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Penrose Brewing in Geneva took home six medals at the recent 2025 U.S. Open Hard Seltzer Championship.

Dining out: Six seltzer medals for Penrose Brewing, National Oyster Day and more

Penrose Brewing in Geneva recently won six medals at the 2025 U.S. Open Hard Seltzer Championship. Plus, a new McAlister’s Deli is opening in Naperville Aug. 11, and Old Town Pour House is serving up new seasonal menu items.

In “The Naked Gun,” Liam Neeson comically skewers his late-career shift into playing vengeful action-movie heroes, as evidenced here by his untraditional cop attire.

Comic misfire: ‘Naked Gun’ remake with Liam Neeson low on high-caliber comedy

It’s a wonder that director Akiva Schaffer didn’t replace Liam Neeson in “The Naked Gun” the moment his hit-and-miss-and-miss-and-miss movie revealed that the Irish actor’s particular set of skills didn’t include a command of comic timing or any sense of playful, self-aware mirth.

Moody Blues bass player and vocalist John Lodge, center, brings his 10,000 Light Years Band to the Arcada Theatre Wednesday, Aug. 6, and the Des Plaines Theatre Thursday, Aug. 7, for his “Singer in a Rock and Roll Band” show.

Moody Blues bassist John Lodge keeps his drive as a singer in a rock and roll band

John Lodge, bass player and vocalist for the legendary British band The Moody Blues, brings his “Singer in a Rock and Roll Band” tour to St. Charles Aug. 6 and Des Plaines Aug. 7.

Cyndi Lauper brings her “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour” to Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre in Tinley Park on Tuesday, Aug. 5.

Concerts Aug. 1-7: Cyndi Lauper, Train, Death Cab for Cutie and more

Upcoming concerts this week include Cyndi Lauper, Train, Lollapalooza, Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone, Death Cab for Cutie, Toad the Wet Sprocket with The Jayhawks and Sixpence None the Richer and more.

Olivia Rodrigo will perform Friday at Lollapalooza, which runs Thursday through Sunday, July 31 to Aug. 3, in Chicago’s Grant Park.

Things to do Aug. 1-7: Lollapalooza, National Night Out events, Warrenville Summer Daze and more

Mark your calendar for Lollapalooza, National Night Out events, North Aurora Days, Hampshire Coon Creek Country Days, Warrenville Summer Daze, Festival of the Arts in Libertyville and more happening this week.

Police and residents play basketball at the 2023 National Night out at Cerny Park in Warrenville.

Meet your local first responders at National Night Out events

Towns across the suburbs are hosting National Night Out celebrations with family activities, food and emergency vehicle displays.

David Moreland plays U.S. Army doctor Jack Ludwig and Isabelle Muthiah plays aspiring actress Louise Rabiner, whose World War II epistolary romance inspired Ken Ludwig’s “Dear Jack, Dear Louise” at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre.

Love letters: Metropolis’ charming ‘Dear Jack, Dear Louise’ chronicles wartime romance

David Moreland and Isabelle Muthiah play two people who fall in love through letters they write each other during World War II in Metropolis Performing Arts Centre’s production of the epistolary dramedy “Dear Jack, Dear Louise.”