Entertainment calendar

• Submit items at least two weeks in advance via e-mail to bestbets@dailyherald.com or by fax, (630) 955-0895.

This weekend

• The Friends of the Villa Park Library's semiannual used book sale will be from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the library, 305 S. Ardmore Ave. Items cost from 50 cents to $5. On Saturday, a bag of books will cost $5. Proceeds will help pay for library programs. For details, call Sean Birmingham at (630) 834-1164 or e-mail vpfriendsbooksale@ sbcglobal.net.

• Veteran blues musician Guy Davis will perform at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. Tickets cost $30, $28 for seniors, and $20 for COD students and children 17 and younger. For details, call (630) 942-4000 or visit www.cod.edu/artscntr.

• The Riverfront Playhouse will present "Closer" at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, April 4-May 10, at the theater, 11-13 S. Water St., Aurora. Tickets cost $15, $12 for students and seniors. For details, call (630) 897-9496 or visit www.riverfrontplayhouse.com

• The Village Theatre Guild will present the musical comedy "Romance, Romance" at 8 p.m. Friday, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 4 p.m. Sunday at the guild's theater on the northwest corner of Butterfield Road and Park Boulevard, Glen Ellyn. Tickets cost $20. For details, visit www.villagetheatreguild.org. or call (630) 469-8230.

• Wheaton Drama Inc. will present the drama "A Few Good Men" at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and at 3 p.m. Sundays, April 4-20, at Playhouse 111, 111 N. Hale St., Wheaton. Tickets are $16 for all days but Thursdays, which are $12. For details, visit www.wheatondrama.org or call (630) 260-1820.

Today

• The Willowbrook High School Jazz Band, Jazz Combo and CenterStage Show choir will perform at 7 p.m. today in school's auditorium, 1250 S. Ardmore Ave., Villa Park. Tickets cost $3, $2 for students and may be purchased at the door. Senior citizen gold cards and student activity passes will be honored. Children 12 and younger are admitted free with a paying adult.

Friday

• Register by Friday for Villa Park Recreation's Mom-Son Date Night at 6:30 p.m. April 18 at Ed Debevic's, 203 Yorktown Center, Lombard. The event will include a buffet dinner and a free souvenir photo. The cost is $45 per couple, $21 for each additional son. For details, call (630) 834-8970, ext. 16 or e-mail jenny@vprd.org.

• Graue Mill and Museum, 3800 York Road, Oak Brook, opens for the 2008 season from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. This year, exhibits will demonstrate how pioneers were the first to live "green," by reducing, reusing and recycling. For details, call (630) 655-2090 or visit www.grauemill.org.

Saturday

• The Addison Park District's annual outdoor garage sale will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Centennial Recreation Center, 1776 W. Centennial Place. Admission costs $1. For details, call (630) 889-2150 or visit www.addisonparkdistrict.org.

• Purchase tickets by Friday for the third annual Friends of Spring Brook dinner, dance and auction fundraiser April 12 at the Itasca County Club, 400 E. Orchard St. The event will include entertainment by actor Michael Ellis, who will portray John James Audubon. Tickets cost $40 for members and $50 for others. Tables of eight are available at a 10 percent discount. Proceeds will benefit Spring Brook Nature Center in Itasca. For reservations, e-mail Fred Meier at fmaier@itasca.com or visit Spring Brook, 130 Forest Ave. For information about the nature center, visit www.itascanaturecenter.com.

• The Lamplighter Chorus will perform "Harmony at Its Best" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Perry Auditorium at Aurora University, 1305 Kenilworth Place. Guests include the West Towns Chorus and other barbershop harmony ensembles. Tickets cost $20. For details, call (630) 585-4280 or (630) 215-7310 and provide your name, contact information and the number of tickets needed.

• Free lawnmower tuneups will be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Sunny Place Church of God, 901 E. Oak St., Addison. For details, call the church at (630) 530-1830.

• The "Aussie New Zealand" wine tasting, a fundraiser for the Naperville Area Humane Society, will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Binny's Beverage Depot, 790 Royal St. George Court, Naperville. Guests will be able to sample more than 40 wines from Australia and New Zealand and meet humane society volunteers and shelter dogs available for adoption. The cost is $10 for members of Binny's Wine Lovers Club, $15 for others. Reservations are required. For details, call Binny's at (630) 717-0100. For information about the humane society, call (630) 420-8989 or visit www.napervillehumanesociety.org.

• The Tri-Cities Mothers of Twins and Triplets Club semiannual resale event will be from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Mooseheart Fieldhouse, Mooseheart Road and Route 31, North Aurora. Yellow-ticket items will be half-price after 11:30 a.m. The sale will include children's clothing, toys, furniture and more. Admission costs $1. Shoppers should bring a laundry basket to carry purchases; no bags will be permitted. For details, visit www.tcmottc.org or call (630) 375-7111.

• See "Rockhounds: The Movie" at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art, 220 Cottage Hill Ave., Elmhurst. Free with museum admission, which costs $4, $3 for seniors, $2 for students and teens, $1 for children 7 to 12, free for kids 6 and younger. For details, call (630) 833-1616 or visit www.lizzadromuseum.org.

• The Bloomingdale Parks Foundation's 12th annual Volunteer Recognition Event will be Saturday at the Hilton Chicago Indian Lakes Resort, 250 W. Schick Road, Bloomingdale. The event will include dinner, dancing, entertainment and a special presentation titled "Window to the Wetlands" by Pizzo and Associates, an ecological restoration firm. The cost is $65 and proceeds will benefit the Bloomingdale Park District's wetlands restoration program. Raffle tickets also are available. For details or reservations, call Anita at (630) 529-3650 or visit www.bloomingdaleparks.org.

• French cabaret singer Claudia Hommel will present "April in Paris" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Maple Street Chapel, Main and Maple streets, Lombard. Tickets cost $15 in advance and $18 at the door. A dinner and show package at Mon Ami Gabi in Oak Brook is available for $45. For ticket and dinner information, visit www.maplestreetchapel.org/clhommel.htm.

• The Breath of Spring craft show will be from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Fox Valley Park District Eola Community Center, 555 S. Eola Road, Aurora. The show will include a variety of crafts by local artisans. Admission is free. For details, call (630) 896-1947 or e-mail kd3627@hotmail.com.

Sunday

• A two-mile walk to raise money for a mission trip to Costa Rica will be Sunday at Adventist Hinsdale Hospital, 120 N. Oak St. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. and the walk starts at 9 a.m. Registration costs $25, which includes a T-shirt. Dogs are welcome. Proceeds from the event will help buy medical supplies and construction materials for the trip, which takes place in June and was organized by the Hinsdale Hospital Medical Staff Auxiliary Junior Board. The group will include 50 physicians, nurses, and local high school and college students. For details, call Kathy Andrews at (630) 655-1860 or e-mail kayandr123@aol.com.

• Peace Corps volunteer Donna Braden will discuss her experiences at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Helen M. Plum Memorial Library, 110 W. Maple St., Lombard. Braden joined the Peace Corps at age 64, after raising two children and spending years working. She is now a Peace Corps recruiter for volunteers 50 and older and will discuss opportunities for those who wish to serve. Peace Corps volunteers must be U.S. citizens 18 or older and be willing to make a 27-month commitment that includes comprehensive language, program and safety training. For details about the library program, call Linda Schehl at (630) 627-0316 or e-mail lschehl@plum.lib.il.us. For information about the Peace Corps, visit www.peacecorps.gov or call (800) 424-8580.

• The Spirit of Life Chorus will perform a benefit concert at 4 p.m. Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 405 Rush St., Roselle. Members of Trinity Lutheran School's second- and fourth-grade student choirs also will perform at the concert. An offering will be collected and proceeds will help buy supplies for a grade school in Guatemala. For details, visit www.spiritoflifechorus.org.

• Rainbows will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a party at 2 p.m. Sunday at Stage One Productions, 620 Lee St., Des Plaines. The event will include entertainment, food, goody bags, door prizes and more. Rainbows is a not-for-profit organization that helps children deal with life-altering events. Tickets cost $20, $10 for children, free for kids 5 and younger. For reservations, call (847) 952-1770, ext. 29 or visit www.rainbows.org.

• Wayside Cross Ministries' third annual Bowl-A-Thon will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Parkside Lanes, 34W185 Montgomery Road, Aurora. The cost is $15, which includes three games of bowling, shoe rental, pizza and pop. Bowlers who raise more than $100 in pledges will receive a T-shirt. Other prizes also will be awarded to top fundraisers. Proceeds will benefit The Master's Touch Ministry, which provides Bible-based counseling and education for men who have experienced drug or alcohol addiction or other destructive behavior patterns. For details or to register, call (630) 723-3422 or visit www.waysidecross.org.

• Elmhurst College's annual Holocaust Education Project event runs Sunday through April 11 at the campus, 190 Prospect Ave., Elmhurst. The event will include lectures, panel discussions, teacher education projects, films, art exhibits and more. For a full schedule, visit www.elmhurst.edu/holocaust.

• The Wood Dale Public Library's open house will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the library, 520 N. Wood Dale Road. The event will include entertainment by santour player Kiu Haghighi at 2 p.m. A santour is a stringed instrument traditionally used in Middle Eastern music. For details, call (630) 766-6762 or visit www.wooddalelibrary.org.

• Free airplane rides will be available for children from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Schaumburg Regional Airport, 905 W. Irving Park Road. The free plane rides kick off a new season of the EAA Chapter 101's Young Eagle Rallies, designed to promote interest in aviation among children ages 8 to 17. Children who attend also will be able to meet pilots and explore many different types of planes. The rallies continue the first Sunday of each month through December. For details, call Chuck Soumar at (708) 788-6390 or e-mail youngeagles101@aol.com.

• The DuPage Community Jazz Ensemble will perform at 2 p.m. Sunday at the McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. Tickets cost $4. For details, call (630) 942-4000 or visit www.cod.edu/artscntr.

Ongoing

• Noble Fool Theatricals will present the award-winning play "Drood" through April 12 at Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. Audience members decide the comical mystery's ending. Tickets cost $27 on Thursdays and Fridays, and $38 on Saturdays and Sundays. Dinner-show packages are available. For tickets, call the Pheasant Run box office at (630) 584-6342 or visit www.ticketmaster.com. For show information, visit www.noblefool.org.

• Theatre-on-the-Hill will perform Jeff Daniels' comedy "Escanaba in Love" at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays through April 13 at the Performing Arts Center, 375 W. Briarcliff, Bolingbrook. For details, visit www.tothbolingbrook.com or call (630) 759-2970.

• The Elmhurst Artists' Guild's exhibit "The Art of KC Barnes" runs through April 18 at the Elmhurst Art Museum, 150 Cottage Hill Ave. Regular museum admission costs $4, $3 for seniors, $2 for students, and free for children 11 and younger. Museum hours are 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. For details, call Frank Tumino at (847) 885-1643.

• The Grounded Theatre will present "Crimes of the Heart" on Saturdays and select Sundays through April 19 at The Comedy Shrine, 22 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. Tickets cost $20 on Saturdays and $12 on Sundays. Dinner-theater packages are available for groups of 10 or more. For details, call (630) 803-2845 or visit www.groundedtheatre.org.

• In honor of Loyola University's current exhibit of Andy Warhol's "Silver Clouds," Martin Lawrence Galleries at Oakbrook Center is holding an exhibit of work by the pop art icon. Martin Lawrence Galleries is the largest holder of Warhol prints in the United States, many of which may only be purchased there. The "Silver Clouds" exhibit, as well as five of his print portfolios and an exhibit of photos of Warhol by his friend, photojournalist Nat Finkelstein, will be on display through April 27 at the Loyola University Chicago Museum of Art, 820 N. Michigan Ave. For details, call (630) 954-3033 or visit www.martinlawrence.com.

• Art work by senior art majors from Wheaton College will be on display through May 1 in the college's Adams Hall Gallery, 500 College Ave. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Admission is free. For details, call (630) 752-5050.

• "Face-to-Face: Warner Sallman's Images of Christ" will be on display through May 15 at the Billy Graham Center Museum at Wheaton College, 500 College Ave. The exhibit includes Sallman's best-known work, "Head of Christ," as well as other oil paintings, sketches and chalks. Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission costs $4, $3 for seniors and students, $1 for children, $10 for a family pass. For details, call (630) 752-5909 or visit www.billygrahamcenter.org/museum.

• "The Wizard of Oz" will be performed through May 17 at Drury Lane, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. Tickets cost $9 and group discounts are available. For a show schedule, call (630) 530-0111 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.

• The 16th annual Best of the Best Fine Art Exhibit will be on display through May 18 at Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 W. 31st St., Oak Brook. The show includes work by several prominent local artists. The closing reception and awards ceremony will be from 2 to 4 p.m. May 18. The show is sponsored by the Alliance of Fine Art, a not-for-profit professional association of local art guilds and leagues that aims to advance art education and provide opportunities to local artists. For information, visit www.allianceoffineart.com.

• A collection of stone sculptures by Illinois artist Walter Arnold will be on display through May 25 at the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art, 220 Cottage Hill Ave., Elmhurst. The exhibit includes gargoyles, pixies and architectural designs made from limestone and marble. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission costs $4, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for students and teens, $1 for children ages 7 to 12 and free for children 6 and younger. Everyone is admitted free on Fridays. For details, call (630) 833-1616 or visit www.lizzadromuseum.org.