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This weekend

• The Jameson Irish Whiskey Comedy Tour comes to the Improv Comedy Club Chicago, 5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg, today through Sunday. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. today, 8 and 10:15 p.m. Friday, 7 and 9:15 p.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. Sunday. Headliners include Billy Gardell, Nick Griffin, Danny Bevins, Steve Byrne, Bert Kreischer and Michael Loftus. Admission costs $17 to $19, plus a two-item minimum. For details, visit www.improv.com or call (847) 240-2001.

• The AMA Arenacross Pro-Motorcycle Racing and 4 x 4 Mudbog will be Friday through Sunday at the Sears Centre, 5333 Prairie Stone Parkway, Hoffman Estates. The event includes races featuring some of the best-known motorcyclists in the Midwest. The Bigfoot monster truck also will attempt to plow through a 200-foot mud pit. Tickets cost $5 to $25 in advance, $7 to $27 at the door. Parking costs $10 per vehicle. For details, visit www.searscentre.com or www.checkeredflagproductions.com.

• The comedy "Do Not Disturb" will be performed at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Jan. 11-26, at the Riverfront Playhouse, 11-13 S. Water St., Aurora. The play is a collection of six stories that all take place in the same hotel suite. The show is not recommended for children. Tickets cost $15, $12 for students and seniors. For details, call the Riverfront Playhouse box office at (630) 897-9496.

• "Shirley Valentine" runs at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays, Jan. 11-Feb. 10, at the Steel Beam Theatre, 111 W. Main St., St. Charles. The play tells the story of a British housewife who re-evaluates her life while talking to her kitchen wall. Tickets cost $25, $23 for students and seniors. Dinner packages and group rates are available. For details, call (630) 587-8521 or visit www.steelbeamtheatre.com.

• The Chicago Muskie Show will be Friday through Sunday at Harper College, Roselle and Algonquin roads, Palatine. Show hours are noon to 9 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission costs $10 and is free for children 12 and younger. A three-day pass costs $20. For details, call (847) 328-6200 or visit www.chicagomuskieshow.com.

• Kidz Kabaret will present Louisa May Alcott's classic tale, "Little Women" at noon and 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 and 5 p.m. Sunday at The Comedy Shrine, 22 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. Tickets cost $10, $8 for students, $6 for children 10 and younger. For information, call (630) 355-9212.

Today

• The DuPage Birding Club will host a lecture titled "Birding East Africa: Travels in Kenya and Northern Tanzania" at 7 p.m. today at Illinois Institute of Technology Rice Campus, 201 E. Loop Road, Wheaton. Club member Dave Spleha will share photos of birds, habitats and other animals from a trip. For details, call (630) 963-2762.

• Seniors 55 and older may attend the Villa Park Recreation Birthday Bingo program, held from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the Community Recreation Center, 320 E. Wildwood Ave., Villa Park. For both residents and others, the cost is $5, which includes lunch, bingo, prizes and birthday cake. Admission is free the month of your birthday. Registration is required. For details, call (630) 834-8970 or visit www.vprd.org.

• The Chicago Wolves take on the Toronto Marlies at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. Tickets cost $9 to $33. For details, visit www.chicagowolves.com.

Friday

• Villa Park Recreation offers country line-dancing classes the second and fourth Fridays of every month starting this week at the Community Recreation Building, 320 E. Wildwood Ave., Villa Park. Beginners' class starts at 6 p.m., and class for more experienced dancers will be from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Partners are not necessary. The weekly fee is $5 for residents and $6 for others, payable at the door. For details, call (630) 834-8970, e-mail jenny@vprd.org or visit www.vprd.org.

• Alchemy Theatre Company will present a staged reading of "Collected Stories" at 7 p.m. Friday at the Helen M. Plum Memorial Library, 110 W. Maple St., Lombard. The play, written by Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Donald Marguiles, explores the relationship between a short-story writer and a graduate student. Admission is free, but reservations are suggested. For details, call (630) 627-0316 or visit www.plum.lib.il.us.

• A reception for the Elmhurst Artists' Guild exhibit "Evolution: The Art of LuEllen Joy Giera" will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Elmhurst Art Museum, 150 Cottage Hill Ave. The show runs through Feb. 1. Giera is an award-winning artist who works in a variety of media, including pastels, photography, pen and ink and watercolor. Admission to the reception is free. The museum is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays and 1 to 4 p.m. Fridays and Sundays. Admission costs $4, $3 for seniors, $2 for students, free for children 11 and younger. For details, call Frank Tumino at (847) 781-6422.

Saturday

• The Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday in Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel on the Elmhurst College campus, 190 Prospect Ave. Concert highlights include "Four Seasons" by Antonio Vivaldi and "Water Music" by George Frederic Handel. The guest artist will be violinist Livia Sohn. Tickets cost $31, $29 for seniors 65 and older, $6 for children and $60 per family, which includes admissions for two adults and three children. For details, call (630) 941-0202 or visit www.elmhurstsymphony.org.

• Ariane Lydon and Johnsmith will perform at the next installment of the Acoustic Renaissance concert series at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Unitarian Church of Hinsdale, 11 W. Maple St. Lydon, a native of England, is a singer and plays several instruments including both six- and 12-string guitar. She is the only known musician to play the harp and 12-string guitar simultaneously. Johnsmith is an award-winning folk singer and song writer from Iowa. Tickets cost $15, $13 for seniors and students. For details, call (708) 802-0236 or visit www.acousticren.com.

Sunday

• Make a Razzle-Dazzle Magnet Frame from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Elmhurst Historical Museum, 120 E. Park Ave. The cost is $1 per project. For details, call (630) 833-1457 or visit www.elmhurst.org/elmhurst/museum.

• An all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet will be offered from 7:30 a.m. to noon Sunday at VFW Post 2801, 39 E. St. Charles Road, Villa Park. The menu includes sausage, pancakes, French toast, eggs, biscuits and gravy, coffee and juice. The cost is $5. The buffets are held the second Sunday of every month.

• Free yoga classes are offered at 1 p.m. the second Sunday of each month at The Lombard Center, 929 S. Main St., Lombard. For details, call Pamela Myers at (630) 495-8988 or visit www.chicagohealers.com.

Ongoing

• The Second City comedy troupe will perform "One Nation, Under Blog" at 8 p.m. Fridays and 7 and 10 p.m. Saturdays through Jan. 19 at the Metropolis Performing Arts Center, 111 W. Campbell, Arlington Heights. Tickets cost $25. The show is recommended for ages 17 and older. For details, visit www.metropolisarts.com or call (847) 577-2121.

• Elmhurst College's annual High School Art Exhibit will be on display through Jan. 23 in the Founders Lounge at Frick Center, 190 Prospect Ave., Elmhurst. The show features more than 400 works in a wide range of media by students from 10 local high schools, including Addison Trail, East Leyden, Fenton, Lyons Township, Morton East, Morton West, Proviso West, West Leyden, Willowbrook and York Community. Gallery hours will be from 8 a.m. to midnight Mondays through Saturdays and noon to midnight Sundays. For details, call (630) 617-3033 or visit www.elmhurst.edu.

• "Picturing What Matters: An Offering of Photographs from the George Eastman House Collection" will be on display through March 16 at the Elmhurst Historical Museum, 120 E. Park. The exhibit includes 125 photos chosen by Eastman House staff that depict what matters most to Americans. The collection spans the early 1840s to the present and includes well-known photos by acclaimed photographers, such as Ansel Adams, Joe Rosenthal, Margaret Bourke-White and Eugene Smith. The museum is open from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. Admission is free. For details, call (630) 833-1457 or visit www.elmhurst.org/elmhurst/museum.