Article posted: 2/15/2013 6:00 AM

Weekend picks: Get some laughs in

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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."

Photo by Brian Forrest

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

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.

Courtesy of Susanna Farms Guests can meet two new Scottish Highland bulls at the President's Day weekend event at Susanna Farms in Lake Villa.

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.

Courtesy of Cheryl Mann

See a wide variety of cats on parade at the Lincoln State Cat Club's All-Breed Cat Show at Harper College in Palatine.

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Catch some comedy this weekend as Heather McDonald lights up two Zanies locations Friday and Saturday nights. Have an itch to scratch a kitty? Visit the Lincoln State Cat Club All Breed Cat Show at Harper College Saturday and Sunday. Or take the kids to the Lego Train Show at the DuPage County Historical Museum this weekend.