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Best bets: Taylor Swift, Baroque Beatles, Jump Rhythm

Posted October 08, 2009 11:00 pm

Daily Herald Staff Report

Taylor Swift performs at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont this weekend. Damian Dovarganes

Jump to it

Now celebrating its 20th anniversary season, Chicago-based Jump Rhythm Jazz Project makes a full-company suburban stop on Saturday at the Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court, Schaumburg. Get a primer in jazz dance for $24-$26. (847) 895-3600 or prairiecenter.org. 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10

Pop with prestige

Beatles songs get vocally paired with a cappella arrangements of baroque works by Bach, Purcell and Monteverdi in Chicago a Cappella's concert "Baroque and Beatles." Catch it at three locations: Wentz Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave., Naperville; Gottlieb Hall, 38 S. Peoria St., Chicago; and Pilgrim Congregational Church, 460 Lake St., Oak Park. $12-$35. (773) 755-1628 or chicagoacappella.org. 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, in Naperville; 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, in Chicago; and 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, in Oak Park

Rock-on role

Former Warlock guitarist Tommy Bolan now rocks with the band N.Y.C. Catch them this Friday in concert along with The Road Runners and 9D Rox at the Penny Road Pub, 28W705 Penny Road, South Barrington. $6. (847) 428-0562 or pennyroadpub.com. 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9

Light and dark

London's National Gallery has temporarily loaned a work by revolutionary Italian baroque painter Caravaggio to the Art Institute of Chicago. Caravaggio's trademark light-and-dark "tenebroso" is on full display in the 1601 painting "The Supper at Emmaus." See it at 111 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. Included with admission of $18; $12 seniors/students/kids (children ages 14 and younger admitted free). (312) 443-3600 or artic.edu. On display from Saturday, Oct. 10, until Sunday, Jan. 31

Operatic scandal

See for yourself if the opening-night booing was justified for Luc Bondy's new Metropolitan Opera staging of "Tosca." A live high-definition simulcast of Puccini's classic 1900 shocker is screened at select movie theaters in Addison, Barrington, Batavia, Bloomingdale, Crystal Lake, Elgin, Gurnee, Lincolnshire, Naperville, Warrenville and others. Sung in Italian with English subtitles. $22; $20 seniors; $15 kids. Visit fathomevents.com for more information. Noon Saturday, Oct. 10

Country gal

Even though country star Taylor Swift is performing near rapper Kanye West's hometown, she probably doesn't need to watch her back for interruptions when she performs this Friday and Saturday at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. $20-$49.50. (800) 745-3000 or allstatearena.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 9 and 10

Fall fiesta

Ballet Folklorico Quetzalcoatl, Mariachi Durango and Latin jazz group Andaje Bohemio are just some of the featured acts celebrating Latino heritage at the Fiesta Cultural. It all happens at the Forest View Educational Center, 2121 S. Goebbert Road, Arlington Heights. $10-$12. Kids ages 12 and younger admitted free. (847) 718-7700 or d214.org. 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10

Mother's favorite?

Controversy prompted CBS-TV to quickly remove "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" from its 1960s TV schedule, but you can catch The Smothers Brothers' subtly subversive singing and comedy routine (plus a special appearance by The Yo-Yo Man) at the Paramount Theatre, 8 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora. $32.50-$49.50. (630) 896-6666 or paramountaurora.com. 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11

Loving cabaret

Award-winning local cabaret artist KT McCammond brings her show, "The Love of My Life," to the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. $30-$35; $25-$35 seniors. (847) 577-2121 or metropolisarts.com. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14

Ballet Folklorico is one of the many groups performing at Fiesta Cultural at the Forest View Educational Center in Arlington Heights.

Members of the Jump Rhythm Jazz Project perform at Schaumburg's Prairie Center for the Arts.

Chicago A Cappella performs "Baroque and Beatles" in Naperville, Chicago and Oak Park this weekend.

Caravaggio's painting "The Supper at Emmaus" is on loan from London's National Gallery at the Art Institute of Chicago until Jan. 31, 2010.

Cabaret singer KT McCammond performs at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights on Wednesday, Oct. 14.

The Smothers Brothers perform at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora.

Tommy Bolan of N.Y.C. performs at the Penny Road Pub in South Barrington.

Finnish soprano Karita Mattila stars in the title role of Puccini's "Tosca" the Metropolitan Opera. A live high-definition screening at area movie theaters is Saturday.

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