Weekend picks: Jeff Garlin ends weekend standup run at Zanies
Local laughs
Morton Grove native Jeff Garlin ("The Goldbergs," "Curb Your Enthusiasm") returns to do a series of standup shows this weekend ending at Zanies Chicago at 1548 N. Wells St., Chicago, (312) 337-4027, sold out, but call for potential turnbacks. zanies.com. 7 p.m. Sunday, April 7
Sweet treats
Keep the kiddos busy this weekend with a hands-on Sundae Cupcakes cooking class at Maggiano's Schaumburg. Kids will learn baking techniques from the chef during the class, which includes a breakfast buffet and nonalcoholic beverages, is $25 for kids 5-12 and $15 for adults (who are required to stay during the class). Reservations are required; sign up at eventbrite.com/. 9 to 11 a.m. Sunday, April 7. Each child will receive a recipe card, apron, chef hat to decorate and breakfast buffet. It's $25 for kids 5-12 and $15 for adults. Buy tickets at eventbrite.com/. Maggiano's is at 1901 E. Woodfield Road, Schaumburg, (847) 240-1600 or maggianos.com/.
Prime primates
Bring the family to learn about primates and the challenges they face in today's world at the "Ape Awareness Weekend" event at Brookfield Zoo, 8400 31st St., Brookfield. $21.95; $15.95 kids 3-11 and seniors; $14-$20 parking. (708) 688-8000 or czs.org/events. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 7
Face the music
Thirty years after he fled Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge's slaughter of more than 1.5 million people, a father returns to search for his wayward daughter in "Cambodian Rock Band," Lauren Yee's tale of race, human rights and refugees. Marti Lyons directs Victory Gardens Theater's production of this combination comedy, drama and rock concert presented in a co-production with Pennsylvania's City Theatre Company and Massachusetts' Merrimack Repertory Theatre. Previews at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 7, and through Thursday, April 11, at 2433 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. The show opens April 12. $25-$65. (773) 871-3000 or victorygardens.org.
Agatha Christie spoof
Steel Beam Theatre stages Tom Stoppard's farcical whodunit "The Real Inspector Hound." Anne Slivinski directs the comedy about British theater critics Moon and Birdboot, who insert themselves into the manor house mystery they've been sent to review. 3 p.m. Sunday, April 7, and through April 28 at 111 W. Main St., St. Charles. $22-$28. (630) 587-8521 or steelbeamtheatre.com.
Prehistoric puppetry
Kids can go back in time and under the sea with "Erth's Prehistoric Aquarium Adventure." Get a puppetry-filled lesson in paleontology at the College of Lake County's Lumber Center for the Performing Arts, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake. $42; $41 seniors; $12-$15 kids. (847) 543-2300 or jlcenter.clcillinois.edu. 3 p.m. Sunday, April 7
Concert highlights
Little Anthony and the Imperials: 5 p.m. Sunday, April 7, at Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $39-$89. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com.
Makari, Artica, Westmore, Common Threads, Far Under: 6 p.m. Sunday, April 7, at Wire, 6815 W. Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. $10-$12. (708) 669-9473 or wireismusic.com.
The Unlikely Candidates, The Brevet, Laik: 8 p.m. Sunday, April 7, at Schubas Tavern, 3159 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. $15. (773) 525-2508 or lh-st.com.
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