Best Bets: Volo Museum hosts Princess Super Hero Day
Calling all superhero fans
Young superhero fans and their families are invited to Volo Museum, 27582 Volo Village Road, for its annual Princess Super Hero Day, held in cooperation with Costumers for a Cause. Princesses, superheroes and other characters will be on hand to meet and greet fans. Kids 12 and younger who dress in their favorite superhero or princess costumes will be eligible for free gold admission passes. Also, the museum offers free admission to kids 12 and younger March 21-29. Tickets are $50.95 for adults, $48.95 for seniors, $39.95 for kids. Volofun.com. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 21
Reconstructed Bach passion gets Midwest premiere
Bach in the City concludes its first full season with the Midwest premiere of British musicologist Malcolm Bruno’s reconstructed version of J.S. Bach’s lost “St. Mark Passion.” Founding music director Richard Webster conducts Bach in the City’s 40-member chorus and an 18-piece period-instrument orchestra at St. Vincent de Paul Church, 1010 W. Webster Ave., Chicago. $45 VIP admission, $30 for adults, $25 for seniors, $10 for students with ID. (312) 273-9834 or bachinthecity.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 20
‘Under Pressure’
The National Museum of Mexican Art, 1852 W. 19th St., Chicago, opens “Under Pressure,” artist Ana Teresa Fernández’s first solo exhibition consisting of video, installation, painting and performance examining the harm humans inflict upon the planet. Free. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org. Friday, March 20, through Aug. 2
Asian film festival
More than 30 feature films from across Asia will be screened during Asian Pop-Up Cinema’s 20th film festival, which also includes filmmaker appearances, award presentations and other events celebrating contemporary Asian cinema. The North American premiere of “Pass and Goal,” a sports comedy about a ragtag kids soccer team by director Jil Wong, opens the festival. Most screenings take place at AMC New City 14, 1500 N. Clybourn Ave., Chicago. Others take place at AMC Evanston 12, 1715 Maple Ave., Evanston; One Rotary Center, 1560 Sherman Ave., Evanston; Illinois Institute of Technology, Michael Paul Galvin Tower, 10 W. 35th St., Chicago; Cultural Center of Taipei, Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago, 55 E. 63rd St., Westmont; and the Alliance Française de Chicago, 54 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago. Free to $107.50; $320 for an all-access pass. asianpopupcinema.org. Friday, March 20, through April 12
Dance takes center stage
• The Ruth Page Center salutes its founder — ballerina/choreographer Ruth Page — at 1016 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. The celebration showcases resident companies Giordano Dance Chicago and Hedwig Dances, as well as Boykin Dance Project, Deeply Rooted Dance Theatre and The Seldoms and other ensembles that call the center home. $30 per night, $50 for both performances. RuthPage.org. Friday and Saturday, March 20-21
• Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre’s season continues with “Trouble in Mind” by Monique Haley. Inspired by the song recorded by Sam Cooke in 1961 and Alice Childress’ 1955 play, Haley’s work examines how racism, sexism and injustice shape our society and our potential. The performance takes place at the Epiphany Center for the Arts, sanctuary space, 201 S. Ashland Ave., Chicago $20-$35. CerquaRivera.org/schedule. 3 p.m. Sunday, March 22
Chicago Philharmonic plays ‘Dirty Dancing’
Vocalists join the Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra to perform songs from the 1987 film “Dirty Dancing” live during a screening of the film at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. $70.75-$104.75. (847) 673-6300 or northshorecenter.org. 8 p.m. Saturday, March 21
Lyric Opera stages new Spanish-language opera
Lyric Opera of Chicago presents “El último sueño de Frida y Diego (The Last Dream of Frida and Diego),” by composer Gabriela Lena Frank, whose score is inspired by Mexican folk music, and librettist Nilo Cruz, whose play “Two Sisters and a Piano” is running at Writers Theatre. The opera unfolds three years after the death of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, who returns from the underworld to spend 24 hours with her husband, artist Diego Rivera. Daniela Mack stars as Frida opposite Alfredo Daza, who makes his Lyric debut as Diego. Performances take place at 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. Tickets start at $58. (312) 827-5600 or lyricopera.org. Saturday, March 21, through April 4
Magic man
Magician and Chicago Magic Lounge co-founder Luis Carreon debuts his new one-man show “Intimo,” described as a “candlelit evening of elegant deception,” at the venue, 5050 N. Clark St., Chicago. $47.25-$52.25. (312) 366-4500 or chicagomagiclounge.com. 7 p.m. Wednesdays, March 25 through June 24
Funny guys
• Veteran comedian Jimmy Pardo (“The Tonight Show,” “The Late Late Show”), who for years served as the opening act at “Conan” tapings, headlines an early show at Zanies, 5437 Park Place, Rosemont. $37.95, plus a two-item minimum. (847) 813-0484 or rosemont.zanies.com. 1 p.m. Sunday, March 22
• Peabody Award-winning Palestinian American comedian Mohammed “Mo” Amer, whose semi-autobiographical series “Mo” is on Netflix, returns to The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. $30-$60, plus a two-item minimum. (773) 697-3830 or thedentheatre.com. 7:15 p.m. Thursday, March 26, and 7:15 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 27-28