5 things to do in the suburbs this weekend

Posted October 26, 2018 10:00 am

Daily Herald staff report

Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights hosts its grand opening this weekend, or choose from a number of Halloween happenings to kick off Halloweek. Here are fun five ways to spend your time. For more, see dailyherald.com/calendar.

Grand opening

Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights is going all out for its Grand Opening weekend, which kicks off Friday, Oct. 26, with two sets from Chicago singer-songwriter Andrew Belle at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Louisiana zydeco ace C.J. Chenier will keep the party going at 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Hey Nonny, at 10 S. Vail Ave., combines a music listening room with space for up to 150 guests and a farm-to-table gastropub in one venue. Hey Nonny plans to host live music six nights a week. (224) 202-0750 or heynonny.com/. 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, and 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27.

'Bouncing Around the Room'

There are three chances to get your fill of Phish when the celebrated jam band performs in concert 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 through Sunday, Oct. 26-28.

Horror host

See a local media celebrity in person at the Annual Svengoolie Meet and Greet at the Volo Auto Museum, 27582 Volo Village Road, Volo. General admission: $15; $9 kids 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.

Howl O' Ween

Bring your dogs in costume to compete in two events this weekend: The Howl O' Ween Dog Parade happens at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at Peck Farm Park, 4038 Kaneville Road, Geneva. Then the Halloween Hound Parade marches at noon Sunday, Oct. 28, at Towner Green near the Long Grove Confectionary, 114 Old McHenry Road, Long Grove. Both events are free. Dogs must be on a leash. genevaparks.org or longgrove.org.

Spooky symphony

The DuPage Symphony performs excerpts from John Williams' film scores, Mussorgsky's "Night on Bald Mountain" and other macabre favorites as part of its "Halloween Spooktacular" 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.

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

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