Concerts: Poi Dog Pondering and more

• An Evening with Naturally 7, Elgin Community College, Visual & Performing Arts Center, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4. The group members use their voices to perform the sounds of various musical instruments. $32-$35. (847) 622-0300 or tickets.elgin.edu.

• Lake Forest Academy Laptop Orchestra, Lake Forest Academy, 1500 W. Kennedy Road, Lake Forest: Collaborative, electronic student music ensemble. 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, in the Academy's library reading room. This event is free and open to the public. Visit lfanet.org.

• Pianist Gabriela Montero, Harris Theater for Music and Dance at Millennium Park, 205 E. Randolph Drive, Chicago: Classical. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4. $45-$75. (312) 334-7777 or harristheaterchicago.org.

• Poi Dog Pondering, Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield Ave., Chicago: Alternative rock. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 4 and 5. $25. (800) 745-3000.

• 2011 Dr. Robert Stanger Young Artists Competition, Irion Hall at Elmhurst College, 190 Prospect Ave., Elmhurst: Outstanding high school musicians can compete for the opportunity to perform a concerto movement with the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra. Hours are 8:30 to 11:45 a.m. and 12:45 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5. Free and open to the public. (630) 941-0202 or emlhurstsymphony.org.

• Duo Turgeon, Nichols Concert Hall at Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston: Classical. Canadian pianists Anne Louise-Turgeon and Edward Turgeon, known as Duo Turgeon, perform a wide-ranging program of 19th- and 20th-century music. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5. $10-$25. (847) 905-1500, ext. 108, or cinst.org.

• “Night on Bald Mountain,” Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin: Performed by the Elgin Symphony Orchestra featuring Inon Barnatan on the piano. 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, and 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6. $16-$66. (847) 931-5900 or hemmens.org.

• Pianist Inon Barnatan, Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin: Israeli-born pianist Inon Barnatan coaches local youth orchestra students before a live audience at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5. The event, which features piano and orchestra students from throughout the Fox Valley, is free and open to the public. (847) 429-4680 or gailborden.info.

• The Convertibles, Dundee Township Public Library, 555 Barrington Ave., East Dundee: Doo-wop, barbershop, pop. 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5. Free. Registration is recommended. (847) 428-3661, ext. 308.

• The Temptations, Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan: Motown classic rock/doo-wop. 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5. $35-$55. (847) 263-6300 or geneseetheatre.com.

• American String Quartet, Wentz Concert Hall and Fine Arts Center at North Central College, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville: Classical, miscellaneous. 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6. $15-$30. (630) 963-9093 or DGConcerts.org.

• Bach & Beethoven Ensemble, Byron Colby Barn at Prairie Crossing, 1561 Jones Point Road, Grayslake: Classical. 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6. $15; children younger than 16 admitted free. (847) 543-1202.

• The Chicago Philharmonic Chamber Players present “Valentine's Romance,” St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 205 N. Prospect Ave., Park Ridge: Classical, miscellaneous. 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6. $10-$20. (847) 866-6888.

• Seymour's Big Band, Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park: Seymour's Big Band provides music for a Valentine's Ballroom Dance at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6. Selections include tunes from legendary artists like Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Cole Porter and Count Basie. Band members range in age from 28 to 82. Vocalist Patsy Ihrke also stars. Free and open to the public. (708) 386-4040 or oakparkarms.com.

• Howard Whitaker, Edman Memorial Chapel at Wheaton College, 401 E. Franklin Ave., Wheaton: Improvisational jazz concert. 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, in the north addition of the chapel, room 102. Tickets cost $4-$6 and are only available at the door. (630) 752-5099.

• “RAIN — A Tribute to The Beatles,” Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre, 24 W. Randolph St., Chicago: A theatrical concert that re-creates iconic Beatles concerts. 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, and Friday, Feb. 11; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 9-10; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12; and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13. $35-$75. (800) 775-2000.