Join us Aug 19 at Gillson Park

Fifth Annual Lakeside Pops Concert
Tuesday, August 19 at 7:00 pm
Gillson Park, Wilmette

Pack your picnic, bring a blanket or lawn chairs, or relax on the park’s built-in semi-circular stone and grass seating at the Wallace Bowl in Gillson Park. Free parking is available in the Wilmette Beach parking lot after 6:30 p.m., and general street parking on Upper Drive and Michigan Avenue (highlighted in blue on the map) is always free. Click here for a larger map of the site and parking information.

Sponsored exclusively by Optima Verdana and set against the stunning backdrop of Gillson Park, this free, family-friendly performance has something for everyone—from classical favorites to Broadway hits and Motown grooves. The program includes:

• Gioachino Rossini's Overture to The Barber of Seville
• Johann Strauss Jr.’s Artist's Life Waltzes
• Jeff Tyzik’s Hot Soul Medley featuring:
  • "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
  • "My Girl"
  • "Touch Me in the Morning"
  • "Reach Out, I'll Be There"
  • "Love Machine"
• Camille Saint-Saëns’ "Bacchanale" from Samson and Delilah
• Highlights from Wicked including:
  • "No One Mourns The Wicked"
  • "The Wizard and I"
  • "Dancing Through Life"
  • "Popular"
  • "Defying Gravity"
• John Williams’ Theme from Schindler's List featuring concertmaster Julie Fischer
• John Williams' "Imperial March" from The Empire Strikes Back
• John Philip Sousa’s "Stars and Stripes Forever"

Fun for the Whole Family!
In partnership with Baker Demonstration School, kids can enjoy preshow and onsite activities, including an instrument petting zoo!

Admission is free.
Rain date: Wednesday, August 20. 
The rain date is at Gillson Park if the weather is good, or at the Evanston Township High School Auditorium if it's raining or still wet. The decision will be announced Tuesday morning.

This project is partially supported by a grant from the Evanston Arts Council, a city agency supported by the City of Evanston, and the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

Click here for more information.