The O’Plaine Station concert series 323 Concord Square Providence Village Gurnee, Illinois 60031 (Just north of Chicago!)

Email opstationcs@gmail.com for more information and to reserve your seat at the station.

We are conveniently located off of I-94 between Chicago and Milwaukee (very close to the 6 Flags, Great America amusement park!). If you are planning a tour through the upper Midwest/Great Lakes area, please keep us in mind.

A little more about us and our background. The O’Plaine Station concert series was started on 10/3/25 (so just a baby at this point). The name of the concert series is taken from both the main road leading into our subdivision (O’Plaine Road) and the historic O’Plaine House and the associated barn behind, located a couple miles from our house. The barn is said to have been a stop on the underground railroad. It was located 100 yards from the Des Plaines river and behind the popular boarding house which had visitors coming and going at all hours. Since most underground railroad stops were called “stations”, our think tank came up with O’Plaine Station. We are a welcoming stop along your long journey from one place to another. We take in all and provide a safe space to share ideas, thoughts, stories and songs in an intimate environment with eager ears and open minds.

Your Hosts:

Travis (originally from Kansas) has been involved with folk music for over 25 years, as a co-founder and manager of the campground stage, Stage 7 in the Pecan Grove (see links below), at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas. He loves music and is drawn to all musicians and like minded artists and free thinkers. His background is in architecture, but he put that behind in 2023 to focus on family, mental health, Stage 7 and now the O’Plaine Station concert series. His current mantra is “Music is Medicine” (thanks Elexa Dawson).

Allison (Illinois/Lake County 4 Life) is a lover of all music, but jam bands are her….uh…jam? Allison loves the energy from live performances of any kind. She loves to dance, but make space! She dances to her own beat and her own style 😊. Allison is a nurse anesthetist and legally knocks people out for a living. If you pay enough, she’ll even wake you up. Just kidding (legally we can’t say that, so please realize that is totally a sarcastic statement. Thank you lawyer-dude).

KC is eight. He thinks music is cool. Just don’t mess up his toys, please 😊.