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Best bets: Phish dives into a weekend of concerts in Rosemont

Posted October 24, 2018 6:00 am

By Scott C. Morgan

Phish performs three concerts this weekend at the Allstate Arena. Courtesy of Phish

'Bouncing Around the Room'

There are three chances to get your fill of Phish when the celebrated jam band performs in concert this weekend at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. $55-$339; $15-$25 parking. (800) 745-3000 or allstatearena.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday to Sunday, Oct. 26 to 28

World premiere

Giordano Dance Chicago presents the world premiere of Ray Leeper's "SOUL" (set to the music of Gladys Knight, Al Green and Tina Turner) in addition to four other returning repertory pieces this weekend at Millennium Park's Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph Drive, Chicago. $15-$75. (312) 334-7777 or harristheaterchicago.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26 and 27

'Being with You'

See a living legend of American pop culture when singer and songwriter Smokey Robinson performs his Motown classics and more on Friday at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. $62.50-$128. (847) 263-6300 or geneseetheatre.com. 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26

Funny guy

Comedian Bill Bellamy ("Insecure," "The Bounce Back") returns for a series of standup shows this weekend at the Improv Comedy Showcase, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. $27 plus a two-item purchase. (847) 240-2001 or chicago.improv.com. 8 and 10:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26; 7 and 9:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27; 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28

Spaghetti western

Dutch soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek and German tenor Jonas Kauffmann star in a revival of Puccini's California-set western "La Fanciulla del West" ("Girl of the Golden West"). The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD presentation can be seen on Saturday and Wednesday at select suburban movie theaters. Prices vary by venue, but largely $19-$25. Sung in Italian with English subtitles. For exact locations, visit fathomevents.com. Live relay: 11:55 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27; Taped encore: 1 and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31

Horror host

See a local media celebrity in person at the Annual Svengoolie Meet and Greet on Saturday at the Volo Auto Museum, 27582 Volo Village Road, Volo. General admission: $15; $9 kids ages 5-12; $13 seniors. Meet and greet will be offered on a first come first served basis. (815) 385-3644 or volocars.com. Noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27

Ghoulish gala

See sideshow acts, the band Dead Man's Carnival and more as part of the Raue Center's Halloween Costume Gala on Saturday at the Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. $35; $15 kids ages 17 and under. (815) 356-9212 or rauecenter.org. 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27

Spooky symphony

The DuPage Symphony performs excerpts from John Williams' film scores, Mussorgsky's "Night on Bald Mountain" and other macabre classical music as part of its "Halloween Spooktacular" on Sunday at North Central College's Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. $5-$10. (630) 637-7469 or finearts.northcentralcollege.edu. 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28

Bill Bellamy returns to perform at the Improv Comedy Showcase in Schaumburg. Associated Press, 2016

Dutch soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek stars as Minnie in a revival of "La Fanciulla del West," which is screened globally in cinemas on Saturday, Oct. 27, as part of the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD series. Courtesy of Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Smokey Robinson performs at the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26. Associated Press, 2017

Meet Svengoolie at the Volo Auto Museum. Courtesy of Cynthia Wolf

Giordano Dance Chicago revives Peter Chu's 2016 piece "Divided Against" in a program that also features the world premiere of Ray Leeper's "SOUL" at Millennium Park's Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Chicago. Courtesy of Gorman Cook Photography

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