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Dolly Parton, Lauryn Hill Added to 2016 Ravinia Festival
The singers join a summer lineup that also includes Diana Ross, Paul Simon, Don Henley and Bob Dylan.
A country music legend and an R&B and hip-hip iconoclast have been added the Ravinia Festival's 2016 concert lineup.
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Dolly Parton will perform at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 7, and Lauryn Hill will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 1. Tickets for these shows, along with the rest of the Ravinia concerts, go on sale at 5 a.m. April 26 at the Highland Park venue's website.
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In March, Ravinia unveiled many of this year's acts for its popular concert series, which kicks off on with Concert Dance Inc. on June 2, and concludes with Bugs Bunny at the Symphony on Sept. 11.
The schedule also includes:
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- Paul Simon: June 18
- Patti LaBelle: June 23
- Chris Cornell: July 3
- Duran Duran: July 8
- Kenny Rogers: July 24
- Diana Ross: July 27
- Bryan Ferry: Aug. 6
- Don Henley: Aug. 14-15
- Tony Bennett: Aug. 13
- Seal: Aug. 28
- Bonnie Rait: Sept. 3
Go to Ravinia's website for the complete series schedule.
PHOTO: Dolly Parton and Lauryn Hill (Wikimedia Commons; Brennan Schnell)
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