Sunday picks: Enjoy Bernstein, Mahler at ESO
Symphonic season finale
Conductor Andrew Grams leads the Elgin Symphony Orchestra for its season-ending concert titled “Composers Unleashed: Bernstein & Mahler” this weekend at the Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin. $30-$60. (847) 888-4000 or elginsymphony.org. 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 1
Spring Bird Walk
Join skilled birders on a two-hour walk to spot songbirds during the Spring Bird Walk at the Edward L. Ryerson Conservation Area, 21950 N. Riverwoods Road, Riverwoods. Guests are invited to bring binoculars. Free. Adult supervision required for kids. Meet in the conservation area's Brushwood parking lot. (847) 367-6640 or lcfpd.org. 7 to 9 a.m. Sunday, May 1
Great Midwest Train Show
See operating model train displays, a Lego train layout, an HO layout for the kids to operate, exhibitors and vendors with train-related items, and buy, sell and trade model train-related items at the Great Midwest Train Show in buildings 1 through 5 at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton. Admission is $7; kids ages 12 and younger admitted free. greatmidwesttrainshow.com. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 1
All abloom
The Midwest Daffodil Society Show features hundreds of daffodils today at the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake-Cook Road, Glencoe. $30 weekend parking. (847) 835-5440 or chicagobotanic.org. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 1
Custom keys
The Six Piano Ensemble performs a repertoire of classical, ragtime, pop and symphonic literature transcribed for the pianos by Glenna Sprague this weekend at Oakton Community College's Footlik Theater, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines. $19; $16 students and seniors. (847) 635-1900 or oakton.edu. 3 p.m. Sunday, May 1
Bands aplenty
The bands The Buckinghams, The Cryan Shames, The New Colony Six, The Shadows of Knight and The Ides of March all share the bill for The Cornerstones of Rock concert this evening Sunday at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 5901 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. $59-$89. (847) 673-6300 or northshorecenter.org. 5 p.m. Sunday, May 1
Rumbles in Rosemont
See wrester Roman Reigns and AJ Styles compete for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship among many matches featured in WWE Payback this evening at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. $25-$500. (800) 745-3000 or allstatearena.com. 6:30 p.m. Sunday, May 1
Upcoming concerts
Oakton Six Piano Ensemble: 3 p.m. Sunday, May 1, in the Footlik Theater at Oakton Community College, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines. Classical, ragtime and more. A reception follows each concert. Tickets cost $19 general admission; $16 for seniors and students; $14 for groups. (847) 635-1900 or oakton.edu/tickets.
The Festival Chorus of Harper College: 3 p.m. Sunday, May 1, at the Performing Arts Center at Harper College, 1200 Algonquin Road, Palatine. Classical. $12-$18; free for kids 5 and younger. (847) 925-6100 or goforward.harpercollege.edu.
Palatine Concert Band: 3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 1, at Cutting Hall, 150 E. Wood St., Palatine. Band presents its spring concert. $5-$8; free for kids 12 and younger. (847) 202-5222 or cuttinghall.org.
Like Rats, Disrotted, Staring Problem, Mexican Werewolf: 6:30 p.m. Sunday, May 1, at Subterranean, 2011 W. North Ave., Chicago. Metal. $8. (773) 278-6600 or subt.net.
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