folk-rock/bluegrass music jam.

Back by popular demand is the outdoor Bradbury Theatre Stage at the Bowen Park Gazebo. This stage will feature ongoing theater, improv, storytelling and poetry performances. A special performance on this stage will feature Waukegan High School students reading Ray Bradbury’s “The Whole Town’s Sleeping” at noon.

The outdoor Children’s Entertainment Stage will feature a variety of performers throughout the day geared toward younger festival attendees, and a community Drum Circle, presented by Helen Bond and her drumming troupe, begins at 3:30 p.m. The Drum Circle is an annual favorite that allows attendees to participate in facilitated rhythmic drumming. Participants may bring their own drum, percussion, and rhythm instruments.

Programs and events sponsored by the Waukegan Park District Cultural Arts Division are provided in part by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state of Illinois agency.

For more information, call the Waukegan Park District Jack Benny Center for the Arts at (847) 360-4740. The Jack Benny Center is at 39 Jack Benny Drive in Bowen Park.