Weekend picks: Lords, ladies welcome at the Bristol Renaissance Faire

Huzzah! Huzzah!

Travel back in time to 16th century England when the Bristol Renaissance Faire returns for its 31st season this weekend. See costumed actors, jousting, historic demonstrations and more just across the Illinois border at 12550 120th Ave., Kenosha, Wisconsin. $25.95 one-day admission; discounts available for seniors and kids. (847) 395-7773 or renfair.com/bristol. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; through Monday, Sept. 3

Turning Japanese

Fans of all things tied to Japanese animation and manga comics won't want to miss the Anime Midwest convention, which returns this weekend at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont. $40 daily Friday and Saturday; $30 Sunday. (847) 692-2220 or animemidwest.com. 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday, July 7; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, July 8

Island festival

You'll find food, a beer tent, rides, a Saturday classic car show and more at the 2018 Lakefest this weekend at Water Tower Park, 442 West State Road, Island Lake. $20 daily carnival wristbands. (847) 526-8764 or villageofislandlake.com/events. 1 to 10 p.m. Saturday, July 7; 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, July 8

Chilean cousins

Horses and riders from the Chile-based Escuela Clásica Lipizzana join with the local Tempel Lipizzans for special performances titled "Lipizzans of the Americas - North & South." Latin America's first and only Lipizzan herd is part of a special 60th anniversary celebration this month starting Saturday at Tempel Farms, 17000 Wadsworth Road, Old Mill Creek. $17-$75; $150-$250 60th anniversary performance on Saturday, July 21. (847) 244-5330 or tempelfarms.com. Joint performances 6 p.m. Saturday, July 7 and 14; 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 11 and 18; 60th anniversary gala 5:30 p.m. Saturday, July 21

Correctional comedy

Rising local comedian Robert L. Hines draws from his time as a former Cook County correctional officer for plenty of his humor. See Hines in multiple standup sets this weekend at the Improv Comedy Showcase, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. $17 plus a two-item purchase. For ages 18 and older. (847) 240-2001 or chicago.improv.com. 7 and 9:15 p.m. Saturday, July 7; 7 p.m. Sunday, July 8

The legends of Styx, Joan Jett

Legendary Chicago rock band Styx returns home for a headlining show on the lakefront. Catch all the classic hits - "Lady," "Come Sail Away," "Show Me the Way" and more - when the band plays Northerly Island with the iconic Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and hard rock band Tesla. Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, 1300 S. Linn White Drive, Chicago. Tickets start at $24-$450. (800) 745-3000 or livenation.com. 7 p.m. Saturday, July 7

Side Street Battle quarterfinals

Eight bands are moving on to the quarterfinals round of the Side Street Studio Arts' summerlong Battle of the Bands. This week, Binx, Middle Aged Overdose, Shaken Baby Syndrome and Mr. Butterfield face off to see who makes the late-July semifinals. As always, fans get to vote on the night's winners, so come out and support your favorite local performers. Side Street Studio Arts, 15 Ziegler Court, Elgin. $5 suggested donation. (847) 429-2276 or sidestreetstudioarts.org. 7 p.m. Saturday, July 7

'If you want to destroy my sweater ...'

The mid-1990s were the playground of Weezer, the pop-alternative purveyors of "Undone - The Sweater Song," "Say It Ain't So" and the irreverently "Happy Days"-themed video for "Buddy Holly," which played once or a million times on MTV. Joining them are the dynamic and influential Pixies and Liverpool indie rockers The Wombats. Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park. $20-$93. (800) 745-3000 or livenation.com. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 7

'Daydreaming' band

Tickets are scarce to see the British rock band Radiohead ("Creep," "Karma Police") this weekend at the United Center, 1901 W. Madison St., Chicago. $64.50-$99. (800) 745-3000 or unitedcenter.com. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 7

Uptown Roaches

Downers Grove's The Roaches - the Friday night winner of this past weekend's Homegrown Battle of the Bands competition - brings some down and dirty rock 'n' roll to Westmont's Uptown Saturday. Catch Matt Shukin's pipes as he soars with the band, joined by Lex Miller and The Perks, at the free show. The Uptown, 12 W. Burlington Ave., Westmont. Free. (630) 969-4717 or facebook.com. 9 p.m. Saturday, July 7

Horticultural havens

Five Elmhurst private gardens and a Public Community Garden can be toured as part of the 2018 Garden Walk & Faire. Vendors will be selling gardening gear and other accessories at a Faire Boutique at Wilder Park, 175 Prospect Ave., Elmhurst. $20 tour; free admission to the Faire Boutique. elmhurstgardenclub.org. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 8

Top talent

Cheer on local musicians as they compete in the Suburban Chicago's Got Talent Top 20 show for 2018. The finalists, drawn from an initial pool of 95 acts, perform tonight at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. Free, but ticket reservations suggested. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com or events.dailyherald.com. 6 p.m. Sunday, July 8

Blues men

Award-winning blues superstars Buddy Guy and Jonny Lang share a special concert bill on Sunday at the Ravinia Festival, 418 Sheridan Road, Highland Park. $70-$90 pavilion seating; $33-$38 lawn seating. (847) 266-5100 or ravinia.org. 7 p.m. Sunday, July 8

Concert highlights

DZ Fest: 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 7-8, at DZ Records, 8548 S. 85th Court, Hickory Hills. 2-day festival featuring art, a food truck and music. Saturday's lineup includes Neighbors You Know, Red Scarves, Corral, 8-bit crEEps, Two Ton Jack, Ribbonhead, Myrcenes, Bloom, Romancoke, Cordoba, Pixel Grip, BlackGlass, Bow & Spear, Safespace, Thee Arthur Layne, The Threads, Our Fathers, Panda Riot, Joshua Powell & the Great Train Robbery and Bad Bad Meow; Sunday's lineup includes Harvey Dentures, Spooky Generator, Fran, The Tomblands, Special Death, Terroir, Pretty Beggar, Benny Timbre, Salsa del Norte, Strawberry Jacuzzi, Namorado, Dried Spider, Bev Rage and the Drinks, Good at Bad, Claudio Parrone Jr., Bora Bora, Beach Bunny, Matthew McNeal, The Roalde Dahls and Harvey Fox. (708) 280-5177 or facebook.com.

Bullet to the Heart (CD release), Lower Nature, BoneShaker, Grain of Sand: 7 p.m. Saturday, July 7, at H.O.M.E. Bar, 1227 N. Rand Road, Arlington Heights. $10. (847) 577-4663 or homebarchicago.com.

Heartache Tonight: 7 p.m. Saturday, July 7, at Robert O. Atcher Municipal Center, 101 Schaumburg Court, Schaumburg. Free. (847) 490-7020.

City Mouth, Capital Soiree, Unturned, Figure Eight, Airplane Radio: 7 p.m. Saturday, July 7, at Evolution Music, 923 Curtiss Street, Downers Grove. $10-$12. (630) 541-5022 or evolutionmusicstore.com.

Silver & Smoke, mLady, Ian Mahan: 7 p.m. Saturday, July 7, at Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St., Palatine. $8. (847) 358-9150 or durtynellies.com.

Turnspit, Blind Adam and the Federal League, Pledge Drive, Gar Clemens: 8:30 p.m. Saturday, June 7, at Metro, 3730 N. Clark St., Chicago. $10-$12. (773) 549-4140 or metrochicago.com.

Ballyhoo!, Bumpin Uglies, Tropidelic: 9:30 p.m. Saturday, July 7, at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago. $15. (773) 281-4444 or beatkitchen.com.

Sweet Diezel Jenkins, Babybrutha: 10 p.m. Saturday, July 7, at BrauerHouse, 1000 N. Rohlwing Road, Lombard. $7-$10. (630) 495-2141 or brauerhouse.com.

U.S. Army Field Band: 3 p.m. Sunday, July 8, at Cantigny Park, 1s151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. Free. (630) 260-8218 or cantigny.org.

Anderlik, Otto & Church: 5 p.m. Sunday, July 8, at Kracklauer Park, 100 N. Seymour Ave., Mundelein. Free. (847) 949-3226

Tropixplosion: 6 p.m. Sunday, July 8, at Pavilion Gazebo, 1000 Wellington Ave., Elk Grove Village. Free. elkgroveparks.org.

The Remedies, 80 Proof Preacher, 13 Minutes to Mannheim, Dead Wells, Machin: 6:30 p.m. Sunday, July 8, at Wire, 6815 W. Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. $10. (708) 669-9473 or wireismusic.com.

Buddy Guy, Jonny Lang: 7 p.m. Sunday, July 8, at Ravinia Festival, 200 Ravinia Park Road, Highland Park. $33-$90. (847) 266-5100 or ravinia.org.

Strawberry Girls, Night Verses, Andrés, Hidden Hospitals, When We Was Kids: 7 p.m. Sunday, July 8, at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago. $12. (773) 281-4444 or beatkitchen.com.

From Ashes to New: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 8, at RocHaus, 96 W Main St., West Dundee. $15-$20. (815) 893-9768 or rochaus.com.

IYAC, Lydia Can't Breathe, Qualia, Purge and Rebuild: 8 p.m. Sunday, July 8, at Elbo Room, 2871 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. $10. (773) 549-5549 or elboroomlive.com.

RSMI - Brahms and More: 5 p.m. Monday, July 9, at Ravinia Festival, 200 Ravinia Park Road, Highland Park. $10. (847) 266-5100 or ravinia.org.

Rosie & the Rivets: 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 9, at Schaumburg Town Square, 100 Roselle Road, Schaumburg. Free. (847) 985-4000 or SchaumburgLibrary.org.

Libertyville Village Band Summer 2018 Concert Series: 7 p.m. Monday, July 9, at Cook Memorial Rose Garden, 413 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville. Free. (847) 362-0562 or libertyvillevillageband.blogspot.com.

Honey & the 45s, Silver and Smoke, The Laughing Hearts: 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, at Subterranean, 2011 W. North Ave., Chicago. $10. (773) 278-6600 or subt.net.

Evanescence and Lindsey Stirling: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, at Ravinia Festival, 200 Ravinia Park Road, Highland Park. $35-$120. (847) 266-5100 or ravinia.org.

Richard Marx: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, at Rotary Green and Village Green, 150 Lions Drive, Elk Grove Village. Free. elkgrove.org.

Suburban Cowboys: 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, at 939 Green Bay Road, Winnetka. Free. winpark.org.

Skokie Idol Winners Concert: 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, at Skokie Public Library, 5215 Oakton St., Skokie. skokielibrary.info.

Ethan Bell Band: 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, at Montgomery Park, River & Mill Street, Montgomery. ci.montgomery.il.us.

Banjo Buddies: 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, at North School Park, 410 N. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights. (847) 577-3003 ext. 1 or ahpd.org.

Anthony Amorim, Callaway Martin, ParrotFish: 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, at Subterranean Downstairs, 2011 W. North Ave., Chicago. $8. (773) 278-6600 or subt.net.

SevenDust, On My Six, Versus Me: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, at RocHaus, 96 W Main St., West Dundee. $27-$47. (815) 893-9768 or rochaus.com.

José Valdes & the Mambo All Stars: 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, at Fred P. Hall Amphitheater, 256 E. Palatine Road, Palatine. Free. (847) 496-6237 or palatineparks.org.

Shwayze, Sherm N Demand, Tello DaVinchi, GreenLights: 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, at Subterranean, 2011 W. North Ave., Chicago. $17. (773) 278-6600 or subt.net.

Kevin Presbrey: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 12, at Towne Square, 150 W. Palatine Road, Palatine. Free. (847) 496-6237 or palatineparks.org.

Arlington Heights Community Concert Band: 7 p.m. Thursday, July 12, at Harmony Park, South Vail Avenue & West Campbell Street, Arlington Heights. Free. (847) 368-5100 or vah.com

Wheaton Municipal band Season Opener Spectacular: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 12, at Memorial Park, 208 Union Ave., Wheaton. Free. (630) 260-1288 or wheatonmunicipalband.org

Silent Planet, My Epic, Comrades, Tanzen: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 12, at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago. $12. (773) 281-4444 or beatkitchen.com.

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