Weekend picks: 'Idol' Lee DeWyze plays BaseCamp

Returning 'Idol'

Loyal fans of former "American Idol" winner Lee DeWyze of Mount Prospect can see the singer-songwriter at two suburban locations this weekend: first at Tailgaters Sports Bar & Grill, 431 W. Boughton Road, Bolingbrook. $20-$69. ticketweb.com; then at BaseCamp Pub at Four Lakes, 5750 Lakeside Drive, Lisle. $25. leedewyzeofficial.com. 8 p.m. Friday, July 15, in Bolingbrook; 6:30 p.m. Saturday, July 16, in Lisle

Taste of Summer

A weekend full of music, rides and food are all part of the Antioch's Taste of Summer Festival 2016. Enjoy delectable specialties while listening to top entertainment. Carnival rides, games, sidewalk sales and some free kids activities add up to fun for the whole family in downtown Antioch (behind the shops on Main Street at the Bandshell). (847) 395-2233 or antiochchamber.org. 4 to 10 p.m. Thursday, July 14; 4 to 11 p.m. Friday, July 15; noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, July 16; and noon to 7 p.m. Sunday, July 17

It's in his name

Fans of Comedy Central standup specials and the IFC series "Z-Rock" won't want to miss seeing one of its stars, Big Jay Oakerson, performing standup this week at two Zanies locations: first at 1548 N. Wells St., Chicago, (312) 337-4027; then at MB Financial Park, 5437 Park Place, Rosemont, (847) 813-0484. $25 plus a two-item purchase. zanies.com. 8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 14, and 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. Friday, July 15, in Chicago and 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, July 16, in Rosemont

'Sleeping Beauty'

AlphaBet Soup Productions, a professional children's theater company, presents a performance of the fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty" at the Tivoli Theater, 5021 Highland Ave., Downers Grove. $8. For tickets, call (630) 932-1555 or see absproductions.com. Tickets will sold at the theater's box office before performances. 10 a.m. Friday and Saturday, July 15-16

'Undateable' guy

Comedian Brent Morin (NBC's "Undateable") returns to his standup roots for a series of shows this weekend at the Improv Comedy Showcase at Woodfield Mall, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. $22 plus a two-item purchase. (847) 240-2001 or chicago.improv.com. 8 and 10:15 p.m. Friday, July 15; 7 and 9:15 p.m. Saturday, July 16

Hard-living man

Singer and guitarist David Allan Coe is famous for his hard-living reputation in the outlaw country music movement. See him perform tonight at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $22-$49. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com. 8 p.m. Friday, July 15

'The Good Dinosaur'

See the 2015 animated film "The Good Dinosaur," about a lovable dino named Arlo who teams with a canine-like boy to find his family and home after a devastating flood, for free in Community Park, 5 Park View Lane, Hawthorn Woods. The PG-rated film features the voices of Jeffrey Wright and Frances McDormand. The screening is part of the Hawthorn Woods Movies in the Park series. Free. vhw.org. Dusk Friday, July 15

Burn, Werewolves at Cubby Bear

If you're looking for some solid Chicago rock 'n' roll, head to the Cubby Bear Friday when Big City Burn takes the headlining slot with their driving guitars and strong vocal work. Michigan's Vandalay checks in on the lineup, along with the groove-rocking, soulful originals from Werewolves at Hour 30 and Americana-tinged rock from the Trick Shooter Social Club. Cubby Bear, 1059 W. Addison St., Chicago. $7-$10. (773) 327-1662 or cubbybear.com. 8:30 p.m. Friday, July 15

Catch Bobaflex at Brauerhouse

Elk Grove Village's Brandon James and his hard-rocking Jimi Falls join the lineup at Brauerhouse when metal band Bobaflex ventures to the Chicago area. Chicago's Two Ton Anvil contributes its genre-jumping blend to the lineup, joined by Fools' Brew's driving Midwest metal. At Brauerhouse, 1000 N. Rohlwing Road, Lombard. $10-$13. (630) 495-2141 or brauerhouse.com. 9 p.m. Friday, July 15

Summer Bird Walk

Search the fields and woods for birds during the Summer Bird Walk at the Morton Arboretum, 4100 Route 53, Lisle. Learn about the various resident birds and their behavior and foraging needs from an expert guide. Walk begins in the arboretum's Thornhill Shelter. $8 members; $10 nonmembers. Registration is required. (630) 719-2468 or mortonarb.org. 8 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 16

Hops happening

More than 200 craft beers from around the country are featured at the 4th annual Naperville Ale Fest on Saturday at Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St., Naperville. $50 general admission; $20 designated driver admission. (888) 695-0888 or napervillealefest.com. 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 16

Hoots and hawks

Mark Spreyer, executive director of Stillman Nature Center in South Barrington, brings some of the center's rescued owls and hawks to the Lords Park Zoo, 325 Hiawatha Drive in Elgin, for the Raptors of Stillman Nature Center program. Visitors can get an up-close look at these birds of prey and learn about their place in nature. Free. (847) 741-6655 or elginpublicmuseum.org. 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 16

Soft rockers

Fans of pop hits like "All Out of Love," "Every Woman in the World" and more won't want to miss seeing the Aussie band Air Supply share a concert bill with Blood, Sweat & Tears on Saturday at RiverEdge Park, 360 Broadway, Aurora. $40. (630) 896-6666 or riveredgeaurora.com. 7 p.m. Saturday, July 16

Neil brings Crue to Arcada

Best known as the unmistakable voice of Motley Crue, Vince Neil has had a long and storied history with the band. He brings the hits of the Motley canon to Ron's Rock 'N Roll Circus II at the Arcada Theatre. It's a night of hard rock rounded out by the Hellzapoppin Circus Sideshow. The lineup also includes '80s-'90s metal rockers KIX and Chicago rock band Enuff Z'Nuff for an evening of PG-17 entertainment at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $49-$99. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com. 7 p.m. Saturday, July 16

Classical masterpieces

Cellist Alisa Weilerstein is the featured soloist performing Elgar's Cello Concerto with conductor Sir Andrew Davis and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Also on the bill is Beethoven's 5th Symphony and Vaughn Williams' "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis" this Saturday at the Ravinia Festival, 418 Sheridan Road, Highland Park. $25-$90 pavilion seating; $10 lawn seating. (847) 266-5100 or ravinia.org. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 16

New works

Nine world premieres by rising choreographers are part of Thodos Dance Chicago New Dances 2016, now in its 16th year and playing this weekend at the Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. $14-$40. (773) 935-6875 or thodosdancechicago.org. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 16; 3 p.m. Sunday, July 17

Mulligan Stew

The band Mulligan Stew performs traditional Irish music, along with folk, rock and bluegrass at Capannari Ice Cream, 10 S. Pine St., Mount Prospect, as part of the venue's Concerts in the Park series. Guests are invited to bring a picnic dinner. Lawn chairs are welcome. Free. (847) 392-2277 or capannaris.com. 6 p.m. Sunday, July 17

Juke box heroes

Foreigner - the band behind megahit "I Want to Know What Love Is" as well as "Juke Box Hero," "Cold as Ice" and "Waiting for a Girl Like You" - plays a free concert in celebration of Elk Grove Village's 60th anniversary at Community Park, 164 Lions Drive. elkgrove.org. 7 p.m. Sunday, July 17

Upcoming concerts

Chuck-A-Roo & the Fabulous Memories at Hawthorn Woods Summer Concert: 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 15, Hawthorn Woods Community Park, 5 Park View Lane, Hawthorn Woods. Rock, blues, jazz. Free. vhw.org.

David Allan Coe: 8 p.m. Friday, July 15, Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. Country. $22-$49. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com.

Lee DeWyze: 8:30 p.m. Friday, July 15, Tailgaters Sports Bar and Grill, 431 W. Boughton, Bolingbrook. $20. (630) 679-1994 or tailgatersgrill.com.

The Levins: 8:15 p.m. Friday, July 15, Two Way Street Coffeehouse, 1047 Curtiss St., Downers Grove. Contemporary folk. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. $7 suggested donation. (630) 969-9720 or twowaystreet.org.

Harry Hmura Blues Band: 9:30 p.m. Friday, July 15, Harlem Avenue Lounge, 3701 S. Harlem Ave., Berwyn. Blues. $6. (708) 484-3610 or harlemavenuelounge.com.

Laid Back Festival, featuring Gregg Allman, Peter Frampton and others: 4 p.m. Saturday, July 16, First Merit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, 1300 S. Lynn White Drive, Chicago. Rock. $25-$99.75. (312) 540-2668 or livenation.com.

Air Supply with Blood, Sweat & Tears: 7 p.m. Saturday, July 16, RiverEdge Park, 360 N. Broadway St., Aurora. Gates open at 6 p.m. Pop, rock. $40. (630) 896-6666 or riveredgeaurora.com.

Orange Star: 9 p.m. Saturday, July 16, at Quigley's irish Pub, 43 E. Jefferson St., Naperville. Acoustic pop. (630) 428-4774 or quigleysirishpub.com.

IndigoSun, Brother Rage, Marmaletta: 9 p.m. Saturday, July 16, at Cubby Bear, 1059 W. Addison St., Chicago. Jam, rock. $10. (773) 327-1662 or cubbybear.com.

Lewis Copeland and Sunfallen: 9:30 p.m. Saturday, July 16, Joe's Live, 5441 Park Place, Rosemont. Country, rock. For ages 21 and older. $10. (847) 261-0392 or joesliverosemont.com.

Afterlife featuring DJ Icey and Keith MacKenzie: 10 p.m. Saturday, July 16, at Annex Nightclub, 1958 W. North Ave., Chicago. Free before 11 p.m. (773) 278-4646 or housemusicsavedmylife.com.

Tom Chapin and Friends: Noon Sunday, July 17, at Ravinia Festival, 418 Sheridan Road, Highland Park. Kids' concert. $5-$10. (847) 266-5100 or ravinia.org.

Rita Coolidge: 5 p.m. Sunday, July 17, Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St Charles. Rock. $39-$89. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com.

Mulligan Stew at Capannari's Concert in the Park: 6 p.m. Sunday, July 17, Capannari Ice Cream, 10 S. Pine St., Mount Prospect. Free. (847) 392-2277 or capannaris.com.

Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, Emmylou Harris: 7 p.m. Monday, July 18, at Ravinia Festival, 418 Sheridan Road, Highland Park. Rock, country. $95-$115, lawn $38-$43. (847) 266-5100 or ravinia.org.

Dixie Crush: 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, Lake in the Hills Airport, 8407 Pyott Road, Lake in the Hills. Celebrate the Lake in the Hills Parks & Recreation Department's 20th anniversary with free concert. Country. (847) 960-7460 or lith.org.

Heart, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Cheap Trick: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, First Merit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, 1300 S. Lynn White Drive, Chicago. Rock. $26.25-$120.25. (312) 540-2668 or livenation.com.

Eric & Kathy's Concert For The Kids: 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, MB Financial Park, 5501 Park Place, Rosemont. Singer-songwriter Ben Rector and Grammy Award-winning artist Colbie Caillat perform acoustic selections of their hit songs. Event is hosted by 101.9 FM The Mix hosts Eric Ferguson and Kathy Hart to raise funds to benefit the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Free admission. rosemont.com.

Illinois Brass Band: 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, Fred P. Hall Amphitheater, 262 E. Palatine Road, Palatine. Classical, jazz and pop. Free. illinoisbrassband.org.

Bryan Adams: 8 p.m. Thursday, July 21, First Merit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, 1300 S. Lynn White Drive, Chicago. Rock. $21-$95.95. (312) 540-2668 or livenation.com.

Information is provided by entertainment venues. Check with venue before purchasing tickets. For more concert listings, visit dailyherald.com/calendar.