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Best bets: Sting, Sacred Rose Fest, 'Hello, Dolly!' and more

Posted August 24, 2022 11:00 pm

Barbara Vitello

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Sting heads to Highland Park for two nights at Ravinia this weekend. Courtesy of Martin Kierszenbaum

Sacred Rose Fest

Chicago-based Collectiv Presents - operators of the long-running North Coast electronica, hip-hop and rock music festival - is pivoting to something more down-home with the debut of the Sacred Rose Fest. A three-day celebration of the counterculture and hippie spirit still alive in modern-day Americana, psycho-rock, jam, soul, funk and bluegrass music brings Phil Lesh & Friends, Khruangbin, The War on Drugs, Black Pumas, Umphrey's McGee, Moon Taxi, The Disco Biscuits, Maggie Rose, Animal Collective and many more artists to the SeatGeek Stadium Campus, 7000 S. Harlem Ave., Bridgeview. Single-day passes start at $73.40 for Friday and Sunday, $79.58 for Saturday; three-day passes are $182.55; kids passes start at $26.91; VIP packages are also available at sacredrosefest.com. Gates open at noon Friday through Sunday, Aug. 26-28

Phil Lesh headlines the new Sacred Rose Fest this weekend at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview. Associated Press file photo

Back where she belongs

Chicago-area fave Heidi Kettenring plays the irrepressible Dolly Levi opposite her real-life husband, David C. Girolmo, who co-stars as curmudgeonly Horace Vandergelder, in Marriott Theatre's revival of "Hello, Dolly!" at 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. The beloved Jerry Herman tuner based on Thornton Wilder's farce "The Matchmaker" is directed and choreographed by Tony Award-nominee Denis Jones. $59-$64. (847) 634-0200 or marriotttheatre.com. Previews at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26; 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27; and 1 and 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28. The show opens Wednesday, Aug. 31.

Wife and husband duo Heidi Kettenring and David C. Girolmo star as Dolly Levi and Horace Vandergelder in Marriott Theatre's "Hello, Dolly!" Courtesy of Joe Mazza Brave Lux

Funny man

Comedian Kevin James, who starred for nine years on the CBS sitcom "The King of Queens," won't headline Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, until Sept. 18, but fans can pick up discounted tickets through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28. Use the code "hitch" to get $15 off select seats. $46.50-$66.50. (800) 745-3000 or ticketmaster.com. 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept, 18

Double doses of Sting

Settle in for a pair of performances by the famed English pop-rocker as his "Sting: My Songs" tour pops over to Ravinia Festival, 200 Ravinia Park Road, Highland Park, this weekend with special guest Joe Sumner, singer and bassist for rock band Fiction Plane. General admission lawn seats start at $65 per night; reserved pavilion seating is $170-$200. ravinia.org. Gates open at 5 p.m. for the 8 p.m. performances Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 27-28

Actor and comedian Kevin James performs at the Rosemont Theatre on Sept. 18. Select seats are available at a discount through Sunday, Aug. 28. Associated Press, 2016

Have some fun

Nine-time Grammy winner Sheryl Crow brings her rescheduled show - originally set for early July - to Ravinia Festival, 200 Ravinia Park Road, Highland Park, for a midweek performance of some of her heartland rock hits and favorites ("All I Wanna Do," "Strong Enough," "Soak Up the Sun" and many others among her 40-some singles that hit the charts). Tickets start at $49 for general admission lawn seating, with reserved pavilion seats available for $110-$140 at ravinia.org. 8 p.m. (gates open at 5 p.m.) Wednesday, Aug. 31

Sheryl Crow brings her rescheduled show to Ravinia Festival in Highland Park Wednesday, Aug. 31. Courtesy of Ravinia Festival

Butterfly encounter

You have until Sunday to have a close encounter with butterflies native to Illinois during the Kohl Children's Museum's outdoor Butterfly Encounter. The exhibit at 2100 Patriot Blvd., Glenview, also features butterfly eggs, caterpillars and chrysalises. $19 children and adults, $18 seniors. (847) 832-6600 or kohlchildrensmuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. now through Sunday, Aug. 28

The Butterfly Encounter exhibition at Glenview's Kohl Children's Museum continues through Sunday, Aug. 28. Courtesy of Kohl Children's Museum

Jazz Fest returns

After a two-year pandemic-induced hiatus, The Chicago Jazz Festival resumes Labor Day weekend in Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St., Chicago. Presented by the Jazz Institute of Chicago and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, schedule highlights include Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and saxophonist Henry Threadgill and Zooid at 8 p.m. Thursday, award-winning vocalist Jazzmeia Horn at 6:25 p.m. Friday, guitarist/composer Bill Frisell at 7:45 p.m. Friday, Grammy Award-nominated saxophonist and band leader Miguel Zenón at 5:25 p.m. Saturday, bassist William Parker and his quintet at 7:45 p.m. Saturday, Australian bassist Linda May Han Oh at 4:15 p.m. Sunday and Donald Harrison at 7:45 p.m. Sunday, among others. Check the website for free events and concerts taking place through Aug. 31 at venues around the city. chicago.gov or jazzinchicago.org/chicagojazzfest. 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, and 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Sept. 2-4

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