Best bets: Comedian Lewis Black tours to Elgin, WWE Monday Night RAW at Allstate

Posted March 18, 2019 6:00 am

By Scott C. Morgan

Lewis Black brings his "The Joke's on US Tour" to Elgin Community College on Thursday, March 21. Courtesy of Comedy Central

Bout time

A tag-team battle between Seth Rollis and Dean Ambrose against Drew McIntyre and Baron Corbin is just one of the matches featured in WWE Monday Night RAW at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. $20-$125. (800) 745-3000 or allstatearena.com. 6:30 p.m. Monday

Richard Browning, founder and pilot at Gravity Industries Ltd., set the Guinness World Record for "the fastest speed in a body-controlled jet engine power suit" in 2017. Learn about this and other wearable technology at the "Wired to Wear" exhibit at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. Courtesy of Matt Alexander/PA Wire

Wearable technology

Learn about the merging of technology with clothing during the new "Wired to Wear" exhibit beginning Thursday at the Museum of Science and Industry, 5700 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago. $12 for adults and $9 for kids extra on top of the general admission of $21.95 for adults and $12.95 kids 3-11. (773) 684-1414 or msichicago.org. 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. most days through May 2020

A story of flower power

Start plotting out changes to your yards this spring by attending the Chicago Flower & Garden Show. The theme for 2019 is "Flowertales: The Story Grows On," and it launches on Wednesday at Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago. $10-$20 single-day admission; $5 kids 4-12. (773) 327-3778 or chicagoflower.com. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday

Rachel Feinstein performs five standup shows at the Improv Comedy Showcase in Schaumburg starting Thursday, March 21. Courtesy of Paul Marotta/Comedy Central

Raucous Rachel

Comedian Rachel Feinstein ("Crashing," "Inside Amy Schumer") returns to perform a series of standup shows starting Thursday at the Improv Comedy Showcase, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. $22 plus a two-item purchase. For ages 18 and older. (847) 240-2001 or chicago.improv.com. 7:30 p.m. Thursday; 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Friday; 7 and 9:15 p.m. Saturday

Rant and laugh

Fans of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" won't want to miss seeing longtime correspondent Lewis Black when he brings his "The Joke's on US Tour" on Thursday to Elgin Community College's Blizzard Theatre, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. For mature audiences only. $57-$67. (847) 622-0300 or tickets.elgin.edu. 8 p.m. Thursday

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