Free Latin jazz concert at Wing Park Tuesday
A free concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 27, at Elgin’s Wing Park Bandshell will feature Projecto 7, a salsa and Latin jazz band.
The event is sponsored by the city of Elgin, and attendees are free to bring picnic meals, bug spray, lawn chairs and blankets.
Masks are not needed unless someone is unvaccinated. Anyone who is immunocompromised to consider wearing a face covering as a precaution.
10th annual Illinois Beers @ Bowes Creek set for Sept. 11
Tickets are on sale now for the Elgin Parks and Recreation Fund’s 10th annual Illinois Beers @ Bowes Creek on Saturday, Sept. 11.
The gathering will feature a selection of Illinois-made craft beers, local homebrewers, food, music and raffles. Organizers hope to raise $25,000 to provide scholarships for recreational programs and services to Elgin children whose families cannot afford the expense.
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Held at Bowes Creek Country Club, 1250 Bowes Creek Blvd. in Elgin, festivities begin at 3 p.m. for those who purchase $60 VIP tickets and 4 p.m. for $40 general admission ticket-holders.
To purchase tickets or for more information, go to elginparksfoundation.networkforgood.com/events/31247-il-brews-bowes-2021.
Deadline July 31 for South Elgin parkway tree program
The deadline to apply for the South Elgin Public Works Department’s 50/50 parkway tree program is Saturday, July 31.
Under the program, homeowners can split the cost of planting a new tree in the parkway in front of their house with the village. There are a choice of seven types of trees.
The department will plant the trees between mid-October and late November or next spring after the ground thaws, typically between late March and mid-April.
Those accepted into the program will be notified about pricing and planting dates in late August for fall plantings or in February for spring plantings.
Applications and more information is available at bit.ly/5050TreeProgram_SouthElgin.
Free July 31 concert in West Dundee’s Grafelman Park
Johnny Russler & the Beach Bum Band will perform in a free concert at 7 p.m. Friday, July 31, in Grafelman Park in West Dundee.
The concert is co-sponsored by the Dundee Township Park District and the village of West Dundee, and food and drinks will sold by the Dundee Township Lions Club.
The park is located along the north side of Main Street/Route 72 between 4th and 5th streets.