5 things to do this weekend in the suburbs
Need a good laugh? Jay Leno or Mike Toomey just might be the ticket when they perform in the suburbs this weekend. Here are five entertaining ways to spend your Saturday; for others, go to dailyherald.com/calendar.
Comedy pro
If you miss seeing comedian Jay Leno hosting "The Tonight Show" on TV, then catch him live at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. $48-$128. (847) 263-6300 or geneseetheatre.com. 8 p.m. Saturday, April 14.
Sew good
The International Quilt Festival promises more than 40 classes, over 300 merchant booths and more than 700 quilts at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont. $10; $8 seniors/students; free for kids 10 and younger. (847) 692-2220 or quilts.com. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 14.
Country legacy
Country music royalty Roseanne Cash brings her "Black List River" tour with John Leventhal to College of DuPage's McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. $50-$60. (630) 942-4000 or atthemac.org. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14.
Eclectic mix
Rock out to the massed music forces of the eclectic band Poi Dog Pondering ("Pulling Touch," "Everybody's Trying") at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $39-$79. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com. 8 p.m. Saturday, April 14.
'Glued to the tube'
Comedian Mike Toomey pairs reminiscences of how television shaped his life with impressions of TV celebrities and observations about his favorite programs in "TV & Me," part of the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's ongoing comedy series. The one-man show proves Toomey's grade school principal was wrong when she told him "no one ever made a career out of watching television." The Metropolis is at 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. $30, $35. (847) 577-2121 or metropolisarts.com. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14.