Best Bets: Come on down to 'The Price is Right Live' at Rosemont Theatre

Posted March 02, 2022 5:00 am

By Scott C. Morgan

Be a contestant when “The Price is Right Live!” tours to the Rosemont Theatre Saturday, March 5. Courtesy of Good Games Live, Inc., FreemantleMedia

Come on down!

“The Price is Right Live” offers randomly selected contestants the chance to play games like Plinko, Cliffhangers and more at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont. $25-$45. (800) 745-3000 or rosemonttheatre.com. 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 5

Key to the cosmos

The renovated Adler Planetarium officially reopens to the public this weekend at 1300 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive, Chicago. $19-$35; $8-$24 for kids 3-11. Free for Illinois residents on Wednesday evenings. (312) 922-7827 or adlerplanetarium.org. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Tuesday and 4-10 p.m. Wednesday

Mirthful moms

Comedians Tiffany Jenkins, Meredith Masony and Dena Blizzard mine motherhood for laughs in the touring show “My Name is Not Mom” at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. $30-$55. (847) 263-6300 or geneseetheatre.com. 8 p.m. Friday, March 4

Navy Pier hosts an International Carnivale Celebration on Saturday, March 5. Courtesy of Navy Pier

Fat Saturday

Get ready to samba and sample Mardi Gras culture from around the world at the International Carnivale at Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago. Free. (800) 595-7437 or navypier.org. 1-5 p.m. Saturday, March 5

Swiveling hips

See who does the best at embodying the King of Rock 'n' Roll at the Windy City Elvis Tribute Artist Competition at the Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St., Des Plaines. $39. (630) 962-7000 or desplainestheatre.com. 1 p.m. Sunday, March 6

Elvis Presley tribute artist Joe Tirrito competed in a previous Windy City Elvis competition in 2019. The show moves to the Des Plaines Theatre on Sunday, March 6. Courtesy of Joe Tirrito

Mozart mass

Guest conductor Matthew Halls leads the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, opera soloists and The Adrian Dunn Singers in performances of the Mozart Requiem along with pieces by Tallis and Vaughan Williams this weekend at the Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin. $35-$65; $10 students and kids. (847) 888-4000 or elginsymphony.org. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 5, and 3 p.m. Sunday, March 6

Conductor Matthew Halls leads the Elgin Symphony Orchestra in performances of the Mozart Requiem and works by Tallis and Vaughan Williams. Courtesy of Jon C. Meyers

Pandemic portraiture

The new exhibit “The Deception of the Digital: Portraiture in a Pandemic Age” features 27 pieces by 11 artists from Chicago to California. An artist discussion with curator Dimitri Pavlotsky is on Sunday, while the exhibit is ongoing at the Geneva Art Center, 321 Stevens St., Suite Q, Geneva. Free. (630) 345-6762 or genevaartscenter.org. 1 p.m. discussion Sunday, March 6; exhibit continues noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday through April 1

Good times roll

Get lots of Louisiana music when The Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Nathan and The Zydeco Cha Chas perform in the Mardi Gras Mambo concert at College of DuPage's McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. $55-$65. (630) 942-4000 or atthemac.org. 7 p.m. Sunday, March 6

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