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Best bets: Michael Bublé returns to Rosemont; 'Mass' revived at Ravinia

Posted July 17, 2019 6:00 am

By Scott C. Morgan

Michael Bublé returns to the Allstate Arena in Rosemont on Saturday, July 20. Associated Press, 2016

Canadian crooner

Spend time with a beloved Canadian entertainer with the return of "An Evening with Michael Bublé" on Saturday at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. Resale and premium tickets available from $72-$375. (800) 745-3000 or allstatearena.com. 8:30 p.m. Saturday, July 20

Lakeside symphony

Kirk Muspratt conducts the New Philharmonic in a selection of popular classical music from Broadway, film scores and more tonight at the College of DuPage's Lakeside Pavilion, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. Free admission. (630) 942-4000 or atthemac.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 19

Gathering influence

Ella Mai, T.I. and Rick Ross are just a few of the celebrities appearing at ComplexCon, a new festival and exhibition that brings together performers and speakers in the fields of music, art, food, sports, activism, education and more. It's this weekend at McCormick Place, 2301 S. King Drive, Chicago. $80 daily admission; $135 two-day admission. (312) 791-7000 or complexcon.com. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 20 and 21

Matriarchal mirth

"The Momedians of Momedy" features standup comics Denise Medina, Kat Herskovic and Colleen Brennan doing parenting humor on Saturday at the Terminus Theatre, 121 Grand Ave., Lake Villa. $15-$20. (727) 226-3406 or themomedians.com. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 20

Video gamers

See the world's top video game players compete at the Intel Extreme Masters Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Competition this weekend at the United Center, 1901 W. Madison St., Chicago. $40 single-day ticket; $185 two-day premium pass. (800) 745-3000 or unitedcenter.com. 1 p.m. Saturday, July 20; 2 p.m. Sunday, July 21

Bernstein bash

Marin Alsop returns to conduct the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a revival of Leonard Bernstein's "Mass." The concert also features Tony Award-winning baritone Paulo Szot, the Chicago Children's Choir, the Highland Park High School Marching Band and more musical groups on Saturday at the Ravinia Festival, 418 Sheridan Road, Highland Park. $25-$90 pavilion seating; $15 lawn seating. (847) 266-5100 or ravinia.org. 8 p.m. Saturday, July 20

Folk gathering

See folk artists Anne Hills, Gathering Sparks, Zoe Mulford and more at the 34th annual Woodstock Folk Fest on Sunday on the historic Square near 121 W. Van Buren St., Woodstock. $20 individual donation admission; $30 family admission. (815) 353-5696 or woodstockfolkmusic.com. Noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, July 21

Benefactor day

McCormick Day honors Cantigny Park's benefactor Col. Robert R. McCormick (1880-1955) with military-themed crafts, activities and family-friendly games. The event is Thursday at Cantigny Park, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. Free admission, but $5 parking. (630) 668-5161 or cantigny.org. Noon to 5 p.m. Thursday, July 25

Marin Alsop conducts a revival of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Schwartz's "Mass" with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park on Saturday, July 20. Courtesy of Ravinia Festival

"Mass" by the late Leonard Bernstein is performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park on Saturday, July 20. Associated Press, 1971

Tony Award-winning operatic baritone Paulo Szot stars as the Celebrant in "Mass" with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park on Saturday, July 20. Associated Press, 2010

Kirk Muspratt is the music director and conductor of the New Philharmonic, which performs at College of DuPage's Lakeside Pavilion in Glen Ellyn Friday, July 19. Courtesy of McAninch Arts Center

Anne Hills performs as part of the Woodstock Folk Festival at 5 p.m. Sunday, July 21. Courtesy of Irene Young

Guests can take part in old-fashioned games at the McCormick Day celebration at Cantigny Park in Wheaton. Courtesy of Cantigny

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