Sunday's Smiley Tillmon Band Concert Cancelled

EVERGREEN PARK, IL — Update -- The Smiley Tillmon concert set for Sunday, Sept. 22, at 50-Acre Park has been cancelled due to rain in the forecast. The village will not reschedule the concert this fall, but will try to Smiley and his band to Evergreen Park in 2020.

Spend a soulful evening with the Smiley Tillmon Band this Sunday, Sept. 22. The free end-of-summer concert starts at 5 p.m. in 50-Acre Park, 91st and Rockwell, in Evergreen Park. The Barn will also be open for visits with the animals before and during the concert.

The Smiley Tillmon Band is one of the busiest blues outfits in the Midwest. Born Moses Tillmon in Jefferson County, Georgia, Smiley grew up on a diet of gospel, country, blues, with a little calypso thrown in. Backed by Kate Moss on guitar, bassist Tom Rezetko, and George Baumann on drums, the Smiley Tillmon Band presents a crowd pleasing evening.