Start them up Who knew that TheRolling Stones would still be rocking and rolling more than 50 years after the band originally formed? Catch up with these rock legends starting Tuesday, May 28, for three “50 and Counting” tour concerts at the U...

For the kids Kids music superstar Raffi (“Baby Beluga,” “Bananaphone”) is back on the road in a tour to benefit the Centre for Child Honoring at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora. $25-$35. (630) 896-6666 or paramountaurora.com. ...

Civil War Days See hundreds of re-enactors participate in an authentic battle, staged with artillery and marching infantry, when Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St., Naperville, transforms into a Civil War encampment during the annual Civil Wa...

Buffalo Theatre appeal Buffalo Theatre Ensemble's terrific production of “Trumbo — Red, White & Blacklisted” — an epistolary dramedy about blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo — closes Sunday, May 19. Just as the titular character fought ...

Wonders of the cosmos Cosmic wonder isn't something you left back in the 1970s — it's a new show opening Friday at the Adler Planetarium, 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, that tells the story of how humans have pieced together an understandin...

What characters! Anime Central 2013, the Midwest's largest convention for fans of Japanese animation and manga, returns for a weekend-long bash featuring autograph sessions, dances, panels, video games and more at the Donald E. Stephens Convent...

Folk icon Peter Yarrow, a former member of the famed folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, performs in concert Saturday at the Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. $32. (815) 356-9212 or rauecenter.org. 8 p.m. Saturday, April ...

When it comes to Marriott Theatre's revival of "South Pacific," the only thing more sumptuous than Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's glorious score is the lush set. The tropical paradise designed by Thomas M. Ryan and dreamily lit by Diane F...

Super Trooper Comedian, director and Hinsdale native Jay Chandrasekhar (“Super Troopers,” “Beerfest”) shows off his standup comedy skills at the Laugh Factory, 3175 N. Broadway, Chicago. $20-$30 plus a two-drink minimum. Ages 18 and older. (773...

The other day I flashed back more than 20 years ago to the first time I visited May Watts Elementary School. We were house-hunting and deciding where to move in Naperville. We’d found a perfect house around the corner from the school, so I made an a...