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

Folk histories

Catch up with local folk musician Chris Vallillo at two concerts next week. "The Poetry of Carl Sandburg, Music of Chris Vallillo" celebrates the famed poet's 100th anniversary of settling in Elmhurst on Sunday at the Elmhurst History Museum, 120 E. Park Ave., Elmhurst. $5. (630) 833-1457 or elmhursthistory.org. Then Vallillo performs "Oh Freedom! Songs of the Civil Rights Movement" on Thursday at the Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County, 1899 W. Winchester Road, Libertyville. Free. (847) 968-3400 or lcfpd.org/museum. 2 p.m. Sunday, April 14, in Elmhurst and 6 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in Libertyville

Artsy river

Fifty art attractions are part of the sprawling Fox River Arts Ramble this weekend with displays in Elgin, Campton Hills, St. Charles, Geneva, Batavia and Aurora. Free. For exact locations, visit foxriverarts.com. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 13-14

Senior Follies

Expect a roster of singers, dancers, comics and more for the amateur Senior Follies revue at the Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court, Schaumburg. $5. (847) 895-360O or prairiecenter.org. Noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 30

Cartoon creator

Ken Krimstein, a cartoonist regularly featured in The New Yorker, appears as part of a Gallery Talk tied to an exhibit on his graphic novel "The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt" at the Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership, 610 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. Free, but RSVP registration is requested. (312) 322-1700 or spertus.edu. 2 p.m. Sunday, April 14

Clean comedy

On tax day, get some family-friendly laughs when the HaHaMen Improv and Sketch Comedy Troupe performs the revue "Good for the Soul" to benefit The Arc of Illinois charity at Fountain of Life Church, 2S361 Glen Park Road, Lombard. Free, but donations appreciated. thearcofil.org. 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 15