Sunday picks: Whet your whistle for Globetrotters

Posted December 27, 2014 5:00 am

By Laura Milbrath Stewart and Scott C. Morgan

Scooter Christensen of the Harlem Globetrotters shows a girl how to spin and balance a basketball. The comedy basketball team comes to the Allstate Arena in Rosemont for four games on Sunday and Monday, Dec. 28 and 29.

B-ball ambassadors

Bring the kids to be amazed at the comic basketball athleticism of the Harlem Globetrotters. The team plays four games today and Monday at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. $22-$170. (800) 745-3000 or allstatearena.com. Noon and 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 28; 2 and 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 29

Symphony in Lights

See 250,000 colorful LED lights that are part of the annual Symphony in Lights holiday show at The Promenade Bolingbrook, 631 E. Boughton Road, Bolingbrook. The show is accompanied by recorded music from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Free. (630) 296-8340 or shoppingpromenade.com. Show runs on the hour, from 5 to 9 p.m. nightly, through Wednesday, Dec. 31

Choo, choo!

Hundreds of model train dealers will sell their wares at The Great Train Show, a national traveling show that caters to model railroad enthusiasts, this weekend at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 1060 E. Peterson Road, Grayslake. $8 (good for both days). (847) 680-7200 or greattrainexpo.com. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 28

Dancing snow

Time is running out to catch the Joffrey Ballet's beloved take on the Tchaikovsky ballet “The Nutcracker” at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E. Congress Parkway, Chicago. $33-$134. (800) 775-2000 or joffrey.org. 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 28

Rock standards

See the Wisconsin-native rock band the BoDeans with guest singer Taylor Hicks at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan, $23-$53, (800) 982-2787 or geneseetheatre.com. 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 28, in Waukegan

Latin laughs

Catch Mexican-American comedian Steve TreviÃ±o and his “Tex-Mex” style of humor this weekend at the Improv Comedy Showcase at Woodfield Mall, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. $19 plus a two menu-item purchase. (847) 240-2001 or improv.com. 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 28

"American Idol" winner Taylor Hicks will be a guest performer with The BoDeans at the Genesee Theatre.

Comedian Steve Trevino appears at the Improv Comedy Showcase in Schaumburg.

Courtesy of The Promenade BolingbrookAn estimated 250,000 lights are featured at the annual “Symphony in Lights” holiday light show at The Promenade Bolingbrook.

The BoDeans will play both the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles and the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan.

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