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Old-fashioned picnic: Celebrate summer at the Hometown Picnic event at Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St., Naperville. A barbershop quartet will perform, and activities include a water balloon toss and watermelon seed-spitting contest. $8-$12 admission. Kids under 4 are free. (630) 420-6010 or napersettlement.org. Noon to 4 p.m. today.

And the winner is ...: The Top 10 finalists of Suburban Chicago’s Got Talent will perform and the winner and Fan Favorite will be crowned at Taste of Arlington Heights, Vail Avenue and Campbell Street. Free. (847) 577-2121, metropolisarts.com or taste-of-arlington.com. 2:30 p.m. today.

Just remember: Flash back to the music of the ’70s with “Sail Rock” at RiverEdge Park, 360 North Broadway, Aurora. Listen to hits from Christopher Cross (“Sailing”), Firefall (“Just Remember I Love You”), Gary Wright (“Dream Weaver”) and others. Skydeck tickets $60, general admission $30. (630) 896-6666 or riveredgeaurora.com. Gates open 6 p.m., show starts at 8 today.

Showbiz revue: Libertyville’s Improv Playhouse, 735 N. Milwaukee Ave., presents “Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You,” a cabaret revue about two wannabe Broadway stars. Rachel Page and Christie Burgess star. $12.50, $8.50 students. (847) 968-4529 or improvplayhouse.com. 7:30 and 9 p.m. today.

Caveman comedy: The one-man play “Defending the Caveman” focuses on the differences between men and women. See it at Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. Tickets are $42. (630) 584-6342 or www.foxvalleyrep.org. 8 p.m. today.

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