Sunday picks: 'LUMA' dazzles Schaumburg's Prairie Center

Posted April 13, 2014 5:00 am

By Laura Milbrath Stewart and Scott C. Morgan

The light and movement show “LUMA” plays at the Prairie Center for the Arts in Schaumburg on Sunday, April 13.

Illuminated dance: The touring show “LUMA” features performers shrouded in black balancing and dancing with a number of illuminated and luminescent object in dazzling configurations today at the Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court, Schaumburg. $30; $28 students/seniors. (847) 895-3600 or prairiecenter.org. 2 p.m. Sunday, April 13

Wheat be gone: The Gluten & Allergen Free Expo promises lots of vendors, educational sessions and other events to aid members of the celiac community and more this weekend at the Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center, 1551 N. Thoreau Drive, Schaumburg. $15-$20 one day pass; $25-$35 weekend pass. (847) 303-4100 or gfafexpo.com. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 13

Spring Festival: More than 350 artists and arts and crafts vendors will be on hand at the Spring Festival at the Odeum Expo Center, 1033 N. Villa Ave., Villa Park. Entertainment and food are also featured. $8-$9. Kids younger than 10 are free. Visit odeumexpo.com. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 13

Jazzy afternoon: The Sessions Jazz Quartet performs as part of the Second Sunday Concert Series in the Luecht Conference Center at McHenry County College, 8900 U.S. Hwy. 14, Crystal Lake. Selections include works by Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Cannonball Adderly and others. Free. For information, contact Michael Hillstrom at (815) 479-7814. 3 p.m. Sunday, April 13

Manic 'Monty': Theatre-on-the-Hill presents a tribute to the zany antics of the “Monty Python” television shows and films in “Another Evening of Monty Python's Flying Circus” at the Bolingbrook Performing Arts Center, 325 Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook. $15. (630) 908-2538 or tothbolingbrook.com. 3 p.m. Sunday, April 13

Gender divide: Clockwise Theatre, a Waukegan-based company dedicated to the work of Midwestern playwrights, presents Rob Winn Anderson's world premiere drama “A Fine Line” starting on Friday. Equity actor Doug McDate stars as an intersex installation artist facing death and an attempted reconciliation with a foster son. Catch the show at Clockwise Theatre, 221 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. $20. (847) 838-3006 or clockwisetheatre.org. 7 p.m. Sunday, April 13

Oldies weekend: Fans of pop music from the 1950s and 1960s have two key shows to choose from this weekend. Little Anthony & the Imperials will play at 8 p.m. at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles, Saturday. Paul Revere & the Raiders will hit the same stage at 8 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets for each show start at $39; oshows.com. Little Anthony & the Imperials will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 12, and Paul Revere and the Raiders perform at 8 p.m. Sunday, April 13

In residence: Eleventh Dream Day, the acclaimed local band led by Northbrook native Rick Rizzo, is currently in the midst of a Sunday-night “residency” at the intimate Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia, Chicago. Eleventh Dream Day emerged in the late 1980s with the beloved record “Prairie School Freakout,” which delivered a blistering combination of punk and classic guitar rock. In later releases, the group adding experimental sounds and song structures to its rock 'n' roll attack. $10, hideoutchicago.com. 8 p.m. Sunday, April 13

Doug McDade stars as an intersex performance artist facing death in Rob Winn Anderson's world premiere drama “A Fine Line” at Clockwise Theatre in Waukegan from Friday, April 11, through Sunday, May 4. Courtesy of Clockwise Theatre

Celebrate Mother Nature with the Hoffman Estates Park District's Earth Day Celebration. Courtesy of the Hoffman Estates Park District

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