Best bets: Paula Poundstone at Crystal Lake’s Raue Center; Cheap Trick in Aurora
Paula Poundstone at the Raue Center
• Tickets remain for comedian, podcaster and “Wait, Wait … Don't Tell Me” panelist Paula Poundstone’s upcoming show at the Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. Tickets start at $59, $38.50 for RaueNOW members. (815) 356-9212 or rauecenter.org. 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12
• Lucy’s Comedy, the Raue Center for the Arts’ comedy showcase, returns to 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake, with headliner Chastity Washington, featured performer Jack Baker and host Ted Willson. Tickets start at $29, $17.50 for RaueNOW members. (815) 356-9212 or rauecenter.org. 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4
Learn about Filipino nurses in America
The Trickster Cultural Center, 190 S. Roselle Road, Schaumburg, recently opened its new exhibition “Unheard Voices of Care: Filipino Nurses in America.” Sponsored by The Filipino American Historical Society of Chicago, the exhibition examines the lives of the nurses whom Philippine Consulate General Melvin Almonguera described as “an indispensable part of the region’s healthcare system.” 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Friday; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Free, but donations are accepted. tricksterculturalcenter.org. Through Oct. 3
For fans of true crime
More than 40 galleries containing legal records, case-related materials, personal belongings, letters and psychiatric reports connected to more than 150 murderers make up “Serial Killer: The Exhibition” at Cinespace Chicago Film Studios, 2428 W 15th St., Chicago. The Chicago run features more than 2,100 authentic artifacts from cases that left an impact on the city, as well as multimedia installations and crime scene reconstructions. Timed, dated tickets start at $30.40. For age 14 and older. serialkillerexhibit.com. Opens Saturday, Sept. 5
Cheap Trick and more in Aurora
• Rockford’s favorite rockers and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Cheap Trick headline RiverEdge Park, 260 N. Broadway, Aurora. Tickets start at $57.11. (630) 896-6666 or ParamountAurora.com. 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10
• Works by internationally renowned and emerging artists will be on display at the Aurora University Schingoethe Center Museum, 1315 Prairie St., Aurora, as part of its “Here, There: New Perspectives from the Illinois State Museum Collection” exhibition. “With support from the Terra Foundation for American Art, the exhibit brings together artists whose practices explore the intersections of place, memory, and identity,” said Natasha Ritsma, Schingoethe executive director in a prepared statement. Free, but donations are accepted. (630) 844-7843 or aurora.edu/museum. Tuesday, Sept. 8 through Sept. 11
A walk in the Cantigny garden
Cantigny director of horticulture Jamie Burghardt hosts a 90-minute garden walk devoted to this year’s theme America 250 and the 1893 Columbian Exposition, also known as Chicago’s World’s Fair. Cantigny is at 1S161 Winfield Road, Wheaton. $25 admission includes a canned or bottled beverage. Cantigny.org. 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10
Free museum admission
The Bank of America offers cardholders free admission to select Chicago area museums this month and the first weekend of every month this year. The museums include: the Adler Planetarium, Art Institute of Chicago, Griffin Museum of Science and Industry (Sundays only), the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center (at its temporary Chicago location), Museum of Contemporary Art and the Morton Arboretum in Lisle. Cardholders should present their Bank of America, Merrill or Bank of America Private Bank credit or debit card along with a photo ID for free general admission to any participating institution during the first full weekend (Saturday and Sunday) of each month. Cardholder guests are not eligible for free admission. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 5 and 6