Celebrate Independence Day weekend by listening to some of the best in blues at Reds, Whites, & the Blues on Friday, July 5 from 6 to 9 p.m. on the Gatehouse Lawn.

This outdoor concert will feature the soulful sounds of Billy Galt & The Blues Deacons (6 p.m.) and James Armstrong (7:30 p.m.). The event is part of the Allerton Park Concert Series presented by Cim-Tek Filtration, with monthly concerts through Sept. 13.

Food will be available to purchase from these food trucks: Moon Bean Coffee, Ice Daddy's, Patty Daddy's and Diggity Dawgs. The Greenhouse Cafè will also be open until 6 p.m. A cash bar will be available. Attendees may also bring their own food, but no outside alcohol is permitted.

$5/person or $10/family, payable upon arrival. Please bring lawn chairs or blankets.

Consider making a weekend out of it and stay overnight with our Weekend Wind Down.