Sunday picks: Dawn Upshaw joins Knights orchestra at Ravinia
Together again
Soprano Dawn Upshaw teams up with The Knights orchestra for an evening of Dvorak, Legeti, Zhou Long and more Sunday at the Ravinia Festival's Martin Theatre, 418 Sheridan Road, Highland Park. $40-$60 indoors seating; $10 lawn seating. (847) 266-5100 or ravinia.org. 7 p.m. Sunday, July 5
Prairie walk
Take a two-hour-plus prairie walk, led by museum biologist Jerome Johnson, at the Garfield Farm Museum, 3N016 Garfield Road, Campton Hills. See the summer blossoms at Mill Creek Prairie and get a close-up look at the installation of a new bridge over Mill Creek. Admission is $6. Reservations are encouraged. (630) 584-8485 or email info@garfieldfarm.org. 9 a.m. Sunday, July 5
Manga meetup
More than 10,000 fans of Japanese animation and comics are set to converge on the Anime Midwest convention this weekend at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, 9300 Bryn Mawr Ave., Rosemont. $55-$120 weekend registration; $40 one-day-only admission. (847) 692-2220 or animemidwest.com. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, June 5
Browse or buy
More than 100 juried artists show off and sell their wares as part of an Art Festival this weekend at the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake-Cook Road, Glencoe. No admission charge, but parking is $25-$30 per car or van. (847) 835-5440 or chicagobotanic.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 5
Celebrate the Dead
Fans of the Grateful Dead, take heed. In honor of the Dead's sold-out 50th anniversary shows, Hard Rock Cafe Chicago, 63 W. Ontario St., is holding the last of three days of music, complete with two stages and loads of local talent. Closing out the weekend are School of Rock Chicago, Murley and Thinner Teed. Admission varies by day, but a portion of the proceeds goes to Fight2Feed, a not-for-profit organization working to fight hunger in Chicago. See hardrock.com for the full lineup and fees. (312) 943-2252 or hardrock.com. noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, July 5
Settlement Sunday
Tour the museum and other historic buildings and dig in to ice cream sundaes during the Settlement Sunday celebration at Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St., Naperville. Take part in a number of hands-on family activities. Admission is $12 adults; $10 seniors; $8 kids 4-12. (630) 420-6010 or napersettlement.org. 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 5. Ice cream is served from 2 to 3:30 p.m. and is limited to the first 250 guests
Music majors
See the Top 20 finalists of Suburban Chicago's Got Talent compete in the first round of public performances for the summerlong talent competition this evening at the Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court, Schaumburg. $10. (847) 895-3600 or prairiecenter.org. 6:30 p.m. Sunday, July 5
Dead end
If you don't have tickets to see the Grateful Dead and its "Fare thee Well" tour live at Soldier Field in Chicago this weekend, then head to select theaters showing live simulcasts of each concert this weekend at select theaters Sunday listed at fathomevents.com. Ticket prices vary by venue, but largely $18; $20 in St. Charles. (630) 962-7000 or oshows.com. 7 p.m. Sunday, July 5