Sunday picks: Andrew Grams conducts ESO season closer

Posted May 03, 2015 6:00 am

By Laura Milbrath Stewart and Scott C. Morgan

Ode to joy

Mahler's "Totenfeier" and Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 are the featured works in the Elgin Symphony Orchestra concerts "Season Finale: Full Sound … Full Joy!" conducted by Andrew Grams this weekend at the Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin. $25-$60. (847) 888-4000 or elginsymphony.org. 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 3

Celebrating Mother Nature

Get your green thumb ready for spring planting at the Backyards for Nature Fair and Native Plant Sale, at the Spring Valley Nature Center, 1111 E. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg. Gardening experts will be on hand to discuss tips, and a large variety of native shrubs, wildflowers and grasses will be available for purchase. Bring the kids for special gardening activities and birdhouse building. Free. (847) 985-2100 or parkfun.com. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 3

Workout central

TheFitExpo Chicago promises a slew of top-tier fitness celebrities, executives and industry veterans along with more than 200 companies with discounts and complimentary samples this weekend in Hall G of the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont. $25 daily admission; $40 two-day admission; $10 kids ages 6 to 12. (818) 545-0290 or thefitexpo.com. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 3

Torah scribe

Yochanan Nathan, a Chicago-area Torah scribe, demonstrates how a Torah scroll, featuring the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, is created. He also discusses rituals and laws that govern the writing of a Torah and demonstrates how the Hebrew letters are written in a public program at the Geneva Public Library, 127 James St., Geneva. Tickets cost $8-$10 in advance and $12 at the door. Event is sponsored by the Fox Valley Jewish Neighbors of Geneva. (630) 465-0356 or fvjn.org. 2 p.m. Sunday, May 3

Rock out

Very few tickets remain to see the American rock band Paramore and their "Writing the Future Tour" with Copeland on Sunday at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont. $37.50-$73. (800) 745-3000 or rosemonttheatre.com. 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 3

Taylor York, Hayley Williams and Jeremy Davis, of the American rock band Paramore, perform at the Rosemont Theatre on Sunday, May 3. Associated Press, 2013

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