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Fat Rosie’s will feature a Cantarito for its next “Cinco de Drinko” event Saturday, Sept. 5. $2 from every featured drink sold will go to No Kid Hungry. (Eric Kleinberg)

Dining out: Cinco de drinko at Fat Rosie’s, dining deal for educators at Kona Grill

It’s Cinco de Drinko time again at Fat Rosie’s locations Saturday, where you can enjoy live entertainment, face painting and a featured cocktail that benefits No Kid Hungry. Also, Kona Grill in Oak Brook is thanking educators who recently returned to school with a BOGO entree deal.

Scott Kent of Batavia, front left, releases a shot as his teammate Brian Beling of North Aurora supervises during a state championship kubb match in Batavia in 2020. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)

Batavia club to host Viking lawn game state tournament

The Energy City Kubb club is hosting a state championship Saturday for the Viking lawn game called kubb, and invites newcomers to learn how to play.

Susan P. Anderson plays one of the six Poets who recount the “unshakeable attraction” and the endless brutality of war in Janus Theatre’s version of “An Iliad” by Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare. (Janus Theater Company)

Ever-timely epic: Elgin’s Janus Theatre revives ‘An Iliad’

Ten years after Janus Theatre Company staged “An Iliad,” director Sean Hargadon revisits the play adapted from Homer’s epic poem, this time with an all-female cast.

Real-life married couple Timothy Edward Kane and Kate Fry play embattled former spouses and co-workers in Northlight Theatre’s premiere adaptation of the newspaper dramedy “The Front Page.” (Jeffrey L. Kurysz photo)

Fall theater preview: Plenty of intriguing musicals and plays coming to suburban, Chicago stages

World and regional premieres are among the productions scheduled to run on suburban and Chicago stages this fall.

The 25th annual Lake in the Hills Summer Sunset Festival Sept. 4-6 offers fun for the family with carnival rides all three days. (Village of Lake in the Hills)

Lake in the Hills Summer Sunset Festival marks 25th year with 10 bands and fireworks

Lake in the Hills Summer Sunset Festival celebrates its 25th year on Labor Day weekend with three days of activities, 10 bands performing various music styles, carnival rides, and a fireworks show Sunday night.

Septemberfest returns to Schaumburg Saturday through Monday, Sept. 5-7. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)

Big names, big fun: Schaumburg Septemberfest returns Sept. 5-7

The 55th annual Schaumburg Septemberfest will take place Saturday through Monday, Sept. 5-7. Main Stage entertainment includes Cheap Foreign Cars and Night Ranger Saturday, White Lion and Warrant Sunday, and Krysten Knievel and Max Weinberg’s Jukebox Monday.

Northlight Theatre inaugurates its new Evanston home with a new adaptation of “The Front Page” starring Kate Fry, center, and Timothy Edward Kane, seated, second from left. (Jeffrey L. Kurysz)

Spotlight: Comedy classic ‘The Front Page’ heralds Northlight’s Evanston homecoming

Northlight Theatre inaugurates its new home in Evanston with the premiere of Jeffrey Hatcher's adaptation of “The Front Page,” based on the play by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur and the 1940 screwball comedy “His Girl Friday.”