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Weekend picks: Music is king at Afterlife dance party

Posted January 10, 2015 5:00 am

By Laura Milbrath Stewart and Scott C. Morgan

DJ Tsunami (Erik Johnson) headlines Saturday night's Afterlife dance party at GRANDBAR Whiskey Lounge in Chicago.

All about the music

United2Nite presents its weekly Saturday night dance party at GRANDBAR Whiskey Lounge, 1600 W. Grand Ave., Chicago. From 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., DJs Tsunami, Joes Domingo, CZR, RJ Pickens and more will be dedicating their best mixes to foster a "come as you are, be who you are" atmosphere. Free cover; wristband and bottle packages available. housemusicsavedmylife.com. 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10

Collectibles Show

Sports card collectors can browse through thousands of card choices at the Collectibles Show at the Holiday Inn, 495 Airport Road, Elgin. Find baseball, basketball, football and hockey cards, along with card sets, unopened packs, wax boxes and more. Free admission. For details, call Corkey at (847) 658-4981 or email collectable2@yahoo.com. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10

Big fish

Learn about the latest rods, reels and other products to help you catch the big fish of your dreams at the Muskie Expo Chicago this weekend at the Sears Centre Arena, 5333 Prairie Stone Parkway, Hoffman Estates. $10; free for kids ages 12 and under. muskieexpo.com or searscentre.com. 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11

Maple leaf land

If you're considering an outdoorsy vacation north of the border, then don't miss the All Canada Show starting Thursday at the Pheasant Run Mega Center, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. $10; $8 seniors; free admission for youth ages 17 and younger. (800) 474-3272 or allcanada.com. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11

'The Addams Family'

Step into the sometimes spooky and zany world of characters Gomez, Morticia, Pugsley, Uncle Fester and others as the Fox Valley Park District's Winter Stage group presents the musical comedy “The Addams Family” at the Prisco Community Center, 150 W. Illinois Ave., Aurora. $8-$10. foxvalleyparkdistrict.org. 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11

Shepard play

Director Carin Silkaitis teams up with students to adapt Leslea Newman's novel “October Mourning” for a new theater piece exploring the 1998 murder of gay college student Matthew Shepard starting Thursday at North Central College's Madden Theatre, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. $8-$10. (630) 637-7469 or finearts.northcentralcollege.edu. 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10; 2 and 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11

Hold on

See which contestants can stay in the saddle the longest when the 2015 PBR (Professional Bull Riders): Built Ford Tough Series bucks into town this weekend at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. $20-$130. (800) 745-3000 or allstatearena.com. 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10; 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11

Holiday leftovers

If you're suffering from the post-Christmas season blues, laugh them off with “Mary Mack's Holiday Recovery Comedy Show” on Saturday at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. $25. (847) 577-2121 or metropolisarts.com. 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10

Drinking doom

If you're a fan of the truTV show “Barmageddon,” then don't miss its host Mo Mandel performing standup comedy locally starting Wednesday at Zanies at MB Financial Park, Rosemont. $22, plus a two menu-item purchase. (847) 813-0484 or zanies.com. 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10

Passionate scores

Violin soloist Philippe Quint joins with conductor Andrew Grams and the Elgin Symphony Orchestra for concerts featuring the works of Smetana, Barber and Dvorak this weekend at the Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin. $25-$60. (847) 888-4000 or elginsymphony.org. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10; 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11

DIY comedian?

Find out if comedian Ben Moore has ever faced a trademark lawsuit by the makers of a certain brand of house paint that sounds very similar to his moniker when he performs this weekend at the Comedy Shrine, 4034 Fox Valley Center Drive, Aurora. $20. (630) 585-0300 or comedyshrine.com. 8 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10

Playin' the blues

Jimmy Nick has been turning heads in Chicago clubs with his blues-guitar work since he was a teenager. Now Nick and his band, Don't Tell Mama, are bringing their high-energy blues-rock attack to the suburbs at 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, at Brauerhouse, 1000 N. Rohlwing Road, Lombard. Tickets are $7 at Brauerhouse. Go to brauerhouse.com.

Pop bliss

The Vulgar Boatmen is an odd band because it's really two bands — a recording unit based in Florida and a touring unit based in Indiana. The leaders of the two factions, Robert Ray in Florida and Dale Lawrence in Indiana, composed a series of infectious, blissful, guitar-oriented pop songs that filled two full-length records, “You And Your Sister” and “Please Panic,” in the early 1990s and a third, “Opposite Sex,” that never saw proper release in the U.S. Lawrence continues to tour with his group, which performs at Schuba's Tavern, 3159 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. $12. Go to lh-st.com. 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10

“Mary Mack's Holiday Recovery Comedy Show” plays the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights. Courtesy of G.L. Berg Entertainment

Comedian Mo Mandel performs at Zanies in Rosemont.

Comedian Ben Moore performs at the Comedy Shrine in Aurora.

Violinist Philippe Quint performs with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra at the Hemmens Cultural Center.

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