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Sunday picks: Chicago Botanic showcases Asian orchids

'Asia in Bloom'

More than 10,000 blooms of native and Asian orchids are featured in "Asia in Bloom: The Orchid Show." The special exhibit starts this weekend at the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake-Cook Road, Glencoe. $12; $10 for kids and seniors; $25-$30 parking per car or van. (847) 835-5440 or chicagobotanic.org. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily (until 8 p.m. on Thursday) through Sunday, March 25

Confectionary special

A variety of vendors sell sweet specialty treats during Chocolate Weekend on Saturday and Sunday at the Morton Arboretum, 4100 Route 53, Lisle. General admission: $14; $12 seniors; $9 kids ages 2-17. (630) 968-0074 or mortonarb.org. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11

Cycle mania

See the latest models, stunt performers and more at the Chicago Progressive International Motorcycle Show when it returns this weekend to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont. $18; kids ages 11 and under admitted free with guardian. (847) 692-2220 or motorcycleshows.com. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11

Tomorrow's autos

See all of the latest vehicles, innovations and more at the 2018 Chicago Auto Show, which returns this weekend at McCormick Place, 2301 S. King Drive, Chicago. $13; $7 seniors and kids ages 7-12; free admission for kids 6 and under when accompanied by paying guardian. (312) 791-7000 or chicagoautoshow.com. 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19

  An all-electric Chevrolet Bolt was on display at last year's Chicago Auto Show. The event returns to McCormick Place in Chicago from Saturday, Feb. 10, through Monday, Feb. 19. Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com, 2017

Going places

The Travel & Adventure Show returns with speakers such as Rick Steves, Samantha Brown, Pauline Frommer and more this weekend at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont. $15; $22 for two-day admission. (847) 692-2220 or travelshows.com/shows/chicago. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11

A love letter

A woman leaves her job and ends her failing relationship after she finds herself unexpectedly pregnant in "Breach: a manifesto on race in America through the eyes of a black girl recovering from self-hate," Antoinette Nwandu's comedy about friendship, family and motherhood. Lisa Portes directs Victory Gardens Theater's production starring Caren Blackmore as Margaret, who gets support from a sassy aunt and a new friend. 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11; and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13-15 at 2433 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. The show opens Feb. 16. $15-$60. (773) 871-3000 or victorygardens.org.

Comedian Bobby Lee returns to the Improv Comedy Showcase in Schaumburg. Associated Press, 2013

Laughs by Lee

Catch up with actor/comedian Bobby Lee ("MADtv," "Pineapple Express") when he performs a series of standup comedy sets this weekend at the Improv Comedy Showcase, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. $27 plus a two-item purchase. (847) 240-2001 or chicago.improv.com. 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11

Parisian persistence

An eccentric French countess battles corrupt businessmen who plot to dig up the streets of Paris so they can access oil they believe lies beneath them in "The Madwoman of Chaillot," a 1945 satire by Jean Giraudoux that still resonates today. Joseph Jefferson Award-winner Elaine Carlson plays the titular role in Promethean Theatre Ensemble's production directed by artistic associate John Arthur Lewis. 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11; and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15-16 at the Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. The show opens Feb. 17. $17-$27. (773) 935-6875 or prometheantheatre.org.

Dance mix

The Joffrey Ballet performs works by choreographers George Balanchine ("The Four Temperaments"), Myles Thatcher ("Body of Your Dreams"), Nicholas Blanc ("Beyond the Shore") and Jerome Robbins ("Glass Pieces") in "Modern Masters." The repertory performs at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E. Congress Parkway, Chicago. $34-$159. (312) 386-8905 or joffrey.org. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10; 2 p.m. matinees Saturday and Sunday; through Feb. 18

Choral classics

The Elgin Symphony Orchestra amasses choral forces and operatic singers to perform the Mozart Requiem and the Vivaldi Gloria this weekend at the Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin. $30-$65; $10 students. (847) 888-4000 or elginsymphony.org. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10; 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11

'Love Letters'

Williams Street Repertory commemorates Valentine's Day with a revival of A.R. Gurney's "Love Letters." Through letters, the two-hander chronicles the lifelong friendship and romance between an uptight man and a free-spirited woman. Robin M. Hughes, resident director at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights, directs Shannon Mayhall and Frank Gaughan. 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, at 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. $15. (847) 356-9212 or rauecenter.org or wsrep.org.

Rocking reminder

Relive rocking music of the 1960s and '70s when the Grass Roots, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap and The Cowsills share a concert bill on Sunday at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $39-$79. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com. 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11

Concert highlights

• Tunes With Tim: Noon Sunday, Feb. 11, at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago. $6-$7. (773) 281-4444 or beatkitchen.com.

• Grass Roots, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap and The Cowsills: 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, at Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $39-$79. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com.

• New Day Rising, Stone The Crow, Bury the Shadows (formerly Best Kept Secret), A Story Unwritten, Bullet to the Heart, The Almas: 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, at Bada Brew, 802 Theodore St., Crest Hill. $13. (815) 726-3401 or badabrewbooking.wixsite.com/venue.

• Soul Joke, New Age Americans, Fire the Cannon, The Local: 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, at Wire, 6815 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. $5. (708) 669-9473 or wireismusic.com.

• 10 Years, From Ashes To New, Dragonfly Red, Marwood's Fall: 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, at Rochaus, 98 W. Main St., West Dundee. $20-$35. (815) 893-9768 or rochaus.com.

• Jay Farrar, Kevin Andrew Prchal: 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at Old Town School of Folk Music's Gary and Laura Maurer Concert Hall, 4544 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. $33-$35. (773) 728-6000 or oldtownschool.org.

• P.O.D., Islander, DED: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14, at Rochaus, 98 W. Main St., West Dundee. $20-$38. (815) 893-9768 or rochaus.com.

• MER's Music Showcase: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14, at Cubby Bear, 1059 W. Addison St., Chicago. Free. (773) 327-1662 or cubbybear.com.

• The Sea The Sea, Minor Moon: 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14, at The Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., Chicago. $10. (773) 227-4433 or hideoutchicago.com.

• Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone with Gary Puckett & The Union Gap: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, at Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. $35-$75. (847) 263-6300 or geneseetheatre.com.

• Easton Corbin: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, at Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $39-$99. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com.

• The Orphan, the Poet, Friday Pilots Club, The Burst and Bloom, Better Love: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, at Cobra Lounge, 235 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago. $10-$12. (312) 226-6300 or cobralounge.com.

• Dunn Dunn Fest: 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15; 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16; and 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, at FitzGerald's, 6615 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. $15 for Thursday, $20 each for Friday and Saturday; $40 three-day passes are available. (708) 788-2118 or dunndunnfest.com.

• Dylan Hankey & Brian Hoyt: 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, at Cubby Bear, 1059 W. Addison St., Chicago. Free. (773) 327-1662 or cubbybear.com.

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