5 things to do for $5 (or less) this week in the suburbs, city

Posted March 13, 2018 9:00 am

By Scott C. Morgan

Hibernian hurrahs

Join the green-garbed masses this weekend in honor of St. Patrick's Day. Here are some local options:

• The 8th Annual Palatine Paints the Town Green features a parade of 50 entries, including the Midlothian Scottish Bagpipe Band, the Trinity Irish Dancers, the Lucky Little Leprechauns of Dorset Avenue and more. The parade travels west on Wood Street then north on Smith Street in Palatine. Free. (847) 942-4436 or stpatspalatine.com. Activities begin at 10 a.m. and parade starts at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 17

• The Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade falls on the actual day this year. There is the visual spectacle of dyeing the Chicago River bright green, plus the parade, which starts at Balbo and Columbus before traveling north to Monroe Street in Chicago. Free. chicagostpatricksdayparade.org. Dyeing of the Chicago River at 9 a.m. and parade at noon Saturday, March 17

• Lake Villa's Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade steps off Saturday, with the assembly point at Palombi School, 133 McKinley Ave., Lake Villa. The parade route travels from McKinley Avenue north to Burnett Avenue, to Sherwood Avenue, to Grand Avenue, to Cedar Avenue, ending on Railroad Avenue by the Lake Villa VFW. Free. (847) 356-6100 or lake-villa.org. Noon Saturday, March 17

• For those who want to end St. Patrick's Day with pyrotechnic bangs, check out the DUbliNDEE Fireworks over the Fox River on the Footbridge in East Dundee. Free. (847) 426-2822 or eastdundee.net. 7 p.m. Saturday, March 17

Equinox accessories

The Welcome Spring 2018 Craft/Vendor Show features booths selling handmade jewelry, accessories, clothing, cosmetics and more at the Hotel Indigo, 450 N. Milwaukee Ave., Vernon Hills. (847) 918-1400. Noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 17

Local artists

Mark the Illinois Bicentennial at the Grayslake Arts Alliance Fine Art Show. It features displays by local artists, a performance by students of the Chapin Jazz Studio and crafting activities for kids at the Village of Grayslake Heritage Center and Museum, 164 Hawley St., Grayslake. Free. (847) 543-1745 or villageofgrayslake.com. 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 17

Standup startups

Laugh along as budding comedians try out their standup skills at an Open Mic Night at Laugh Out Loud Theater, 601 N. Martingale Road, Schaumburg. Free for audiences; $5 per standup performer (advance registration required). (847) 240-0386 or laughoutloudtheater.com. 7 p.m. Sunday, March 18

Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film "2001: A Space Odyssey" will be screened at the Paramount Theatre on Monday, March 19. Courtesy of Turner Entertainment

'Help' from HAL

Contemplate sci-fi movie history when the classic 1968 Stanley Kubrick film "2001: A Space Odyssey" is screened on Monday at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora. $1. Rated G. (630) 896-6666 or paramountaurora.com. 7 p.m. Monday, March 19

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