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  • Sculptor Xu Rui from China stands with his sculpture from a past edition of Snow Days Chicago at Navy Pier.

    Best bets: Snow + talent = amazing sculpturesJan 24, 2012 12:00 AM
    As we've seen, when winter finally comes to the area, it comes heavy. Snow Days Chicago puts all that winter to good use as meticulously designed snow sculptures are constructed at Navy Pier this weekend. Or if you'd rather, visit the snow dogs at Morton Arboretum. Need some art? The State Ballet of Russia stages "Romeo and Juliet" at the Auditorium Theater, while COD hosts the New Philharmonic's "Madame Butterfly."

     
  • Rapunzel threatens the thief Flynn Rider in Disney on Ice's “Dare to Dream,” coming to the Allstate Arena in Rosemont and the United Center in Chicago.

    Best bets: ‘Dare to Dream' skates into Allstate Jan 17, 2012 12:00 AM
    Rapunzel from "Tangled" joins with Tiana of "The Princess and the Frog" and Cinderella to don ice skates for the latest edition of Disney on Ice: "Dare to Dream." The show stops first at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont before moving to the United Center in Chicago. Need a laugh? Check out caustic comedian Kathy Griffin at the Chicago Theatre or Greg Behrendt, of “He's Just Not That Into You” fame, at Schaumburg's Improv this weekend.

     
  • Jeri Lynne Johnson will be a guest conductor for the Chicago Sinfonietta's concert “The Journey, The Dream” in tribute to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

    Best bets: Chicago Sinfonietta pays tribute to MLK Jan 10, 2012 12:00 AM
    The Chicago Sinfonietta and music director Mei-Ann Chen team with guest conductor Jeri Lynne Johnson and the Apostolic Church of God Sanctuary Choir for “The Journey, The Dream” concert honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Naperville Sunday and Chicago on Monday. Other events to consider include comedian Daniel Kinno at Zanies and The World's Greatest Hobby on Tour train show in Schaumburg.

     
  • Mechanized dinosaurs are just part of the fun at the interactive exhibit “Discover the Dinosaurs” starting this weekend at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont.

    Best bets: Dinos roar into Rosemont Jan 3, 2012 12:00 AM
    Get up close and personal with more than 60 mechanized and museum-quality extinct beasts at the Discover the Dinosaurs event this weekend at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. For all the Elvis fans out there, it's time to celebrate his birth at the Elvis Tribute Artist Spectacular Friday at the Paramount Theatre. Or for classical music lovers, check out Elgin Symphony's “Forces of Nature” concert this weekend.

     
  • Big Easy Lofton and Flight Time Lang are just a couple of characters with the Harlem Globetrotters. They play at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont.

    Best bets: The Globetrotters hit the courtDec 27, 2011 12:00 AM
    It's not only a game, it's entertainment when the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters come to town for two games Friday at the Allstate Arena. But if you're feeling more like a dancefloor than a basketball court, hit the Night Before New Year's Eve big band dance at the Willowbrook Ballroom.

     
  • “The Addams Family,” starring Pugsley (Patrick D. Kennedy), left, Grandma (Pippa Pearthree), Morticia (Sara Gettelfinger), Gomez (Douglas Sills), Lurch (Tom Corbeil), Wednesday (Cortney Wolfson) and Uncle Fester (Blake Hammond), say hello in a revamped national tour that comes to Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre next week.

    Best bets: Kooky ‘Addams Family' returns to Chicago Dec 20, 2011 12:00 AM
    “The Addams Family” returns to Chicago starting Tuesday in a newly retooled tour that presents this ghoulish Broadway musical in its final version at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago. Or, if you're in the mood to laugh, check out comedian Cash Levy at Zanies in St. Charles on Friday or see Sean Altman's decidedly un-kosher comedy show “Jewmongous!” Sunday at the Skokie Theatre.

     
  • Catch Quest Theatre Ensemble's “Blue Nativity” in Arlington Heights Sunday. The company's 10th anniversary tour is also its last.

    Best bets: 'Blue Nativity'Dec 13, 2011 12:00 AM
    The Quest Theatre Ensemble's 10th anniversary tour of its “Blue Nativity” will be presented at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. Another option is von Heidecke's Chicago Festival Ballet's “The Nutcracker” with a live New Philharmonic performance at College of DuPage's McAninch Arts Center.

     
  • Clarke Hallum stars in “A Christmas Story, The Musical!” at the Chicago Theatre from Dec. 14 through 30.

    Best bets: Only he didn't sing 'fudge ...'Dec 6, 2011 12:00 AM
    Ralphie's cinematic quest to get a Red Ryder BB Gun gets transformed into song and dance in the seasonal tour “A Christmas Story, The Musical!” coming next week to the Chicago Theatre. Keeping in the holiday vein, Wheels Rallye Team takes on a Christmas Lights Tour Road Rallye Saturday in Schaumburg.

     
  • Emily Smith of Gurnee stars as the Sugar Plum Fairy in Dancenter North's production of “The Magic of the Nutcracker,” which plays at Libertyville High School this weekend before moving to the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan.

    Best bets: Feel magic of Dancenter North's ‘Nutcracker' Nov 29, 2011 12:00 AM
    More than 100 dancers, singers and actors comprise Dancenter North's 23rd annual production of “The Magic of the Nutcracker” seen first this weekend at Libertyville High School's Butler Auditorium. For some musical holiday cheer, catch Straight No Chaser at the Rosemont Theatre. Or, laugh it up with comedian, actor and Bolingbrook High School graduate Lenny Schmidt at Zanies in St. Charles. Fun awaits!

     
  • Lucas Poost stars as the easily annoyed ogre in "Shrek the Musical," coming to the Rosemont Theatre from Friday through Sunday, Nov. 25-27.

    Best bets: A week of ogres, Nutcrackers and RegisNov 22, 2011 12:00 AM
    "Shrek the Musical" returns to the Chicago for a six-performance weekend run at the Rosemont Theatre. Have a ball with a college basketball tourney at the Sears Centre, or tour stages elsewhere for some Nutcracker action, the "Sopranos" bartender and a former talk-show host named Philbin.

     
  • The Merce Cunningham Dance Company is set to disband following its legacy tour. See the piece “Antic Meet” on Friday, Nov. 18, at Millennium Park's Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Chicago.

    Best bets: On stage and on iceNov 16, 2011 12:00 AM
    The Merce Cunningham Dance Company is disbanding after this final tour, so catch the evening-length “Roaratorio” at Millennium Park's Harris Theater for Music and Dance while you still can. Also, Shawn Mullins plays the suburbs this weekend, there's an equestrian show in Grayslake and Seven Bridges puts a fundraiser on ice.

     
  • The Des Plaines Theatre will reopen this weekend after being closed for more than a year for extensive renovations.

    Best bets: Curtains rise again at Des Plaines TheatreNov 9, 2011 12:00 AM
    After being closed for more than a year for extensive renovations, the 86-year-old Des Plaines Theatre stages a grand reopening Friday. There will be music from Shout Section Big Band, cocktails and more. The Chicago area is teeming with fun events this weekend, including comedians Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood at the Genesee, Paul Simon at the Rosemont Theatre and David Sedaris at the Auditorium Theatre.

     
  • The Danguir Troupe is one of the featured acts in Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus's latest tour “Fully Charged,” first at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont Nov. 3-13, then at the United Center in Chicago Nov. 16-27.

    Best bets: Ringling's 'Fully Charged' circus comes to townOct 26, 2011 12:00 AM
    The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus promises a slew of exciting acts ranging from “The Human Fuse” to Asian elephants in a “symphony of dance” in its latest touring extravaganza “Fully Charged,” which arrives at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont on Thursday, Nov. 3. Or, just in time for Halloween, the Ray Bradbury Storytelling Fest haunts the Genesee Theatre on Friday, Oct. 28. Find your fun!

     
  • Meaghan McHale and Cesar Salinas perform in Del Dominguez's Latin ballroom dance “Sabroso,” which is part of Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago's fall run at Millennium Park's Theater for Music and Dance in Chicago.

    Best bets: ‘Passion and Fire' heats up Harris Theater stageOct 19, 2011 12:00 AM
    Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago promises plenty of “Passion and Fire” for its fall stint this weekend at Millennium Park's Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Chicago. For something a little lighter, comedian Bill Engvall brings his standup routine to the Paramount Theatre in Aurora while Bob Newhart stops by the Chicago Theatre on Saturday.

     
  • See “So You Think You Can Dance” season 8 winner Melanie Moore and Pasha Kovalev, shown performing a Viennese Waltz on the show, during the national tour of the show, which stops at the Allstate Arena on Wednesday, Oct. 12.

    Best bets: ‘So You Think You Can Dance' waltzes into AllstateOct 5, 2011 12:00 AM
    The Chicago area certainly isn't suffering from a dearth of dance, what with the national tour of FOX-TV's "So You Think You Can Dance" playing at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont on Wednesday, Oct. 12, plus the world premieres of The Joffrey Ballet's "Don Quixote" (Wednesday, Oct. 12) and Natya Dance Theatre's "The Flowering Tree" (Saturday, Oct. 8) in Chicago.

     
  • Johnny Weir, pictured in “Ice Dreams” at the Edge Ice Arena in Bensenville, will appear in “Fashion on Ice Starring Aretha Franklin” at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates.

    Best bets: Aretha Franklin joins ‘Fashion on Ice' at Sears Centre Sep 21, 2011 12:00 AM
    America's legendary “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin performs classic material and songs from her new album, “A Woman Falling Out of Love,” alongside skaters like Sasha Cohen, Johnny Weir, Sarah Hughes and more in "Fashion on Ice Starring Aretha Franklin" at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates.

     
  • Members of the Elgin Choral Union rehearse for "A Concert of Remembrance" to be performed on Sunday, Sept. 11, at the Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin.

    Best bets: Musical tributes to 9/11 Sep 7, 2011 12:00 AM
    Several classical musical ensembles, including Fulcrum Point, the Chicago Philharmonic Chamber Players, the Elgin Choral Union and Elgin Symphony and more, will present special concerts Sunday to mark the 10-year anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001.

     
  • The exhibit "Ground Zero 360°" at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago features a photo of New York firefighters several hours after the World Trade Center towers collapsed on Sept. 11, 2001.

    Weekend picks: Exhibit honors those lost on 9/11Sep 2, 2011 12:00 AM
    The Field Museum's new exhibit “Ground Zero 360°,” which opens Friday, pays homage to Sept. 11 first responders in New York City through unpublished photos, audio, a fragment of a World Trade Center steel I-beam and more.

     
  • The exhibit “Ground Zero 360°” at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago includes a photo of New York firefighters surveying the destruction four days after Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

    Best bets: 'Ground Zero' exhibit opens at Field MuseumAug 31, 2011 12:00 AM
    Remember the valor of New York City's first responders to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the exhibit “Ground Zero 360°,” which includes previously unpublished photographs, audio of emergency response calls and more, starting Friday at the Field Museum in Chicago.

     
  • The annual Port Clinton Art Festival in downtown Highland Park returns this weekend.

    Best bets: High art, good eats in Highland ParkAug 24, 2011 12:00 AM
    Peruse art in various mediums from more than 260 juried artists as part of the 28th Port Clinton Art Festival, which coincides with the fifth annual Taste of Highland Park this weekend at Port Clinton Square in Highland Park.

     
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