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Best Bets: Harlem Globetrotters bring basketball tricks back to Rosemont's Allstate Arena

Posted December 21, 2021 5:00 am

By Scott C. Morgan

Zeus McClurkin, a forward with The Original Harlem Globetrotters, shows off his basketball prowess at Rosemont's Allstate Arena Dec. 27 and 28. Courtesy of Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation

Trickster fun

Marvel at all the basketball tricks in store when the Original Harlem Globetrotters return to play two games at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. $25-$190; $501 VIP bench package with merchandise. (800) 745-3000 or allstatearena.com. 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 27, and 2 and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 28

Waltz time

Get your fill of seasonal waltzes, polkas and more during the special "Salute to Vienna New Year's Concert" featuring the Strauss Symphony of America at Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. $34-$132. (312) 294-3000 or cso.org. 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 26

Comedian Taylor Williamson of "America's Got Talent" fame will perform at the Improv Comedy Showcase in Schaumburg. Courtesy of NBC

Stand-up comic

Fans of "America's Got Talent" won't want to miss the return of comedian Taylor Williamson when he performs a series of stand-up shows at the Improv Comedy Showcase, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. $22 plus a two-item purchase on Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 29-30; $24 plus a two-item purchase on Friday, Dec. 31. (847) 240-2001 or improv.com/chicago. 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 29-30, and 7:30 and 10 p.m. Friday Dec. 31

Practical Theatre Company's "Vic & Paul & Dana's Post-Pandemic Revue" plays Studio5 in Evanston Dec. 29 to Jan. 2. Courtesy of Bradford Rogne Photography

Sketchy review

Try to laugh away the difficult times with Practical Theatre Company as they present "Vic & Paul & Dana's Post-Pandemic Revue" starting Wednesday at Studio5, 1934 Dempster St., Evanston. $30-$45; $45-$60 on Friday, Dec. 31. (847) 328-6683 or studio5.dance. 8 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, Dec. 29 to Jan. 2

The BoDeans perform at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles on Thursday, Dec. 30, and the Des Plaines Theatre on Friday, Dec. 31.

Wisconsin strong

Rock away the year with the Wisconsin band The BoDeans when they perform Thursday at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles, and then on Friday, Dec. 31, at the Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St., Des Plaines. $59. (630) 962-7000, arcadalive.com or desplainestheatre.com. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 30, and 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31

Cedric the Entertainer joins the "New Year's Comedy Laugh Fest" at the United Center on Thursday, Dec. 30. Associated Press, 2021

Laugh away 2021

Comedians Eddie Griffin, Cedric The Entertainer, D.L. Hughley, Nephew Tommy and more are on the bill for an early "New Year's Comedy Laugh Fest" at the United Center, 1901 W. Madison St., Chicago. $59-$125. (800) 745-3000 or unitedcenter.com. 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 30

The exhibit "Leopold Segedin: Self-Portraits" continues at Oakton Community College's Koehnline Museum of Art in Des Plaines. Courtesy of Oakton Community College

Artist repeated

See an Evanston artist repeated multiple times in the exhibit "Leopold Segedin: Self-Portraits," now ongoing at Oakton Community College's Koehnline Museum of Art, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines. Free. (847) 635-2633 or oakton.edu. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday (check ahead for holiday closures); through Jan. 31

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