The Right Stuff Relive the glory days of late-1980s and early '90s pop when New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men and Paula Abdul team up for "The Total Package Tour" on Thursday and Friday at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. $34.95...

Throwback fun A recent Throwbacks set at Durty Nellie's started with a vibrant rock vibe. Yet the guitar riffs sounded familiar. Could it be ... Elvis? Yep! The three Northwest suburban musicians in The Throwbacks - Josh Marcanti, Chris Marcanti and...

Crafty concerts The bands Savoir Adore, Blind Pilot, Saint Motel, The Way Down Wanderers, Knox Hamilton and X Ambassadors are all on the bill for the two-day craft beer-branded Two Brothers Summer Festival this weekend at RiverEdge Park, 360 Broadwa...

Orchestral forces Mickey Thomas of Starship, Terri Nunn of Berlin and Lou Gramm (formerly of Foreigner) each pair their past pop hits with a full orchestra for "A Night of Symphonic Rock" on Thursday at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Wauke...

The Black Box Summer Theatre, McHenry County College's new professional theater, will present as part of MCC's 50th Anniversary celebration, Ken Ludwig's hilarious comedy, "Moon Over Buffalo," directed by Regina Belt-Daniels. In the madcap comedy tr...

Art outdoors More than 120 painters, sculptors, photographers, jewelers, potters and other artists share their wares at the 30th annual Prairie Arts Festival this weekend at the grounds of the Robert O. Atcher Municipal Center, 101 Schaumburg Court,...

Comedy master Academy Award-winning filmmaker Mel Brooks will be on hand to answer questions and host a special screening of his 1970s film comedy "Young Frankenstein" on Saturday at the Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St., Chicago. $78.50-$98.50. (80...

'Dandy' man Peter Noone of Herman and the Hermits ("I'm Into Something Good," "Mrs. Brown, You've Got A Lovely Daughter") performs in concert tonight at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $39-$89. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com. 8 p...

'MADtv' man Fans of the former Fox sketch comedy show "MADtv" won't want to miss seeing series regular Aries Spears in one of his upcoming standup sets starting Thursday at the Improv Comedy Showcase, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. $28 plus a two-ite...

Fitting slipper A&A Ballet presents its debut production of "Cinderella" for three performances starting Saturday at two locations: first at North Central College's Pfeiffer Hall, 310 E. Benton Ave., Naperville; then at the Studebaker Theatre, 410 S...