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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbs

Posted March 06, 2015 10:00 am

Pop-culture stars descend on Rosemont this weekend, while veteran actor John Lithgow spins stories in Aurora. These are just two of the events in the suburbs Saturday and Sunday. For others, go to dailyherald.com/calendar.

Pop-culture celebs

See and get autographs from stars like Norman Reedus (“The Walking Dead”), Kathy Najimy (“Sister Act”), Karen Gillan (“Doctor Who”) and more at the Wizard World Fan Fest at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont. $15 one-day admission; $25-$30 two-day admission. (847) 692-2220 or wizardworld.com. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 7, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 8.

Jazz it up

Head out Saturday for a night of jazz, standards, big band, Dixieland, Latin and more when the United States Army Field Band Jazz Ambassadors play the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts at the College of Lake County, 19351 Washington St., Grayslake. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Free. Limit of four tickets per person. clcillinois.edu. 7 p.m. Saturday, March 7.

Master storyteller:

Multiple Emmy and Tony Award-winner John Lithgow returns to the suburbs with his one-man show “Stories By Heart” featuring works by authors P.G. Wodehouse and W.W. Jacobs at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora. $45. (630) 896-6666 or paramountaurora.com. 8 p.m. Saturday, March 7.

Ballet A-men

Plenty of laughs are in store when the all-male drag Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo performs classical ballet pieces (en pointe, no less!) at Belushi Performance Hall at College of DuPage's McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. $54-$65. (630) 942-4000 or atthemac.org. 8 p.m. Saturday, March 7.

Prosecuting the wolf

The Fox Valley Philharmonic Orchestra teams up with Batavia High School Drama Club for a family-friendly twist on Prokofiev's “Peter and the Wolf” where the wolf is put on trial at the Batavia Fine Arts Centre, 1201 Main St., Batavia. $8; $4 kids 10 and younger. (630) 937-8930 or bataviafineartscentre.org. 3 p.m. Sunday, March 8.

John Lithgow brings his one-man show, "Stories By Heart," to Aurora's Paramount Theatre Saturday. Courtesy of Carol Fox and Associates

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