Best bets: 'Double Dare Live!' tours to Rosemont; Amy Grant plays Crystal Lake

Posted November 07, 2018 5:00 am

By Scott C. Morgan

Gross-out set pieces are part of “Double Dare Live!” at the Rosemont Theatre at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10. Courtesy of Lisa Rose/Nickelodeon

Sloppy and silly

Get nostalgic for gross-out games when the national tour of “Double Dare Live!” sets up its bizarre obstacle course on Saturday at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont. $35-$55; $15-$25 parking. (800) 745-3000 or rosemonttheatre.com. 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10

He's magic

Be amazed while laughing at the antics of showman Piff the Magic Dragon tonight at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. $34. (847) 263-6300 or geneseetheatre.com. 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9

A Savanna Monitor baby lizard was featured at a previous Chicago Pet Show at the Kane County Fairgrounds in St. Charles on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 10 and 11. Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com, 2017

House animals

Boutiques, animal rescue shelters and more set up visitor booths for the Chicago Pet Show, which returns this weekend to the Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. $7. (630) 385-4000 or chicagopetshow.com. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 10 and 11

Shocker opera

Winston Graham's shocking 1960s novel “Marnie” has not only inspired an Alfred Hitchcock film, but now a new opera by composer Nico Muhly. See “Marnie” beamed to select local movie theaters via the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD series on Saturday and on Wednesday. Ticket prices vary by venue, but largely $19-$25. fathomevents.com. Live relay at 11:55 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 10; encore at 1 and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14

Amy Grant performs at the Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake on 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10. Associated Press, 2018

'Thy word'

Celebrated Christian pop singer and songwriter Amy Grant (“That's What Love is For,” “Baby, Baby”) returns to perform in concert on Saturday at the Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. $65-$75. (815) 356-9212 or rauecenter.org. 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10

Lit-up symphony

The Chicago Sinfonietta performs music of Debussy, Esmail and more in the concert “Sea of Light: Reflections on Diwali.” Hear the mix of classical Western and Indian music over the next few days at two locations: first on Saturday at North Central College's Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. $10-$62; then on Monday at Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. $10-$99. (312) 284-1554 or chicagosinfonietta.org. 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, in Naperville; 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12

Mei-Ann Chen is the music director and principal conductor of the Chicago Sinfonietta, which performs "Sea of Light: Reflections on Diwali" in Naperville and Chicago. Courtesy of Chris Ocken Photography

'Downtown' singer

See legendary British singer Petula Clark (“Sign of the Times,” “I Know a Place”) when she returns to sing in concert on Sunday at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $49-$89. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com. 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11

Fossil fun

A little girl goes on the hunt for a missing dinosaur fossil in the Chicago-area debut of composer John Musto and librettist Eric Einhorn's children's opera “Rhoda and the Fossil Hunt.” The Lyric Opera of Chicago's Lyric Unlimited program is this weekend at the Francis W. Parker School, 2233 N. Clark St., Chicago. Sung in English. $20; $10 kids ages 17 and under. (312) 827-5600 or lyricopera.org/rhoda. 2 and 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 10 and 11

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