Best bets: Metropolitan Jazz Octet re-imagines David Bowie; Starlight City; Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood
Page’s birthday:
Salute Led Zeppelin’s hits as tribute act Kashmir marks the birthday of the band’s iconic founder for the Jimmy Page Birthday Bash at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles, on Friday and again Saturday at the Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St., Des Plaines. $29-$49. arcadalive.com and desplainestheatre.com. 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, at the Arcada; 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, at the Des Plaines Theatre
Starlight City
Chicago’s Starlight City spins, remixes and mashes up favorite pop, rock and dance hits with a modern rock spin at Joe’s Live, 5441 Park Place, Rosemont. $8. joesliverosemont.com. 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6
‘Bowie Project’
A year after they debuted “The Bowie Project” featuring classic David Bowie songs re-imaged as chamber jazz pieces, The Metropolitan Jazz Octet and Paul Marinaro return to Evanston for a show that will include such Bowie hits as “Changes,” “Space Oddity” and “Let’s Dance.” The concert is at Space, 1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston. Tickets are $20 to $35. (847) 492-8860 or evanstonspace.com. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10
All hands on deck
The Discover Boating Chicago Boat Show returns to McCormick Place, 2301 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago. The nautical marketplace showcases the latest in power boats and power boat products, fishing gear, accessories and marine electronics, among other items. Other highlights include daily entertainment and a bumper boats pool. Tickets are $15. See chicagoboatshow.com. 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, and Friday, Jan. 12; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Jan. 13 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 14
New Magic Lounge show
The Chicago Magic Lounge, 5050 N. Clark St., Chicago, kicks of its 2024 artist-in-residence series with magician Peter Samelson of “Penn & Teller’s Fool Us.” Samelson performs his show “Magic, Love, Mystery,” which examines love in its various forms. Tickets are $42.50 and $47.50. (312) 366-4500 or chicagomagiclounge.com. Runs 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Jan. 10 through March 27
New at the MCA
The Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago, presents “Chicago Works: Maryam Taghavi مریم تقوی,” the first solo museum exhibition by Iranian artist and Chicago resident Maryam Taghavi, as part of its series showcasing artists helping to shape the contemporary art scene in Chicago and beyond. Tickets are $22, $14 for students, teachers and seniors; $19 and $10 for Chicago residents. (312) 280-2660 or mcachicago.org. Through July 14
Comedy duo
TV’s “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” improv stars Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood bring a night of hilarity spinning audience suggestions into comedy gold with the “Asking for Trouble” tour, stopping at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. $25-$45. geneseetheatre.com. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11