Award-winning high school quartet at Skokie Theatre
Freebie
Home sweet home
See the latest innovations and technology in home building, remodeling, decorating and landscaping at the Lake County Home Building and Remodeling Expo. Hundreds of local and national exhibitors will be on hand to feature everything from home theaters to the use of solar energy and kitchen cabinets. Other exhibitors will be on hand with items such as jewelry, crafts and candles.
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 1060 Peterson Road, Grayslake. Free and open to the public. (847) 680-7200 or (630) 468-2237. Visit homeshowevent.com.
Today
Wear your jammies
The Laurie Berkner Band presents A Pajama Party Concert, a program of pop music for children and their families. Youngsters are encouraged to dress in their pajamas and bring their favorite stuffed animal to the performance. Families attending are also encouraged to bring a set of new children's pajamas and/or a new children's book for donation to the Pajama Program, a charity that assists needy children.
1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. $25-$35. (847) 263-6300 or geneseetheatre.com. Visit pajamaprogram.org.
Quartet Danae
Quartet Danae, a national award-winning string quartet of high school musicians, presents a program of classical music.
3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, at the Skokie Theatre, 7924 N. Lincoln Ave., Skokie. $20-$25. (847) 677-7761 or skokietheater.com.
All-Canada Show
See a wide variety of fishing and hunting exhibits with seminars, maps and travel guides, a hunting simulator and other outdoor activities at the annual All-Canada Show.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, at the Pheasant Run Resort and Convention Center, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. Admission is $8-$10. Kids ages 12 and younger admitted free. For a $2 off coupon and show details, call (800) 325-6290 or visit AllCanadaShow.com.
Tonight
Nick at night
Nick Jonas (of the Jonas Brothers) and The Administration perform pop/rock tunes at the Rosemont Theatre.
7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont. $39.50. (800) 745-3000.
This week
'Pizza: Any Way you Slice it!'
Kohl Children's Museum opens its newest traveling exhibition "Pizza: Any Way you Slice It!" on Monday, Jan. 18. The exhibit teaches the basics of math by encouraging playful, open-ended exploration based on one of America's favorite foods. Kids learn by "making" pizza, delivering pizza and pretending to eat pizza. Stations include a pizza parlor, a pizza kitchen, a giant pizza couch, a slice-it-up table and more. The exhibit continues through Sunday, May 24.
9:30 a.m. to noon Mondays; 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays at the Kohl Children's Museum, 2100 Patriot Blvd., Glenview. $6.50-$7.50. Children younger than 1 and museum members admitted free. (847) 832-6600 or kohlchildrensmuseum.org.
Author appearance
Meet "Middling Folk" author Linda H. Matthews as she reads from and signs copies of her new book.
7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, at the Book Stall, 811 Elm St., Winnetka. (847) 446-8880.
Good old Charlie Brown
The Fox Valley Players' Winter Stage troupe presents the musical "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown," featuring the characters of Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts gang.
7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 22-23, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24, at the Prisco Community Center, 150 W. Illinois Ave., Aurora. Tickets cost $6 in advance or $8 at the door. (630) 859-8606 or foxvalleyparkdistrict.org.