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Come hungry to the Taste of Lincolnshire

Get ready to fill up on a wide variety of foods from local restaurants at the annual Taste of Lincolnshire. While you are eating, listen to the music of live bands and watch the pet parade.

11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29; and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, at Lincolnshire Commons, corner of Milwaukee Avenue and Aptakisic Road, Lincolnshire. Free admission. (847) 793-2409 or visit lincolnshirechamber.org.

This afternoon

'Charlotte's Web'

Theatre-Hikes presents a stage adaptation of E.B. White's "Charlotte's Web," the tale of a crafty spider who helps a young pig she befriends.

3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, at the Morton Arboretum, 4100 Route 53, Lisle. Adults $24-$25; children $15-$18. (630) 725-2066 or mortonarb.org.

This show is for the dogs

The Elgin Kennel Club hosts its All-Breed Dog Shows with obedience and rally trials. Food is available for purchase. Bring a chair for seating. No unentered dogs allowed.

8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, in the west field of the Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. Parking is $5. (630) 830-8157.

'The Light in the Piazza'

See "The Light in the Piazza," the six-time 2005 Tony Award-winning musical about an American mother who tries to thwart the budding romance developing between her daughter and an Italian youth in Florence.

1 and 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, at the Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. $40-$45 (excluding tax and handling fees). Dinner packages are available. (847) 634-0200 or marriotttheatre.com.

'My Fair Lady'

Light Opera Works presents "My Fair Lady," Lerner and Lowe's classic 1950s musical about a linguistics professor who tries to train a flower seller to become a princess in Edwardian London.

2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, at Cahn Auditorium at Northwestern University, 600 Emerson St., Evanston. $30-$88. (847) 869-6300 or lightoperaworks.com.

This evening

Free film

See a free screening of the family film "Kung Fu Panda" at the Harris Bank in Palatine. Seating is available on Station Street, just east of the building. Bring chairs for seating and an FM radio. Popcorn and lemonade will be available for purchase.

At dusk on Sunday, Aug. 23, on the side of the Harris Bank building, 50 N. Brockway, Palatine. Free admission. Visit palatinechamber.com.

This week

Tony - Tony!

Legendary singer Tony Bennett headlines two evenings at Ravinia Festival.

8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, in the Pavilion at Ravinia Festival, 418 Sheridan Road, Highland Park. $91 pavilion; lawn seats cost $23-$28. Park opens at 5 p.m. (847) 266-5100 or ravinia.org.

Hainesville Fest

Join the town of Hainesville for a summer celebration at Hainesville Fest. Highlights include games, pony rides, disc jockey, beer tent, balloon artist, food and bands.

11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, in Union Square Park, Hainesville Road, Hainesville. Free admission. (847) 223-2032 or visit hainesville.govoffice.com.

Fill up on food galore at the annual Taste of Lincolnshire. Daily Herald file photo
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