Best bets: Six Flags opens & Walker Stalker Convention returns to Rosemont
Opening shrieks
Get your fill of thrill rides during Opening Weekend at Six Flags Great America. Weekend operations begin Friday at 1 Great America Parkway, Gurnee. $52.99-$77.99 single-day pass; $26 parking. (847) 249-1776 or sixflags.com/greatamerica. 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, April 19; 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 20; and noon to 7 p.m. Sunday, April 21. Open daily starting Wednesday, May 15. Hurricane Harbor opens Saturday, May 25.
Zombie zone
See celebrities like Dylan McDermott ("American Horror Story"), Michael Cudlitz ("The Walking Dead") and more as part of the joint Walker Stalker Convention and Heroes and Villains Fanfest this weekend at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont. $79 two-day weekend pass; $50 one-day admission (Friday is sold out). (847) 692-2220 or walkerstalkercon.com/chicago or heroesfanfest.com/chicago. Noon to 8 p.m. Friday, April 19, and 8 a.m. to close Saturday and Sunday, April 20-21
Generational grown-up
Comedian Iliza Shlesinger ("Instant Family," "Last Comic Standing") performs her "Elder Millennial Tour" at the Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St., Chicago. $171.50-$182.50. (800) 745-3000 or thechicagotheatre.com. 8 p.m. Friday, April 19
'Blowin' Free'
The 1970s British rock band Wishbone Ash shares a concert bill with the band Dinosaur Exhibit at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $39-$69. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com. 8 p.m. Friday, April 19
Castle backdrop
There are sure to be many great photo opportunities with an impressive castellated backdrop from either the "VIP Easter egg hunt & Extravaganza" or the more basic "Afternoon Egg Hunt" on Saturday at the Bettendorf Castle, 418 Concord Ave., Fox River Grove. VIP tickets: $48.60 for kids 2-11; $38.09 for attendees older than 12. Afternoon admission: $32.84 for kids 2-11; $20 for attendees older than 12. (847) 639-8280 or bettendorfcastle.com. 10 a.m. VIP admission; 2 p.m. added afternoon hunt Saturday, April 20
All kinds of rad
The SIC Fest features an indoor car show, a concert and a skate/BMX expo at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center, 1551 N. Thoreau Drive, Schaumburg. $20. (847) 303-4100 or e.sparxo.com/SICFest2019. 3 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 20
Ace bass
The Victor Wooten Band shines a light on the bassist from Béla Fleck and The Flecktones. See the Grammy Award-winner in concert as part of "The Wooten Woods Experience" tour at Elgin Community College's Blizzard Theatre, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. $35-$48 (add dinner for $29). (847) 622-0300 or elgin.edu/arts. 7 p.m. Saturday, April 20
Costumed canines
A Doggie Eggstravaganza promises pets on parade in spring-inspired outfits at Wilder Park, 225 S. Prospect Ave., Elmhurst. Free. (630) 993-8900 or epd.org. 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 20 (follows the 10 a.m. egg hunt for kids)