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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbs

It's time to brave the cold: Elvis Presley impersonators heat up the Rosemont Theatre stage in "Elvis Lives." And the Elgin Symphony Orchestra celebrates movie music with "A Night at the Oscars." Get out and enjoy your weekend. Here are five things to do. For more ideas, go to dailyherald.com/calendar.

The Oscar went to ...

Get in the spirit of the Academy Awards when the Elgin Symphony Orchestra performs extracts from Oscar-nominated and winning films like "Schindler's List," "The Red Violin" and more in the concert "A Night at the Oscars" this weekend at two locations: Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court, Schaumburg; then at Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin. $25-$60. (847) 888-4000 or elginsymphony.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday in Schaumburg; 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Elgin.

Virtuoso banjos

Grammy Award-winner Béla Fleck teams up with Abigail Washburn to perform a banjo and folk concert at North Central College's Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. $50-$65. (630) 637-7469 or finearts.northcentralcollege.edu. 8 p.m. Saturday.

King of Rock

See impersonators depicting Elvis Presley through the many stages of his showbiz career in the touring show "Elvis Lives," which plays the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont. $34.50-$99. (800) 745-3000 or rosemonttheatre.com. 3:30 p.m. Sunday.

Cold hands, warm hearts

Teatro Lirico d'Europa performs a touring production of Puccini's 1896 romantic opera "La Bohème" at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $29-$69. (630) 962-7000 or oshows.com. 5 p.m. Sunday.

Country and comedy

Get ready for some painful insights and observations when comic country music songwriter Rodney Carrington brings his "Here Comes the Truth" tour to the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. $38-$48. For mature audiences only. (800) 982-2787 or geneseetheatre.com. 7 p.m. Sunday.

Bela Fleck performs with Abigail Washburn at North Central College's Wentz Concert Hall in Naperville.
Comedian Rodney Carrington performs at the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan. Associated Press
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