Weekend picks: AM Taxi heads to Durty Nellie's

Antique bandits

Try your luck at finding vintage “one-armed bandits” when The Chicagoland Antique Advertising, Slot-Machine & Jukebox Show returns this weekend to the Pheasant Run Resort and Convention Center, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. $7 each day. $50 preview day and full weekend admission. (630) 584-6342 or chicagolandshow.com. 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 1; 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 2; Early bird preview day: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, March 31

Local circus

See local circus performers from Cook, DuPage, Kane and Boone counties take part in The Triton Troupers Circus show this weekend at Triton College's Robert M. Collins Gymnasium, 2000 Fifth Ave., River Grove. $6. (708) 456-0300, ext. 3835 or 3604 or tritontrouperscircus.com. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 30 and 31, 1 p.m. Saturday, March 31

Famously pale

Catch up with star comedian Jim Gaffigan (“My Boys,” “Late Night With Conan O'Brien”) tonight at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. $39.75-$49.75. (847) 782-2366 or geneseetheatre.com. 7 p.m. Friday, March 30

Worth a ride

Chicago band AM Taxi, which includes members from the suburbs, cooks up a nice, punk-flavored brand of rock that draws inspiration from the energy and attitude of The Clash as well as the classic American songcraft of Tom Petty. The band will make a stop this weekend in the suburbs at Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St., Palatine. $8. Go to durtynellies.com. 9 p.m. Friday, March 30

Celtic sounds

Stretch out your monthlong celebration of St. Patrick's Day by seeing the lovely singer/musician lasses of Celtic Woman: “Believe” this weekend at the Akoo Theatre at Rosemont, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont. $32-$72. (800) 745-3000 or rosemonttheatre.com. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 30 and 31

Friday Flashlight Egg Hunt

Youngsters ages 9 to 12 are invited to get an early start on looking for Easter eggs at the Round Lake Area Park District's Friday Flashlight Egg Hunt in Hart Woods Park, 814 Hart Road, Round Lake. Participants can search for hidden plastic Easter eggs and candy treasures. Kids should bring their flashlights and running shoes. Hot chocolate and cookies will be served after the hunt. Youngsters from all area suburbs are invited. Admission is $5 per child. (847) 546-8558 or rlapd.org. 8 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 30

Violin virtuosos

Conductor/violinist Jamie Laredo teams up with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra and violin soloist Bella Hristova for a concert program of Bach, Mozart and Mendelssohn this weekend at the Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin. $24-$70. (847) 888-4000 or elginsymphony.org. 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 30; 8 p.m. Saturday, March 31; 3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 1

Funny for you

Regular listeners of Chicago Public Radio's “Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!” wont want to miss comedian Paula Poundstone in performance tonight at the North Shore Performing Arts Center, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. $45-$52. (847) 673-6300 or northshorecenter.org. 8 p.m. Friday, March 30

Bluegrass boys

If you can't get enough of bluegrass music, then don't miss the award-winning band Dailey & Vincent tonight at College of Lake County's Lumber Center for the Performing Arts, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake. $23-$31. (847) 543-2300 or clcillinois.edu/tickets. The duo will also be meeting with fans and signing CDs at Cracker Barrel, 5706 Northridge Drive, Gurnee, from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 30. Concert: 8 p.m. Friday, March 30 in Grayslake

Egg on their faces

Just tell the kids they're going to the largest free candy grab in the Midwest and it takes place on the grass at Soldier Field and they‘re bound to scream “Sweet!” More than 4,000 adults and children are expected at the 9th Annual Spring Egg-Stravaganza on Saturday, March 31. Before the candy grab, families may have breakfast with the bunny and take photos at Soldier Field's United Club. 8:30 to 10 a.m., ticketed breakfast and 11 a.m. admission-free candy grab on the field of Soldier Field, 1410 S. Museum Campus Drive, Chicago. Breakfast is $17.50 for adults, $12 for children under age 10 and free for children under age 3 with a paying adult. Reservations are mandatory for breakfast. Deadline is Friday, March 30. (312) 235-7162 or visit soldierfield.net.

‘The Turn of the Screw'

First Folio Theatre presents “The Turn of the Screw,” Jeffrey Hatcher's acclaimed adaptation of Henry James novella about a British governess who believes ghostly figures are negatively affecting the children in her care, at Mayslake Hall at the Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 W. 31st St., Oak Brook. $20-$37. (630) 986-8067 or firstfolio.org. 8 p.m. Saturday, March 31

Blending genres

The duo Soul Salvation features Ruthie Foster and Paul Thorn putting their own spin on blues, rock, gospel, folk, R&B and country music. Catch them both Saturday at the Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court, Schaumburg. $36. $34 students/seniors. (847) 895-3600 or prairiecenter.org. 8 p.m. Saturday, March 31

Local singer

Chicago's Michael McDermott, a native of the South suburbs who scored a big hit in the early 1990s with “A Wall I Must Climb,” has been a fixture in the local music scene since. He'll bring his literate songs and passionate live performance to Rosemont for an intimate show this weekend at the Montrose Room, located inside the InterContinental Chicago O'Hare hotel, 5300 N. River Road, Rosemont. $12. Go to montroseroom.com. 8 p.m. Saturday, March 31

Northern Weathermakers

Jam with the Northern Weathermakers group in an evening of rock at Swing State, 19041 W. Grand Ave., Lake Villa. Admission is $6. (847) 219-3150 or swingstate.biz. 9 p.m. Saturday, March 31

Expert Hodgman

You may know John Hodgman as the PC in Apple commercials, or as a “resident expert” on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.” Now get to know Hodgman for his standup comedy on Sunday at the UP Comedy Club, 230 W. North Ave., 3rd Floor, Chicago. $25. (312) 662-4562 or upcomedyclub.com. 8:30 p.m. Sunday, April 1

‘Dramatic Watercolor'

Works in watercolor by artist Tom Lynch are on display in the “Dramatic Watercolor” exhibit at the Oesterle Library Gallery at North Central College, 320 E. School St., Naperville. Exhibit runs Sunday, April 1, through Thursday, May 3. Guests can meet Lynch at an artist's reception on Sunday, April 1. Refreshments will be served. Free. (630) 637-5300 or northcentralcollege.edu. 8 a.m. to midnight Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday; noon to midnight Sunday. Artist reception is 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 1

Whoopee for April Fools'!

Be prepared to make some noise as visitors help detonate a large number of whoopee cushions at The Great Whoop Off event at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. The store provides the cushions, and guests provide the energy to deflate them. The event also celebrates the “Horrid Henry” book series for middle readers. A costumed “Horrid Henry” character will be on hand to meet guests. Free. (630) 355-2665 or andersonsbookshop.com. 2 p.m. Sunday, April 1

Meet the ‘Unsinkable Molly Brown'

Actress Lynn Rymarz portrays Margaret Brown, an American socialite known as the “Unsinkable Molly Brown,” one of the most famous survivors from the RMS Titanic, in the Memorial Chapel at the Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St., Naperville. The event is running in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's sinking. The program is part of the History Speaks Lecture series. Tickets are $5-$6 in advance; $6-$7 at door. (630) 420-6010 or napersettlement.museum. 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 1