Arts and entertainment calendar for May 24

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“Art” will be presented by Prufrock Productions May 25-June 3 at the Elgin Art Showcase, 164 Division St., eighth floor, Elgin. Performances are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $20 general admission; $15 for students and senior citizens.. Call (630) …

Barrington’s Art in the Park a feast for the senses

Family Fun: Celebrate the arts in Barrington, flip for flapjacks in Palatine, sing with Mary Poppins in Wheeling and enjoy ‘Puss in Boots’ in Schaumburg.

Diversions: 4 picks for the coming week

Looking for fun, fancy or off-the-beaten-path options for the coming week? We present four, for your consideration.

Flawless cast celebrates life, love in ‘Music’

Full disclosure: We’ve seen “A Little Night Music” three times in the past year — twice with leading ladies of serious star wattage writ on bold on the marquee. And while it’s in bad taste and unfair to compare, we’re going to do so anyway. …

Teflons in harmony at Chicago Botanic Garden

Perhaps members of The Teflons should wear petal-pushers when they perform at the Chicago Botanic Garden May 19. After all, they will be the live music act for the annual “A Bloomin’ Festival” with its sales of plants and flowers, gardening demos and tips, and …

Area restaurants, shops, take on WINGS

Eighteen restaurants and another 18 businesses will be serving up sips, samples and shopping during the second annual “Taste Takes Flight,” a fundraiser for WINGS — Women in Need Growing Stronger which provides a safe house, counseling and transitional housing for women and children who …

Play plumbs heart and humor of marriage

Marriage has its rewards and challenges, whether you are newlyweds or have been together a long time. That’s what two couples discover in “Married Alive!,” Sean Grennan and Leah Okimoto’s musical comedy onstage at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre. The musical opens with the wedding of …

Garden tour in Barrington

The Barrington Hills garden of Thomas and Lisa Hirdes is one of four private gardens that will be open for self-guided tours during the Garden Conservancy’s Open Days program, 10 a.m.-r p.m. May 20. Four private gardens in Barrington Hills, Bartlett, and Elburn are part …

Arts and entertainment calendar for May 17

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“Hero,” the story of a talented young artist and comic book illustrator living anything but a superhero life, June 20-Aug. 19 at the Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. The performance schedule is 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. Wednesdays; 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; …

‘Rainbow Fish’ swims into Vernon Area Library

Family Fun: ‘Swim’ with a fish in Lincolnshire, play outdoor games in Barrington, be inspired by music in Arlington Heights, learn Italian in Lake Zurich and enjoy juggling in Wheeling.

Diversions: 4 picks for the coming week

Looking for fun, fancy or off-the-beaten-path options for the coming week? We present four, for your consideration.

Fitting fishes for ballet in Lake Zurich

How do you turn a ballet dancer into an octopus? Such was Angela Stocker’s challenge when she designed the costumes for the Illinois Youth Dance Theatre’s production of “The Little Mermaid,” which is on this Friday and Saturday, May 11-12, at the Lake Zurich Performing …

Piece of Korn brings Love and Death

If Jesus had an evil twin, he’d look like Brian “Head” Welch. The long, dark hair, the dark beard around a mouth that cracks nary a smile, the heavily eyelinered eyes and the arms covered from fingers to shoulders with some spooky tattoos. However, Welch’s …

Coriolis sings the songs it likes

Doing it their way, the mixed a cappella ensemble Coriolis will give two concerts in the area this month. The choir of a dozen voices will present choral music from the 20th and 21st centuries in Grayslake and Evanston. “The theme for our spring program …

Elayne Boosler at Improv in Schaumburg

Elayne Boosler performs May 11-13 at the Improv Comedy Showcase and Restaurant, in Woodfield Mall, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays; 8 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. Fridays; 7 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. Saturdays; 7 p.m. Sundays. Must be 18 or older. Cover …