Best bets: Evan Lysacek, David Copperfield, comedian Hal Sparks
Skating starsOlympic gold medal figure skating champion and "Dancing With the Stars" contestant Evan Lysacek has already been much-feted in his native Naperville. But now see Lysacek and other skating celebrities like Sasha Cohen, Jeremy Abbott and more in their element on Saturday when Smucker's Stars on Ice Tour glides into the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. $24.50-$149.50. (800) 745-3000 or allstatearena.com. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 8Student styleGet an idea of which direction fashion might be headed in the School of the Art Institute of Chicago Fashion 2010. Three different fashion events are held today in The Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago (use Madison Street entrance). $75 fashion show (sold out); benefit tickets begin at $500; $100 fashion party. (312) 899-1439 or saic.edu/fashionshow. 2 p.m. Fashion Show; 6 p.m. Fashion Show Benefit; 9 p.m. Fashion Party Friday, May 7Magic to doExpect plenty of wowing illusions in "David Copperfield: An Intimate Evening of Grand Illusion" this weekend at the Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St., Chicago. $30-$59. (800) 775-2000 or BroadwayinChicago.com. 8 p.m. Friday, May 7, and 4:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday, May 8Comic SparksComedian, actor and Chicago-area native Hal Sparks returns home for a weekend stint at the Improv Comedy Showcase, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. $19. (847) 240-2001 or improv.com. 8 and 10:15 p.m. Friday, May 7; 7 and 9:15 p.m. Saturday, May 8; 7 p.m. Sunday, May 9Mom comedyIf laughter is the best medicine, then the Three Blonde Moms comedy troupe of Joanie Fagan, Donna Cherry and Kat Simmons promise a heaping dose tonight at College of Lake County's Lumber Center for the Performing Arts, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake. $28; $26 seniors. (847) 543-2300 or clcillinois.edu/tickets. 8 p.m. Friday, May 7More mom comedyGive mom a chance to laugh out loud for Mother's Day with Mama's Night Out, a comedy troupe consisting of comedians Karen Morgan, Nancy Whittier and Sherry Davey at Elgin Community College's Blizzard Theatre, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. $28-$32. (847) 622-0300 or tickets.elgin.edu. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 8Flicka farewellChicago Opera Theater presents the local premiere of Jake Heggie's opera "Three Decembers" with what are said to be the final staged opera performances in Chicago by Frederica von Stade. The world-famous mezzo-soprano (whose nickname is "Flicka") also teams up with the composer for a concert called "An Evening With Frederica von Stade and Jake Heggie" at Millennium Park's Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph Drive, Chicago. $20-$120 for "Three Decembers"; $12.50-$80 for "An Evening." (312) 334-7777 or chicagooperatheater.org. "Three Decembers": 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 8; Wednesday, May 12; Friday, May 14; and 3 p.m. Sunday, May 16. Special concert: 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 10Country dameCountry and bluegrass musician Kathy Mattea brings a wealth of West Virginian warmth to a special Mother's Day concert at the McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. $44-$69; $42-$67 seniors; $34-$59 kids. (630) 942-4000 or atthemac.org. 7 p.m. Sunday, May 9Chefs aplentySee what the suburbs have to offer dining-wise when more than 60 restaurants converge Tuesday at the 17th Annual Chefs' Fest at Arlington Park Racecourse, 2200 W. Euclid Ave., Arlington Heights. $30-$35. (847) 385-7500 or chefsfest.com. 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 11False20001681Three performances of "David Copperfield: An Intimate Evening of Grand Illusion" are set this weekend at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago. False