Make plans for Bobcat Goldthwait at the Comedy Vault in Batavia, Jay Leno at the Genesee Theatre, Loni Love at the American Place Casino in Waukegan, the 57th Annual RV Camping and Van Show in Rosemont and more.

Make plans for the Downtown Downers Grove Ice Festival, 121st annual Norge Ski Jump Tournament, Groundhog Day events and more.

Make plans for stand-up comedy from Aziz Ansari and Paula Poundstone, Disney On Ice “Jump In!” at Rosemont’s Allstate Arena, the Chicagoland Fishing Expo in Schaumburg, Wheeling Winterfest and more.

This week Disney on Ice returns to Allstate Arena and the United Center, The Cleve Carney Museum of Art and the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry debut new exhibitions, and suburban venues celebrate Elvis Presley and doo-wop.

Make plans for Palatine Winterfest, Martin Luther King Jr. Day events, the Chicagoland Fishing Expo and more.

Magical Starlight Theatre presents "Shrek: The Musical" on Jan. 9-11 and 16-18 at Naperville Central High School, featuring a cast that has been rehearsing since October.

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Make plans to take advantage of free days at Shedd Aquarium, plus Erica Rhodes’ stand-up comedy at Zanies in Rosemont, the Women’s Jazz Festival at Hey Nonny, the Chicago RV Show in Schaumburg, ice skating and Cocoa Cabanas at Cantigny in Wheaton and more.

Comedy Central veteran and Indiana native Michael Palascak headlines Batavia’s Comedy Vault this weekend.

Sounds of the season fill the air, including “Mannheim Steamroller Christmas” at Chicago’s James M. Nederlander Theatre, Chicago Sinfonietta in Naperville, rockabilly musician Zachary Stevenson in Schaumburg and jazz quartet The Tom-Toms in Arlington Heights.