ChristKindlFest 2014 opens tomorrow and runs through Sunday,…
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39. University of Notre Dame Glee Club Concert at St. Anne’s
St. Anne Catholic Church will be filled with…
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12. Band Together “Give it Up for 220” Music Fest
Mark your calendars for a brand new music…
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288. Sounds of the Season at Deer Park Town Center
Performers will be singing up a storm for…
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219. Brian Collins Band Concert at McGonigal’s Pub
If you love country music, you’ll have a…
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181. Toad the Wet Sprocket at South Barrington Arboretum Music Fest
Anyone up for a FREE music festival this weekend? Prepare to flash back to the 90’s because Toad the Wet Sprocket is one of ten bands performing at the Arboretum of South Barrington’s two-day Block Party and Music Fest, which starts at noon tomorrow.
There’s a great lineup of performers for both Saturday and Sunday, but the headlining band is Toad the Wet Sprocket performing at 8:30 on Saturday night. Named in honor of a sketch by the Monty Python comedy troupe, this 4-piece band of Santa Barbara, CA high school cronies came to be known as Toad the Wet Sprocket in 1986. The band’s big commercial breakthrough came in 1991 (the year I graduated from high school) as the single “All I Want” became a Top 20 hit. Another single from Toad the Wet Sprocket’s Fear LP, “Walk on the Ocean,” also became a successful track for the band.
Here’s a look at the scheduled performers for the fest and an oldie but goodie by Toad the Wet Sprocket……

133. Bring Your Kids to See Tom Pease Concert TONIGHT!
Want to treat your kids to something super…
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43. Fire it Up with the Smokin Gunz
Be sure you’re cocked, locked and ready to rock when you head to the Barrington Brat Tent today. There’ll be lots of Country heat on hand tonight when Smokin Gunz takes the stage. The band will be tonight’s finale performance after a full day of family fun at the Barrington 4th of July Weekend festivities.
Smokin Gunz are otherwise known as “Chicago’s Hardest Working Country Band”. They’re a Top 40 Country band from the suburbs of Chicago, they have a reputation for getting the audience on their feet and you can learn more about them at SmokinGunz.net.
But the Smokin Gunz are just one of many great activities scheduled for the Brat Tent today……
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339. Spice Up Classrooms with the Chili & Music Fest
There’s a great party happening one week from today where you can sample chili, enjoy live music AND help create cool new programs that benefit all students in Barrington School District 220. It’s the fourth annual Chili & Music Fest, we’re all invited and you will be excited when you hear how this party is helping change the way students and parents in Barrington learn.
Barrington’s District 220 Educational Foundation organizes the Chili & Music Fest every year to raise money for one of our community’s most important causes……
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266. Be Invited to Sing at The White House
The Barrington High School Madrigals just returned home…
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249. Ron Hawking "Home For the Holidays" Concert
Start my Christmas shopping…CHECK. Put up the Christmas tree…CHECK. Dig out after the season’s first snowfall…CHECK. But it just seems like something is missing. I KNOW! There’s no better way to get into the holiday spirit than to hear your favorite Christmas tunes live in concert and tickets are on sale now for a special Christmas concert happening in Barrington one week from today.
Barrington’s own Ron Hawking will be performing his “Home For The Holidays” concert at the Barrington High School Richard C. Johnson Auditorium. It’s a great show and the proceeds will benefit the Fine Arts Programs at Barrington High School.…
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