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Sunday picks: Buy, sell and trade coins in Elgin

Memorial Day Weekend Coin Show: The Geneva Coin Club hosts its Memorial Day Weekend Coin Show at the Holiday Inn, 495 Airport Road, Elgin. Guests can buy, sell and trade with dealers at 50 tables. Items featured include U.S. and foreign coins along with paper money and gold and silver bullion. Free admission and parking. Visit facebook.com/northernillinoiscoinshow. 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday May 25

Art outdoors: Browse the works of more than 100 juried artists from around the world at the Barrington Art Festival this weekend at the Village Center, Cook and Station streets. No admission charge. (847) 926-4300 or amdurproductions.com. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 25

Original phony: Learn about the notorious “Bonnie and Clyde death car” from 1934 and the many fakes that proliferated afterward this weekend at the Volo Auto Museum, 27582 W. Volo Village Road, Volo. $13.95; $8.95 kids ages 5 to 12; $11.95 seniors. (815) 385-3644 or volocars.com. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 25

Charitable direction: Reveries In Motion Dance Company performs a collection of modern and jazz dance pieces for “Compass,” a fundraiser for Compass to Care to support children who have to travel great distances for cancer treatment. See the show this weekend at the Gorton Community Center, 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest. $20; $15 students/seniors. (312) 659-3745 or rimcompass.brownpapertickets.com. 3 p.m. Sunday, May 25

Military movies: To honor the Memorial Day holiday, Madkap Productions presents screenings of two war-themed movies from 1970, “Patton” starring George C. Scott and “M*A*S*H,” starring Elliott Gould and Donald Sutherland, at the Skokie Theatre, 7924 Lincoln Ave., Skokie. For tickets call (847) 677-7761, or visit skokietheatre.org. Tickets are $7; a same-day double feature pass is $10. “M*A*S*H' is at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 25; “Patton” is at 7 p.m.

Comedy triple shot: Sample a triple shot of improvised comedy this weekend when Laugh Out Loud Theater at Streets of Woodfield, 601 N. Martingale Road, Schaumburg, hosts three improv teams in one night. $10; (847) 240-0386 or laughoutloudtheater.com. 7 p.m. Sunday, May 25

Jeremy, eh?: See the acclaimed Canadian comedian Jeremy Hotz continue his standup engagement this weekend at the Improv Comedy Showcase, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. $17 plus a two menu-item purchase. (847) 240-2001 or improv.com. 7 p.m. Sunday, May 25

Goodman premiere: Initially, things go well for the twenty-something young man moonlighting as online advice guru Aunt Susan. But as the website becomes more popular and its profits increase, problems arise for the online advice “lady” in “Ask Aunt Susan,” a satire by Chicago writer/director Seth Bockley. Goodman Theatre artistic associate Henry Wishcamper directs the world premiere at 170 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. $10-$40; (312) 443-3800 or goodmantheatre.org. Previews begin at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 25.

Acclaimed rapper: Brooklyn-based rapper Talib Kweli has built a stellar body of work that includes material with the band Black Star (Kweli's project with Mos Def), solo albums and collaborations with some of hip-hop's most acclaimed artists. He's the standard-bearer for socially conscious rap music, admired both within the rap world and without for his clever and pointed lyrics. Kweli released two full-length albums in 2013, “Prisoners of Conscious” and “Gravitas,” and he'll be performing this weekend at Metro, 3730 N. Clark St., Chicago, with a live band. $25; metrochicago.com. 8 p.m. Sunday, May 25

Visit the Barrington Arts Festival on Saturday and Sunday, May 24 and 25.
Comedian Jeremy Hotz continues his standup gig at the Improv Comedy Showcase in Schaumburg through Sunday, May 25.
Reveries In Motion Dance Company performs “Compass” at the Gorton Community Center in Lake Forest at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 24, and 3 p.m. Sunday, May 25.
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