Best bets: Paramount stages 'The Screwtape Letters'
<b>Devil's work</b>
Fans of author C.S. Lewis won't want to miss the return of "The Screwtape Letters," a highly successful stage adaptation of the novella where Satan's top psychiatrist and a creature secretary correspond with an apprentice demon. Get tempted twice on Saturday at the Paramount Theatre, 8 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora. $29-$59; $89 premium seats. (630) 896-6666 or paramountaurora.com. <b>4 and 8 p.m. Saturday, May 19</b>
<b>Painterly dread</b>
Bill Frederick: Here Comes Trouble features works by a Chicago artist preoccupied with friends, family and a nagging sense of dread. See Frederick's works starting Friday at the Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art at College of Lake County, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake. Free admission. (847) 543-2300 or clcillinois.edu. <b>7 to 9 p.m. opening reception Friday, May 18; exhibit runs through Friday, June 29</b>
<b>Elton in excess</b>
Those who missed the big and flashy 1970s heyday of British rocker Elton John can relive some of his outlandish stage shows when performer Craig A. Meyer stars in "Almost Elton John & the Rocket Band" at the Paramount Theatre, 8 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora. $31.50. (630) 896-6666 or paramountaurora.com. <b>8 p.m. Friday, May 18 </b>
<b>k.d. lang live</b>
Canadian country and rock star k.d. lang teams up with the Siss Boom Bang Band at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. $36-$76. (847) 782-2366 or geneseetheatre.com. <b>8 p.m. Friday, May 18</b>
<b>America's sister</b>
If you've loved comedian Loni Love on TV shows like "Chelsea Lately" or "Worst Week," then catch her this weekend live at the Improv Comedy Showcase, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. $19-$22. (847) 240-2001 or improv.com. <b>8 and 10:15 p.m. Friday, May 18; 7 and 9:15 p.m. Saturday, May 19; and 7 p.m. Sunday, May 20</b>
<b>Greek cuisine</b>
Local Greek restaurants gather for the 3rd Annual Taste of Greece event Saturday at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 1400 N. O'Plaine Road, Libertyville. Free admission, but tickets are required for food items. (224) 513-5530 or saintdemetrioslibertyville.com. <b>11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, May 19</b>
<b>A lot of country</b>
Country legends Bonnie Raitt and Marc Cohen perform on the same bill for two weekend concerts at the Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St., Chicago. $39.50-$75. (312) 462-6300 or thechicagotheatre.com. <b>7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 19-20</b>
<b>CSO at NCC</b>
The world famous Chicago Symphony Orchestra returns for a third engagement at North Central College's Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. Conductor Jaap van Zweden leads the CSO in such works as Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 and Vaughan Williams' Tuba Concerto. $125-$150. (630) 637-7469 or northcentralcollege.edu/showtix. <b>8 p.m. Saturday, May 19</b>