ABBA Salute to perform at Wilmette's Wallace Bowl

 

WILMETTE—

The performing group ABBA Salute from Chicago will perform at the Wallace Bowl in Wilmette on Friday, June 22 in the second free weekly summer concert.
The concert begins at 8 p.m. Wallace Bowl is in Gilson Park, at Sheridan Road and Michigan Avenue.
"We get about 1,200 people out there for them," Bob Bierie, performing arts supervisor for the Wilmette Park District, said of ABBA Salute. "They're a real crowd pleaser."
This is ABBA Salute's fourth year in the summer concert series, Bierie said.
ABBA was a Swedish rock group formed in 1972. The group's songs include "Dancing Queen," "Knowing Me, Knowing You" and "Mamma Mia," according to songfacts.com.
Another concert will feature the Palatine Concert Band in an Independence Day concert on Tuesday, July 3. The band will perform a Broadway show sneak preview at 7:15 p.m.
A fireworks display will follow the concert, according to the Wilmette Park District.
Also in July, the Broadway musical "Brigadoon" will be staged at 8 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, July 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27 and 28. The director is Wendy Avon, the musical director is Francesca Sherrill and the choreographer is Kirsten Markham, according to the Wilmette Park District website.
On Saturday, Aug. 4, "Night at the Opera," performed by DaCorneto Opera Company, will dominate the stage for the eighth time. This performance draws 800-900 people, Bierie said.
"We get a grand piano and put it on the stage," Bierie said.
Baby boomers may enjoy '60s-'70s Rock Night at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, and a week later, at 8 p.m. Aug. 25, the U.S. Air Force Military Command Band will perform, according to the concert schedule.
The park district also offers several concerts at Mallinckrodt Park, 1960 Elmwood Ave. On Sunday, June 24, the concert Country Western Sunday performed by Jin & Tonic will begin at 4 p.m.
The Illinois Brass Band will present Brass in the Park at 4 p.m. Sunday, July 8 at Mallinckrodt Park.