Two summers ago, a Wednesday at The Arboretum of South Barrington had a clear shape. You arrived around 6:30, found a patch of Main Street Plaza, listened to a cover band until nine, and made your dinner decision somewhere in the parking lot afterward. The concert was the event. The block was the setting.
The 2026 season starts June 17, and the ratio has flipped. The concert is still free, still on Main Street Plaza, still built around tribute bands. What surrounds it is unrecognizable from the 2024 version of the same evening.
Nine Wednesdays, a Tighter Window
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