Sunday s Bitter Jester Music Festival grand finale brought together the summer s eight finalists, plus a bevy of special guests, at Madame Zuzu s to celebrate music and the festival s home community.
Chicago folk-rocker Michael McDermott presents excerpts from his new book along with a concert in Aurora; the Out of Space concert series brings a weekend of music to Evanston; and the Bitter Jester Music Festival s grand finale doubles as a benefit show for Highland Park Sunday.
The days may be getting shorter, but the list of music festivals coming up in Chicago and the suburbs this late summer and early fall is still lengthy.
The Monday holiday means the celebration can spread over the whole weekend, and suburban festivals and musicians are taking advantage of that. Here s where to pull up a seat and enjoy some music outdoors.
Spend some time exploring Chicago Blues Fest, the Rolling Meadows Block Party, the Global Arts Festival in Bartlett, the Mundelein Craft Beer Festival and many more fests this weekend. Plus, there are tons of summer concerts happening all over the suburbs, too.