Arts and entertainment calendar for Feb. 21

Updated: February 18, 2013 8:12PM

STAGE

“All of Orestes”

Performed at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21-22, 28 and March 1 and 7:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. Feb. 23 and March 2 at Lake Forest College’s Hixon Hall on South Campus, 555 N. Sheridan Road , Lake Forest. $7; $3 students and seniors. To reserve tickets, e-mail theater@lakeforest.edu.

“The Glass Menagerie”

Presented by CenterStage in Lake Forest March 8-23 at the Gorton Community Center, 400 E. Illinois Ave., Lake Forest. Performances at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; and 3 p.m. Sundays. Talkbacks follow the Sunday matinees. $20, $15 students and seniors in advance; $25 at the door. Visit www.centerstagelakeforest.org or call (847) 234-6062.

“God of Carnage”

Through March 10 at Citadel Theatre, 300 S. Waukegan Road, Lake Forest. Performances at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; 3 p.m. Sundays; Wednesday matinee at 1 p.m. March 6. $37.50, with discounts for seniors, students and matinee performances. Visit www.citadeltheatre.org or call (847) 735-8554.

“Now and Forever: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber”

Through March 17 at the Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, at 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. Wednesdays; 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 4:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturdays; and 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Sundays. $40-$48, with discounts available for students and seniors. Call (847) 634-0200 or visit www.marriotttheatre.com.

“Proof”

Presented at 7:30 p.m. March 1-2 and 7-9 and 2 p.m. March 3 in the Studio Theatre of the College of Lake County’s James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake. $9; $7 seniors. Visit www.clcillinois.edu/tickets or call (847) 543-2300.

CLASSICAL

Early Music at the Byron Colby Barn

Located at Prairie Crossing, 1561 Jones Point Road, Grayslake. All concerts are at 4 p.m. Sundays, unless noted otherwise. $18 at the door; cash or check only. For information, call (847) 543-1202. March 10: Ensamble Ad Hoc.

Lake Forest Symphony

“Stormy Tchaikovsky,” 8 p.m. March 15-16 at the College of Lake County’s James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake. Pre-concert talks by musicologist Jim Kendros at 7 p.m. $32-$54, with discounts for seniors and students. Call (847) 543-2300 or visit www.lakeforestsymphony.org.

Pilgrim Chamber Players

“String Fantasy,” 3 p.m. March 17 at the Highland Park Community House, 1991 Sheridan Road, Highland Park. The program is mostly Spanish, with two works for solo guitar. $20; $15 seniors; $8 students. A dessert reception follows the concert. Call (847) 433-0972 or visit www.pilgrimplayers.org.

Ravinia Festival

Presenting the “BGH $10 Classics” series in Bennett Gordon Hall, located in the John D. Harza building on the Ravinia Festival grounds, 201 St. Johns Ave., Highland Park. For information or tickets, visit www.ravinia.org or call (847) 266-5100. Feb. 24, 3:30 p.m.: “Annelies: The Choral Setting of the Diary of Anne Frank,” featuring The Lincoln Trio, Arianna Zukerman, soprano, Bharat Chandra, clarinet, and the Chicago Children’s Choir. $10. Free pre-concert discussion at 2:30 p.m. March 22, 8 p.m.: Musicians from Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute, $10.

POP/FOLK/JAZZ

Austin’s Saloon & Eatery

481 Peterson Road, Libertyville. (847) 549-1972. www.austinssaloon.com. Music at 10 p.m. unless noted otherwise. Feb. 22, 8 p.m.: Tremonti with Man the Mighty, $20.

Cubby Bear North

21661 N. Milwaukee Ave., Lincolnshire. (847) 541-4700. www.cubbynorth.com. Music at 10 p.m. unless noted otherwise. Feb. 22: Hit or Miss, $5. Feb. 23: Partyhardigans, $5.

Lake County Folk Club

Events are held at 7 p.m. Sundays at In-Laws Restaurant, 720 Milwaukee Ave., Gurnee. Concert admission is $12; $10 for Lake County Folk Club members and seniors; $5 for teens. No admission charge for Open Stage and Song Circle. Visit www.thelakecountyfolkclub.org. Feb. 24: Song Circle.

Papa Doo Run Run

The Grammy-nominated band will perform at 3 p.m. March 3 in the Orlin Trapp Auditorium at Waukegan High School, 2325 Brookside Ave., Waukegan. $30. Call (847) 244-7465 or visit www.lakecountyconcerts.org.

Salute to Gospel

The College of Lake County’s 29th annual Salute to Gospel Music program, 7 p.m. March 2 at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan, will feature Grammy Award winning groups Sounds of Blackness and Reverend Charles Jenkins & Fellowship Chicago. $19; $17 seniors. Call (847) 543-2300 or visit www.geneseetheatre.com.

Stained Glass Coffeehouse

Featuring live music at the Congregational Church of Deerfield, 225 Wilmot Road. Performances begin at 7 p.m. $15 donation; proceeds benefit local and international charities. Visit www.stainedglasscoffeehouse.com. March 9: Sons of the Never Wrong. April 6: Louise Mosrie; David Hawkins opens. May 11: Kat Eggleston; Bruce Foster opens.

Adlai Stevenson High School Performing Arts Center

1 Stevenson Drive, Lincolnshire. (847) 415-4121. www.d125.org. Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m.: American English (Beatles tribute). $15.

Viper Alley

275 Parkway Drive, Lincolnshire. www.viper-alley.com. (866) 463-3401. Shows are for ages 18-plus, unless noted otherwise. Feb. 22, 9 p.m.: Singer/songwriter Tom Keifer of Cinderella. $20-$28. March 1, 9 p.m.: 7th Heaven. $10-$15. March 2, 8:30 p.m.: Mr. Blotto. $10-$15. March 15, 9 p.m.: The Ides of March. $25-$30. March 22, 9 p.m.: Trapt, $15-$30. March 23, 9 p.m.: Sister Hazel, $25-$60. March 29, 9 p.m.: Vietnam Vets Show with 1969 plus Classical Blast, $10-$15. April 2, 7 p.m.: Orgy, with Vampires Everywhere and Davey Suicide. $15-$25. April 19, 8 p.m.: Lee DeWyze. All-ages concert. $20, $30 and $40; pre-show meet & greet $100. May 11, 8 p.m.: The Bellamy Brothers. $25-$50.

ART GALLERIES

David Adler Music and Arts Center

1700 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville. (847) 367-0707. www.adlercenter.org. Gallery hours 9:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays. Through Feb. 23: “A Taste of Nature: Landscape and Scenery,” works by five members of the Lake County Art League.

Antioch Fine Arts Foundation and Gallery

41380 Route 83, Antioch. www.antiochfinearts.org. Through Feb. 28: People’s Choice Exhibition. Artists’ reception and award ceremony at 7 p.m. Feb. 28.

The Art Center Highland Park

1957 Sheridan Road, Highland Park. (847) 432-1888. www.theartcenterhp.org. Through Feb. 23: February Youth Art Month exhibit, featuring the artwork of North Shore School District 112 elementary and middle school students and District 113 (Highland Park High School and Deerfield High School) students. March 1-April 1: “Beauty Imperfect,” works celebrating the female form by Ronit Wiener, Polina Reisman and Joyce Marcus, and “Moments,” a juried photography exhibition. Receptions from 6:30-9 p.m. March 1 and 1-3 p.m. March 3. March 7, 7-9:30 p.m.: Ladies Night Out — Canvas, Cocktails, and Creativity, $48.

College of Lake County

Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake. Call (847) 543-2240 or visit http://gallery.clcillinois.edu. Through Feb. 24: Members Exhibition, featuring works by artist members of the gallery. March 1-April 7: “FUSEDChicago: A Group Encaustic Exhibition,” works by 14 Chicago-area artists. Opening reception, 7-9 p.m. March 1, featuring live music by harpist Daphne Freund. March 1-April 17: “OutPOUR,” a national invitational ceramics exhibit of pouring vessels by 45 artists, in the Artcetera Gallery (adjacent to the Wright Gallery).

Deer Path Art League & Gallery

Located in the Gorton Community Center, 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest. (847) 234-3743. www.deerpathartleague.org. Gallery hours 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday; Saturdays by appointment. Through March 1: “Color & Light,” featuring jewelry, ceramics, oil paintings and photography.

Fremont Public Library

1170 Midlothian Road, Mundelein. Through April 1: Works by Northwest Cultural Council artists Barbara Burt of (fiber art), Jennifer Styrsky (photography) and Gary Swiontek (photography).

Undercroft Gallery

Located in the lower level of the Christ Episcopal Church, 410 Grand Ave., Waukegan. Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, or by appointment at (224) 381-0321. Through Feb. 28: “Prints of Process,” works by Waukegan artist Leroy (Skip) Wiese.

AUDITIONS & OPPORTUNITIES

Deer Path Art League

Call for artists for Art Fair on the Square, a juried fine art festival to be held Sept. 1-2 at Market Square, Lake Forest. Monetary awards are presented in each of the 16 media categories, and two memorial awards, one for photography and one for abstract art, will also be presented. Application fee $35. Application deadline Feb. 28. For details, artist’s prospectus, and to apply, visit www.zapplication.org.

Ragdale Ring Project

Ragdale, the artist residency program in Lake Forest, invites architects, designers and artists to apply for the opportunity to design, build and exhibit a full-scale Ragdale Ring, a temporary structure intended to house a mix of summer performances and events. The recipient will receive a $10,000 production grant to fund the project as well as an outdoor studio, room and board for the design team in May 2013. Submission deadline is Feb. 28. Visit www.ragdale.org/RagdaleRingProject.

BENEFITS

“Raising the Barre”

The fundraiser benefiting the Ballet Makkai Foundation will be held at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at The Art Center Highland Park, 1957 Sheridan Road, featuring performances by the Ballet Makkai Youth Company, refreshments and a silent auction. $40. Call (847) 433-1449 or visit www.balletmakkai.com.

Reform Cantors of Chicago

Presenting “Singing for S’mores,” a fundraising concert for OSRUI scholarships, at 3 p.m. March 17 at Congregation B’nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim, 1201 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield. Participants include area cantors, soloists, rabbis and youth choirs. $18; $10 for ages 7-17. Visit www.singingforsmores.eventbrite.com.

BOOKS & POETRY

Cook Park Library

413 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville. (847) 362-2330. www.cooklib.org. Feb. 25, 7 p.m.: Classics Book Discussion Group discusses Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero by William Makepeace Thackary. Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m.: Discussion of Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck.

Lake Forest Book Store

680 N. Western Ave. (847) 234-4420. www.lakeforestbookstore.com. Feb. 26, 11:30 a.m.: Luncheon with Deborah Crombie, author of The Sound of Broken Glass, at the Lake Forest Club, 554 N. Westmoreland Road. $44 includes the book.

Vision and Voice: A Conversation

Authors Jane Hamilton and Audrey Niffenegger will discuss their best-selling works, A Map of the World and The Time Traveler’s Wife, among others, at 3 p.m. March 2 in the Stuart Community Room at the Gorton Center, 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest. $10; free for students. Visit www.ragdale.org/VisionAndVoice.

Volo Bog

28478 W. Brandenburg Road, west of Highway 12 between State Routes 120 and 134, Ingleside. Of Bogs & Books Reading Group meets from 10-11:30 a.m. the second Saturday of the month. The small, informal book discussion group is for adults interested in environmental, outdoor and natural history literature. Reservations are requested at dnr.volobog@illinois.gov or (815) 344-1294. March 9: Westward I Go Free: Tracing Thoreau’s Last Journey by Corinne Hosfeld Smith. April 13: The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds by Julie Zickefoose. May 11: Wolf Totem — A Novel by Jiang Rong.

CHILD’S PLAY

“Robin Hood”

Presented by SHS Children’s Theater at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. March 17 at Adlai Stevenson High School’s Little Theater, 1 Stevenson Drive, Lincolnshire. $5. Call (847) 415-4121 for tickets.

“Scooby-Doo Live! Musical Mysteries”

Presented at noon and 3 p.m. March 9 at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. $20, $30, $45 and $65. For tickets, visit www.ticketmaster.com or call (800) 982-2787. For information, visit www.geneseetheatre.com.

COMEDY

Genesee Theatre

203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. (847) 263-6300. www.geneseetheatre.com. For tickets, call (800) 982-2787 or see www.ticketmaster.com. April 19, 7:30 p.m.: The Second City: Laughing Matters. $38.

DANCE

Ballroom Chicago North Shore Dance

Held 8-11 p.m. Feb. 23 at Lodge Hall, 1799 Green Bay Road, Highland Park. $10 per person. Free mini lesson, 7:15-7:45 p.m. (with paid admission). Call (847) 579-9361 or visit www.ballroomchicago.com.

BallroomChicago dance classes

Held at Lodge Hall, 1799 Green Bay Road, Highland Park. For information, call (847) 757-2227 or visit www.ballroomchicago.com. Feb. 25: Nightclub 2-step, 7-8 p.m., $10 per person; Hustle, 8-9 p.m., $10 per person.

Dance workshop series

Highland Park Players offer Broadway-style dance classes taught by the group’s choreographer, Jennifer Cupani, 8-9:15 p.m. Thursdays, March 21-April 25, at West Ridge Center, Highland Park. Prior dance experience is helpful, but not necessary. Classes are open to ages 12 and older. Participants can join the series at any point. $16 per class; $85 for all six classes. Register at www.highlandparkplayers.com.

Dress Up & Dance!

34121 N. US Highway 45, Grayslake. (847) 543-4563. www.dress-dance.com. Cost of dances $15 per person; $25 couple; $10 members. Feb. 21 and 28 and March 7, 14, 21 and 28, 6:30-10:30 p.m.: Country Meets Ballroom lesson and open dance. Feb. 22 and March 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, 7-11 p.m.: Argentine tango lesson and open dance. Feb. 23: Mardi Gras dance. Feb. 24 and March 3, 10, 24, 4-7 p.m.: Soothing Sunday Stroll lesson and open dance. Feb. 26, 7-9 p.m.: Best of Ballroom Basics lesson and open dance. March 2, 7-11 p.m.: West Coast Swing lesson and open dance. March 9, 16, 7-11 p.m.: Dance Night open dance. March 17, 4-7 p.m.: St. Patrick’s Day party. March 23, 7-11 p.m.: Bachata lesson and open dance.

Shoreline Dance Club

Playing recorded music for easy ballroom dancing at the Gorton Community Center, 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest. Lessons are given by professional instructors Bob and Penny Urbon at 7:30 p.m., followed by an evening of social dancing. Adults of all ages and dancing abilities welcome. Attire is dressy/casual. Admission per couple is $25. Call (847) 816-7602 or visit www.ballroomchicago.com/shoreline.htm. March 16: Cha-cha. April 20: Fox trot. May 18: Rumba.

FILM

Cook Memorial Library District

Aspen Drive Library, 701 N. Aspen Drive, Vernon Hills. (847) 362-2330. www.cooklib.org. Feb. 24, 1:30 p.m.: Screening of photojournalist Dan Habib’s award-winning documentary film, “Including Samuel.”

International Film Series

Films will be screened at 7 p.m. in Room A162 (Anderson lecture hall) at the College of Lake County, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake. Films are subtitled when necessary, have adult content and are not suitable for children. Admission is free. Call Christopher Cooling, (847) 543-2623. March 1: “Poetry” (South Korea, 2010). April 5: “Dogtooth” (Greece, 2009). May 3: “Tuesday, After Christmas” (Romania, 2011).

ORGANIZATIONS

Shutter Bugs Camera Club

Meeting from 7-8:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month, except December, at Volo Bog, 28478 W. Brandenburg Road, west of Highway 12 between State Routes 120 and 134, Ingleside. Meetings include how-to workshops, members’ photos and competitions. Ages 13 to adult are welcome. Upcoming meeting is March 20. Visit www.shutterbugsofvolobog.org.

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

The Performer’s School

Classes are held at the Highwood Recreation Center, 432 Green Bay Road, Highwood. Call (847) 528-9318 or e-mail staceydans@aol.com. Feb. 23, March 16, April 6: Audition workshops for grades 6-12; $200 per workshop. April 13, 20 and 27, 10 a.m.-noon: Musical theater dance intensive; $240 for all three days. June 10-14: Summer audition clinic, $650. Students will be coached in cold readings, monologues, dance, voice, audition etiquette, acting through song, choosing audition repertory, resume and photo presentation.

Watercolor painting workshop

Illustrator, artist and art instructor David R. Becker will present a watercolor painting workshop, sponsored by the Lake County Art League, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. March 15-16 at the State Bank of the Lakes, 1906 Holian Drive, Spring Grove. $135; $110 for members. To register, call Jim Brooksher, (847) 223-1317. For information, visit www.lcal.org.

ET CETERA

College of Lake County

James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake. (847) 543-2300. www.clcillinois.edu/tickets. Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m.: Cirque Ziva, a troupe of 25 acrobats. $27-$38; $26-$37 seniors; $15 students; $12 children under 12.

Model railroad open house

Presented by the Lake County Model Railroad Club, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 23-24 at 107 S. Main St., Wauconda. Free. Visit www.lcmrr.org.

MUSEUMS

Lake County Discovery Museum

Located in the Lakewood Forest Preserve, Route 176, west of Fairfield Road, near Wauconda. (847) 968-3400. www.LCFPD.org. Hours are 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday; and 1-4:30 p.m. Sundays. Admission: $6; $3 for senior citizens; $2.50 for children ages 4-17; free for children 3 and younger. Through Feb. 24: “Dickens: 200 Years of Celebrity,” an exhibit featuring the legendary author and his beloved characters, Ebenezer Scrooge, Oliver Twist, Tiny Tim and others. Hundreds of objects and documents from the private collection of Highland Park resident Michael A. Weinberg, together with a rare collection of first editions of Dickens’ most famous works, tell the story of how Charles Dickens and his characters became enduring cultural icons. Through Aug. 25: “Mucha: Expanding Art Nouveau,” featuring Art Nouveau objects by Czech artist Alphonse Mucha, including magazine covers, decorative tins, folio plates, jewelry, currency, book illustrations and other objects.

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