Best Bets: Common teams with Chicago Children's Choir for world premiere video

Posted September 23, 2020 6:00 am

By Scott C. Morgan

Common joins with the Chicago Children's Choir for the online gala fundraiser "Reverberation: A Celebration of Enduring Voices" at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26. Courtesy of Chicago Children's Choir, 2019

Common premiere

Grammy Award-winning hip-hop star Common teams with the Chicago Children's Choir for a music video called "God is Love!" It receives its world premiere as part of the virtual fundraiser "Reverberation: A Celebration of Enduring Voices" on Saturday. Free, but advance reservation is required. Donations and sponsorships are appreciated. (312) 849-8300 or ccchoir.org. 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26

Once upon a time ...

Kids are invited to dress up as their favorite literary characters as part of an outdoor Storybook Festival on Saturday on the grounds at the DuPage Children's Museum, 301 N. Washington St., Naperville. $14 (timed-entry tickets required; no on-site tickets sold and face masks required for guests 2 and older). (630) 637-8000 or dupagechildrens.org. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26

The DuPage Children's Museum in Naperville hosts an outdoor Storybook Festival from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26. Courtesy of DuPage Children's Museum

Pavement and pastels

Pavement artists can compete in the Elmhurst Art Museum and the Elmhurst Public Library's Chalk the Lot event this weekend. It takes place in the parking lot shared by the museum and the library, near 125 S. Prospect Ave., Elmhurst. Free, but advance registration is required for a maximum group of six to reserve a socially distanced parking spot to decorate. (630) 834-0202 or elmhurstartmuseum.org or elmhurstpubliclibrary.org. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 26-27 (rain dates are Oct. 11 and 12)

The Elmhurst Art Museum and the Elmhurst Public Library co-host an outdoor Chalk the Lot event on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 26-27. Courtesy of Elmhurst Art Museum

Digital dance

Choreographer Rigo Saura explores a chaos/order dichotomy by using digital platforms, recorded sequences and livestreaming performances in the world-premiere online dance piece "CHAOS" presented by Hedwig Dances. $25; $15 students/seniors; $5 COVID-19 hardship rate. (312) 291-8196 or hedwigdances.com. 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26

Nature gala

Support the Morton Arboretum in Lisle with its online fundraising gala Evergreen on Saturday. Sponsors and guests will have an opportunity to bid on auction prizes and make night-of donations, while select hosts can also opt to sponsor a small group of guests through the Arboretum by limousine rental at 4100 Illinois Route 53, Lisle. Free to view online, but donations and sponsorships sought. (630) 968-0074 or gala.mortonarb.org. 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26

Historic dramatist Leslie Goddard stars as a prominent suffragette in "Alice Paul: Winning Votes for Women." The Elmhurst History Museum streams the performance. Courtesy of Leslie Goddard

Votes for women!

Commemorate the hard-fought battle to pass the 19th Amendment in its centennial year with historical dramatist Leslie Goddard in her one-woman show "Alice Paul: Winning Votes for Women." The Elmhurst History Museum streams a filmed performance online for a limited time from its website. Free. (630) 833-1457 or elmhursthistory.org. Available from Sunday, Sept. 27, to Sunday, Oct. 11

Virtual chamber

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra returns with socially distanced performances of chamber ensembles that are recorded in a new online series called CSO Sessions recorded from Orchestra Hall. The first concert features music of Gershwin, Piazzolla, Villa-Lobos and more. $15 on-demand digital episode. (312) 294-3000 or cso.org. Available starting Thursday, Oct. 1, to Friday, Oct. 30

Elmhurst University hosts a virtual speech by Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez called "I Got This" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1. Courtesy of Harry How/Getty Images

Gold and silver

Olympic gold and silver medal-winning gymnast Laurie Hernandez gives a virtual speech called "I Got This" on Thursday in a presentation hosted by Elmhurst University, 190 Prospect Ave., Elmhurst. $5; free for Elmhurst University students, faculty, staff and alumni (reservations required). (630) 617-5186 or elmhurst.edu/cultural. 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1

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