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Weekend picks: Catch Barbra at the United Center

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Superstar Barbra Streisand headlines Chicago's United Center on Friday, Oct. 26.

Tobias Wegner stars in Circle of Eleven's tour of "LEO," which plays at the Elgin Community College Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26-27.

The "Haunted Carousel" is one of the family activities at the annual "Boo! at the Zoo" event at Brookfield Zoo.

Courtesy of the Chicago Zoological Society

Yo-yo artist Shane Lubecker of Algonquin, a final five finalist in Suburban Chicago's Got Talent, will perform during the Family Variety Hour Saturday at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights.

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See more than 300 alpacas from across the country at the Illinois Alpaca Show at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake.

Courtesy of Patti Jennings

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Kids can go trick-or-treating and meet popular children's cartoon and storybook characters at the Halloween Trick or Treat Path at Viking Park in Gurnee.

Comedian/actor Christopher Titus headlines the Improv Comedy Showcase in Schaumburg.

"Halloween Magic 2" comes to the Akoo Theatre at Rosemont on Sunday, Oct. 28.

Country artist Sara Evans headlines Pfeiffer Hall Sunday, Oct. 28, at North Central College in Naperville.

Courtesy of Sara Evans

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Here's your chance to see Barbra Streisand in concert when she stops by the United Center Friday. Listen to spine-tingling stories at the Ray Bradbury Storytelling Festival Friday at the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan. The 51st annual Sycamore Pumpkin Festival, which includes hundreds of decorated pumpkins, a parade, a carnival, a pie-eating contest, a giant pumpkin weigh-in and more, starts tonight, too.