Cycle World motorcycle show at Stephens center
Free Celebrate PurimThe JUF Book Buddies group invites youngsters and their families to celebrate Purim, the Jewish holiday of deliverance with books, art projects and other family-friendly activities at three suburban Barnes and Noble locations. Costumes are welcome. Info: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, at Barnes and Noble, at 590 E. Golf Road, Schaumburg; Barnes and Noble, 47 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville; and Barnes and Noble, 720 Hawthorn Center, Vernon Hills. Visit bookbuddies@juf.org. (312) 444-2844.Today Wheels and more wheelsThe Cycle World International Motorcycle Show features hundreds of the latest sports bikes, dirt bikes, dual sports, cruisers, scooters, ATVs and more. Info: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont. Admission is $15 for adults. Sunday Feb. 21 is Family Day, and all children ages 12 and younger admitted free when accompanied by a paying adult. (847) 692-2222 or motorcycleshows.com.Classic MozartThe sanctuary choir, the children's choir and the bell choir of the Presbyterian Church of Barrington join professional orchestra members and soloists for a performance of Mozart's "Mass in B-Flat."Info: 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, at Presbyterian Church of Barrington, 6 Brinker Road, Barrington. Free. Those who wish can make a donation to benefit the church's mission committee. (847) 381-0975 or pcbarrington.org.Exhibit's last daySunday, Feb. 21, is the final day to see the "Food in the Atomic Age" at the Lake County Discovery Museum. Discover how the mass marketing and automobile culture of the 1950s changed the way America cooked and ate. The exhibit features advertising postcards as well as period textiles and kitchen objects from the museum's collection. Visitors can also explore a re-created 1950s kitchen and diner.Info: 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, at the Lake County Discovery Museum, 27277 N. Forest Preserve Drive, Wauconda. $2.50-$6. (847) 968-3400 or lakecountydiscoverymuseum.org.Tap your toes to tubasThe Northwestern Tuba Euphonium Quartet presents a musical program of songs from several different centuries. Info: 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, at the Round Lake Area Public Library, 906 Hart Road, Round Lake. Free. (847) 546-7060.Merle and KrisMusic legends Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson team up for an evening of country, pop and rock music at the Rosemont Theatre.Info: 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont. $35-$65. (312) 559-1212.This week Author appearanceMeet author Judith Warner as she signs copies of her book "We've Got Issues: Children and Parents in the Age of Medication." Info: 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, at the Vernon Area Public Library District, 300 Olde Half Day Road, Lincolnshire. Registration is required. Call (847) 634-3650 or visit vapld.info.Tom's in townComedian Tom Green takes to the stage at Zanies comedy club in Vernon Hills.Info: 10:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, and 7 and 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, at Zanies, 230 Hawthorn Village Commons, Vernon Hills. $25 plus a two-item food/beverage minimum. (847) 549-6030 or zanies.com.Something's fishyThe American Legion in Palatine hosts a fish fry in honor of the Lent season. The dinner is open to the public. Fried fish or shrimp dinners with soup, fries and coleslaw cost $8. Info: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, at the American Legion Hall, 122 W. Palatine Road, Palatine. (847) 359-1606.