Three performances of the College of Lake County's Prairie Spirits Dance Troupe's Winter Dance Concert will take to the Mainstage Theatre of the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts on the CLC Grayslake Campus. Performances are scheduled for ...

Science showoffs Watch TV personalities Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage make a stage spectacle of scientific experiments when “MythBusters: Jamie and Adam UNLEASHED” plays Thursday at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont. $25.50-$150. (8...

Dancing queens "Mamma Mia!" recently closed on Broadway after a 14-year run. Yet the international hit jukebox musical, featuring an all-ABBA score, lives on in other productions, including the national tour that returns to the Windy City for a...

Lucky Boys, lucky you For those of you who have been missing Lucky Boys Confusion, you're in luck. Sure, the guys from DuPage County have been doing more shows recently. But after a steady stream of new LBC music from 1998 to 2009, the last few...

Holiday Steamroller: For more than 40 years, Mannheim Steamroller has been synonymous with Christmas. With their rock-driven twists on classical holiday songs, they'll deliver two spectacle-packed live shows at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galen...

Comedy opener Comedian Eddie Brill is famed for being a longtime audience warm-up act for the "Late Show with David Letterman." Catch him live this weekend at the Zanies at MB Financial Park, 5437 Park Place, Rosemont. $22 plus a two-item purch...

Modern country See country singer Josh Turner up close and personal Thursday at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora. $55-$65. (630) 896-6666 or paramountaurora.com. 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12 Dancing queens “Mamma Mia!” recently closed o...

Aviation and the ambassadors After traveling the world as cultural ambassadors for the U.S., coming back to Chicago from their new homes in California might not be that big a deal for alternative rockers Filligar. But getting a chance to play with s...

Tiny soldiers See hundreds of small-scale soldiers and armaments when toy soldier enthusiasts display their vast collections at the annual Toy Soldier Show in the Visitors Center at Cantigny Park, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. The show is both ...

Boost the Boosters Arlington Heights party rock cover band Exit 147 will be joined by rock band Train Wreck for the annual Hersey Booster Bash at 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St., Palatine. Exit 147 has been making a...