Glen Ellyn celebrates the arts at festival
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Glen Ellyn celebrates the arts
More than 50 artists display and sell their work in a variety of media at the Glen Ellyn Festival of the Arts. Other festival highlights include local students and professional performers in music, dance and theatrical productions. Food vendors provide a wide array for food.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 22-23, at Lake Ellyn Park at Linden Street and Lenox Road, Glen Ellyn. Free admission. glenellynlions.org.
Today
'Hello, Dolly!'
See "Hello Dolly!" the tale of a widowed matchmaker seeking to get back into the high life by marrying a wealthy man in this hit Broadway musical.
2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, at the Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. 5th St., DeKalb. Final performance. $15. (815) 758-1940 or stagecoachers.com.
In a pickle
Learn the 19th century art of pickling at the Pickling Parties event at the Durant House Museum in St. Charles. See how pickles and corn relish are made in demonstrations in the 1843 Hearth Room and the 1880s Victorian Kitchen. Children attending the event will each get to take home a jar of pickles.
Runs 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, at the Durant House Museum, LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve, on Dean Street, one mile west of Randall Road in St. Charles. Admission is $1-$3. (630) 377-6424.
From 'M*A*S*H' to Elgin
William Christopher, best known as Father Mulcahy on television's "M*A*S*H," stars in "Church Basement Ladies," a touring comedy about rambunctious ladies working in a church's basement.
2 and 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, at the Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin. final day of performances. Tickets are $27-$45. (847) 931-5900 or hemmens.org.
This evening
Let's dance!
Dance to the music of the 16-piece Bobby Sanders Orchestra at the Big Band Dance for both singles and couples.
7 to 10 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, at the Sheraton Chicago Northwest, 3400 W. Euclid Ave., Arlington Heights. Admission is $15 per person. (847) 392-0918.
An evening of Cole Porter
Vocalists David Hyde Pierce (of TV's "Frasier) and Victoria Clark and pianist Rob Fisher present "Night & Day: A Cole Porter Evening" at Ravinia.
7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, at Ravinia Festival, 418 Sheridan Road, Highland Park. $35-$75 pavilion seats, $10 lawn. Park opens at 4 p.m. (847) 266-5100 or ravinia.org.
This week
That's Italian!
Celebrate the diverse culture of Italy at the West Suburban Italian Fest. Musical entertainment, authentic Italian food, wine, games and family activities are featured.
5 to 11 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Aug 20-21; noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22; noon to 9 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, at Centennial Park and Recreation Center, 1776 W. Centennial Place, Addison. $5-$7; free for children 12 and younger. Visit onestientertainment.com.
Mulling over marriage
A veteran couple and a newlywed couple compare and contrast their experiences with marriage in the musical "Married Alive!" For mature audiences.
8:30 p.m. opening Saturday, Aug. 22, at Noble Fool Theatricals at Pheasant Run Resort & Spa, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. $28-$39; $44-$59 dinner and show packages. (630) 584-6342.
'Sunday in the Park with George'
See "Sunday in the Park with George," Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's 1984 Pulitzer Prize-winning musical looking at the life of French painter Georges Seurat and his fictional great-grandson.
3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16; 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, and Saturday Aug. 22, at the Village Players Theatre, 1010 W. Madison St., Oak Park. $22-$28. (866) 764-1010 or visit village-players.org.