Best bets: 'A Charlie Brown Christmas Live!' tours to Rosemont
Linus & Lucy
Experience the great jazzy holiday music of Vince Guaraldi in the national tour of “A Charlie Brown Christmas Live!” on Saturday at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont. $25-$65. $15-$25 parking. (800) 745-3000 or rosemonttheatre.com. 1 and 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22
Holiday jam
“A Million Dollar Christmas” features artists depicting Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash singing holiday classics tonight at College of DuPage's McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. $45-$65. (630) 942-4000 or atthemac.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21
Jazz tribute
Hear Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn's arrangement of “The Nutcracker” plus Dee Alexander channeling the late Ella Fitzgerald in the Chicago Jazz Orchestra concert “Holiday Ellabration” at the Studebaker Theater, 410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. $35-$45. chicagojazzorchestra.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21
Feminine & funny
See comedians Aimee Blaze, Candice T. Pain, Rebekah Gibson and more as part of a “Grown Women's Night” standup show at the Comedy Shrine, 4034 Fox Valley Center Drive, Aurora. $20 plus a two-item purchase. (630) 585-0300 or comedyshrine.com. 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21
Vocal workout
The a cappella ensemble VoicePlay brings its “Warm Up: A Holiday Special” on Saturday to Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court, Schaumburg. $28; $26 seniors and students. (847) 895-3600 or prairiecenter.org. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22
High-tech illusions
There are laser levitations, death-defying water chamber escapes and more in “Jamie Allan's iMagician ... It's Magic Beyond Belief.” See the famed British illusionist starting this weekend at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph Drive, Chicago. $49.99-$159.99. (312) 334-7777 or harristheaterchicago.org. 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22; 2 p.m. Sunday and Wednesday, Dec. 23, 26 and 30; 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Dec. 27 and 28; 2, 5 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 29
Jingle bell rock
Rock the holidays with the Bret Michaels Christmas Party on Saturday at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $69-$125; $200 after party. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com. 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22; 10:30 p.m. after party
Watery wonderland
Kids between the ages of 3 to 9 are invited to the Arlington Heights Park District's Swimming with Santa event this Saturday at the Olympic Indoor Swim Center, 660 N. Ridge Ave., Arlington Heights. For ages 3 to 9. Registration required through the Arlington Heights Park District. $15. (847) 577-3000 or ahpd.org. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22