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Best bets: Get lost in the Richardson Corn Maze

Posted August 29, 2018 6:00 am

By Scott C. Morgan

The Illinois state bicentennial is the 2018 theme for the Richardson Corn Maze at the Richardson Adventure Farm in Spring Grove. Courtesy of Richardson Adventure Farm

Bicentennial maze

The Richardson Corn Maze does its part to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the state of Illinois with a custom bicentennial design. The 2018 maze opens to the public starting Saturday at the Richardson Adventure Farm, 909 English Prairie Road, Spring Grove. $17-$19; $14-$16 kids 3-12. (815) 675-9729 or richardsonadventurefarm.com. 3 to 10 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday; noon to 10 p.m. Sunday; from Saturday, Sept. 1, through Sunday, Nov. 4 (holiday and extended hours Sept. 3, 21 and 22 and Oct. 8, 26 and 27)

Dino display

Families with dinosaur-obsessed kids won't want to miss Jurassic Quest. It features more than 75 dino displays of various sizes. The touring exhibition returns this weekend to the Lake County Fairgrounds, 1060 E. Peterson Road, Grayslake. $20; $18 seniors; $34 kids VIP ticket (for ages 2-12). (847) 680-7200 or jurassicquest.com/grayslake. 3 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31, and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 1-2

'90s at night

Rock out to pop covers from two decades ago with the "'90s Night: Party in the Park After Dark" at Arlington International Racecourse, 2200 W. Euclid Ave., Arlington Heights. $8 general admission; $40 VIP all-inclusive package features beer, food and a souvenir mug. (847) 385-7500 or arlingtonpark.com. 3:15 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31

So long, summer

The Naperville Jaycee's Last Fling features special concerts by Cheap Trick, Lance Bass and more this weekend along Jefferson Avenue, west of Washington Street, Naperville. $15-$25 general admission; $30-$50 pit access (standing room); $100-$150 Carillon VIP standing room. (630) 961-4143 or lastfling.org. 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31; 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1; and 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2

'80s celebration

Fans of 1980s pop music can catch Culture Club, the B-52s and Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey all on the same concert bill this weekend at Ravinia Festival, 418 Sheridan Road, Highland Park. $100-$115 pavilion seating; $27-$32 lawn seating. (847) 266-5100 or ravinia.org. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 31 and Sept. 1

Comedy gold

Chingo Bling blends rap, hip-hop and comedy this weekend in a series of standup sets at the Improv Comedy Showcase, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. $28 plus a two-item purchase. (847) 240-2001 or chicago.improv.com. 8 and 10:15 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31; 7 and 9:15 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1; and 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2

Down home

The Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival blends education and entertainment with 35 acts spread across eight stages on Sunday and Monday at Geneva's Island Park, with parking at the Kane County Government Center, 719 S. Batavia Ave., Geneva. $20 daily; $15 teens and seniors; kids 12 and younger admitted free. (630) 897-3655 or foxvalleyfolk.com. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday and Monday, Sept. 2-3

Fantasy baseball

See what happens when a new kid in town is taken under the wing of a young baseball prodigy and his rowdy team when the Carol Stream Park District screens the 1993 movie "The Sandlot." Bring low lawn chairs and blankets to this Movies in the Park presentation at McCaslin Park, 27W650 North Ave., Carol Stream. $4 in advance, $5 at the door. (630) 784-6100 or csparks.org. 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31

Boy George of Culture Club shares a concert bill with the B-52s and Tom Bailey of Thompson Twins at Ravinia in Highland Park Friday and Saturday, Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. Associated Press, 2016

Rick Nielsen, left, and Robin Zander of Cheap Trick perform as part of the Naperville Jaycees' Last Fling on Sunday, Sept. 2. Associated Press, 2016

Chingo Bling performs at the Improv Comedy Showcase in Schaumburg. Associated Press, 2013

See a sculpture of a Baryonyx dinosaur and more when Jurassic Quest tours to the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake. Courtesy of Jurassic Quest

Lance Bass hosts the "Pop 2000 Tour," which plays the Naperville Jaycee's Last Fling on Friday, Aug. 31. Associated Press, 2015

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