Best Bets: Halloween events, Frank Caliendo at Paramount, Ailey II at The MAC

Halloween/Dia de los Muertos

• Howlin’ at the Moon, Naper Settlement’s annual Halloween bash for revelers 21 and older at 523 S Webster St., Naperville, features live music, sideshow performances, art displays, food, beverages and a costume contest with prizes. $25. napersettlement.org/howlin. 5-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 24-25

• The National Museum of Mexican Art, 1852 W. 19th St., Chicago, hosts its annual Día de los Muertos Xicágo, a celebration of departed loved ones that includes community ofrendas, entertainment and art activities. Activities take place in Harrison Park adjacent to the museum. Seating is limited, so attendees should bring lawn chairs. Free. nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org. 3-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25

• Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago, transforms into a family-friendly Halloween playground as part of its slightly spooky event that includes interactive activities, a dog costume contest, entertainment, free airbrush tattoos, science experiments and photos with superheroes. Free. navypier.org. Noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25

• The Chicago Philharmonic continues its Auditorium Philms Concert Series during which instrumentalists perform film scores live during screenings at the Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. Next up is Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” with a score by Danny Elfman. $72.50-$121.16. (312) 341-2300 or auditoriumtheatre.org. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25

• In celebration of the season, magician Dennis Watkins — in cooperation with Goodman Theatre and Petterino’s restaurant — reprises his popular “Spirit Cabinet” show at the Magic Parlour, 50 W. Randolph St., Chicago. $93-$136. (312) 443-3800 or themagicparlourchicago.com. 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25; 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26; and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, Oct. 29-31

• Vocalist José Carlos Díaz joins the Elgin Symphony Orchestra in a Dia de los Muertos concert featuring popular boleros “Sabor a mi” and “La Llorona,” along with a performance by the BFH dance ensemble. ESO music director Chad Goodman conducts. The event, which includes face painting, crafts, food and lobby entertainment, takes place at the Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin. $25, $5 for students. (847) 888-4000 or elginsymphony.org. Pre-concert activities at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, with the performance at 7:30 p.m.

• Miz Cracker, a “RuPaul’s Drag Race” alum, brings her adults-only Halloween burlesque show “Crack-O-Lantern!” to the Buffalo Grove Community Arts Center, 225 McHenry Road, Buffalo Grove. $30 general admission, $45 VIP. bgparks.org. 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25

• Jewel-Osco hosts several free Halloween events throughout the suburbs this weekend. Activities include tastings, pumpkin decorating, trick-or-treat bags, face painting and balloon art. celebratewithjewelosco.com. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at 440 E. Rand Road, Arlington Heights; 652 Kirk Road, St. Charles; and 885 E. Belvidere Road, Grayslake, and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, at 2031 Main St., Wheaton

Impressionable comedy

Master impressionist and comedian Frank Caliendo returns to the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora, for one clean stand-up show. $56-$66. (630) 896-6666 or paramountaurora.com. 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25

Movie nights

• The Venue, 21 S. Broadway, Aurora, hosts a free screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 classic “The Birds,” about inexplicable attacks by birds on humans. Reservations required. themusicvenue.org. 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25

• The After Hours Film Society, in cooperation with Equality Downers Grove, Not in Our Town — Downers Grove and You Belong — You Matter, hosts a screening of the documentary “Will and Harper” at the Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave., Downers Grove. The film follows actor/comedian Will Ferrell and his longtime friend Harper Steele as they make a 17-day road trip across the United States shortly after Steele completed gender transition. Rated R. $11 for nonmembers of the After Hours Film Society. Photo ID required for entry. Moviegoers are encouraged to bring a new pair of socks to the screening as a charitable donation. classiccinemas.com. 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27

In concert

· The Newberry Consort and the Haymarket Opera Company collaborate on a concert-style production using period instruments of Jacopo Peri’s “Euridice.” Composed in 1600 and reportedly the world’s oldest opera, it tells the story of the poet Orfeo, who descends into the Underworld to rescue his beloved wife, Euridice. The upcoming performances at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Music Institute of Chicago mark the first time it has been performed since its 1981 U.S. premiere. $25-$80, $10 for students. newberryconsort.org. 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, at Fullerton Hall at the Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, and 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston

· Popular Chicago alt-folk trio Sons of the Never Wrong headline Studio5, 1934 Dempster St., Evanston. Folk, jazz, pop and rock inspire Bruce Roper, Sue Demel and Deborah Lader, whose concerts are peppered with “oddball humor and spontaneous stories.” The concert will be recorded for Chicago Jazz Live on WDCB. $40 theater seating, $50 cabaret seating. Studio5.dance. 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24

The MAC welcomes Ailey II

Ailey II, the acclaimed second company of the renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, returns to the McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn, as part of its world tour. The program features new and old works, including 2025’s “In Session,” a coming-of-age/self-discovery work choreographed by native Chicagoan Rena Butler; a solo from “Divining,” Judith Jamison’s 1984 work incorporating multiple dance idioms to examine a quest; and “Berry Dreamin’,” a new piece by former Alvin Ailey member Chalvar Monteiro inspired by the music of Chuck Berry, among others. $58-$62. atthemac.org. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25