Best Bets: 'Artrageous!' tours to Glen Ellyn, Windy City Smokeout returns
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Performing art
See music, famous paintings and physical feats combine with “Artrageous!” The touring ensemble returns for an outdoor show at College of DuPage's Lakeside Pavilion, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. Free. (630) 942-4000 or atthemac.org. 4 p.m. Sunday, July 31
Blue-ribbon fun
Get your fill of carnival rides, food, live music, demonstrations, agricultural and livestock displays and more at the DuPage County Fair this weekend at the DuPage County Event Center & Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton. $10; $5 seniors and kids 3-12; $35 mega pass (includes admission and one day of carnival rides). (630) 668-6636 or dupagecountyfair.org. 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, July 29; noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, July 31; and noon to 10 p.m. Sunday, July 31
Visualizing democracy
Conceptual artists react to the state of America with the exhibit “All That Glows in the Dark of Democracy.” It begins this weekend at the Weinberg/Newton Gallery, 688 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. Free, but advance registration is required. (312) 529-5090 or weinbergnewtongallery.com. 5-7 p.m. opening reception Friday, July 29; continues at 1-5 p.m. Thursday and Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday through Oct. 1
Drive-in fun
The McHenry Area Rotary Club presents a trivia show Friday while mind reader Joe Diamond appears Saturday before a double-bill drive-in screening of “Lightyear” and “Thor: Love and Thunder” at the McHenry Outdoor Theater, 1510 N. Chapel Hill Road, McHenry. $12; $6 seniors and kids 3-11; $5 extra for premier parking. (815) 385-0144 or goldenagecinemas.com. Trivia at 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 29, and mind reader at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, July 30
Funny guy
Catch up with actor and comedian Guy Torry when he performs a series of standup sets this weekend at the Improv Comedy Showcase, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. $22, plus a two-item purchase. For ages 18 and older. (847) 240-2001 or improv.com/chicago. 7 and 9:15 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 29-30, and 7 p.m. Sunday, July 31
Maestra meetup
Guest conductors Jeri Lynne Johnson, Anna Duczmal-Mróz and Laura Jackson join with Marin Alsop for a special four-conductor performance of Michael Daugherty's “Time Machine” by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the Ravinia Festival, 201 Ravinia Park Road, Highland Park. $35-$145 reserved pavilion seating; $15 general lawn admission; $65 premium lawn blocks. (847) 266-5100 or ravinia.org. 8 p.m. Friday, July 29
Glenview creations
More than 140 artists sell their work as part of the 19th annual Art at the Glen festival this weekend at The Glen Town Center, 2030 Tower Drive, Glenview. Free. (847) 926-4300 or amdurproductions.com. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 30-31
Singing praise
Hear the ensembles New Vizion, Vernill Pipes and others during the return of Gospelfest at the Greenbelt Cultural Center, 1215 Green Bay Road, North Chicago. Free. (847) 968-3477 or lcfpd.org. 3 p.m. Sunday, July 31
Barbecue country
The four-day Windy City Smokeout returns on Thursday with such starry country artists as Willie Nelson & Family, Tim McGraw, Miranda Lambert, Sam Hunt, Kip Moore and more outside the United Center, 1901 W. Madison St., Chicago. $44.95-$64.95 single-day general admission; $184 four-day general admission. unitedcenter.com or windycitysmokeout.com. Gates open at 2 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Aug. 4-5, and 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 6-7