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See fire dancers, live music, ax throwing, a contortionist and more during Howlin’ at the Moon Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25-26, at Naper Settlement in Naperville.

Festivals Oct. 25-31: Howlin’ at the Moon, Halloween happenings, Lake County Home Show and more

Mark your calendar for Halloween events across the suburbs including Naper Settlement’s Howlin’ at the Moon and Randall Oaks Zoo’s Boo at the Zoo, as well as the Lake County Home Show, Chicago Women’s Expo and more happening this week.

In “Conclave,” Ralph Fiennes gives his furrowed brows a marathon workout as a Vatican cardinal in charge of finding a new pope.

Highbrow drama: Smart, savvy Vatican thriller presciently parallels U.S. politics in ‘Conclave’

If the Academy Awards ever created a special Oscar for “Best Performance by a Furrowed Brow,” Ralph Fiennes would handily win for his lively and versatile forehead wrinkles in Edward Berger’s elegantly staged, unpredictable and extremely timely drama “Conclave.”

Edward James Olmos will appear during the Salute to Battlestar Galactica event this weekend at the Westin O’Hare Hotel in Rosemont.

Best Bets: Rosemont welcomes ‘Battlestar Galactica’ fans

The Salute to Battlestar Galactica event fetes 20 years of the TV show in Rosemont, the Cleve Carney Museum of Art debuts a new exhibition devoted to classic arcade games, and Rosemont’s Parkway Bank Park hosts a Crawl-o-ween Bar Crawl.

Fat Rosie’s Taco & Tequila Bar will bring authentic Mexican flavors to Rosemont when it opens Oct. 30.

Taco time: Fat Rosie’s to open next week in Rosemont

It soon will be taco time in Rosemont as Fat Rosie’s Taco and Tequila Bar opens next week in Parkway Bank Park, taking over the space once occupied by Park Tavern.

Usher will perform Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, Oct. 28, 29 and 31, at the United Center in Chicago.

Concerts Oct. 25-31: Usher, Warrant, Diplo and more

Upcoming concerts this week include Usher, Diplo, Warrant with special guest Hoodlum Johnny and more.

The Graceful Ordinary owners Chris and Megan Curren will open their second restaurant, Vicolo, in downtown Aurora in the spring.

‘It just felt right’: The Graceful Ordinary owners look to build on success with new restaurant in Aurora

The owners of The Graceful Ordinary are planning a spring opening for Vicolo, their new Italian-themed eatery, in downtown Aurora.

Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) and his ink-black alien symbiote go head-to-head once again in “Venom: The Last Dance.”

Tom Hardy’s double act can’t save ‘Venom: The Last Dance’

For three films now, Tom Hardy has smushed Jekyll and Hyde into one strange and slimy double act. If “The Last Dance” is the swan song for this spun-off, half-formed franchise, it confirms that the “Venom” films never quite figured themselves out.