Northbrook Days 2012 Schedule

The 88th Northbrook Days Festival starts Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. and lasts until Sunday night in the . The annual fundraiser for the  will include five days of live performances, a beer and wine garden, games, rides, raffles and a "Taste of Northbrook." A complete schedule of events is listed below.

Wednesday (Open 6:00 to 10:00)

• Civic Beer & Wine Garden — 6:00 to 10:00
• Bocce and Bag Courts Open for Practice (Right Field) — 6:00 to 10:00
• Mike the Variety Entertainer (Walking around) — 7:00 to 9:00
• 7th Heaven (performing) — 8:00 

Thursday (Open 6:00 to 10:00)

• Civic Beer & Wine Garden — 6:00 to 10:00 
• Bocce and Bag Courts Open for Practice (Right Field) — 6:00 to 10:00
• Brian Wismer, Hoop Head (Walking around) — 6:30 to 8:30
• Northbrook Garage (performing) — 6:00 to 7:00
• Libido Funk Circus (performing) — 8:00 

Friday (Open 6:00 to 11:00)

• Civic Beer & Wine Garden — 6:00 to 9:00 
• Bocce and Bag Courts Open for Practice (Right Field) — 6:00 to 11:00
• Mike D., Magician (Walking around) — 7:00 to 9:00
• Peter Quinn & The Hicktafires (performing) — 6:00 to 7:30
• Dick Holliday & The Bamboo Gang (performing) — 8:30 

Saturday (Open Noon to 11:00)

• Fun for People with Special Needs (Advanced Registration Required by calling 847-272-5050 ex. 4260) — 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
• Unlimited Rides ($22) — Noon to 5:00
• Bags Tournament (Right Field) — 3:00
• Mike Mauthe, stage show (Main Stage) — 1:45 to 2:45
• Margaret Mauthe, face painting (Near the Gazebo) — 2:00 to 4:00
• Brian Wismer, Simon Says Challenge (Main Stage) — 3:15 to 4:00
• Susan G. Komen Wine Tasting (Beer & Wine Garden) — 2:30 to 5:30
• Civic Beer & Wine Garden — 6:00 to 11:00 
• Rico (performing) — 6:00 to 7:30
• Louie Zagoras & Rollover (performing) 8:30

Sunday (Open 1:00 to 9:00)

• Unlimited Rides ($22) — 1:00 to 9:00
• Bocce Ball Tournament (Right Field) — 2:00
• Mike D., magic (Main Stage) — 1:30 to 2:15
• Margaret Mauthe, face painting (Near the Gazebo) — 1:30 to 3:30
• Rick Colen, juggler (Main Stage) — 2:30 to 4:30
• Civic Beer & Wine Garden — 5:00 to 9:00 
• (performing) — 5:00
• Dot Dot Dot (performing) — 7:15
• $25,000 Grand Prize Raffle Drawing — 8:45 

Raffle tickets are on sale on the Northbrook Days website for $20. Glencoe's Fields Auto Group is sponsoring this year's grand prize, which is the winner's choice of a brand new 2012 Mini Cooper, 2012 Chrysler 200S, 2012 Jeep Wrangler, 2012 Fiat 500 Convertable or $25,000 in cash.

Northbrook Days is the Northbrook Civic Foundation's only fundraising event, held each summer in the Village Green. Proceeds from the fundraiser are distributed to local non-profit organizations. Northbrook Civic has donated more than $2.7 million to students and organizations throughout its 105 year history.

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