Weekend picks: LMFAO gets the party started at Allstate

Posted May 23, 2012 6:00 am

By Laura Milbrath Stewart and Scott C. Morgan

Electronica town

Get your funky and electronic music groove on when LMFAO's "Sorry for Party Rocking Tour" featuring Far East Movement, Quest Crew, Sidney Samson, Eva Simons and Natalia Kills stops at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. $25-$69.50. (800) 745-3000 or allstatearena.com. 7 p.m. Saturday, May 26

In the House

Glenview House celebrates barbecue month and Chicago's craft beer week with a pairing through Saturday, May 26. The menu includes Asian barbecue grilled sweet and sour shrimp paired with Boulevard Brewing Tank No. 7 Farm House Ale; cured and smoked duck breast with asparagus and baby greens paired with Founders Centennial IPA; and red pop brined and honey glazed pork chop with apple grits and spicy collards paired with Flossmoor Station Pullman Brown Ale. Pairings cost $35 for food and beer, $25 without beer. Glenview House is at 1843 Glenview Road, Glenview. Call (847) 724-0692 or visit theglenviewhouse.com. Through Saturday, May 26

Soldier support

Fox Valley Repertory presents its second annual Memorial Day armed forces tribute titled "Letters Home: A Memorial Day Remembrance" and held in cooperation with Fox Valley Troop Support and the Fox Valley Concert Band at the Pheasant Run Resort Mainstage, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. FVR artistic director John Gawlik created the event, which features the recitation of letters written by servicemen and women from the Fox Valley to their loved ones during their time of service, all of it accompanied by traditional patriotic and original music. The letters include ones written by Private Nicholas Miller to his wife, Jane, of Geneva during the Civil War; World War I letters written from Private Frank C. Danielson of Geneva; as well as current letters written from a lieutenant serving in Afghanistan to his wife, a Naperville native. $20. (630) 584-6342 or foxvalleyrep.org. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 25-26

Guitar guy

Expect plenty of sidesplitting impressions of rock stars when comic impressionist and musician Skip Griparis takes to the stage this weekend at The Laughing Chameleon, 1830 Tower Drive, Glenview. $18-$25 plus a two-drink minimum purchase. (847) 834-0291 or thelaughingchameleon.com. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 25-26

Go see The Waco Brothers

Every rock fan owes it to himself or herself to see The Waco Brothers live at least once. The Chicago-based band is ferocious onstage - loud, thrilling, hilarious and just plain fun. The Wacos play a unique hybrid of country, rock and punk, and they've just released their latest record - a collaboration with Nashville mainstay Paul Burch titled "Great Chicago Fire" - on local indie Bloodshot Records. See them at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W. Belmont, Chicago. $12. Go to beatkitchen.com. 8:30 p.m. Friday, May 25

Singin' the blues

Reverend T & The Blues Factor Revival Bandheadline an evening of blues at Harlem Avenue Lounge, 3701 S. Harlem Ave., Berwyn. The cover charge is $6. (708) 484-3610 or harlemavenuelounge.com. 9:30 p.m. Friday, May 25

'Monty Python and the Holy Grail'

See a screening of the remastered digital print of the 1975 British comedy film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" at the Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave., Downers Grove. This rated PG film stars members of the famed Monty Python comedy troupe - Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin. Admission is $5. (630) 968-0219. Midnight Friday, May 25

Bike rodeo

The Hawthorn Woods Police Department hosts its annual Bike Rodeo at the Hawthorn Woods Community Park, at Quentin and Old McHenry roads, Hawthorn Woods. Events include skill courses and prizes, and every participant will receive a new bicycle helmet and T-shirt. Hot dogs, ice cream and bottled water will be provided. Free. (847) 438-9050 or vhw.org. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 26

Schaumburg's Prairie Arts Festival

See works by more than 140 painters, sculptors, photographers, jewelers, potters and other artists at the 25th annual Schaumburg Prairie Arts Festival. Other highlights include entertainment on three stages, a food court and children's art activities. It all takes place on the grounds of the Robert O. Atcher Municipal Center, at Schaumburg Road and Summit Drive, in Schaumburg. Free admission and parking. For information, call Roxane Benvenuti at (847) 923-3605 or visit ci.schaumburg.il.us. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 26-27

Classic car corral

See the automotive pride and joy of car collectors when the 47th Annual Antique Car Club of America Car Show and Car Corral pulls in this weekend at the Volo Auto Museum and Antique Malls, 27582 W. Volo Village Road, Volo. $13.95; $11.95 seniors; $7.95 kids. (815) 385-3644 or volocars.com. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 26-27

Antiques on the Green

Browse through antiques and collectibles from local dealers at the Antiques on the Green event at Stacy's Tavern Museum, Glen Ellyn Historical Society, 557 Geneva Road, Glen Ellyn. $5, includes a free tour of Stacy's Tavern, discounts at Stacy's Corners store and local restaurants. (630) 858-1568. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 26

Honoring veterans

Jazz singer Tammy McCann performs 1940s standards with an 18-piece big band for a special Memorial Day Salute to honor veterans and servicemen Saturday at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. $35; $30 seniors and veterans. (847) 577-2121 or metropolisarts.com. 3 p.m. Saturday, May 26

Calling all coin collectors!

The Crystal Lake Coin Club invites the public to its Memorial Day Weekend Coin Show at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites, 495 Airport Road, Elgin. Dealers at 50 tables will buy, sell and trade both U.S. and foreign coins and paper money, along with gold and silver bullion. Free admission and parking. For information, call Dave at (815) 814-1255. 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 27

John Burnett Orchestra

The John Burnett Orchestra, whichspecializes in 1940s-style big-band swing music, brings back the sounds of Glen Miller, Count Basie, Benny Goodman and other legendary jazz artists at Fitzgerald's, 6615 Roosevelt Road in Berwyn. $5-$10. (708) 788-2118 or fitzgeraldsnightclub.com. 6 p.m. Sunday, May 27

Poi Dog Pondering

Alternative rock group Poi Dog Pondering headlines Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. $25-$50; $75 VIP tickets. (773) 489-3160 or doubledoor.com. 9 p.m. Sunday, May 27

Elder statesmen?

Two decades ago, The Red Hot Chili Peppers were known as an edgy (and often raunchy) band that mixed punk, funk and psychedelic rock into a very danceable sound. Starting in the mid-1990s, though, the band became one of the standard-bearers for alternative rock, and in the process won an international following, Grammy Awards and a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Though singer Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea and the other members are now well into middle age, the band still tries to live up to the anarchic, bass-slapping energy of the early days onstage. See them at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. $39.50 to $59.50. Go to ticketmaster.com. 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 28

Look to the sky

View the wonders of the night sky through the powerful telescopes of the Lake County Astronomical Society at the Sky Viewing Event at the Round Lake Area Public Library, 906 Hart Road, Round Lake. The Dobbie telescope, a special telescope for kids, will be available for use at the event. Free. (847) 546-7060 orrlalibrary.org. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 29 (weather permitting)

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