The Suburbs This Weekend: Festivals, fusion and the fifties

Posted June 27, 2012 10:55 am

Sean Stangland

Summer festivals, Mexican-Brazilian fusion, and a tribute to stars of the 1950s highlight this week’s The Suburbs This Weekend with Sean Stangland and Richard Battin.

Seans’s picks

Changarro opens in West Chicago. A new Mexican-Brazilian fusion restaurant is now open in West Chicago serving dishes such as memelas with shrimp, pear squash and chipotles and Brazilian chopped beef with carrots, green beans and bacon. Tortas made with adobo marinated pork loin, grilled pineapple and lettuce and pan-seared tilapia tacos such also are on the menu. Owner and manager Ricardo Santos formerly managed the bar at the popular Bien Trucha in Geneva. Changarro serves lunch and dinner Tuesday through Saturday and lunch on Sunday. Changarro is at 1400 S. Neltnor Blvd., West Chicago. (630) 231-0200.

Naperville Exchange Club Ribfest at Knoch Park, West Street and Martin Avenue in Naperville features bands, carnival rides and ribs. 4 to 10 p.m. Friday, June 29; noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 30 to Tuesday, July 3. Fireworks at 9:30 p.m. July 3. Tickets: June 29, Steve Miller Band, $25; June 30, Joe Walsh, $15; July 1, ZZ Top, $20.

Richard’s picks

Husband and wife team Brian and Joey Gurl portray celebrity icons of the 1950s ranging from Elvis Presley to Lucille Ball in “Laughing with Legends” Friday at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. $35. (847) 577-2121 or metropolisarts.com. 8 p.m. Friday, June 29

Hot air balloon rides, food, entertainment and fireworks are part of the fun at Lisle’s Eyes to the Skies Festival at Community Park, 1825 Short St., Lisle. Fireworks take place at 9:45 p.m. Friday, June 29, to Sunday, July 1. Daily admission is $5, free for children 5 and younger, and free on Sunday for veterans and military personnel and for Lisle residents from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit eyestotheskies.org. 5 to 11 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, June 27-28 (carnival only); 3 to 11 p.m. Friday, June 29; 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 30-July 1

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