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Best bets: Lady Gaga, Bakugan tourney, 'Der Rosenkavalier'

Posted January 04, 2010 10:00 pm

Daily Herald Staff Report

The "All-Canada Show" goes up next week at the Pheasant Run Resort Expo Center in St. Charles.

Go, go, go, Gaga

Followers of Lady Gaga know by now that The Monster Ball Tour has jumped from the Chicago Theatre to a rebooking at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont. See Lady Gaga's latest pop spectacle for $35.50-$73. (800) 745-3000 or rosemonttheatre.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Jan. 8-10

Card wars

Expect hundreds of "battles" to break out this weekend when local Bakugan card fans converge at the Baku-Con Regional Tournament. Get your specialty cards ready at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center, 1551 N. Thoreau Drive, Schaumburg. Free admission to see side tournaments, an anime studio and more, but there is a $20 registration fee to officially compete. (847) 303-4100 or baku-con.com. 9:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 9 and 10

Meet the maestra

Classical conductor Tania Miller is the first woman to lead a major Canadian symphony orchestra. Miller takes a break from the Victoria Symphony Orchestra to work with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra this weekend in performances of music by Brahms, Ravel and Shostakovich at two locations: The Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court, Schaumburg. $44-$54. Also at Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin. $25-$63. (847) 888-4000 or elginsymphony.org. 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, in Schaumburg; 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, and 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10, in Elgin

Swooning Strauss

American opera superstars Renee Fleming and Susan Graham co-star in a live high definition Metropolitan Opera simulcast of Richard Strauss' wistful romance "Der Rosenkavalier" in movie theaters around the world. See it locally Saturday in select theaters ranging from Gurnee to Batavia for $22, $20 for seniors and $18 for kids. Sung in German with English subtitles. Visit fathomevents.com for locations. Noon Saturday, Jan. 9

Eastern arts

Experience the bright colors and clattering sounds of Peking Opera when the Skyland Chinese Opera Arts Association performs at the Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. Free. (630) 637-7469 or english.skylandchinesearts.com. 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9

Toomey TV time

Get nostalgic for 1960s television when Mike Toomey performs his one-man comedy "TV & Me" at the Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. $25-$31. (815) 356-9212 or rauecenter.org. 9:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 9 and 10

Sleepy time gal

Ballet fans won't want to miss the touring Moscow Festival Ballet's performances of Tchaikovsky's classic "The Sleeping Beauty" this Sunday at College of DuPage's McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. $46; $44 seniors; $36 kids. (630) 942-4000 or atthemac.org. 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10

Jazzy Janice

Hear plenty of American song standards sung with scat and more in "An Evening with Jazz Vocalist Janice Borla" this Wednesday at North Central College's Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. $15. $12 students and seniors. (630) 637-7469 or finearts.northcentralcollege.edu. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13

Oh Canada!

Planning an outdoors vacation north of the border? Then be sure to check out the All-Canada Show starting Thursday at the Pheasant Run Resort Expo Center, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. Attend seminars, see displays and get tips on Canada's best hunting and fishing spots. Admission is $10; $8 for seniors and kids ages 13-16; kids ages 12 and under admitted free. (800) 325-6290 or allcanada.com. 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16

Renée Fleming stars as the Marschallin and Susan Graham stars as Octavian in Strauss's "Der Rosenkavalier." A live high definition simulcast to area movie theaters is Saturday, Jan. 9. Ken Howard | Metropolitan Opera

Susan Graham stars as Octavian in Strauss's "Der Rosenkavalier." A live high definition simulcast to area movie theaters is Saturday, Jan. 9. Photo by Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

The Moscow Festival Ballet tours to Glen Ellyn with Tchaikovsky's classic "The Sleeping Beauty."

Jazz vocalist Janice Borla performs in Naperville on Wednesday, Jan. 13.

Renée Fleming stars in Strauss's "Der Rosenkavalier." A live high definition simulcast to area movie theaters is Saturday, Jan. 9. Ken Howard | Metropolitan Opera

The Moscow Festival Ballet tours to Glen Ellyn with Tchaikovsky's classic "The Sleeping Beauty."

The Skyland Chinese Opera Arts Association performs Peking Opera at the Wentz Concert Hall in Naperville.

Lady Gaga jumped ship from the Chicago Theatre to the Rosemont Theatre to allow for more room for the stage spectacle of The Monster Ball Tour. Associated Press photo

Canadian guest conductor Tania Miller leads the Elgin Symphony Orchestra this weekend in Schaumburg and Elgin.

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