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Things to Do
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Mark your calendar for Des Plaines Fall Fest, Fright Fest at Six Flags Great America, St. Charles Jazz Weekend, West Dundee Heritage Fest, Glow in the Park Lantern Walk, Revolutionary War Reenactment at Cantigny and more happening this week.
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One of Chicago’s most noted restaurants — avec — is opening its first suburban location this spring.
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Monster Jam rolls into Rosemont’s Allstate Arena, the new immersive haunted house Duchess Manor opens at The Arboretum, Elmhurst hosts the 10th Elmhurst Craft Beer Fest and The Joffrey Ballet premieres “Carmen.”
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Sunday’s 77th Primetime Emmy Awards arrive with clear favorites but few sure things. Two Associated Press writers share their predictions in 10 top categories, along with a bonus pick.
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Willie Nelson’s 90th birthday celebration at the Hollywood Bowl could have been mistaken for a retirement party. But two years later, at 92, he’s working as much as ever. And touring with Bob Dylan as part of Outlaw Fest, which stops Friday, Sept. 19, at Alpine Valley in East Troy, Wisconsin.
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Rolling Meadows will host a three-day festival this weekend to celebrate the city’s 70th anniversary. Meadows Fest will feature music, food, drinks, games and shopping at Kimball Hill Park.
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93 Octane Brewery’s new specialty beer benefits Cal’s Angels, Bien Trucha restaurants bring back chiles en nogada for Mexican Independence Day, Cima Restaurant in Rosemont hosts a collaborative dinner and more.
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Change comes slowly to the Downton Abbey universe and its Crawley family. Just watch Robert Crawley go flat-hunting in London. Wait, what? FLAT-HUNTING? Well, yes, and it’s the most amusing scene in “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.”
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Upcoming concerts this week include Lady Gaga, Haim, Pixies, Billy Bob Thornton and The Boxmasters, Cherry Poppin’ Daddies, Mt. Joy, X Ambassadors and more.
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In the suburbs, Metropolis revives “Grease” and Citadel stages the thriller “Misery” while Chicago’s Remy Bumppo theatre presents the Chicago premiere of “Wish You Were Here.”
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