Sunday picks: Day of the Dead art in Waukegan

Posted November 02, 2014 5:00 am

By Laura Milbrath Stewart and Scott C. Morgan

“Maruca's Dress for Dia de los Muertos,” by artist Katrina Davis-Salazar, is on display at the Waukegan Public Library. Courtesy of Waukegan Public Library

Day of the Dead

Contemplate the Mexican Day of the Dead holiday by viewing the art exhibit “Dia de los Muertos: A Living Documentation” featuring works by Amy Lynn Ross and Katrina Davis-Salazar this weekend at the Waukegan Public Library, 128 N. County St., Waukegan. Free. (847) 623-2041 ext. 231 or waukeganpl.org. 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday

Smashing pumpkins

Take out some aggression on leftover Halloween gourds today at Mundelein's 7th Annual Pumpkin Drop. Pumpkins are smashed with bats, rolled down hills and catapulted through the air on the Sled Hill of Keith Mione Community Park, 1401 N. Midlothian Road, Mundelein. No admission fee. (847) 566-0650 or mundeleinparks.org. 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2

Native American Day

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month and explore various tribes who have lived in Illinois during Native American Day at the Elk Grove Historical Museum, 399 Biesterfield Road, Elk Grove Village. Play Native American games, create a beaded necklace and a cornhusk doll, watch fire-making demonstrations and more. Free; $3 for crafts. elkgroveparks.org. 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1

Flashy dance

If you can't get enough of reality TV dancing competitions, then don't miss the national tour of “Dancing Pros Live,” where you get to vote on which couple wins. The show features Alan Thicke (“Growing Pains”) as host, Karina Smirnoff (“Dancing with the Stars”) as head judge, plus a cast of professional dancers this weekend at the Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St., Chicago. $18-$77. (800) 775-2000 or broadwayinchicago.com. 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2

In the mood

Relive the glorious musical sound of 1940s big band music when The Glenn Miller Orchestra & The Buddy Rich Band performs at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $29-$49. (888) 695-0888 or oshows.com. 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2

'Scots and Water'

The Buffalo Grove Symphonic Band presents its “Scots and Water” fall concert in the Buffalo Grove High School Theater, 1100 W. Dundee Road, Buffalo Grove, The program features music celebrating Scotland, the sea and other water themes. In conjunction with the concert, artists from the Artists' League of Buffalo Grove will exhibit their work. $8-$12. (847) 459-2518 or bgsb.org. 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2

"Dancing Pros Live" tours to the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago, allowing audiences to have a live experience of popular reality TV dancing show competitions. The tour plays two shows on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 1 and 2.

Elsa Heyer bashed a pumpkin with a bat during last year's Mundelein's Annual Pumpkin Drop at Keith Mione Community Park. Families brought their Halloween pumpkins to the event where they were bashed, rolled and flung with a catapult. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com

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