Sunday picks: ESO accompanies Chaplin's 'City Lights'
A classical Tramp
Charlie Chaplin's 1931 silent film classic "City Lights" gets live accompaniment courtesy of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra this weekend at the Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin, $30-$65. (847) 888-4000 or elginsymphony.org. 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9
Scarecrow showcase
Be amazed at the more than 100 handcrafted scarecrows at the annual St. Charles Scarecrow Festival, at Main and 4th streets, and along the riverfront in downtown St. Charles. Find something new for your home at the Autumn on the Fox Arts and Crafts Show. Plus, there's more: a carnival, a petting zoo, live music and food. Free. scarecrowfest.com. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9
Pumpkins galore
Make the trek out to Highwood to see thousands of lit jack-o'-lanterns lining the pumpkin walls at the seventh annual Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival, at Highwood Avenue and Waukegan and Sheridan roads. A ceremonial wall lighting takes place at 8 p.m. Saturday, with the grand lighting at 7 p.m. Sunday. Besides the all-you-can-carve pumpkins, trick-or-treating, costume contests, pumpkin parade, hay rides, pony rides, a petting zoo, carnival rides and kids' crafts, there also will be two stages with entertainment and the Superhero 5K Pumpkin Run/Walk at 8 a.m. Saturday. Admission is $3 per day; or $5 for a weekend pass. Proceeds will benefit Make-A-Wish Illinois. highwoodpumpkinfest.com. 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9
Sheep, sheep
It's all things sheep at Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St., Naperville, when it hosts its Sheep Sunday. Catch one of two sheepherding demonstrations with John Seraphine of Heatherhope Farm, plus see knitting and drop-spindle demonstrations, wool products on display (and for sale) throughout the grounds, a wool carding "try it" station and more. Admission is $12 adults; $10 seniors 62 and older; $8 kids 4-12; and free for kids younger than 4 and Naper Settlement members. (630) 420-6010 or napersettlement.org. 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9. Sheepherding demonstrations at 1:45 and 2:45 p.m.
'Hollywood and World War II'
In an Illinois Humanities Road Scholars program, lecturer Edward Finch looks at the emergence of the combat film genre during World War II in the "Hollywood and World War II" program at the Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court. Finch will look at the movie industry's factory-like mass production during the war years and how it affected American culture then - and still affects it now. Tickets cost $10. Order online at prairiecenter.org or call (847) 895-3600. 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9
A famous Caesar on stage
"Julius Caesar," as presented by the Performing Arts at Oakton, offers an updated version of the famed play by giving it a modern twist with a look at contemporary culture. See it at the Footlik Theater at Oakton Community College, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines. $10-$12. (847) 635-1900 or oakton.edu/tickets. 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9; and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13. Shows continue through Oct. 16.
Take a ride
Enjoy an evening of old-fashioned farm fun with Moonlight Hayrides on weekends at Primrose Farm, 5N726 Crane Road, St. Charles. Cruise around the farm fields at the height of the fall harvest on a 30-minute tractor-drawn wagon ride. Gather around a bonfire for a marshmallow roast, hot chocolate and hot cider, too. $8-$12 (kids 15 and younger must be accompanied by an adult). (630) 513-6200 or stcparks.org. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 22
Wayans' world
Actor and comedian Shawn Wayans ("Scary Movie," "White Chicks") plays a special engagement of standup gigs this weekend at the Improv Comedy Showcase at Woodfield Road, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. $28 plus a two-item purchase. (847) 240-2001 or chicago.improv.com. 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9
Upcoming concerts
The Falconaires Orchestra: 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, Forest View Educational Center, 2121 S. Goebbert Road, Arlington Heights. Orchestra presents its fall concert, "A Latin Afternoon In Song - When Music Was Music," with vocalist Luis Galvez. General admission tickets are $7 advance; $8 at the door; $6 for District 214 Community Education's Gold Card Club members. For advance tickets, call (847) 718-7702, Monday-Friday between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Visit facebook.com/falconairesorchestra.
Northbrook Symphony Orchestra with "Romance de Paris" concert: 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, Sheely Center for the Performing Arts, 2300 Shermer Road, Northbrook. Classical and more. $10-$50. northbrooksymphony.com.
Kublai Khan, Drowning, Turncoat, The Ewokk, Perpetual Defilement, Lil Creepy, Wicked World, Get A Grip, Chris Ruben, Vex, Chris Ruben, The Truth, The Linden Method, Her Eyes Glazed Over, LVC: 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, at The Fallout, 2230 S. Ashland Ave., Chicago. $10.
Werewolves at Hour 30, 20 Watt Tombstone, BlackGlass: 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, at Subterranean, 2011 W. North Ave., Chicago. $10. (773) 278-6600 or subt.net.
Information is provided by entertainment venues. Check with venue before purchasing tickets. For more concert listings, visit dailyherald.com/calendar.