Best Bets: Rosemont welcomes Beatles fans, the MAC hosts second Japan fest

Calling all Beatles fans

Beloved WXRT radio personality Teri Hemmert emcees the Fest for Beatles Fans, a celebration of the Fab Four at The Hyatt Regency O’Hare, 9300 Bryn Mawr Ave., Rosemont. Celebrities set to appear include Bad Company co-founder and drummer Simon Kirke, Yardbirds co-founder Jim McCarty, Peter Asher of the British group Peter & Gordon, and former Apple Records executive, actor Eddie Deezen from the film “I Want to Hold Your Hand” and Beatles expert Tom Frangione among others. The fest includes performances, a dance party, artist meet-and-greets, panel discussions, trivia contests, vendors and other activities. Single-day tickets: $90, $120; two-day tickets: $195, $220; three-day pass: $295. thefest.com. 5 p.m. to midnight, Friday, Aug. 8; 11:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, Aug. 9; and 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10

Chamber music fest

NEXUS Chamber Music, Guarneri Hall’s ensemble-in-residence, hosts its eighth annual chamber music festival consisting of three different concerts featuring world premieres and several rarely performed compositions. The first performance, “Re:construct,” celebrates composer/performers including cellist Luigi Boccherini, violinist Fritz Kreisler, and a new violin and cello duet by cellist/composer Paul Wiancko. The second performance, “Re:demption,” features works expressing hope and renewal including a premiere by Eleanor Alberga, Arnold Schoenberg’s “Verklärte Nacht” and Samuel Barber’s “Dover Beach.” The third concert, “Re:ignite,” includes the Boccherini, Alberga and Schoenberg compositions. $50. guarnerihall.org. 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8, and Tuesday, Aug. 12, at Guarneri Hall, 11 E. Adams St., Chicago, and 7 p.m. Aug. 13 at Winnetka Congregational Church, 725 Pine St., Winnetka

Music in the parks

• The Grant Park Music Festival season concludes with artistic director Giancarlo Guerrero conducting the orchestra in performances of Igor Stravinsky’s “The Firebird” ballet, Lera Auerbach’s “Icarus,” Benjamin Britten’s “The Building of the House” and Jennifer Higdon’s “The Singing Rooms” (Aug. 8-9); Franz Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1 featuring pianist Clayton Stephenson, Chelsea Komschlies’ “Mycelialore” and Camille Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony (Aug. 13) and Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana” (Aug. 15-16). Performances take place at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St., Chicago. Free tickets are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. One-night season passes start at $27. (312) 742-7647 or gpmf.org. 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8 and 15; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9 and 16; and 6:30 p.m. Aug. 13

• Cantigny, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton, goes retro with a 1990s party saluting boy bands and featuring a performance by tribute artists Boy Band Review. The evening includes cocktails, mocktails and retro games. Early-bird tickets: $40; day-of: $45. Advance ticket with premium parking and four drink tokens: $115; day-of: $135. cantigny.org. 7-11:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9

• Broadway in Chicago’s free summer concert includes selections from “Parade,” “MJ the Musical,” “The Sound of Music,” “Hell’s Kitchen” and “Elf the Musical” among other shows at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St., Chicago. broadwayinchicago.com. 6:15 p.m. Monday, Aug. 11

Japan fest, part II

The success of the Cleve Carney Museum of Art and the McAninch Arts Center’s first Hokusai Japan Fest prompted a second celebration at the College of DuPage’s Lakeside Pavilion, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. Held in conjunction with CCMA’s “Hokusai & Ukiyo-e: The Floating World, Artworks From the Chiossone Collection” exhibition, the free festival includes a performance by J-pop/anime music duo OriHANA, a koto performance by Toki Kimura, a calligraphy demonstration by Oda Sensei, along with sumo wrestling and archery demonstrations. Free. atthemac.org. 1-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9

‘Community on the Make’

The Design Museum of Chicago, 72 E. Randolph St., Chicago, presents “Community on the Make: Arts of Life 2000 — 2025” a group retrospective highlighting works by artists, staff members and volunteers who shaped Arts of Life, an organization that supports artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities. “We are overjoyed to showcase the work of over 50 Arts of Life community members at this milestone exhibition in partnership with the Design Museum,” said Arts of Life co-founder and executive director Denny Fisher in a prepared statement. “This is a celebration not just of these featured artists, but of the hundreds of artists, staffers, donors, board members and volunteers who have contributed their creativity and leadership to make this resilient and remarkable community what it is today.” (312) 894-6263 or designchicago.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Wednesday, Aug. 11, through Sept. 30