Sunday picks: 'Sesame Street' bringing sunny days to Sears Centre
Sunny days
Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird and many more characters come to the rescue seeking missing musical instruments in "Sesame Street Live - Elmo Makes Music." The touring family show plays this weekend at the Sears Centre Arena, 5333 Prairie Stone Parkway, Hoffman Estates. $21-$88; $10 parking. (888) 732-7784 or searscentre.com. 1 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday, April 9
Classical winner
The New Philharmonic was just awarded the 2017 Illinois Council of Orchestras' Professional Orchestra of the Year Award. Check out the prizewinning ensemble with guest violinist David Taylor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra this weekend at the College of DuPage's McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. $49. (630) 942-4000 or atthemac.org. 3 p.m. Sunday, April 9
Bunny on ice
Ice skate with the Easter Bunny at the Egg Slide at the ice arena at the Triphahn Center, 1685 W. Higgins Road, Hoffman Estates. Guests are encouraged to bring their cameras. Admission and skate rental are free. No registration is required. heparks.org. 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, April 9
Spring Valley Concert Band
The Spring Valley Concert Band performs pieces like "Angels in the Architecture" by Tichelli, "Holocaust Suite" by Gould and "Smetana Fanfare" by Husa during its spring concert at the Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court, Schaumburg. The program will feature 28 instrumental music students from District 54 and their instructors. Tickets cost $5 at the door. svcb.net. 3 p.m. Sunday, April 9
Family harmony
The current lineup of The Lennon Sisters features vocalizing siblings Mimi, Janet and Kathy. See them in concert at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $39-$79. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com. 3 p.m. Sunday, April 9
Opera stars
Two of the opera world's top tenors and bass-baritones, Lawrence Brownlee and Eric Owens, team up to perform a special recital concert at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. $35-$99. (312) 827-5600 or lyricopera.org. 3 p.m. Sunday, April 9
Song standards
North Central College alumna Mandy Nousain Boothe returns for an intimate jazz concert focusing on the Broadway tunesmiths "Rogers + Hart + Hammerstein" at Madden Hall, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. $30-$35. (630) 637-7469 or finearts.northcentralcollege.edu. 6 p.m. Sunday, April 9
All Tchaikovsky
The Northbrook Symphony Orchestra welcomes violinist Joshua Brown for an all-Tchaikovsky concert titled "The Soul of Imperial Russia" at the Sheely Center for the Performing Arts, 2300 Shermer Road, Northbrook. $10-$50. (847) 272-0755 or northbrooksymphony.org. 6:15 p.m. Sunday, April 9
Comedy by Cole
Former Chicagoan Deon Cole ("Black-ish," "Barbershop") shares his standup comedy skills this weekend at the Improv Comedy Showcase, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. $28 plus a two-item purchase. (847) 240-2001 or chicago.improv.com. 7 p.m. Sunday, April 9
Upcoming concerts
The Bronx, Dave Hause, The Mermaid: 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 10, at Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St., Palatine. $5-$100. (847) 358-9150 or durtynellies.com. StereoViolet, Invisible Cartoons, JARO: 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, at Subterranean, 2011 W. North Ave., Chicago. Indie, rock. $8. (773) 278-6600 or subt.net.
Overclocked, Last Fantastic Nasty: 8 p.m. Thursday, April 13, at Cubby Bear, 1059 W. Addison, Chicago. $3. Rock. (773) 327-1662 or cubbybear.com.
Easter egg hunts
Palatine Jaycees Annual Easter Egg Hunt: Noon Sunday, April 9, at Towne Square, 150 W. Palatine Road, Palatine. The Palatine Jaycees will hold their annual Easter Egg Hunt for kids 9 and younger. Meet the Easter Bunny. There is no preregistration. Free.
Capannari's Easter Egg Hunt: Noon Sunday, April 9, at Centennial Green, 50 S. Emerson St., Mount Prospect. Kids 2-7 can hunt for 5,000 Easter eggs in Centennial Green. Meet the Easter Bunny. Free.
Community's Annual Children's Easter Egg Hunt & Easter Celebration: 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 9, at the Community Nursing & Rehab Center, 1136 N. Mill St., Naperville. Egg hunt starts promptly at 2:15 p.m. outside (weather permitting) or inside and goes until 2:30 p.m. RSVP to activity director Sherri Walton-Peterson at (630) 355-3300, ext. 231, or email swalton-peterson@CNRCLLC.com. Free.