5 things to do this weekend in the suburbs

Posted April 19, 2019 9:30 am

Daily Herald Report

It's thrill time this weekend with the season opening of Six Flags Great America in Gurnee and the Walker Stalker Convention and Heroes and Villains Fanfest in Rosemont. For more fun ideas for the weekend, see dailyherald.com/calendar.

Opening shrieks

Get your fill of thrill rides during Opening Weekend at Six Flags Great America, 1 Great America Parkway, Gurnee. $52.99-$77.99 single-day pass; $26 parking. (847) 249-1776 or sixflags.com/greatamerica. 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, April 19; 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 20; and noon to 7 p.m. Sunday, April 21.

Actor Dylan McDermott ("The Practice," "Stalker") is scheduled to appear at the Heroes and Villains Fanfest in Rosemont. Associated Press, 2018

Zombie zone

See celebrities including Dylan McDermott ("American Horror Story"), Michael Cudlitz ("The Walking Dead") and more as part of the joint Walker Stalker Convention and Heroes and Villains Fanfest this weekend at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont. $79 two-day weekend pass; $50 one-day admission (Friday is sold out). (847) 692-2220 or walkerstalkercon.com/chicago or heroesfanfest.com/chicago. Noon to 8 p.m. Friday, April 19, and 8 a.m. to close Saturday and Sunday, April 20-21.

Last set

Red Light Compliance, a four-piece punk rock outfit from the western suburbs, is playing its last set as a band Saturday at Evolution Music, 923 Curtiss St., Downers Grove. Don't miss this all-ages farewell show, also featuring The Linden Method, Fantastic Mammals, stop.drop.rewind, Qualia and Primark. $10. (630) 541-5022 or evolutionmusicstore.com. 6 p.m. Saturday, April 20.

Ace bass

The Victor Wooten Band shines a light on the bassist from Béla Fleck and The Flecktones. See the Grammy Award-winner in concert as part of "The Wooten Woods Experience" tour at Elgin Community College's Blizzard Theatre, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. $35-$48 (add dinner for $29). (847) 622-0300 or elgin.edu/arts. 7 p.m. Saturday, April 20.

Throwback

American funk band WAR brings its famous time-tested songs to the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $49-$89. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com. 8 p.m. Saturday, April 20.

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