What's happening
"Friends Without Benefits" 7:30 p.m. today Donny's Skybox Theatre, Piper's Alley, 1608 N. Wells St., Chicago, (312) 337-3992 $8-$10 A comic revue that exposes the absurdness of comic camaraderie
"Country and Western Dance Night" 7:30 p.m. today Willowbrook Ballroom, 8900 S. Archer Ave., Willow Springs, (708) 839-1000 $10 Runs 7:30 p.m. to midnight today. Lessons from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Country and western dancing runs from 8:30 p.m. to midnight
"But Not For Me" 8 p.m. today Unity Northwest Church, 259 E. Central Road, Des Plaines, (847) 427-1727 $8-$10 The Prospect Players present Tom Lolakos' play about a college professor who has given up on love, only to find it again in an unexpected place
"Black Comedy" 8 p.m. today Theatre of Western Springs, 4384 Hampton Ave., Western Springs, Chicago, (708) 246-3380 $18-$20 A 1960s British farce penned about a London bachelor and his two girlfriends in the dark after a power outage
Tom Rhodes 9:45 p.m. today Zanies, 230 Hawthorn Village Commons, Vernon Hills, (847) 549-6030 $23 plus a two-item food/beverage minimum Comedy
Mr. Blotto, Hello Dave 10 p.m. today Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St., Palatine, (847) 358-9150 $6 Pop/Rock
"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" 10:30 a.m. Saturday Steel Beam Theatre, 111 W. Main St., St. Charles, (630) 587-8521 $10 Steel Beam Children's Theatre presents a musical adaptation of the Grimm Brothers' fairy tale
Disney on Ice: "Disney/Pixar's Finding Nemo" 11:30 a.m. Saturday United Center, 1901 W. Madison St., Chicago, (312) 559-1212 $12-$65 An ice skating adaptation of the hit 2003 Disney/Pixar animated feature of a clown fish and his batty friend who try to rescue his kidnapped son
"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" 1 p.m. Saturday Morton Arboretum, 4100 Route 53, Lisle, (630) 725-2066 $12-$15 Theatre-Hikes presents a stage adaptation of C.S. Lewis' novel of four siblings who enter into a magical land by stepping through a wardrobe
"Legend of Sleepy Hollow" 2 p.m. Saturday Noble Horse Theatre, 1410 N. Orleans St., Chicago, (312) 266-7878 $18-$42 The Headless Horseman gallops after Ichabod Crane in this horse revue based upon the Washington Irving folk legend
The Great Ball Race at the Johnny Appleseed Festival 2 p.m. Saturday Downtown Crystal Lake/Main Street, Crystal Lake, (815) 479-0835 Free admission Brightly colored balls will be rolled down Brink Street; winning balls win prizes for owners. Fest also has pony and wagon rides, children's games, craft fair, music, pumpkin bowling and Johnny Appleseed. Runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
"Happy Birthday, Hubbard Street 2" 3 p.m. Saturday Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park, 205 E. Randolph Dr., Chicago, (312) 850-9744 $9-$18 Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's second company celebrates 10 years with a 75-minute matinee expressly for families
Kane County "All-Night" Flea Market 4 p.m. Saturday (opens) Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 S. Randall Road, St. Charles, (630) 377-2252 $3 Hundreds of dealers offer antiques and collectibles. Runs 4 p.m. Sept. 29 to 2 a.m. Sept. 30. Free parking, no pets allowed. Free for ages 12 and younger
"Mid-Life! The Crisis Musical" 5 p.m. Saturday Noble Fool Theatricals at Pheasant Run Resort Spa, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles, (630) 584-6342 $27-$38 The golden years come to life in a wacky musical revue with numbers touching upon reading glasses and mammograms
"La Traviata" Gala Opening Night 6:30 p.m. Saturday Lyric Opera of Chicago, Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago, (312) 332-2244, Ext. 5600 $75-$600 Giuseppe Verdi's 1853 operatic tragedy about a beautiful (yet ill) Parisian courtesan who lives in unwedded bliss with a younger man, bringing dishonor to his upper-class family. In Italian with English surtitles