The Elgin Symphony Orchestra stages its third Classics Concert this weekend with a program devoted to music inspired by traditional Bohemian culture.
”The Moldau” by Bedrich Smetana, Concerto No. 1 by Carl Maria Von Weber, and Symphony No. 8 by Antonin Dvorak will all feature guest soloist Gene Collerd on clarinet. Performances are scheduled for 8 p.m. Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Hemmens Auditorium, 150 Dexter Ct., Elgin.
Tickets are $6 to $20, or $6 to $17 for senior citizens and students. Call 708-888-7389.
– Jay Leno is giving a Valentine`s Day gift to the northwest suburbs`
unemployed: a free comedy concert for people without jobs Friday at Zanies in Mt. Prospect. The concert is sold out.
– Slice of Chicago, 36 S. Northwest Hwy., Palatine, celebrates Valentine`s Day Friday with a ”Blue Valentine Party.” Women guests will receive a rose.
Rhythm-and-blues group Howard and the White Boys will perform starting at 10 p.m. Cover charge is $5. Call 708-991-2150.
– Drama set in the pre-Pleistocene era takes the stage at Cutting Hall, 150 E. Wood St., Palatine, on Saturday. ”Dinosaurs! Dinosaurs? Dinosaurs . . .” consists of four fables about the reptilian creatures. The children`s show starts at 2 p.m. Tickets are $2.50, or $1.50 for children under 12. Call 708-991-0333.
– ”Little Shop of Horrors,” the hit Broadway musical penned by the songwriting team of Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman, opens a three-week run Friday at the Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St., Woodstock.
The show, staged by Woodstock Musical Theatre Company, plays at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 6 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $12 and $10, with a $1 discount for senior citizens and students. Call 815-338-5300.