Plan ahead: Heidi Kettenring sings Karen Carpenter in Lincolnshire
Bee's knees
The Chicago Philharmonic celebrates classical pieces from and inspired by "The Roaring Twenties." Pianist Aldo López-Gavilán is the soloist in Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue," plus there are pieces by John Harbison, Maurice Ravel and Kurt Weill on Saturday, March 9, at Northwestern University's Pick-Staiger Hall, 50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston. $10-$75. (312) 957-0000 or chicagophilharmonic.org. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9
Reusable soundscape
See musicians make music from repurposed junk when Recycled Percussion performs on Thursday, March 15, at the Batavia Fine Arts Center, 1201 Main St., Batavia. $31-$42; $23-$34 kids 10 and younger. (630) 937-8930 or bataviafineartscentre.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 15
'Sing'
Michael Ingersoll's Artists Lounge Live presents "We've Only Just Begun: Heidi Kettenring Sings Karen Carpenter" on Sunday, March 17, at the Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. $50. (847) 634-0200 or marriotttheatre.com. 1 and 5 p.m. Sunday, March 17