Plan Your Weekend

The entertainment calendar appears Thursdays in Neighbor. Submit items at least two weeks in advance via e-mail to bestbets@dailyherald.com or by fax, (630) 955-0895.

This weekend

• Elmhurst College will present the drama "Agnes of God" at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 18-20, at the Mill Theatre, 253 Walter St., Elmhurst. Tickets cost $5. The production includes mature content. For information or reservations, call (630) 617-3005 or e-mail mill@elmhurst.edu.

• Overshadowed Theatrical Productions will perform "The Hiding Place" at Itasca Baptist Church, 210 S. Walnut St., on the following dates: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 19-20; Tuesday, Sept. 23; Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 25-27; Tuesday, Sept. 30; Thursday and Friday, Oct. 2-3 and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4. The play is based on author Corrie ten Boom's account of her family working to hide Jews from the Nazis in World War II. Advance tickets cost $12, $10 for seniors and students. At the door, tickets cost $12-$14. For details, call (630) 250-7518 or visit overshadowedproductions.com.

• The Riverfront Playhouse will present "Night of the Living Dead: The Musical" at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Sept. 19-Nov. 1, at the theater, 11-13 S. Water Street Mall, Aurora. The play is based on George Romero's classic zombie movie. Tickets cost $15, $12 for seniors and students. For details or reservations, call (630) 897-9496.

Thursday, Sept. 18

• See the film "3:10 to Yuma" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, at the Bensenville Theatre, 13 S. Center St. The movie, adapted from a story by Elmore Leonard, stars Russell Crowe and Christian Bale. The screening is part of the "Based on the Book" series, sponsored by the Bensenville Community Public Library and the village of Bensenville. Admission is free. For details, call the library at (630) 766-4642.

Friday, Sept. 19

• Magician Michael Hall performs from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Fridays in the fragrance department at Macy's in Oakbrook Center, Route 83 and 22nd Street, Oak Brook.

Saturday, Sept. 20

• Folk singer Mark Dvorak will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Villa Park Public Library, 305 S. Ardmore Ave. Chicago Public Radio, WBEZ-91.5 FM, will be on hand to record the concert. Admission is free, but registration is requested. For details, call (630) 834-1164.

• The fourth annual Coldwell Banker Glen Ellyn Pet Walk starts at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Coldwell Banker office, 526 N. Main St., Glen Ellyn. Walkers will proceed to the south side of Lake Ellyn Park. Leashes are required. The cost is $7, which includes a bandanna, goody bag, free pet photo, T-shirt, contests, prizes and more. Participants who register in advance will be entered into a drawing for gift baskets filled with pet-related items. Proceeds benefit Animals Deserving of Proper Treatment, a not-for-profit animal shelter in Naperville. For details, call (630) 790-1000 or visit glenellynpetwalk.com.

• A program about Illinois' Mazon Creek fossils will be offered at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art, 220 Cottage Hill Ave., Elmhurst. The Coal Age specimens found in the Mazon Creek area are about 350 million years old. Participants will receive a fossil to take home. The program is free for members, $3 for others. Reservations are recommended. For details, call (630) 833-1616 or visit lizzadromuseum.org.

• The Roselle Park District's "Day of Play" will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Clauss Recreation Center, 555 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. The event will include fitness activities, games, healthy food, prizes and more. For details, call (630) 834-4200 or visit roselleparkdistrict.com.

• The Family Fun Festival will be from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 1753 S. Blanchard, Wheaton. The event will include music, food, games, a petting zoo and more. Admission is free. For details, call (630) 665-1414.

• The Warrenville Historical Society and the 175th Anniversary Commission will hold "A Walk Back in Time" Saturday, Sept. 20 at historic homes throughout the city. Tours begin at 1 p.m. at Warrenville Road and Fourth Street; the last tour leaves at 2:20 p.m. Interpreters along the route will introduce visitors to people, places and events of the Civil War era. After the tour, tea will be served at Peter and Sharon Beck's home, 3S381 Main St. Warrenville's city historian, Leone Schmidt, will attend the tea to discuss and sign her book "Warrenville Comes of Age: A Historian's Memoir." Copies will be available to purchase. Parking will be available at the Leonard Memorial Home on Warrenville Road; maps will be distributed at 28W332 Warrenville Road. For information, call Carolyn Wondrow at (630) 393-4568.

• The DuPage County Convalescent Center's Fall Festival and 5K Walk/Run will be Saturday, Sept. 20, at the center, 400 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton. The 5K starts at 8:25 a.m. Registration costs $22. The Fall Festival follows from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and includes a craft show, music, games, food, a scarecrow patch, raffles and more. Admission is free. For details, visit dpccfoundation.org or call (630) 784-4495.

• The National Alliance on Mental Illness-DuPage 20th annual Run for the Mind will be at 9 a.m. Sept. 20 at Danada Forest Preserve, on Naperville Road south of Butterfield Road, Wheaton. The event includes 5K and 10K runs and a 5K walk. The cost is $18 for online registration; $20 for mail-in registration and $25 on race day. Registration is free for participants who raise $50 or more in pledges. Proceeds will benefit NAMI-DuPage, a not-for-profit organization that provides support, education and advocacy to residents with mental illness and their families. For registration information or pledge forms, call Sue Prentice at (630) 752-0066 or visit signmeup.com.

• The Oakbrook Terrace Lions Club's 20th annual pasta dinner and bake sale will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Salvation Army, 1S415 Summit Ave., Oakbrook Terrace. Tickets cost $6, $3.50 for children 6 and older, free for children 5 and younger. Proceeds benefit Lions Club charities. For details, call Paul at (630) 217-1722 or Rod at (630) 833-1268.

• The Lombard Arts Coalition and the Lombard Park District will offer a free art workshop from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20 and Saturday, Sept. 27, at Sunset Knoll Recreation Center, 820 S. Finley Road, Lombard. Participants of all ages will make fall banners. Some projects will be chosen to be displayed throughout Lombard during October, which is Illinois Arts and Humanities Month. The workshop is free, but reservations are required. Participants may choose which week they'd like to attend. For details, call the Lombard Arts Coalition at (630) 415-3656.

• NEW200 Foundation 5K Fun Run will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at Hubble Middle School, Roosevelt Road and Main Street, Wheaton. The event also includes a one-mile run at 10:15 a.m. for children in kindergarten through fifth grade. Proceeds benefit District 200 schools. For details e-mail Eric Patton at wericpatton@sbcglobal.net or call (630) 215-3934.

• The 21st annual Wheaton North Falcon Marching Band Festival will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at the high school, 701 W. Thomas Road, Wheaton. Twenty high school marching bands will participate. The awards ceremony is at 8:30 p.m. For details, visit wnband.org.

• Wheaton College's Artist Series will feature the Ying String Quartet and pianist Billy Childs at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at Edman Memorial Chapel, Washington and Franklin streets, Wheaton. Tickets range from $31 to $48 for general admission. Discounts are available for students, seniors 60 and older and groups of 20 or more. For details, call (630) 752-5010.

Sunday, Sept. 21

• Die Lustigen Musikanten (The Merry Musicians) will perform a free outdoor Octoberfest concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, at the Wheaton Public Library, 225 N. Cross St. The group, which includes an accordion, trumpet, baritone and tuba, perform traditional German music. In case of rain, the concert will move indoors. For details, call (630) 868-7520.

• The new Addison Public Library building, 4 Friendship Plaza, will be dedicated at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21. A variety of activities for all ages follow the ribbon-cutting ceremony, including performances by storyteller Antonio Sacre at 2 p.m. and a cappella performers AC Rock at 3 p.m. Admission is free. For details and a full schedule of events, call (630) 543-3617 or visit addisonlibrary.org.

• Oak Brook's annual Autumn Festival will be from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, at the Oak Brook Bath and Tennis Club, 800 Oak Brook Road. The event will include entertainment, children's activities, pony rides, a chance to meet the village's police officers and firefighters and more. Admission is free.

• The fifth annual Prairie Day will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, at Terrace View Park, Greenfield Avenue and Elizabeth Street, Lombard. The event, which is sponsored by the Lombard Garden Club, the Lombard Park District and the Lombard Historical Society, includes a native plant sale, entertainment, exhibits, demonstrations, children's activities and more. The Conservation Foundation will sell rain barrels; there also will be a raffle for a decorated rain barrel. Admission is free. For details, e-mail Lonnie Morris at lonnie@herbndove.com or visit gardencentral.org/illinois/lombard.

• Cantigny Park's third annual Car Show will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, at the park, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. Registration and check-in for participants starts at 7 a.m. For details, visit cantigny.org/2008carshow.htm or call (630) 260-8167.

• Oceanographer, explorer and award-winning filmmaker Jean-Michel Cousteau will present "The Great Ocean Adventure" at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, in Elmhurst College's Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel, 190 Prospect Ave. Cousteau, son of the legendary Jacques Cousteau, also is the founder of the Ocean Futures Society, a not-for-profit marine education and conservation foundation. Admission is free. For details, call (630) 617-3033 or visit elmhurst.edu.

• The West Suburban Association's sixth annual Walk-a-Thon to benefit Deicke Home will be from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Lombard Lagoon, on Grace Street south of North Avenue. Walkers should collect pledges before the event. The event also will include entertainment, lunch and an appearance by Mary Van de Velde, Judy Pielach and Andrea Darlas from WGN-AM 720. Deicke Home provides a variety of services for adults with developmental disabilities. For details, call Patti Cain at (630) 530-0580 or Lynn Dowiarz, (630) 530-0691.