Weekend picks: Treats and tricks at Scarecrow Festival

Stationary scares

There are carnival rides, lots of merchants and opportunities to vote on your favorite display at the 33rd annual Scarecrow Festival. Activities and displays are this weekend at various locations near 2 E. Main St., St. Charles. Free admission. scarecrowfest.com. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 5-6, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7

Magic mirth

Get ready to laugh and be awed at the illusions when the comic magician known as "The Amazing Jonathan" performs tonight at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. $32.50-$42.50. (847) 263-6300 or geneseetheatre.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5

JT at United Center

Jack-of-all-trades Justin Timberlake introduces new material as part of his "The Man of the Woods Tour," coming back for an added show in Chicago this weekend. The new songs reflect a new maturity in his journey through adulthood and fatherhood; but it's JT, so he'll be sure to pull out his old favorite danceable hits, too. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, at United Center, 1901 W. Madison St., Chicago. $55-$275. (800) 745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

Watch City on tape

Andrew Moore, the Elgin-area artist who brought together the arts community for last year's "Shop Local" hip-hop album, is co-hosting a free listening party for his new collaboration with Aaron Kasz, the "Late Work" compilation mixtape. Listen to the album (yes, it actually IS on a cassette tape ... and a digital release), which features performances by Angrous, Dave Stone, Kyle Cole, JoN Avarice, SamIam, Nolan Sinnott and Vanessa Ayala, before Saturday's actual release date. 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, at Elgin Area Taproom, 51 S. Grove. St., Elgin. Free. (844) 822-3826 or facebook.com.

'Round and Round'

Relive the heavy metal craze of the 1980s when the band Ratt ("You're in Love," "Lay It Down") performs in concert tonight at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $69-$99. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com. 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5

'Community' comic

Fans of the TV series "Community" and "The Soup" won't want to miss their chance to see Joel McHale perform standup live this weekend at the Improv Comedy Showcase, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. $33 plus a two-item purchase. (847) 240-2001 or chicago.improv.com. 8 and 10:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5; 7 and 9:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6

Over the Sun and Boxer Rebellion

West suburban alternative rock band Over the Sun just dropped a surprise EP, "The Wildwood Sessions," this week on the Chicago scene. Check out the new songs on YouTube (and soon on iTunes, Google Play and Spotify) before the band joins London's The Boxer Rebellion when the indie rock band plays Chicago's Bottom Lounge this weekend. 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, at Bottom Lounge, 1375 W. Lake St., Chicago. $22. (312) 666-6775 or bottomlounge.com.

Cancer awareness

The 2018 Color the Town Pink provides plenty of activities tied to breast cancer awareness on Saturday at the Deer Park Town Center, 20530 N. Rand Road, Deer Park. $10 donation (includes event bag, T-shirt, raffle ticket and more). (847) 726-7755 or shopdeerparktowncenter.com or events.dailyherald.com. 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6

Celtic peoples

Celebrate everything tied to Ireland, Scotland and Wales with the seventh annual Northwest Celtic Fest and Craft Beer Celebration at the Sears Centre Arena, 5333 Prairie Stone Parkway, Hoffman Estates. Free admission. (847) 649-2222 or searscentre.com. 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6

Autumnal fun

The third annual Family Fall Fest features a petting zoo, bounce houses, pumpkin painting and more at Parkway Bank Park, 5501 Park Place, Rosemont. Free admission. (847) 349-5008 or rosemont.com/thepark. 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6

Love and loss

The Lyric Opera of Chicago opens its season on Saturday with Puccini's classic romantic tragedy "La bohème" in a new coproduction shared with London's Royal Opera House and Madrid's Teatro Real. The first of 11 performances is on Saturday at the Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. Sung in Italian with projected English translations. $49-$279 ($99-$299 opening night). (312) 827-5600 or lyricopera.org. 6:30 p.m. opening night Saturday, Oct. 6; 10 more performances in October and January.

Halloween with The Knits

Musical comedy duo The Knits - otherwise known as Eric McCloskey and Michael Ameling - play a special Halloween-themed edition of Buzzed, their BYOB music and comedy show at The Playground Theater. This month's performance also features standup by comedians Sean Parker, Lindsay Lucido and John Norman. 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at The Playground Theater, 3207 N. Halsted, Chicago. $8; $10 at the door. (773) 871-3793 or theplaygroundtheater.com.

'Don't Stop' rockers

Tickets are scarce to see the influential rock collective Fleetwood Mac in concert on Saturday at the United Center, 1901 W. Madison St., Chicago. $229.50-$319. (800) 745-3000 or unitedcenter.com. 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6

Symphonic succession

The "Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience" allows fans of the Emmy Award-winning fantasy series to relive key melodic moments via a symphonic stage spectacle on Saturday at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. $19.75-$99.50; $15-$25 parking. (800) 745-3000 or allstatearena.com. 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6

Historical harvest

Teach kids about the past with demonstrations of farm and household skills, 19th century music and more activities tied to Harvest Days on Sunday at the Garfield Farm Museum, on Garfield Road north of Illinois 38, Campton Hills. $6; $3 kids ages 13 and under. (630) 584-8485 or garfieldfarm.org. 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7

Death Cab in Chicago

Death Cab for Cutie, the alternative rock band behind the mid-2000s heart-wrenching hit "I Will Follow You Into the Dark" and 2011's "You Are A Tourist," takes the stage at Chicago's Auditorium Theatre this weekend. Brooklyn power-pop band Charly Bliss comes along for the ride. 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, at the Auditorium Theatre, 50 Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. $52. (312) 341-2300 or auditoriumtheatre.org.

Concert highlights

Lauren Daigle "Look Up Child Tour": 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, at Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont. $29-$75. (800) 745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

Art Garfunkel "In Close Up": 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, at Elgin Community College's Blizzard Theatre, Building H, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. $59-$79; dinner package available. (847) 622-0300 or elgin.edu/. (Note: Art Garfunkel's Saturday, Oct. 6, performance at North Central College is sold out.)

RATT featuring Stephen Pearcy: 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, at Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $69-$99. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com.

Joan Baez "Fare Thee Well ... Tour 2018": 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, at The Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St., Chicago. $51-$125. (312) 902-1500 or msg.com.

Commonweather, Overgrow, Rematch, The Weekend Run Club: 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, at Subterannean, 2011 W. North Ave., Chicago. $10. (773) 278-6600 or subt.net.

The Sane Abandoned, Vienna, Barry and The Fountains: 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, at Debonair Social Club, 1575 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. $10. (773) 227-7990 or debonairsocialclub.do312.com.

Cyberiam, Jim Pape: 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, at H.O.M.E. Bar, 1227 N. Rand Road, Arlington Heights. $10. (847) 577-4663 or thecyberiam.com.

Guitar Gangsters, Street Brats, The Uppers: 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, at BrauerHouse, 1000 N. Rohlwing Road, Lombard. $15. (630) 495-2141 or brauerhouse.com.

Mike Jones: 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at BaseCamp Pub, 5750 Lakeside Drive, Lisle. $20-$30. (331) 777-4712 or ticketweb.com.

Los Lonely Boys: 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at Elgin Community College's Blizzard Theatre, Building H, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. $38-$49. (847) 622-0300 or elgin.edu/.

Ginuwine, Corey Pieper: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. $38-$68. (800) 745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

Acousticity: 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at Emerson's Ale House, 113 S. Emerson St., Mount Prospect. (847) 870-1996 or emersonsalehouse.com.

Richie Ramone, Squirtgun, Parasites, The Reaganomic: 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at Reggies Rock Club, 2105 S. State St., Chicago. $13-$15. (312) 949-0120 or reggieslive.com.

The Studs, The Giving Moon, Press A, Dead Rest: 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at Elbo Room, 2871 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. $9-$10. (773) 549-5549 or elboroomlive.com.

Friday Pilots Club, whosah, Ember Oceans, The Threads: 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at HVAC Pub, 3530 N. Clark St., Chicago. $10. (773) 789-8864 or hvacpub.com.

Fleetwood Mac: 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at United Center, 1901 W. Madison St., Chicago. $65-$229. (800) 745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

Downers Groove: 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at Martyrs', 3855 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. $10. (773) 404-9494 or martyrslive.com.

The Hallow, Super Sonic Space Rebels, Parker, 13 Angels: 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at Liar's Club, 1665 W. Fullerton Ave., Chicago. $8-10. (773) 665-1110 or facebook.com.

George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Sweet Diezel Jenkins: 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at BrauerHouse Live, 1000 N. Rohlwing Road, Lombard. $40-$80. (630) 495-2141 or brauerhouse.com.

Groove Fest with Get Back, Rough Draft Rocks and Soundredd: Noon Sunday, Oct. 7, at Penny Road Pub, 545 Penny Road, Barrington. $5. (847) 428-0562 or pennyroadpub.com.

Get Chill with Lucid Empathy, The Syndicate, Dirty and the Sea, Sal Rizzo, Dan Poole and more: 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, at Cairo Pizza and Grill, 2009 Franciscan Way, West Chicago. $10. (630) 876-9600 or cairoalehouse.com.

Bad Cop/Bad Cop, The Linden Method, The Bigger Empty: 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, at Reggies Rock Club, 2105 S. State St., Chicago. $12-$15. (312) 949-0120 or reggieslive.com.

Lee DeWyze: Tuesday, Oct. 9, at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. $20-$25. (773) 525-2501 or lh-st.com.

Ten Foot pole, Blackcat Manor, Take the Reins, Kobanes: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, at Reggies Rock Club, 2105 S. State St., Chicago. $10-$15. (312) 949-0120 or reggieslive.com.

Aftersound, Crooked Spines, Dull Ache, James Kahil: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, at Elbo Room, 2871 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. $4-$8. (773) 549-5549 or elboroomlive.com.

Royal Bliss, Joyous Wolf, Messer: 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, at RocHaus, 96 W. Main St., West Dundee. $15-$35. (815) 482-2870 or rochaus.com.

Songs From The Hymnal - An Evening with Brian Fallon and Craig Finn: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, at Park West, 322 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago. $29.50. (773) 929-1322 or parkwestchicago.com.

Sleepwalkers, Camp Howard: 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, at Subterannean, 2011 W. North Ave., Chicago. $12. (773) 278-6600 or subt.net.

Shiny Penny, Yam Haus: 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, at Elbo Room, 2871 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. $7-$10. (773) 549-5549 or elboroomlive.com.

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