Thousands of people are expected to attend the 28th annual Northalsted Market Days® will take place Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 1-2, on North Halsted between Belmont and Addison.
The event is the largest two-day street fair in the Midwest.
Among the performers on Market Days' four music stages ( which includes one devoted to jazz ) will be R&B icons En Vogue, Jody Watley, Kristine W, Cece Peniston and Kathy Sledge at the new "VIP Stage" near Addison. Other performers include Berlin, Brian Kent, Levi Kreis and American Idol's Syesha Mercado.
There will also be 400 food and unique arts & crafts vendors.
The music line-up is as follows:
LOGO Belmont
Stage Entertainment
presented by Comcast
Saturday
12:15 p.m.Kimi Hayes
2 p.m.The Handcuffs
3 p.m.Chicago Spirit Brigade
3:30 p.m.My Dear Disco
4:45 p.m.LOGO Lip Sync Contest
5:15 p.m.Dot Dot Dot
7:45 p.m.Rock Candy
Sunday
12:30 p.m.Suzy Brack & The New Jack Lords
2 p.m.BPM
3 p.m.Windy City Cowboys
3:30 p.m.Hag
4:45 p.m.Chicago Spirit Brigade
5:15 p.m.Candye Kane
7 p.m.Cat Fight
Horseshoe Casino VIP Stage
@ Addison Entertainment
Saturday
3:30 p.m.American Idol's Syesha Mercado
5:20 p.m.Lucas Prata
7 p.m.Kristine W
9 p.m.En Vogue
Sunday
3:30 p.m.CeCe Peniston
4:30 p.m.Kathy Sledge
6:30 p.m.Berlin
8:30 p.m.Jody Watley
Roscoe Stage Entertainment
Saturday
12 p.m.Everelle
1:15 p.m.Jason Antone
2 p.m.Brian Kent
2:45 p.m.Kelly King
4:15 p.m.Levi Kreis
6 p.m.Eric Himan
8 p.m.16 Candles
Sunday
12:30 p.m.Project Ultra
2:15 p.m.The Hat Guys
5 p.m.Abba Band
6:45 p.m.Linda Clifford
8:30 p.m.Village People
The Jazz Oasis
Saturday
12:30 p.m.The Flat Cats
3:00 pmInternational Academy of Design
and Technology Fashion Show
3:30 p.m.Liz Mandeville & the Blues Points
5:45 p.m.ROTC Squad
6:30 p.m.Chicago Cabaret Project
Sunday
12:30 p.m.Petra
3:30 p.m.Soulio
6:30 p.m.BMR4
For more info, see www.chicagoevents.com/event.cfm.