5 things to do in the suburbs this weekend
Like music? Comedy? A mix of both? You're in luck this weekend with concerts, musicals and more in the suburbs. Here are five ideas. For more, go to dailyherald.com/calendar.
<h3 class="breakHead">'Rachel Barton Pine Plays Dvorak: A Tribute to Maud Powell</h3>
The Elgin Symphony Orchestra recognizes famed Illinois violinists in the concert "Rachel Barton Pine Plays Dvorák: A Tribute to Maud Powell" this weekend at two locations: first at the Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court, Schaumburg, $30-$45; then at the Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin. $30-$65. (847) 888-4000 or elginsymphony.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 1, in Schaumburg; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 2, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 3, in Elgin.
<h3 class="breakHead">'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee'</h3>
Steel Beam Theatre, 111 W. Main St., St. Charles, revives the Tony Award-winning musical "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," by William Finn and Rebecca Sheinkin. Marge Uhlarik-Boller directs the interactive show about a spelling competition at a fictional middle school. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 1 and 2, and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 3, $23-$28. (630) 587-8521 or steelbeamtheatre.com.
<h3 class="breakHead">Home and Garden Expo</h3>
The Home and Garden Expo features hundreds of displays of home improvement and remodeling products and services, along with information from experts, at Players Sports and Events Center, 1740 Quincy Ave., Naperville. Visitors can attend seminars, sample wines at wine-tasting booths and watch live cooking demonstrations. Free. (630) 953-2500 or foxvalleyhomeshow.com. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 2 and 3.
<h3 class="breakHead">'Let It Be - A Celebration of the Music of The Beatles'</h3>
"Let It Be - A Celebration of the Music of The Beatles" shares hits from the Fab Four Saturday at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont. $24.50-$75. (800) 345-7000 or rosemonttheatre.com. 8 p.m. Saturday, April 2.
<h3 class="breakHead">'The Complete History of Comedy (abridged) After racing through the works of Shakespeare and world history, the Reduced Shakespeare Company mines humor for "The Complete History of Comedy (abridged)" playing Sunday at the Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court, Schaumburg. $36-$38. (847) 895-3600 or prairiecenter.org. 2 p.m. Sunday, April 2.</h3>