Sunday picks: Stars on Ice dazzle at Allstate
Olympic memories
It's been 10 years since the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and this year's edition of Stars on Ice (directed and choreographed by Kurt Browning) features skating stars like Sasha Cohen, Todd Eldredge, Kyoko Ina and John Zimmerman from the last Winter Games held in the U.S.A. See these champion skaters and more Sunday at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. $25-$150. (800) 745-3000 or starsonice.com. 5 p.m. Sunday, March 11
Make them grow
Get great traditional tips and ideas on the latest gardening trends when the Chicago Flower & Garden Show continues today at Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago. $17 on weekdays; $19 weekends. (312) 595-7437 or chicagoflower.com. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday from March 11-18
‘Reptile Rampage'
The Wildlife Discovery Center of Lake Forest hosts its “14th Annual Reptile Rampage” educational event at the City of Lake Forest Recreation Center, 400 Hastings, Lake Forest. Guests can get an up-close look at alligators, lizards, rattlesnakes, turtles, tortoises, frogs and other reptiles. Talk with experts from zoos, universities, museums and nature centers. Other highlights include hands-on art stations, a silent auction, refreshments and more. Admission is $8 adults; $5 children. For a $1 off admission, go to visitlakecounty.org/coupons. Visit wildlifediscoverycenter.org. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 11
Tapping the trees
Learn the time-honored method of collecting sap the old-fashioned way at Maple Sugaring Days at Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St., Naperville. Visitors can then sample maple syrup and take recipes to make at home. $6.50-$9. (630) 420-6010 or napersettlement.museum. 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 11
Meet Kristi Yamaguchi
Olympic skating champion and author Kristi Yamaguchi discusses and signs copies of her new picture book, "It's a Big World, Little Pig!" at The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm St., Winnetka. Free admission. The purchase of Yamaguchi's book from The Book Stall is required for anyone wanting a place in the book-signing line. (847) 446-8880 or thebookstall.com. 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 11
Broadway back story
The arrival of a young actress to the Wisconsin retreat of married stage legends Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne leads to a romantic upheaval in “Ten Chimneys,” Jeffrey Hatcher's comedy about Broadway legends who hosted some of the most influential stage and screen stars of their time. BJ Jones directs Northlight Theatre's production featuring V. Craig Heidenreich, Lia Mortensen, Linda Kimbrough, Janet Ulrich Brooks and Lance Baker and others. See it at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. $25-$60. (847) 673-6300 or northlight.org. Previews at 2:30 and 7 p.m. Sunday, March 11