The third free Concert on the Quad of the summer on July 12 will be a jazz festival headlined by one of Chicago's finest jazz combos, Franz Jackson and the Jazz Entertainers. Jackson's group will play at 7.
Admission is free.
Campus construction has shifted the concert site to the other side of the quad opposite Cook Hall. Musicians will be located the stairway on the west side of Hovey Hall. Patrons are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating. On July 19, Illinois State string faculty and guest artists will present an Evening of Chamber Music, and the concert series finale on July 26 will feature voice faculty singing favorites from the operatic and Broadway stages. Both begin at 7 p.m.