By Steve Zalusky | Daily Herald
The Buffalo Grove Park District will open its new amphitheater and pavilion at Mike Rylko Community Park just in time to co-host Buffalo Grove Days.
The dedication ceremony is scheduled for 5:15 p.m. Aug. 29, on the first day of the village’s annual Labor Day weekend festival.
The venue will be the new home to the festival, offering bingo and Puzzle Palooza under the pavilion and the main stage performers in the new amphitheater.
The Buffalo Grove Park District’s new amphitheater will open in time for Buffalo Grove Days at Mike Rylko Community Park. J| ohn Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
It also will host several park district events throughout the year.
“Our staff at the (park district’s) community arts center is already discussing putting on shows out here,” including Shakespeare in the Park, said Joe Zimmermann, the park district’s director of recreation and facilities.
The district also will consider booking bands to perform at the venue, he added.
The Buffalo Grove Park District’s new amphitheater at Mike Rylko Community Park will feature the main performers for Buffalo Grove Days. | John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Construction of the $4.3 million facility began in November. Most of the funding came from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, including a $3 million grant from the Build Illinois Bond Fund, sponsored by the Illinois Black Caucus, and another $250,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund, sponsored by Illinois House Democrats.
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