Weekend picks: High-energy ScrapArtsMusic makes some noise
Dumpster drumming
Recycled and once-trashed materials are retrofitted to make musical instruments in the high-energy concert revue ScrapArtsMusic Sunday at the Lumber Center for the Performing Arts, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake. $36; $34 seniors; $16 teens; $8 kids. (847) 543-2300 or scrapartsmusic.com or clcillinois.edu/tickets. 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9
Scarecrows in St. Charles
See hundreds of handcrafted scarecrows and vote on your favorites at the 26th annual St. Charles Scarecrow Festival in Lincoln Park, at Main and Fourth streets, and various other downtown sites in St. Charles. Other highlights include a carnival, live entertainment, food, the Autumn on the Fox arts and crafts show and more. Free admission. Some activities require fees. Visit scarecrowfest.com. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9
Stocking up for the stock
Help pick, shock, shuck, shell and store corn that will help feed Kline Creek Farm's cows and sheep over the winter during the farm's Corn Harvest event at Kline Creek Farm, 1N600 County Farm Road, West Chicago. Free. (630) 876-5900 or dupageforest.org. 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday and Monday, Oct. 9-10
All that glitters
The Prime XPO Jewelry and Gifts Show comes to the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center, 1551 N. Thoreau Drive, Schaumburg. Free admission. (847) 303-4100 or schaumburgconventioncenter.com. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9
Local punks
The Northwest suburbs are again well-represented in Riot Fest, the annual celebration of punk music taking place at multiple venues in Chicago. Among the local bands on the bill are Dan Vapid & The Cheats (Sunday, Oct. 9). Times and prices vary by show and venue. For full schedule, go to riotfest.org. Runs through Sunday, Oct. 9
Frightful nights
Theatre Nebula and Music on Stage team up to produce “Dracula: The Musical” inspired by Bram Stoker's novel, with music by Frank Wildhorn and lyrics and book by Don Black and Christopher Hampton. The musical follows the famous count as he moves from his Transylvania estate to London where he encounters Mina, who he believes is his long-lost love reincarnated. See it at the Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center, 150 E. Wood St., Palatine. $19-$22. (847) 202-5222 or draculathemusical.net. 3 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 6
Chills and thrills
Halloween inspired Steel Beam Theatre's annual fundraiser, which consists of a haunted house called The Kane County Scaregrounds, at the Kane County Fairgrounds, Randall Road and Route 38 in St. Charles. Designed by former Walt Disney World artist R. J. Ogren, the 4,000-square-foot facility was built by members of Steel Beam's board of directors, some of whom may do double duty as Larry the Hairy Werewolf, Howard the Angry Comic Butcher and other residents of the scary domicile. See kcscaregrounds.com or steelbeamtheatre.com. 7 to 10 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 30