5 things to do this weekend in the suburbs

Posted November 07, 2014 12:01 am

Kick off the holiday season in Crystal Lake, escape into an underwater world in Schaumburg or journey to Oz in Lincolnshire. These are just a few of the options this weekend in the suburbs.

Here are five things to do. For more ideas go to dailyherald.com/calendar.

<h3 class="leadin">Water world: Aquatic Experience - Chicago offers seminars, displays, competitions and a Shark Encounter for aquarium enthusiasts this weekend at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel, 1551 Thoreau Drive, Schaumburg. $10 daily passes; $30 all-day pass (includes seminars); $60 Saturday dinner and keynote speech; $129 weekend pass. Kids ages 5 and under free. (877) 303-0104 or aquaticexperience.org. Noon to 7:45 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. </h3>

<h3 class="leadin">Toto too: Jeff Award-winning director Rachel Rockwell oversees a new Marriott Theatre for Young Audience production of "The Wizard of Oz" at the Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. $15. (847) 634-0200 or marriotttheatre.com. 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday.</h3>

<h3 class="leadin">Christmas comes early: Kick off the holidays with "An Irish Christmas," featuring music, dance and storytelling Saturday at Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. A 3 p.m. student show is $20 for adults, $10 students. The full performance starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $32-$36. In between is an Irish Whiskey Tasting from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on the second floor. Tickets $25; space limited. (815) 356-9212 and rauecenter.org. 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday.</h3>

<h3 class="leadin">Cast about: The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County's Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 W. 31t St., Oak Brook, hosts its fourth annual fly-fishing show. The Early Show showcases fishing experts, demonstrations, representatives with fly-fishing equipment and free youth activities. Admission is $10 per person. Kids ages 12 and younger are free. (630) 933-7248. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.</h3>

<h3 class="leadin">'Good Times': Under the Streetlamp, featuring harmonizing former "Jersey Boys" cast members, returns with a new "Let the Good Times Roll" tour Sunday at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora. $45-$55. (630) 896-6666 or paramountaurora.com. 3 p.m. Sunday.</h3>

Philip Peters appears in the Live Shark Encounter, among the exhibits at the World Pet Association's Aquatic Experience - Chicago in Schaumburg this weekend. courtesy of Haai, Inc.

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