Jack Benny Center for the Arts
The Jack Benny Center for the Arts, located in Bowen Park, Waukegan, Illinois, is the Cultural Arts Division of the Waukegan Park District. The Center plays host to the Bowen Park Theatre and Opera Company, the Waukegan Symphony Orchestra and Concert Chorus, as well as a number of theatre, dance, and /visual art classes and private music and voice lessons.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Arts center
- Description: cultural arts center in Waukegan, Illinois, United States
- Also known as: “Jack Benny Center” and “Jack Benny Center For The Arts”
- Address: IL
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bowen Park and Upton Park.
Bowen Park
Park
Photo: Raas08, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bowen Park is a recreational area in Waukegan, Illinois, along Sheridan Road. It includes an old-growth forest and a ravine. The 60.07-acre park was laid out as a residential property in 1843.
Genesee Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Genesee Theatre is a concert hall and movie palace in Waukegan, Illinois. Today, the venue has seats for 2,403 people and opened in 1927. It's both used as a vaudeville theater and cinema and hosts musical artists and shows. Genesee Theatre is situated 1½ miles south of Jack Benny Center for the Arts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waukegan and Beach Park.
Waukegan
Photo: Bohao Zhao, CC BY 3.0.
Waukegan is in the Far North Suburbs of the Chicagoland region of Illinois. It sits on Lake Michigan, has a large harbor, and is the county seat of Lake County, Illinois.
Beach Park
Town
Beach Park is a village in Benton and Waukegan townships of Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 14,249. Beach Park is situated 3 miles northwest of Jack Benny Center for the Arts.
Gurnee
Photo: juggernautco, CC BY 2.0.
Gurnee is a village in Illinois. It sits at the midpoint between Chicago and Milwaukee. It's best known as the home of the Six Flags Great America amusement park, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago water park, the Gurnee Mills shopping mall, and a Great Wolf Lodge location.
Jack Benny Center for the Arts
- Categories: performing arts center, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Waukegan Township, Lake, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.3875° or 42° 23′ 15″ northLongitude
-87.83° or 87° 49′ 48″ westElevation
627 feet (191 metres)Named after
Jack BennyOpen location code
86JJ95PC+X2OpenStreetMap ID
node 368065530OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=arts_centreGeoNames ID
7151593Wikidata ID
Q6111242
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