Laughter and lights: 5 ideas for the weekend
Whether you're looking to get in the holiday spirit or escape with a few laughs, there is plenty to do in the suburbs this weekend. We have five ideas below. For others, go to dailyherald.com/calendar.
<b>Nature at night:</b> Be dazzled by the lights and the great outdoors with the return of the interactive sight and sound holiday experience Illumination: Tree Lights at the Morton Arboretum, 4100 Route 53, Lisle. $17-$20; $11-$13 kids. (630) 968-0074 or mortonarb.org. 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday.
<b>Holiday harmony:</b> See the holiday-inspired doo-wop revue "Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings" at Steel Beam Theatre, 111 W. Main St., St. Charles. It's about a quartet that returns from heaven at the behest of Rosemary Clooney to bring "a little harmony to a discordant world." $22-$25. (630) 587-8521 or steelbeamtheatre.com. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 20 and 21, and 3 p.m. Sunday.
<b>Battle of the sexes:</b> Laugh at the differences between men and women as Metropolis Performing Arts Centre welcomes the return of "Defending the Caveman," Rob Becker's 1991 one-man sendup of the battle between the sexes. See it at 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. $35, $40. (847) 577-2121 or metropolisarts.com. 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, and 7 p. m. Saturday, Nov. 21.
<b>Take me away:</b> Enjoy hits such as "Ride Like the Wind," "Sailing," "Say You'll Be Mine" and more with two Christopher Cross concerts in the suburbs this weekend. Saturday he'll be at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles, (630) 962-7000 or oshows.com, $39-$79. On Sunday he'll perform at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan, (847) 263-6300 or geneseetheatre.com, $33-$73. 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, in St. Charles; 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, in Waukegan.
<b>(Un)Forgettable:</b> Get both music and comedy when Steve Martin and Martin Short ("Three Amigos") share the bill with the bluegrass band Steep Canyon Rangers for "An Evening You Will Forget For the Rest of Your Life" Sunday at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 River Road, Rosemont. $49.50-$156. (800) 745-3000 or rosemonttheatre.com. 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22.