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Best Bets: Interactive 'Friends Experience' tours to Chicago

Posted September 29, 2020 11:00 pm

By Scott C. Morgan

The famed couch-moving set piece from the TV sitcom "Friends" has been recreated for "The Friends Experience" in Chicago. Courtesy of Ryan Muir

There for You

Die-hard fans of the beloved sitcom "Friends" won't want to miss "The Friends Experience." The 12-room interactive display is located along the Magnificent Mile at 540 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago. $35; $350 and more for a private group of 10. friendstheexperience.com. Multiple dates and times through Sunday, Jan. 3

Sit on the iconic opening set from the TV sitcom "Friends" during "The Friends Experience" in Chicago. Courtesy of Marc Barry

Pumpkin promenade

Up to 50 businesses are participating in a Self-guided Jack-O'-Lantern Walk as part of the Geneva Autumn Fest. Vote on the categories of Most Creative, Most Spooky and Best Group at area businesses around the Kane County Courthouse, 100 S. Third St., Geneva. Free. (630) 968-0074 or geneva.il.us. 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2

Comedian Iliza Shlesinger brings "Iliza's Comedy Tailgate Tour" to the McHenry Outdoor Theater on Saturday, Oct. 3. Associated Press, 2017

Drive-in standup

Comedian Iliza Shlesinger brings "Iliza's Comedy Tailgate Tour" to two socially distanced drive-in shows on Saturday at the McHenry Outdoor Theater, 1510 Chapel Hill Road, McHenry. $125-$300 for a vehicle of four; $49.50 each additional passenger. goldenagecinemas.com. 3 and 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3

Amanda Wolff sings while Jonny Kostal plays his tenor sax as part of the band The Flat Cats, which performs outdoors Saturday, Oct. 3, at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts. Daily Herald File Photo, 2017

Swing time

Expect lots of classic hot jazz music from The Flat Cats when they perform in concert outdoors on Saturday in the east parking lot of the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. $25 (two-ticket minimum purchase). (847) 673-6300 or northshorecenter.org. 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3

Comedian Nate Bargatze performs a drive-in standup show called "Nate Bargatze: One Night Only" on Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Now Arena in Hoffman Estates. Courtesy of Brad Barket/Comedy Central/Getty Images

Bargatze Blvd.

Fans of the podcast "Nateland" won't want to miss the standup drive-in of "Nate Bargatze: One Night Only" on Saturday in the parking lot of the Now Arena, 5333 Prairie Stone Parkway, Hoffman Estates. $130 general admission parking space (four people per car); $230 VIP premium parking space (four people per car). (847) 649-2222 or nowarena.com. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3

The annual Scarecrow Trail has returned to the Morton Arboretum in Lisle. Daily Herald file photo, 2019

Scarecrow Trail returns

See all kinds of straw creations as part of the annual Scarecrow Trail at the Morton Arboretum, 4100 Illinois Route 53, Lisle. Timed-entry guest ticket: $15; $13 senior; $10 kids. (630) 968-0074 or mortonarb.org. 7 a.m. to sunset daily through Sunday, Nov. 1

Virtual virtuosity

Members of the acclaimed ensemble Chicago a cappella show off their vocal virtuosity in a special online Cabaret Night fundraiser and silent auction on Saturday. The starting fee for the virtual show is $12; donations are appreciated. (773) 281-7820 or chicagoacappella.org. 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3

Author Celia Stahr discusses "Frida in America: The Creative Awakening of a Great Artist" as a virtual Daily Herald Book Club discussion.

Kahlo connection

Find out how famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo reacted to living in the United States when Celia Stahr, author of "Frida in America: The Creative Awakening of a Great Artist," is interviewed by host Diana Martinez as part of the Daily Herald Book Club. The online discussion happens Sunday via the College of DuPage's McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. $10. (630) 942-4000 or atthemac.org. 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4

Tubman the spy

Learn about the great American hero Harriet Tubman's time as a spy and Union Army military leader in Dr. Edda Fields-Black's virtual lecture "Harriet Tubman and the Combahee River Raid." It's presented online by the First Division Museum at Cantigny Park, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. Free, but advance registration is required. (630) 668-5161 or cantigny.org. 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8

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