Arts and entertainment calendar for Oct. 20

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Updated: January 23, 2012 4:04AM

Halloween

“Searching for Peabody’s Tomb,” an interactive Halloween experience, will be presented by First Folio Theatre through Oct. 31 at Mayslake Hall, located on the grounds of the Mayslake Peabody Estate, 31st Street and Route 83, Oak Brook. Performances are Wednesday through Sundays every half-hour from 7-10:30 p.m. Groups of 15-20 will join the mansion’s ghostly butler on a tour of historic Mayslake Hall, in search of the spirit of F.S. Peabody, the coal millionaire who built the mansion in 1921. Tickets are $10. Recommended for ages 14 and older. Reservations are encouraged. Visit www.firstfolio.org.

The Great Pumpkin Chase will be held from 5-7:30 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Christian Church of Clarendon Hills, 5750 Holmes Ave. The event is for children of all ages features games, candy, face painting and food. Non-scary costumes are encouraged. At 7 p.m., there will be a showing of the Veggie Tales movie, “Tomato Sawyer and Huckleberry Larry’s Big River Rescue.” Tickets are $3 per person; $7 per family. For information, visit http://ccch.org or call (630) 323-3456.

“Night of the Living Dead” will be presented as a Theatre-Hike from 3-5:30 p.m. Oct. 22-23, 29-30 at The Morton Arboretum, I-88 and Route 53, Lisle, offering a different scene at locations throughout the Arboretum grounds. Audience members walk to each location to enjoy the unfolding story. Regular hikes, which can cover up to two miles with multiple stops along the way, are on Saturdays, and low-impact hikes (suitable for strollers, walkers and wheelchairs) are on Sundays. Hikes begin at the Thornhill Education Center. Wear comfortable walking shoes, dress for the weather, and bring a water bottle, blanket or lawn chair. Show tickets are $13-$19, with discounts for Arboretum members. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (630) 725-2066 or visit www.mortonarb.org.

SCREAMS in the Park at Rosemont, a haunted house, will be open through Oct. 31 at the Park at Rosemont, just west of River Road between Bryn Mawr and Balmoral, next to Muvico, in Rosemont. The indoor attraction operates rain or shine, 7-11 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 6-10 p.m. Sundays. General admission is $20. The attraction is wheelchair accessible. Parental discretion is advised. For tickets or information, visit www.screamsinthepark.com or call (847) 868-9279.

“Halloween Magic,” featuring The Magic Dentist, Dr. Mark Kaschube, will be presented at 2 p.m. Oct. 30 at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont. Also on the program is “Quick Change,” a costume change act by David Mass and Dania Kaseeva. Tickets: $20; $10 for children ages 12 and younger. $30 VIP tickets include a backstage meet and greet with the cast and some of the animals used in the production. Proceeds benefit Salute, Inc., a non-profit organization that provides financial support for military men and women and their families. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com or (800) 745-3000. For more information about the theater, call (847) 671-5100 or visit www.rosemonttheatre.com.

Stage

“Den of Thieves” will be presented by Theatre-on-the-Hill Oct. 28-Nov. 20 at Bolingbrook’s Performing Arts stage, 375 W. Briarcliff, behind the Town Center building. Performances are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $15; $12 for students and senior citizens. Call (630) 908-2538 or visit www.tothbolingbrook.com.

“An Iliad,” a modern, one-man retelling of Homer’s “Iliad,” featuring Timothy Edward Kane, Nov. 10-Dec. 11 at Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays; 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturdays; and 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $40-$60; $30-$40 for previews, Nov. 10-18. Call (773) 753-4472 or visit www.CourtTheatre.org.

“On Golden Pond” will be presented by Wheaton Drama Nov. 18-Dec. 11 at Playhouse 111, 111 N. Hale St., Wheaton. Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; 3 p.m. Sundays. No show Thanksgiving Day. For show tickets and information, visit www.wheatondrama.org or call (630) 260-1820.

“Picasso at the Lapin Agile,” by Steve Martin, through Oct. 30 at the Theatre of Western Springs, 4384 Hampton Ave., Western Springs. Set in a Parisian café at the turn of the 20th century, “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” wonders what would have happened if contemporaries Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein accidentally met while in their 20s. Tickets are $18 and $20. Call (708) 246-3380 or visit www.theatrewesternsprings.com.

“Ravenscroft” will be presented by GreenMan Theatre through Oct. 30 in Asbury Hall at the First United Methodist Church, 232 S. York, Elmhurst. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $17; $15 for senior citizens and students. Call (630) 464-2646 or visit www.greenmantheatre.com.

“Shrek the Musical,” Nov. 25-27 at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N River Road, Rosemont. Performances are at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m., 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday; and 1 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $22.50-$87.50. Visit www.rosemonttheatre.com or call (800) 745-3000.

“The Woman in Black” will be presented by Fox Valley Repertory through Oct. 30 at the Pheasant Run Resort Mainstage, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. A London lawyer hires an actor to help recount a story that has long troubled him since he attended the funeral of an elderly recluse. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Thursday performance at 2 p.m. Oct. 27. Special Hallow Eve Performance at 7 p.m. Oct. 30. The show is rated PG-13. Tickets: $29-$39. Dinner show packages are available from $49. Call (630) 584-6342.

Take Note

Yamato Drummers of Japan will perform at 8 p.m. Oct. 21 at the McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. Tickets are $38; $36 for seniors; $28 for youth. Call (630) 942-4000 or visit www.atthemac.org.

Members of North Central College’s vocal music faculty will perform at 8 p.m. Oct. 21 in the college’s Koten Chapel at Kiekhofer Hall, 329 E. School St., Naperville. Free.

Chicago a cappella performs in Wentz Concert Hall at North Central College, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. Tickets are $35 for preferred seating, $28 for general admission, $22 for seniors; and $12 for students. For tickets, call (773) 281-7820 or see www.chicagoacappella.org. Oct. 22, 8 p.m.: “Days of Awe and Rejoicing: Radiant Gems of Jewish Music,” featuring music from ancient chant and sacred masterworks to pieces by Chicago composers.

“Lang Lang Live on Franz Liszt’s 200th Birthday,” featuring pianist Lang Lang with the Philadelphia Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Charles Dutoit, will be broadcast live at 7 p.m. Oct. 22 to local movie theaters including the Yorktown 17 with IMAX, 80 Yorktown Shopping Center, Lombard. A re-broadcast of the event is scheduled for 7 p.m. Oct. 24. Tickets are available at the theater box office and online at www.FathomEvents.com.

Salt Creek Music Teachers Association will present “Glorious Grands,” featuring eight grand pianos played by 250 pianists, at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Oct. 23 at the McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. Tickets: $15; $12 for senior citizens and children under 12. For tickets, call (630) 942-4000 or visit http://budurl.com/gloriousgrands.

Chicago Philharmonic Chamber Players will present “Siren Songs: Music of Sondheim, Brahms, Bizet and Haydn” at 3 p.m. Oct. 23 at Union Church of Hinsdale, 137 S. Garfield Ave., Hinsdale. The program includes love songs by Stephen Sondheim, Brahms’ Two Songs for Voice, Viola and Piano, Op. 91, and other works. Tickets are $10-$20. Call (847) 866-6888 or visit www.chicagophilharmonic.org.

Salt Creek Sinfonietta performs at 3 p.m. Oct. 23 at the First United Methodist Church, 100 W. Cossitt Ave., LaGrange. The program includes Gabriel Fauré’s “Pavane” and Antonin Dvořák’s”Czech Suite, and Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in G Minor. Tickets: $20; $15 seniors; $5 students. Free admission for children under age 7. Visit www.saltcreeksinfonietta.com or call (708) 749-0502.

Oak Brook Public Library, 600 Oak Brook Road. (630) 368-7702. www.oak-brook.lib.il.us. Oct. 23, 3 p.m.: Friends of the Oak Brook Public Library’s Evergreen Family Concert features the Luciano Antonio Quartet presenting Brazilian jazz and bossa nova. The quartet consists of Luciano Antonio, vocalist and guitarist, Felipe Fraga, drummer and vocalist, Ed Geber, bassist, and Ben Lewis, pianist. No reservations required.

Schola Cantorum de Venezuela, a touring chorus from Latin America, will perform at 8 p.m. Oct. 26 in North Central College’s Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. The choir performs a broad range of works, and its repertoire includes works by Spanish, Italian, French, English Renaissance and contemporary Venezuelan composers. Tickets are $40 and$50. Call (630) 637-SHOW or visit www.northcentralcollege.edu/showtix.

Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Broadway features Broadway singers Andrea Rivette, Rita Harvey, Chuck Wagner, Danny Zolli and Robert DuSold, and Berg and his band showcasing hits from “Annie Get Your Gun,” “West Side Story,” “Cabaret” and more at 8 p.m. Oct. 28 at the McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. Tickets: $42; $40 for seniors; $32 for youth. Call (630) 942-4000 or visit www.atthemac.org.

Jazz pianist Herbie Hancock will perform at 8 p.m. Oct. 29 in North Central College’s Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. Tickets are $85 and $95. Call (630) 637-7469 or visit www.northcentralcollege.edu/showtix.

“An Evening with Jazz Trumpeter Doug Scharf,” 8 p.m. Nov. 4 in North Central College’s Madden Theatre at the Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. Tickets: $15; $12 for students and senior citizens. Call (630) 637-SHOW or visit www.northcentralcollege.edu/showtix.

New Philharmonic, conducted by Kirk Muspratt, will present “Barber and Bernstein” at 8 p.m. Nov. 4-5 at the McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. The program includes Barber’s “Violin Concerto, op. 14,” played by virtuoso Corey Cerovsek on a 1728 Stradivarius, Wagner’s “Siegfried Idyll,” and selections from Bernstein’s “West Side Story.” Tickets: $38; $36 senior citiznes; $28 youth. Call (630) 942-4000 or visit www.atthemac.org.

Chicago Sinfonietta will perform at 8 p.m. Nov. 5 at in Wentz Concert Hall at North Central College, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. The program includes works by Strauss and Gandolfi, and Maurice Ravel’s “Daphnis et Chloe.” Tickets are $35-$45. Call (312) 236-3681, ext. 2, or visit www.chicagosinfonietta.org.

Sinfonietta Bel Canto, conducted by Dan Pasquale D’Andrea, presents concerts at 3 p.m. Sundays at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 5211 Carpenter St., Downers Grove. Tickets in advance are $15; $12 senior citizens; $5 students; free admission for children 7 and under, accompanied by a parent. Tickets purchased at the door are $17/$14/$7. Visit www.SinfoniettaBelCanto.org or call (630) 384-5007. Nov. 13: “Widow and Waltz.” The program includes Mozart’s Symphony #2 in Bb Major; J. Strauss’ Emperor Waltz, Op. 437; and Lehar’s “The Merry Widow” (an abridged version of the comic operetta).

Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra presents “A Planetary Excursion” at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19 in Biester Auditorium at Glenbard East High School, 1014 S. Main St., Lombard, and 3 p.m. Nov. 20 at Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, 155 W. Brush Hill Road, Elmhurst. Guest artists include the Elmhurst College Women’s Choir and the Glenbard East High School Orchestra. The program includes “The Planets” by Gustav Holst and “Star Wars Suite” by John Williams. Tickets: $31; $7 students; $65 family ticket for two adults and up to three students. Call (630) 941-0202 or visit ww.elmhurstsymphony.org.

The DuPage Symphony Orchestra, with guest soloist Elena Urioste, violin, will present “Bold and Beautiful” at 8 p.m. Nov. 19 in Wentz Concert Hall at North Central College, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. The program includes Samuel Barber’s Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Beethoven’s Egmont Overture, and Brahms’ Symphony No. 1 in C minor. Tickets: $28; $25 senior citizens; $11 students. Call (630) 778-1003 or visit www.dupagesymphony.org.

The Orion Ensemble presents “Classical Romance” at 7 p.m. Nov. 27 at Fox Valley Presbyterian Church, 227 East Side Drive, Geneva. The program includes Trio in B-flat Major for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Op. 11 by Beethoven; Trio in B-flat Major for Violin, Viola and Cello by Franz Schubert; and Trio in D Major (“Ghost”) for Violin, Cello and Piano, Op. 70, No. 1 by Beethoven. Tickets are $26; $23 for seniors; $10 for students. Free admission for children 12 and younger. For tickets or more information, call (630) 628-9591 or visit www.orionensemble.org.

The Manhattan Transfer will showcase the music of Chick Corea at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Dec. 4 at North Central College’s Wentz Concert Hall at the Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. Tickets are $50 and $45. Call (630) 637-SHOW or visit www.northcentralcollege.edu/showtix.

Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com or (800) 745-3000; the ticket prices listed below do not include service fees. The information line is (847) 635-6601. Nov. 18, 7:30 p.m.: Furthur. $39.50, $49.50, $59.50. Dec. 3, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.: Trans-Siberian Orchestra Winter Tour 2011. $28-$68.

Carlucci Restaurant, 1801 Butterfield Road, Downers Grove. (630) 512-0990. www.carluccirestaurant.com. Live music from 7-11 p.m. unless noted otherwise. Oct. 20: Soda (classic rock, Motown, disco). Oct. 22: Vinyl Jacket (‘60s to ‘80s covers). Oct. 29: Sundance (pop/dance).

The Met: Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera’s series of live performance transmissions into movie theaters, including Yorktown 17 with IMAX, 80 Yorktown Shopping Center, Lombard; and Naperville 16 with IMAX, 2815 Show Place Drive, Naperville. Tickets are available at the theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com. Oct. 29, 11:55 a.m.: Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” Nov. 5, 11 a.m.: Wagner’s “Siegfried.” Nov. 19, 11:55 a.m.: Philip Glass’s “Satyagraha.” Dec. 3, 11:30 a.m.: Handel’s “Rodelinda.” Dec. 10, 11:55 a.m.: Gounod’s “Faust.” Jan. 21, 2012, 11:55 a.m.: “The Enchanted Island,” a showcase of arias and ensembles by Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau and others. Feb. 11, 2012, 11 a.m.: Wagner’s “Gotterdammerung.” Feb. 25, 2012, 11:55 a.m.: Verdi’s “Ernani.” April 7, 2012, 11 a.m.: Massenet’s “Manon.” April 14, 2012, 11:55 a.m.: Verdi’s “La Traviata.”

Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com or (800) 745-3000; the ticket prices listed below do not include service fees. For more information about the theater, call (847) 671-5100 or visit www.rosemonttheatre.com. Nov. 5, 8 p.m.: Sting — Back to Bass Tour. $84.50-$143.95. Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m.: Paul Simon. $52, $87, $127. Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m.: Straight No Chaser. $27.50, $37.50, $47.50. Dec. 11, 3 p.m.: Celtic Thunder Christmas. $34.50, $49.50, $75.

Two Way Street Coffee House, 1047 Curtiss St., Downers Grove. (630) 969-9720. www.twowaystreet.org. Folk/Americana music at 8:15 p.m. Fridays for a $7 cover, unless noted otherwise. Oct. 21: The Twangtown Paramours, an acoustic Americana duo from Nashville, will perform a two-hour show.

InterContinental Chicago O’Hare Hotel, 5300 N. River Road, Rosemont. (847) 544-5300. Friday Nights Live, featuring music from 8:30 p.m.-midnight in the Montrose Room, $5. Ticket prices for other shows vary. For information, visit www.montroseroom.com. Oct. 21: New Earth with crimson reign. Nov. 4: Fingers of Lightning. Nov. 5: Up Close @ Montrose with folk rocker Michael McDermott. $17 VIP; $12 general admission. Nov. 11: In Bound Kennedy. Nov. 12: Up Close @ Montrose with Robbie Fulks & the Country Allstars. $20 VIP; $12 general admission. Nov. 16: Up Close @ Montrose with CJ Chenier (zydeco). $15 VIP; $10 general admission. Nov. 18: Mr. Blotto. Dec. 2: Instant Rewind. Dec. 9: The Cringe (benefit concert for the Children’s Memorial Hospital). Dec. 16: Callaloo.

Books and poetry

Barnes & Noble, 297 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook. (630) 684-0586. Oct. 21, 7 p.m.: Linda Yellin will discuss and sign The Last Blind Date.

The Writers Read series at College of DuPage will offer “No Answers, Only Questions: A Writer Provokes Herself,” with Cris Mazza, from 7-8:30 p.m. Oct. 24 in the Student Resource Center, Room 2800, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. Mazza has authored 16 books, most recently the novel Various Men Who Knew Us as Girls. Admission is free. For more information, call (630) 942-2311 or visit http://cod.edu/writersread.

Classes for adults

La Grange Art League Gallery and Studio, 122 Calendar Ave., La Grange. (708) 352-3101. www.lagrangeartleague.org. Oct. 23, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.: Marlene Wood’s “People Made Easy” drawing skills workshop. $85; $75 for members.

Theatre of Western Springs, 4384 Hampton Ave., offers a free 10-session acting workshop, Studio 2011, taught by Steppenwolf Theatre Ensemble member Rick Snyder Oct. 22-Nov. 6. Class is open to aspiring actors and actresses, age 18 and up. Attendance is required for at least eight of the 10 sessions offered, and the program culminates in a presentation of short scenes on the final night, followed by a reception. Graduating from Studio 2011, helping out backstage or front of house during the year, and a seven-play season subscription are the only requirements to becoming a company member of the Theatre of Western Springs. After completing Studio, an actor or actress can be cast as soon as the next play. Pre-registration is required. Call Joan Szeremeta, (708) 246-4043, ext. 1.

Benefits

The Orion Ensemble, a chamber music ensemble that performs in Evanston, Geneva and Chicago, will hold its annual benefit at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 6 at the historic Dunham Woods Riding Club, Dunham and Army Trail roads, Wayne. Billed as an “Autumn Soirée,” the benefit will feature a concert by ensemble and a candlelight dinner. Requested donation is $70; proceeds will help support Orion’s performances and outreach efforts to young musicians. Call (630) 628-9591 or visit www.orionensemble.org.

Casting call

Wheaton Drama Inc. will hold auditions for Maxwell Anderson’s “Bad Seed” at 1 p.m. Nov. 6 for girls ages 8-12 interested in the role of Rhoda, and at 7 p.m. Nov. 6-7 for adults, at Playhouse 111, 111 N. Hale St., Wheaton. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. The director strongly suggests that all actors read the script prior to auditioning. It is essential that the parents/guardians of the girls auditioning for Rhoda also be familiar with the script prior to the audition. Actors are encouraged to bring with them a completed audition form, available at www.wheatondrama.org. Performance dates are Jan. 27-Feb. 19, 2012.

Crafters and vendors are sought for a winter bazaar to be held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 5-6 at Plymouth Place Senior Living, 315 N. LaGrange Road, LaGrange Park. The bazaar will include holiday crafts, jewelry, vendors and more in a fundraiser for resident programming. For application and information, call (708) 482-6805 or e-mail rlopienski@plymouth.provinet.com.

Comedy

“Sister Bernie’s Bingo Bash,” an interactive comedy, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5 at in the auditorium at Nazareth Academy, 1209 W. Ogden Ave., LaGrange Park. Doors will open at 6 p.m., featuring appetizers and a cash bar. Tickets are $25. For information or to purchase tickets, contact Patty Marino at (708) 415-0470 or ramarino@sbcglobal.net.

Zanies Comedy Night Club at Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. (630) 584-6342. www.zanies.com. Oct. 20-22: Dwayne Kennedy. Oct. 26-29: Tim Walkoe.

Dance

Salt Creek Ballet will present “The Nutcracker” at 1 p.m. Nov. 26-27 at the Hinsdale Central Auditorium, 5500 S. Grant St., Hinsdale. Guest artists include Maria Mosina and Alexei Tyukov, principals with the Colorado Ballet. Tickets for the Saturday performance are $31; $26 for senior citizens and children 12 and under; second balcony tickets are for $15. Tickets for the Sunday performance include a special Sugar Plum Party following the performance and are $37; $31 for senior citizens and children 12 and under; second balcony tickets are $20. Visit www.saltcreekballet.org or call (630) 769-1199.

Willowbrook Ballroom, 8900 S. Archer Ave., Willow Springs. www.willowbrookballroom.com. (708) 839-1000. Oct. 22: West Coast Swing part 1 workshop, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; West Coast Swing part 2, 1:30-3:30 p.m.; belly dancing lesson, 1-2 p.m. Workshops are $15 in advance; $20 at the door. Oct. 23, 2-5 p.m.: Ballroom dancing to music by the Steve Cooper Orchestra. $14. Oct. 25 and Nov. 1 and 8, 7:30-10 p.m.: Country and western lessons and dance, $8. Oct. 26, 7:30-11 p.m.: Halloween salsa dance, with costume contest. $10. Oct. 30, 2-5 p.m.: Ballroom dancing to music by the Teddy Lee Orchestra. $14. Oct. 30, 7 p.m.: Halloween Swing Dance with music by The Flat Cats and costume contest. $12. Nov. 2 and 9, 7:30-11 p.m.: Salsa lessons and dance, $10. No partner needed. Nov. 5, 7 p.m.-1:30 a.m.: Salon Mexico with Mannix Martinez in the Main Ballroom; $25 per person. For reservations, call (773) 364-0268. Nov. 5, 8 p.m.-1 a.m.: Tejano Dance in the Bunkeris Lounge, $7. Nov. 6: Tango lesson from 12:30-1:30 p.m., $20. Ballroom dancing with the Steve Anthony Orchestra from 2-5 p.m., $14. Nov. 9, 6:30-7:15 p.m.: Cha Cha Basics workshop, $15 in advance; $20 at the door. Nov. 13, 2-5 p.m.: Ballroom dancing to music by the Steve Anthony Orchestra, $14.

Film

The After Hours Film Society screens films at the Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave., Downers Grove. Admission is $9; $5 for members, unless noted otherwise. For information, call (630) 534-4528 or visit www.afterhoursfilmsociety.com. Oct. 24, 5 p.m.: 2011 Student Short Film and Video Festival. $5.

Twilight Saga Tuesdays, featuring the first three installments of “The Twilight Saga,” will be screened in local theaters including the Naperville 16 with IMAX, 2815 Show Place Drive, Naperville. Films will be shown at 7:30 p.m. and include “Twilight” on Nov. 1; “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” on Nov. 8; and “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” on Nov. 15. Tickets are available at the theater box office and online at www.FathomEvents.com.

“West Side Story” 50th anniversary event, a screening of the Academy Award-winning film, will be presented at 7 p.m. Nov. 9 at local theaters, including Naperville 16 with IMAX, 2815 Show Place Drive, Naperville. Tickets are available at the theater box office and online at www.FathomEvents.com.

Lectures

Thomas Ford Library, 800 Chestnut St., Western Springs. (708) 246-0520. www.fordlibrary.org. Oct. 26, 7 p.m.: “Seeing Red: The Art and Life of Mark Rothko” will be presented by art historian Jeff Mishur. Registration is required.

Singles

CAC (Catholic Alumni Club of Chicago) Single Catholics. (708) 450-8280 or www.caci.org/chicago.html. Oct. 22, 6:30 p.m.: Dinner at Salerno’s Pizza, 9301 W. 63rd St., Hodgkins, followed by a movie. Reservations to (708) 788-3352 by Oct. 21. Nov. 11, 7 p.m.: Dinner at Giordano’s, 10410 W. Cermak Road, Westchester. Reservations to (708) 788-3352.

Thunderbird Singles, (847) 266-2706 or www.thunderbirdsingles.com. Events held at the Diplomat West, 681 W. North Ave., Elmhurst, unless noted otherwise. Oct. 28, 8 p.m.: Halloween party, $8.

Tours and outings

Hinsdale Center for the Arts, 5903 S. County Line Road, Hinsdale, will sponsor an outing from 4:30-10 p.m. Nov. 6 to see “Mary Poppins” at the Cadillac Theatre in Chicago. The day includes “Dinner with Mary Poppins” at the arts center, a choreography demonstration, transportation by coach bus to the theater and ticket for $85 per person. To register, call (630) 887-0203 or visit www.hinsdalearts.org.

Etc.

Lemont Center for the Arts, 1243 State St., Unit 101, Lemont, offers events in celebration of Illinois Arts & Humanities Month. Oct. 20, 6-8 p.m.: Open Studio, featuring Art in Action — artists working and sharing ideas. Oct. 27, 6-8 p.m.: Illinois Poetry Society presents a poetry reading and discussion.

Riverside Township Radio Players present a triple feature at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Riverside Township Hall Auditorium, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside. The program includes John Dickinson Carr’s “Villa of the Damned,” Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy’s “Golf Tournament,” and “John’s Operation” from The Bickersons. Admission is free. For information, call Ellie Babka, (708) 442-8810.

Writer, humorist and storyteller Garrison Keillor, host of “A Prairie Home Companion,” performs at 7 p.m. Oct. 23 on the Mainstage of the McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd.. Glen Ellyn. Tickets: $75; $73 for seniors; $65 for those age 17 and younger. First- and second-row tickets are $90-$100. Call (630) 942-4000 or visit www.atthemac.org. A free pre-performance MAC Chat on the music and musicians featured on Keillor’s radio show will be held at 6 p.m. in Rooms 137 and 139 at the MAC.

Museums

Elmhurst Historical Museum, 120 E. Park Ave., Elmhurst. (630) 833-1457. www.elmhursthistory.org. Admission is free. Hours are 1-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. Through Dec. 11: “Between the States: Photographs from the American Civil War,” a traveling exhibition from the collections of the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography. This exhibit commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Civil War through a selection of rare facsimile photographs by George Barnard, Mathew Brady, and Alexander Gardner and others. Through Dec. 11: “Letters from Home,” original artwork created by the Elmhurst Artists’ Guild, inspired by Elmhurst Historical Museum’s collection of letters to Civil War veteran and Elmhurst resident Frederick Fischer from his family. These artistic interpretations offer an intimate depiction of the ordeals experienced by soldiers at war and their families on the homefront.

Exhibits

“Mind-field: Creative Explorations,” an exhibit of mixed media works by Eve Ozer, will be on display through Oct. 28 at the La Grange Art League Gallery and Studio, 122 Calendar Ave., La Grange. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. For more information, call (708) 352-3101 or visit www.lagrangeartleague.org.

“The Eye of the Stone,” an annual juried photography exhibition, will be on display through Oct. 30 at the Graue Mill and Museum, 3800 York Road, Oak Brook. More than 100 photographs will be on exhibit in the Frederick Graue House, including landscapes, portraits, nature and abstracts. For information, call (630) 655-2090 or visit www.grauemill.org.

“Four for Fall,” four new exhibitions of works by Chicago artists, on display through Dec. 31 at the Elmhurst Art Museum, 150 S. Cottage Hill Ave., Elmhurst. “Matt Woodward: The Tremendous Alone” features immense drawings about architecture. Six vast drawings fill the gallery space with an intimate and visceral view of the artist’s personal memory on paper. Additionally, a series of more than a dozen small drawings, some studies for larger work, provide an intimate view of the artist’s ideas and process. “Glenn Wexler: Stillness in Motion,” a multi-media exhibition, is about the in-between spaces of nature and the developed world, seen through the lens of the urban setting with its vast and disparate elements of nature and industry. Mixing blurred shots taken from train cars with precise studies of outdoor ads, Wexler captures the aesthetic of travel through contemporary Asian cities. “Firat Erdim: The Arbor,” gathers the work of Erdim, sculptor and architect, exploring the transformation of objects and places between states of nature, raw material, construction and ruin. “Collection Highlights: New Acquisitions,” features 18 works added to the museum’s collection, including photography, works on paper, painting, sculpture, and installation works. Museum hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and Saturdays; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Fridays. Admission: $7; $5 senior citizens and students; free for children under 12. Free admission on Fridays. For more information, call (630) 834-0202 or visit www.elmhurstartmuseum.org.

An exhibition of works by Joseph Jachna, spanning 50 years of the Chicago photographer’s career, will be on display through Nov. 26 at the Gahlberg Gallery, located in the lobby of the McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. The mini-retrospective features black and white and color images from the artist’s collection. Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 6-8 p.m. Saturdays; and during all Mainstage performances. For information, call (630) 942-2321 or visit: www.cod.edu/gallery.

“Unrestrained/Constrained,” a collection of works by sculptor Joseph Fuentes, will be on display through Jan. 12, 2012 in the Wings Student Gallery in the Student Services Center, Room 2210, at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. The sculptures are primarily made from everyday materials and focus on the elegance of minimal form for an inquiry into what it means to be human. Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Thursday, or by appointment. For more information, call Brad Killam, (630) 942-2421.