Best bets: Corvettes roll into Pheasant Run

Posted June 15, 2011 5:00 am

By Scott C. Morgan

Dave and Bonnie Nielsen of Madison, Wis. pull their 1969 Corvette into the Bloomington Gold Corvettes USA show at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles. Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com

Corvette congregation

If you love all things Corvette-related, then don't miss out on the seminars, auctions and thousands of cars on display during the Bloomington Gold Corvettes USA show starting Thursday at the Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. $20 day pass; $50 four-day pass. (630) 584-6300 or bloomingtongold.com. 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, June 23 through Sunday, June 26

Spike it!

Chicago-area Polish-Americans are bound to have their loyalties tested when the fifth-ranked USA Men's Volleyball team plays 10th-ranked Poland in two matchups this weekend at the Sears Centre Arena, 5333 Prairie Stone Parkway, Hoffman Estates. $15-$25. (888) 732-7784 or searscentre.com. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 17 and 18

Ballroom bash

Experience the rocking sounds of Cathy Richardson and The Macrodots with opening act Kate Diaz during a special intimate engagement tonight at the Metropolis Ballroom, 6 S. Vail Ave., Arlington Heights. $25 concert only; $55.95 dinner and show; $95 VIP tickets. (847) 870-8787 or metropolisballroom.com. 7:30 p.m. dinner; 9 p.m. show Friday, June 17

Funny, funny

Comedians George Lopez and Russell Peters are two of the headliners for the Just for Laughs Chicago festival. Catch their double-bill performance Saturday at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont. $35.50-$45.50. (800) 745-3000 or justforlaughschicago.com. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 18

Big top meal

Dress yourself and your kids in the best circus finery for “Under the Big Top — A Circus Themed Theatrical Dining Event” to help benefit ArtReach Educational Theatre and Spotlite Theatrix Productions on Saturday at Durty Nellie's Restaurant, 180 N. Smith St., Palatine. $35; $25 kids ages 12 and under. (630) 808-5852 or artreachspotlite.com. 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 18

Beauty rituals

Artist Morgan M. Ford explores women's relationship to cosmetics and advertising in the exhibit “Ritualistic Beauty: The [Un]Nature of Cosmetics” starting Sunday at North Central College's Oesterle Library Gallery, 320 E. School St., Naperville. Free admission. (630) 637-5300 or finearts.northcentralcollege.edu. Opens 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sunday, June 19

Outdoor cinema

Capannari Ice Cream kicks off its summer season of Mooovie Under the Stars screenings with the 2010 animated film “Despicable Me,” preceded by a Rock, Paper, Scissors Contest on Tuesday at 10 S. Pine St., Mount Prospect. Free admission. (847) 392-2277 or capannaris.com. Dusk Tuesday, June 21

k.d. and the gals

Bop along with Canadian rock and country star k.d. lang when she performs on the same bill with The Siss Boom Bang and The Belle Brigade on Thursday at the Ravinia Festival, 418 Sheridan Road, Highland Park. $55 pavilion tickets; $22-$27 lawn tickets. (847) 266-5100 or ravinia.org. 8 p.m. Thursday, June 23

Team USAÂ’s Sean Rooney (who attended Wheaton Warrenville South) is one of the volleyball players set to compete against Poland in two matches at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates. GEORGE LECLAIRE/gleclaire@dailyherald.com

Cathy Richardson and the Macrodots perform at the Metropolis Ballroom.

Comedian Russell Peters is on the same bill with George Lopez at the Rosemont Theatre as part of the Just for Laughs Chicago festival.

k.d. lang and The Siss Boom Bang play the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park.

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