Best bets: Jonas Bros., Ren Faire, Dennis DeYoung
Round up
Wrangle up the family this weekend for some good old-fashioned calf roping, bull riding and other Western cowboy traditions at the Wauconda IPRA Championship Rodeo at the Golden Oaks Rodeo Grounds, Route 12 and Case Road, Wauconda. $15. $6 for kids ages 5-10. (847) 526-5580 or waucondarodeo.com. 5 p.m. Saturday, July 11, and 1 p.m. Sunday, July 12
It's your serve
Watch members from the 2008 Olympic gold medal U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team (like Wheaton native Sean Rooney) take on Italy this weekend as part of the FIVB World League competition at the Sears Centre Arena, 5333 Prairie Stone Parkway, Hoffman Estates. $23-$33 individual games; $38-$53 two-game pass. (800) 745-3000 or searscentre.com. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 10 and 11
Teen dreams
Expect screaming teenage girls to be out in force this weekend when The Jonas Brothers 2009 World Tour plays the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. Also on the bill is "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks and the band Honor Society. $29.50-$89.50. (800) 745-3000 or allstatearena.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 10 and 11
Elizabethan effect
Shout "huzzah!" for the return of the Bristol Renaissance Faire, now in its 22nd annual edition. Visit with Renaissance revelers in merry old England stateside at 12550 120th Ave., Kenosha, Wis. (just west of I-94's Russell Road exit). Opening weekend: $15; kids ages 12 and under admitted free. Regular admission. $18.95 and $9.50 kids ages 5-12. (847) 395-7773 or renfair.com. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Sept. 6 and on Labor Day, Sept. 7
Jazzy Glen Ellyn
Top Chicago jazz artists like the Tammy McCann Quartet, the Kelly Brand Trio, Mark Colby Quartet and more headline Saturday's JazzFest Glen Ellyn. Jam along on Main Street between Crescent Boulevard and Pennsylvania Avenue. Free. (630) 942-4000 or jazzfestglenellyn.org. 3 to 10 p.m. Saturday, July 11
Three play 30
Schaumburg's Summer Breeze Concert series kicks off Saturday with New Odyssey, a three-man band known for playing up to 30 instruments for a variety of musical genres. Count them out along the lakeside grounds of the Robert O. Atcher Municipal Center, Schaumburg Road and Summit Drive, Schaumburg. Free. (847) 923-3607 or prairiecenter.org. 7 p.m. Saturday, July 11
Mr. Roboto returns
Dennis DeYoung of Styx has been awarded the second Great Performer of Illinois Award. In thanks, DeYoung performs in concert Sunday as part of the four-day Great Performers of Illinois festival at Millennium Park's Pritzker Pavilion, near Columbus Drive and Randolph Street, Chicago. Free. (312) 742-1168 or greatperformersofillinois.com. 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 12
Lots of horseplay
The international horse and circus multimedia spectacular "Cavalia" trots into town in a custom-built towering white tent featuring a stage the size of a regulation NFL football field. Catch "Cavalia" starting Tuesday at the intersection of Jackson Street and Racine Street in Chicago. $45.50-$98.50 (discounts available for kids and seniors). (866) 999-8111 or cavalia.net. Performances begin 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 14; runs through July 26
Furry fashion
Dogs get dressed up in custom-couture designed by Gay Roberts as part of the fashion show BARQUE. Watch trendy tails wag today and Saturday at Top Dog Productions, 1551 N. Kingsbury St., Chicago. Free, but donations accepted for stray animal charities. Call (312) 266-6683 to RSVP or visit barque.biz. 8 p.m. Friday, July 10, and 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Saturday, July 11