Best Bets: Elgin's Ballet Folklorico Huehuecoyotl celebrates 25th anniversary
Dancing anniversary
Elgin's own Ballet Folklórico Huehuecoyotl celebrates its 25th anniversary this weekend. See performances of traditional Mexican folk dances at the Elgin Community College Arts Center, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. $22. (847) 622-0300, bfh.org/ or elgin.edu/arts-center/tickets/. 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3
Crafty creations
See all kinds of handcrafted creations at the three-day Arts & Crafts Show at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 1060 E. Peterson Road, Grayslake. $5. (847) 680-7200, lcfair.com or stepbysteppromotions.com. 3-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3
Halloween hounds
Dress up your dogs for the “Halloween Canine Cruise: Boats, Boops and Boos!” this weekend courtesy of Mercury, Chicago's Skyline Cruiseline. Boats depart from the Chicago River at the southeast corner of Wacker Drive and Michigan Avenue in Chicago. $39; $17 kids 5-15; $8 dogs (leashes required). (312) 332-1353 or mercurycruises.com. 10:15 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 2-3
Orchestral return
Guest pianist Sara Davis Buechner and guest conductor Tania Miller join with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra for the “Pines of Rome” concert featuring works by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Respighi and Canadian-American composer Jared Miller at the Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin. $35-$65. (847) 888-4000 or elginsymphony.org. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3
Symphonic shivers
The New Philharmonic returns with “Halloween Spooktacular” concerts featuring Hollywood horror favorites and more. Maestro Kirk Muspratt conducts the indoor performances this weekend at College of DuPage's McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. $53; $51 seniors. (630) 942-4000 or atthemac.org. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3
Jersey boys
Expect to hear chart-topping song hits like “Stay,” “Sherry,” “Walk Like a Man” and more when Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons perform at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont. $45.16-$69.60. (800) 745-3000 or rosemonttheatre.com. 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2
Tommy comedy
Catch up with comedian Tommy Davidson (“In Living Color,” “Black Dynamite”) when he plays two standup shows at The Comedy Shrine, 2228 Fox Valley Center Drive, Aurora. $40 plus a two-drink minimum; proof of COVID-19 vaccination required. (630) 585-0300 or comedyshrine.com. 8 and 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2
Rescheduled rock
The Grammy and Academy Award-winning singer and songwriter Melissa Etheridge performs a previously postponed concert on Sunday at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. $45-$350; previously purchased tickets for 2020 dates of March 26 and Sept. 26 will be honored. (847) 263-6300 or geneseetheatre.com. 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3
Oliver art
Visitors to the new Museum of Broadcast Communications exhibit “A Century of Radio” also will be able to see comical paintings from the Emmy Award-winning HBO series “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver.” The specially touring “Masterpiece Gallery 2021” works arrive Wednesday at one of only five U.S. institutions selected to display the show's paintings. See them at 360 N. State St., Chicago. Free, but reservations required to allow for social distancing. Donations appreciated to both the museum and the Greater Chicago Food Depository. (312) 245-8200 or museum.tv. Exhibit runs various hours from Wednesday, Oct. 6, through Sunday, Oct. 24