Here are some events happening from Aug. 16 to 22 in the Chicago suburbs and Northwest Indiana.
Rocking the night away
The finale of the Naper Nights Summer Concert Series is 5-10 p.m. Aug. 16 and 17 at the Naper Settlement in Naperville. Tickets are $15-$20. At 523 S. Webster St. 630-420-6010; napernights.org.
Americana rock band Old Shoe plays at 6 p.m. and Samantha Fish plays at 8 p.m. Aug. 16. Look for pop hits from One Night Band at 6 p.m. Aug. 17 with headlining act Sparks Fly, a Taylor Swift tribute, performing at 8 p.m. Food and drinks will be sold. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets.
Free Friday shows
LockRocks concert series is at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 16 at Dellwood Park in Lockport. Tickets are free. At 199 E. Woods Drive. 815-838-1183; lockportpark.org.
The LockRocks concert series continues with ‘70s rock band Strung Out opening and popular cover band Hi Infidelity headlining.
Not the ‘Wrong Way’
Sublime with Rome performs at 7 p.m. Aug. 17 at the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana’s Hard Rock Live venue in Gary. Tickets are $49.50-$79.50. At 5400 W. 29th Ave. 219-228-2383; hardrockcasinonorthernindiana.com.
Sublime with Rome, the ska-alternative rock group from California, was formed in 2010 by Rome Ramirez, Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh. Fan-favorite hits include “Wrong Way,” “Santeria,” “Badfish,” “What I Got,” “Caress Me Down” and more.
Celebrating 40 years
Alt-rock band Poi Dog Pondering presents “A Celebration of 40 Years of Life, Love and Music” at 8 p.m. Aug. 17 at RiverEdge Park in Aurora. Tickets are $40. At 360 N. Broadway. 630-896-6666; paramountaurora.com/events/poi-dog-pondering-2024.
The band that started in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1984 — but who called Chicago home for years and became an indie darling — returns to its home-away-from-home at RiverEdge Park for a 40th anniversary party.
Celebrating Mary
Celebrate Highwood’s Bloody Mary Fest is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 18 at Everts Park in Highwood. Tickets are free. At 111 North Ave. 847-432-1924; celebratehighwood.org/bloody-mary-fest.
Raise your glass and enjoy a tomato-based beverage from one of the more than dozen vendors, many of whom will employ an unconventional take on the Bloody Mary. Look for drinks mixed with a variety of spirits; including tequila, rum, gin and beer. There will be live music, food and non-tomato-based drinks and a best bloody “Proud Mary” competition, as voted on by the fans.
Annie Alleman is a freelance reporter for the Beacon-News.
