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Weekend picks: Country's Dan + Shay come to Genesee

Posted January 23, 2015 5:00 am

By Laura Milbrath Stewart and Scott C. Morgan

The country duo Dan + Shay headlines at Waukegan's Genesee Theatre. Courtesy of Dan + Shay

Country duo

Dan + Shay, semifinalists for ACM New Artist Of The Year, perform their hit song “19 You + Me” and many others tonight at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. $23-$43. (847) 263-6300 or geneseetheatre.com. 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23

Enchanted Railroad

The Morton Arboretum is showcasing its 13th annual Enchanted Railroad. The model train exhibit has been updated for 2015 and focuses on the four seasons of the year. Two levels of trains chug along the tracks. Guests can interact with the trains by pushing various buttons. Exhibit is in the Sycamore Room at the Morton Arboretum, 4100 Route 53, Lisle. Free with paid $6-$9 general arboretum admission. Children ages 1 and younger are free. mortonarb.org. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

Percussion junction

The internationally acclaimed percussion revue “Stomp” returns with new routines and out-there objects to make drummed-out music starting Tuesday at the Bank of America Theatre, 18 W. Monroe St., Chicago. $17-$62. (800) 775-2000 or broadwayinchicago.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24; and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25

'La France'

Aurora University faculty perform both chamber music and solo music from a variety of French composers in the “La France” concert in the Crimi Auditorium at Aurora University, 407 S. Calumet Ave., Aurora, Free. Registration is required. Register online at auartsandideas.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan 23

Doubly funny

Chicago-area comedians Denise Ramsden and Nate Weatherup share the same standup bill this weekend at Zanies at Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. $20 plus a two menu-item purchase. (630) 584-6342 or zanies.com. 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23; 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24

Shubert at Zanies

Comedian Jimmy Shubert (“Last Comic Standing,” “King of Queens”) performs at two Zanies locations: MB Financial Park, 5437 Park Place, Rosemont, (847) 813-0484, then at 1548 N. Wells St., Chicago. $25 plus a two menu-item purchase. (312) 337-4027 or zanies.com. 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, in Rosemont; 7 and 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, in Rosemont; 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, in Chicago

Woodstock revisited

The Mustangs take listeners back to the famed Woodstock music festival of 1969 in a concert at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, at Docks Bar & Grill, 313 E. Liberty St., Wauconda. The group performs selections from 1960s musical icons, including Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker and other. No cover charge. docksbarandgrill.com. 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23

Home improvement

Get some great new ideas for renovations around your home at the Home and Garden Expo this weekend, at the Drury Lane Theatre and Conference Center, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. No admission charge. (630) 953-2500 or oakbrookhomeshow.com. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 24 and 25

Mush! mush!

See Siberian husky sled-pulling and speed demonstrations and find out about dog adoptions when the Husky Heroes event returns this weekend to the Morton Arboretum, 4100 Illinois Route 53, Lisle. $9; $8 seniors; $6 kids. (630) 968-0074 or mortonarb.org. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 24 and 25

'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'

See the classic 1939 Frank Capra film “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” starring James Stewart and Jean Arthur, at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. Admission is $8. The film is part of The Works of Frank Capra series at the theater. musicboxtheatre.com. 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, and Sunday, Jan. 25

Tickling the ivories

See nearly 500 pianists perform on 12 grand pianos for three performances as part of American Grands XX, which returns on Saturday at the Elgin Community College's Blizzard Theatre, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. $24; $15 kids ages 12 and under. (847) 622-0300 or elgin.edu/arts. 1, 4 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24

Fiery diva

An opera diva faces deadly questions of conscience in Puccini's classic 1900 opera “Tosca,” which returns to the Lyric Opera of Chicago in a new production by director John Caird (“Les Misérables”) for a 10-performance run starting Saturday at the Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. $20-$399. (312) 827-5600 or lyricopera.org. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24

Classical sampler

Vladimir Kulenovic conducts the Lake Forest Symphony Orchestra in concerts titled “Hopes, Confessions, Testaments” this weekend featuring the music of Mozart, Schumann, Ives and Rachmaninoff at College of Lake County's Lumber Center for the Performing Arts, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake. $35-$61; $30-$61 seniors; $16-$61 students. (847) 543-2300 or lakeforestsymphony.org or clcillinois.edu/tickets. 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24; 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25

Local rockers

Suburban cover band 314 on Main Street delivers high-energy punk and alternative classics with some original tunes mixed in. The band will play a hometown show this weekend at the Thirsty Whale, 1700 S. Randall Road, Algonquin. Go to thirstywhalebar.com. 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24

Hi Infidelity

The band Hi Infidelity performs rock hits from the 1980s to the present at Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St., Palatine. The group plays songs from Journey, Bon Jovi, REO Speedwagon and others. For ages 21 and older. $7. durtynellies.com. 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24

Grand illusions

Illusionists Steve Chezaday, Dennis Debondt, Jania Taylor, Karen Burris, Anthony Stockton and Trent Rivas are all on the bill for the revue “Believe in Magic,” which benefits the National Association for Down syndrome (NADS) today at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $15; $10 kids and seniors. (888) 695-0888 or oshows.com. 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25

'Timeless Tales'

Discover the South Indian dance form called Bharata Natyam in the “Timeless Tales” dance concert by the Natya Dance Theatre Indian dance company. The program takes place in the west auditorium at Stevenson High School, 1 Stevenson Drive, Lincolnshire. Free. Registration is required. (847) 415-4121, stevensonfoundation.org or vapld.info. 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25

Happy birthday, Mozart

Actress Megan Wells brings to life the story of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) in the “Sunday Musicale: Mozart's Birthday” program at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library, 500 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights. Hear stories of Mozart's life, accompanied by his compositions. Pianist Chris Garofalo performs. Free. Register at the library's information desk, call (847) 392-0100 or go online at ahml.info. 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan 25

Evita tangos

The controversial former first lady of Argentina is the inspiration of the dance revue “Song of Eva Perón” performed by Tango Buenos Aires today at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E. Congress Parkway, Chicago. $25-$65. (800) 982-2787 or auditoriumtheatre.org. 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25

Soprano sounds

The Music of the Baroque celebrates the soprano voice with its concert “Diva! Susanna Phillips sings Handel, Haydn and Mozart” Sunday at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. $38-$75. (312) 551-1414 or baroque.org. 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25

Comedian Jimmy Shubert performs at Zanies locations in Rosemont and Chicago. Courtesy of NBC

See the 13th annual Enchanted Railroad at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle. Daily Herald file photo

The Mustangs band perfforms hits of the 1960s at Docks Bar & Grill in Wauconda. Courtesy of The Mustangs

Chicago-area comedian Denise Ramsden performs at Zanies at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles.

Almost 500 performers of all talent levels and age groups play piano in three performances of American Grands at Elgin Community College's Blizzard Theatre. Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com

Vladimir Kulenovic conducts the Lake Forest Symphony at College of Lake County's Lumber Center for the Performing Arts in Grayslake.

Soprano Susanna Phillips performs with Music of the Baroque in Skokie and Chicago.

Tango Buenos Aires performs "Song of Eva Perón" at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University in Chicago on Sunday, Jan. 25.

The internationally acclaimed percussion revue “Stomp” returns to Chicago for another run at the Bank of America Theatre from Tuesday, Jan. 20, through Sunday, Jan. 25. Courtesy of Steve McNicholas

Husky Heroes returns to the Morton Arboretum in Lisle. Daily Herald File photo by Paul Michna/pmichna@dailyherald.com

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