Add these to your calendar this week: Rick Springfield at the Genesee Theatre, the Central States Numismatic Society Convention at the Schaumburg Convention Center, Earth Day events in several suburbs and more.

Learn about gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like integrating natives into traditional gardens, tulip history, and more. Also, listing of spring wildflower walks and plant sales.

Make plans for Easter events throughout the suburbs, Shane Gillis at the United Center, Howie Mandel at the Genesee Theatre and more.

Make plans for the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo at Chicago’s McCormick Place, Step Afrika! Evolution at the Hemmens in Elgin, comedian Dwayne Kennedy performing as part of the Copley Comedy Series and more.

Grab your baskets and get ready to hunt for eggs and meet the Easter Bunny at events across the suburbs now through April 11.

Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like container gardening, native pollinators, rethinking horticulture, and more.

Make plans for the final weekend of “Dear Evan Hansen” at the Paramount Theatre, the Lake County RV Outlet Show, Carlos Mencia at the Chicago Improv, Chicago Tattoo Arts Festival and more.

Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like soil, native pollinators, long-blooming perennial gardens, and more.

Make plans for St. Patrick’s Day events across the suburbs, the Chicago Sports Spectacular in Rosemont, Carlos Mencia at the Chicago Improv in Schaumburg, Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood at Waukegan’s Genesee Theatre and more.

Make plans to see the Chicago Sports Spectacular, St. Patrick’s Day events, Carlos Mencia and more.