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Jessica Miller Tomlinson (in white) and Alissa Tollefson star in Thodos Dance Chicago's premiere of "A Light in the Dark," based upon the story of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan, co-choreographed by Melissa Thodos and Ann Reinking.

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The Our World-Underwater Show returns to Rosemont.

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Comedian Heather McDonald performs at Zanies in St. Charles and Rosemont.

Lee Bontecou's 1962 Untitled work is on loan as part of the Museum of Contemporary Art's exhibit "Destroy the Picture: Painting the Void, 1949-1962."

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The Chicago Park District's 8th annual Polar Adventure Days winds down at Northerly Island near the Museum Campus in Chicago.

Sisters Liz Callaway, left, and Ann Hampton Callaway sing in "Sibling Revelry" at Viper Alley in Lincolnshire.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo is set to perform at the Elgin Community College Arts Center.

Singer Dee Alexander is one of the featured soloists with the Chicago Jazz Orchestra and its concert A Tribute to Ray Charles at North Central College's Wentz Concert Hall.

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The true-life tale of Helen Keller and her teacher Anne Sullivan is retold through movement when Thodos Dance Chicago presents the premiere of "A Light in the Dark," Saturday at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts. Lighten things up a little with comedian Heather McDonald playing Zanies this weekend or the sister act "Sibling Rivalry," starring Broadway veterans Ann Hampton Callaway and Liz Callaway at Viper Alley Saturday.