8—Bicentennial “Pops” Band, JDG’s Bye, Bye Birdie Preview, Times III Dance Academy

Aug. 15—Too Loud Polka Band, Eddie Korosa & The Boys from Illinois Polka Band   

Aug. 22—Joliet Central High School Marching Band, Soloist Karen Isberg, Midwest Crossroad Chorus of Sweet Adelines International  

Aug. 29—Joliet Township High School Orchestra, Joliet American Legion Band


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