5 things to do this weekend in the suburbs
Color your world at Naperville's Holi festival, take in "Sesame Street" at the Sears Centre or try gaming in Gurnee this weekend. These are just a few of many options for the weekend ahead. Here are five ideas. For others, go to dailyherald.com/calendar.
Game(s) on
Compete for a cause at Gaming Hoopla at the Holiday Inn, 6161 W. Grand Ave., Gurnee. The event features board games, miniatures and role-playing games and benefits the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation. Single-day admission $20-$25, weekend passes $30 for children 12 and under and $45 for adults. Sunday family day packages are $25 for two adults and two kids. www.gaminghoopla.com. 10 a.m. to 3 a.m. Friday, April 7; 8 a.m. to 3 a.m. Saturday, April 8; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 9.
Musical mayhem
Embrace the camp when Steel Beam Theatre revives "Ruthless! The Musical," a 1992 tuner by Marvin Laird and Joel Paley that mashes up "Gypsy" and "All About Eve" with a side of "Mommie Dearest." The adults-only show centers on a precocious but sociopathic 8-year-old willing to do anything to get the lead in her school play. It's at 111 W. Main St., St. Charles. $23-$28. (630) 587-8521 or steelbeamtheatre.com. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 7 and 8; 3 p.m. Sunday, April 9.
'Street' cred
Score big points with younger kids and grandkids by taking them to see "Sesame Street Live - Elmo Makes Music." The touring family show plays this weekend at the Sears Centre Arena, 5333 Prairie Stone Parkway, Hoffman Estates. $21-$88; $10 parking. (888) 732-7784 or searscentre.com. 10:30 a.m., 2 and 5:30 p.m. Saturday, April 8; 1 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday, April 9.
True colors
Turn blue (or any other color) when Holi - The Festival Of Colors returns to Naperville. The Vedic Cultural Society event notes the arrival of spring with participants throwing handfuls of organic dyed flour at each other at the Grand Pavilion in downtown Naperville. Admission is free; bags of powder are $2 each. thefestivalofcolors.org. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 8.
That's the ticket!
Laugh along with actor and comedian Jon Lovitz ("Saturday Night Live," "Newsradio") when he performs standup on Saturday at the Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. $35-$45. (815) 356-9212 or rauecenter.org. 8 p.m. Saturday, April 8.