Out & About
Time is running out to see "Recent Works of Lambert Lucietto" at Bartlett's village hall, 228 S. Main St., Bartlett. This one-man show featuring Lucietto's creations in mosaics and ceramics runs until Friday. Gallery hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. No charge for admission. (630) 372-4152.
Model train metropolis
Today is the final day to see the 14th Annual Hancock Holiday Railroad Exhibit in the lower level of the John Hancock Building at 875 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago. The 1,400-foot model train display has a dozen trains traveling past miniature scenes of a winter carnival and Rudolph's Island of Misfit Toys. There is no charge for admission, and the exhibit runs from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (888) 875-8439.
"First Lady of Song"
The life of legendary jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald is celebrated in the musical "Ella" at Northlight Theatre in the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. Today at 1 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets run $38-$58. (847) 673-6300 or www.northlight.org.
Real or imaginary ghosts?
Jeffrey Hatcher's acclaimed two-actor adaptation of Henry James' classic ghost story "The Turn of the Screw" explores whether an English governess caring for two children is seeing threatening spirits or not. Get up close and personal with Writers' Theatre at Books on Vernon, 664 Vernon Ave., Glencoe. At 2 p.m. today. Tickets run $45-$58. (847) 242-6000.
Music of the Night
The national tour of "The Phantom of the Opera," Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical juggernaut, recently celebrated its 15th anniversary at the Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St., Chicago. Watch out for that falling chandelier today at 2 and 7:30 p.m. before it leaves the Windy City on Saturday. Tickets run $28-$85. (312) 902-1400.