Come and enjoy great live music right here at the library! Concerts will be held in-person at the library.
These popular concerts are generously sponsored by the Friends of the Rolling Meadows Library.
Save your spot by clicking the link next to the program listing and sign-up online!
You'll be sent an e-mail with your confirmation for attending in-person.
Persons with disabilities can arrange for special assistance by calling the library at least two weeks prior to any program.
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December: Arts Alive Concert Festive Singers |
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Sunday, December 15th | 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. 'Tis the season to be merry. The Festive Singers are an a cappella quartet that enliven the season with holiday music and spirit. Dressed in their best Dickens-style gay apparel, they perform Christmas and Hanukkah favorites from their large repertoire of traditional and contemporary favorites. The singers have performed all over the Chicagoland area, whether on stage at libraries, corporate events, country clubs, and retirement communities, or strolling among groups of shoppers and tourists. |
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January: Arts Alive Concert Kaleen Dolan: All Requests! |
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Sunday, January 19th | 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Kaleen Dolan, vocalist and pianist, will perform your requests in this fun and lively show. You'll feel like you're at a trendy piano bar where you can call out requests for your favorite songs, and even sing along if you feel like it. Kaleen was raised in Franklin Park, and is now a dueling piano bar player based in Chicago. She is accomplished and well known in the piano industry as well as in the Chicago music scene, and has spent the last ten years professionally performing shows for clients all over the world. She is now the music director at The Redhead Piano Bar in downtown Chicago and has been published on the American Library Association's Programming Librarian website. |
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February: Arts Alive Concert The World's Okayest Vocalist Variety Show |
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Sunday, February 16th | 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. After the pandemic, Denny Svehla began referring to himself as "The World's Okayest Vocalist." You've enjoyed his Neil Diamond and Tribute to Musicals shows, and now he pays tribute to the hit makers from the 50s/60s pop era, 70s soft rock, folk music, musicals, and country music. It's a real variety show full of music, stories, and fun. He began his career as a vocalist after landing the role of Billy Bigelow in "Carousel." Ever since then he has been on stage, including a tour of the country performing a tribute to Neil Diamond's music. Denny has also performed regularly in Branson, Missouri, and at numerous venues in Nashville. He's been performing lunch shows at White Fence Farm since 2006 and is adding new locations for his shows in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, and Iowa. |
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