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Best bets: Tracy Morgan, Rosanne Cash, drag expo

Morgan maniaYou've seen comedian Tracy Morgan on TV on "Saturday Night Live" and "30 Rock." Now see Morgan live this weekend at the Improv Comedy Showcase, 5 Woodfield Road at Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg. $37. (847) 240-2001 or improv.com. 8 and 10:15 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29; 7 and 9:15 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30; 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31Cash on delivery Rosanne Cash, daughter of the late Johnny Cash, has more than made a name for herself in the country world since the 1970s. Hear Cash tonight in a concert sponsored by the Old Town School of Folk Music at Millennium Park's Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph Drive, Chicago. $42-$45. (312) 334-7777 or HarrisTheaterChicago.org. 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29Mush rushGet up close and personal with Siberian husky dogs when "Husky Heroes" returns this weekend to the Morton Arboretum, 4100 Route 53, Lisle. See dog-sledding demonstrations, hear about husky history in the Yukon and learn about dog adoption for free with arboretum admission of $11, $10 for seniors and $8 for kids ages 2-17. Free parking. (630) 968-0074 or mortonarb.org. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 30 and 31Music 'outlaws'Kelli The ShadowMen describe their sound as "outlaw country and blues rock." See why this band boasts about their recent Sturgis Motorcycle Rally gig this Saturday at the Penny Road Pub, 545 Penny Road, Barrington. $6. (847) 668-7355 or pennyroadpub.com. 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30Chinese-ItalianDuPage Opera Theater's concert staging of Puccini's final opera "Turandot" might not have elaborate scenery, but you can still thrill to famous tunes like "Nessun Dorma" and more this weekend at College of DuPage's McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. $38; $36 seniors; $28 kids. (630) 942-4000 or atthemac.org. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 29 and 30What a 'drag'The World Drag Expo bills itself as the "largest racer and rodder expo... period!" Race on down this weekend to the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center, 1551 N. Thoreau Drive, Schaumburg, to attend racing seminars and see hot rod displays and merchandise. $8 one-day pass; $12 two-day pass. (800) 816-8382 or worlddragexpo.com. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31Ski soarWhy wait for the Winter Olympics when you can see international competitors in The 105th Annual Norge Ski Jump Tournament? Saturday sees the Junior Olympic Qualifier, while Sunday features adult skiers from the U.S., Poland, Norway, Finland and Russia at the Norge Ski Club, 100 Ski Hill Road (3/4 mile north of Routes 14 and 22), Fox River Grove. $15; kids ages 12 and under admitted free. (847) 639-9718 or norgeskiclub.com. Noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 30 and 31Ain't it 'Grands'?American Grands marks a milestone with its 15th annual concert featuring 12 pianos with one to three musicians playing at each instrument all at once. Piano fans can catch this concert series Saturday at Elgin Community College's Blizzard Theatre, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. $22; $15 kids ages 12 and under. (847) 622-0300 or elgin.edu/arts. 1, 4 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30Barrier breakerIn anticipation of Black History Month, Mad River Theater Works brings "Everybody's Hero: The Jackie Robinson Story" this Saturday to the Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. Learn about the first professional ballplayer to break the color barrier in 1947. $19-$25. (815) 356-9212 or rauecenter.org. 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30False15012000Tracy Morgan does comedy at the Improv Comedy Showcase in Schaumburg. False