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Weekend picks: Get breakfast with the bunny

Antique bandits

Try your luck at finding vintage “one-armed bandits” when The Chicagoland Antique Advertising, Slot-Machine & Jukebox Show returns this weekend to the Pheasant Run Resort and Convention Center, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. $7 each day. $50 preview day and full weekend admission. (630) 584-6342 or chicagolandshow.com. 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 1

Violin virtuosos

Conductor/violinist Jamie Laredo teams up with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra and violin soloist Bella Hristova for a concert program of Bach, Mozart and Mendelssohn this weekend at the Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin. $24-$70. (847) 888-4000 or elginsymphony.org. 3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 1

Expert Hodgman

You may know John Hodgman as the PC in Apple commercials, or as a “resident expert” on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.” Now get to know Hodgman for his standup comedy on Sunday at the UP Comedy Club, 230 W. North Ave., 3rd Floor, Chicago. $25. (312) 662-4562 or upcomedyclub.com. 8:30 p.m. Sunday, April 1

‘Dramatic Watercolor'

Works in watercolor by artist Tom Lynch are on display in the “Dramatic Watercolor” exhibit at the Oesterle Library Gallery at North Central College, 320 E. School St., Naperville. Exhibit runs Sunday, April 1, through Thursday, May 3. Guests can meet Lynch at an artist's reception on Sunday, April 1. Refreshments will be served. Free. (630) 637-5300 or northcentralcollege.edu. 8 a.m. to midnight Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday; noon to midnight Sunday. Artist reception is 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 1

Whoopee for April Fools'!

Be prepared to make some noise as visitors help detonate a large number of whoopee cushions at The Great Whoop Off event at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. The store provides the cushions, and guests provide the energy to deflate them. The event also celebrates the “Horrid Henry” book series for middle readers. A costumed “Horrid Henry” character will be on hand to meet guests. Free. (630) 355-2665 or andersonsbookshop.com. 2 p.m. Sunday, April 1

Meet the ‘Unsinkable Molly Brown'

Actress Lynn Rymarz portrays Margaret Brown, an American socialite known as the “Unsinkable Molly Brown,” one of the most famous survivors from the RMS Titanic, in the Memorial Chapel at the Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St., Naperville. The event is running in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's sinking. The program is part of the History Speaks Lecture series. Tickets are $5-$6 in advance; $6-$7 at door. (630) 420-6010 or napersettlement.museum. 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 1

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