Custer's Last Stand Festival of the Arts

Saturday, June 16 - Sunday, June 17, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m., at Chicago and Main, Evanston.  Custer's Last Stand Festival of the Arts  features arts and crafts, antiques, a food fest, two music stages and a children's area. This fun event began in 1972 on historic Custer Avenue named after General George Armstrong Custer in gratitude for his service to the Union during the Civil War. Each year since then artists, craftspeople, antique dealers, restauranteurs, entertainers and the business community get together with 70,000 attendees for this award-winning Northshore tradition.

Waco Brothers - Starlight Concert

Thursday, June 14, at 7:30 p.m., Chicago's own Waco Brothers will open the City of Evanston's 2012 Starlight Concert series with a free performance at James Park, 300 Dodge Avenue in Evanston.


Founded by Jon Langford of the Mekons, the Waco Brothers' train-wreck approach to country has been described as Johnny Cash meets the Clash. See the video below for a taste of their concert at James Park in 2009.





All Starlight Concert performances are free to the public, and will take place from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. In the event of inclement weather, rain site information will be available after 4:30 p.m. on the show date by calling 847/448-8258, 847/448-8260 or 847/44-4311.  Concert rain sites: Levy Senior Center, 300 Dodge Ave., Evanston will be the rain site for Dawes, James and Brummel Park concerts. Fleetwood-Jourdain Center, 1655 Foster St., Evanston will be the rain site for Twiggs, Harbert and Bent Park concerts.