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Best bets: Patty Smyth and Scandal play the Arcada; CSO performs at Wheaton College

Posted November 17, 2019 6:00 am

By Scott C. Morgan

Patty Smyth & Scandal perform at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles on Thursday, Nov. 21. Associated Press, 2017

Nikki Haley in Naperville

Anderson's Bookshop presents a speech by former U.N. Ambassador and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley as she promotes her book “With All Due Respect” at North Central College's Pfeiffer Hall, 310 E. Benton Ave., Naperville. $35 (includes one copy of the book; no book signing). (630) 355-2665 or andersonsbookshop.com. 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20

Author David Sedaris appears at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University in Chicago on Thursday, Nov. 21. Courtesy of Hugh Hamrick

Wry raconteur

Spend “An Evening With David Sedaris” as the best-selling author (“Calypso,” “Me Talk Pretty One Day”) shares essays and diary entries at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. $54-$74. (312) 341-2310 or auditoriumtheatre.org. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21

Scandalous Smyth

Hear hit songs like “Only the Young,” “Goodbye to You” and more when Patty Smyth and Scandal perform in concert at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $39-$59. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21

Comedian Craig Shoemaker performs a run of standup shows at the Improv Comedy Showcase in Schaumburg. Associated Press, 2012

Shoemaker in Schaumburg

Comedian and writer Craig Shoemaker (“Fuller House,” “Daditude”) performs a series of standup shows starting Thursday at the Improv Comedy Showcase, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. $24 plus a two-item purchase. (847) 240-2001 or chicago.improv.com. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21; 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22; and 7 and 9:15 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23

Soprano Sally Matthews performs two scenes from Barber's "Antony and Cleopatra" with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in performances in Wheaton and Chicago. Courtesy of Sigtyggur Ari Johannsson

Celestial symphony

Juanjo Mena conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in concerts featuring Holst's “The Planets,” James Lee III's “Sukkot Through Orion's Nebula” and soprano Sally Matthews singing two scenes from Barber's “Anthony and Cleopatra.” There are four performances starting Thursday at two locations: at Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, $43-$264; and then at Wheaton College's Edman Memorial Chapel, 401 E. Franklin St., Wheaton, $60-$95. (312) 294-3000 or cso.org. 8 p.m. Thursday and Saturday, Nov. 21 and 23, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, in Chicago and 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, in Wheaton

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