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Sunday picks: Huey Lewis brings the News to Naperville

Posted October 18, 2014 11:00 pm

By Laura Milbrath Stewart and Scott C. Morgan

Huey Lewis and the News plays their hits at North Central College's Pfeiffer Hall in Naperville Sunday, Oct. 19.

Heart and Soul

Huey Lewis and the News delivered 1980s pop hits like “The Power of Love,” “Back in Time” and “I Want a New Drug,” Fans can see the band performing on Sunday at North Central College's Pfeiffer Hall, 310 E. Benton Ave., Naperville. $65-$85. (630) 637-7469 or finearts.northcentralcollege.edu. 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19

SUNDAY

Glass Pumpkin Patch

See more than 3,000 pumpkins made of blown glass at the Morton Arboretum's fourth annual Glass Pumpkin Patch. Guests can watch demonstrations by glass blowers, purchase the pumpkins on display and visit a farmers market. Pumpkin patch is free with paid $9-$12 Arboretum admission. Children, ages 1 and younger, are free. The Morton Arboretum is at 4100 Route 53, Lisle. Visit mortonarb.org. Daily hours for exhibit, demonstrations and sale vary. Through Sunday, Oct. 19

Lego Master Build

In celebration of its first anniversary at Gurnee Mills, the Lego Store will host a “Creation Nation” Lego Master Build event. Visitors are invited to help create landscape and city scenes from Lego bricks. The Legos will be used to fill a 25-by-25-foot map of the United States in the mall's Dining Pavilion. Kids can receive prizes for participating. Free. Gurnee Mills is at I-94 and Grand Avenue, Gurnee. (847) 263-7500 or gurneemills.com. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19

Howl-O-Ween Fest

Pets and their human friends are invited to Save-A-Pet's Howl-O-Ween Fest at the Save-A-Pet shelter and adoption center, 31664 N. Fairfield Road, Grayslake. The fest showcases a pet costume contest, a pumpkin patch, pumpkin decorating, a bake sale, games and more. Admission is free. The $10 costume contest entry fee includes a goody bag and a pet photo and benefits the cats and dogs at Save-A-Pet. Visit saveapetil.org. Noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19

OktoBIRDfest

The Stillman Nature Center hosts its Raptor Sunday event, part of the center's monthlong OktoBIRDfest. Guests can get an up-close look at great horned, barred, barn and screech owls. Stillman staff will show off a peregrine falcon, broad-winged hawk and red-shouldered hawk. Kids can dissect owl pellets. $10 per car. The center is at 33 W. Penny Road, South Barrington. (847) 428-6957 or stillmannc.org. 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19

Good swan/bad swan

The Joffrey Ballet unveils its first “Swan Lake” this week, which has been revised by British choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and set in the Degas-inspired studios of the Paris Opera Ballet in the 19th century. See this different take on Tchaikovsky's classic ballet at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E. Congress Parkway, Chicago. $32-$170. (800) 982-2787 or joffrey.org. 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19

No monsters welcome

The Steel Beam Theatre hosts its KC Scaregrounds Haunted House at the Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. Youngsters can tour a non-scary, monster-free version of the house, walking through mazes lit by 3-D glow-in-the-dark paint. Kids are invited to dress in costume. $10 per adult; $5 per child. Purchase tickets at kcscaregrounds.com or on-site at the fairgrounds. Proceeds support the not-for-profit Steel Beam Theatre. 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19

The world of Poe

Actor and historian Terry Lynch performs as famed author and poet Edgar Allan Poe in the “To Tell A Tale” program at the Naper Settlement's Century Memorial Chapel, 523 S. Webster St., Naperville. Lynch gives guests a biographical sketch of Poe's life, and then retells some of Poe's greatest works. $6-$7. Reservations recommended. (630) 420-6010 or napersettlement.org. 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19

Dancin' the night away

Hear the Bobby Sanders Orchestra at the Big Band Dance at Atlantis Banquets, 1273 N. Rand Road, Arlington Heights. The band plays selections by musical greats Glen Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie and many others. Admission is $15 per person. (847) 392-0918. 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19

Mexican pop

Acclaimed Mexican singer and composer Ana Gabriel performs in her El Concierto tour today the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont. $49-$125. (800) 745-3000 or rosemont.com. 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19

Baroque glories

Nicholas Kraemer conducts Mozart's Requiem along with pieces by Beethoven and Haydn with Chicago's own Music of the Baroque today and Monday at two locations: Northwestern University's Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, then at Millennium Park's Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph Drive, Chicago. $27-$75. (312) 551-1414 or baroque.org. 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19 in Evanston; 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 20 in Chicago

Mexican singer-songwriter Ana Gabriel performs at the Rosemont Theatre at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19.

More than 3,000 pumpkins made of blown glass are part of the Morton Arboretum's Glass Pumpkin Patch. Courtesy of the Morton Arboretum

Actort and historian Terry Lunch, pictured, portrays famed author and poet Edgar Allan Poe in the "To Tell A Tale" program at the Naper Settlement. Courtesy of Naper Settlement

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