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Mark your calendars: Food Truck Thursdays returns to the Ravinia District this summer, June 5 through September 18, at Jens Jensen Park! Savor fresh flavors from a variety of food trucks while enjoying warm summer evenings and dancing to great music every Thursday night, 4:30 PM to dusk in the Ravinia District! JUN. 5 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM Ben Tatar & the Tatar Tots Children’s entertainer 6 PM - 8:30 PM Radio Free Honduras Latin rock JUN. 12 **TAYLOR SWIFT THEME NIGHT** 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM Attention Swifties! Get ready for all your favorite Taylor Swift tunes with a live DJ and Taylor Swift impersonator, Shake it Off. Represent your favorite “era” and take part in tons of family fun. Sponsored by Banner Kitchen & Bath JUN. 19 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM Cary Cohen’s Grateful Jazz Band Instrumental jazz for kids 6 PM - 8:30 PM Saturday June Band Jazz JUN. 26 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM Angry Ankles Gypsy jazz for kids 6 PM - 8:30 PM Nasty Snacks 8-piece funk band with horns JUL. 3 No Event JUL. 10 **BROADWAY THEME NIGHT** 4:30 PM - Dusk Highland Park Players, Children’s Theatre Co., & Uptown Music Theater Dusk Movie in the park with the Park District of Highland Park JUL. 17 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM Jeanie B! Children’s entertainer 6 PM - 8:30 PM The Ravinia Ramblers Local family-friendly rock’n’roll JUL. 24 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM Despina Pafralides Bluegrass folk 6 PM - 8:30 PM Jared Rabin Band Local Americana rock’n’roll JUL. 31 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM Pierce Crask & Ellis Clark Delta blues folk 6 PM - 8:30 PM Basement Band Local classic rock band covering the Beatles, Elvis, the Eagles, and more AUG. 7 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM James Conway Duo Irish folk 6 PM - 8:30 PM Extra Crispy Brass Band 8-piece New Orleans-inspired brass band AUG. 14 **ELTON JOHN & BILLY JOEL THEME NIGHT** 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM Sing along to all the hits from Elton John and Billy Joel with tribute artist and impersonator, Simply Elton Sponsored by Banner Kitchen & Bath AUG. 21 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM Wincanton Local jam band duo 6 PM - 8:30 PM Sara Jean Stevens & the Swamp Angels Country soul AUG. 28 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM Noah’s Jam Jam Band Bourée Children’s entertainer 6 PM - 8:30 PM K-Nein 10-piece Americana rock’n’roll band with horns September Lineup SEPT. 4 5 PM - 7 PM Railheart Ultimate Grateful Dead Cover Band SEPT. 11 5 PM - 7 PM DJ Spinning Family Friendly Tunes from Steep Ravine Brewing Company SEPT. 18 5 PM - 7 PM DJ Spinning Family Friendly Tunes from Steep Ravine Brewing Company Food Truck Thursdays are presented by the City of Highland Park and the Ravinia District Special Service Area 17 property owners and are managed by Bensidoun USA. The music for Food Truck Thursdays is coordinated by Life Rhythms, Inc., and is co-sponsored by the Highland Park Community Foundation. Additional event sponsors include Wayfarer Theaters.
