Looking for something to do? Here are five things to do in the area April 24 to 26.
-Village of Orland Park Comedy Improv Team, 8 to 10 p.m. Friday, Cultural Arts Center, 14760 Park Lane, Orland Park; 708-403-7275; orlandpark.org.
Laugh it up for a mere $6 ticket. Open to those 18 and older.
-Pre-Dark Lord Day, 4 p.m. Friday, Flossmoor Station Restaurant and Brewery, 1035 Sterling Ave., Flossmoor; 708-957-BREW; flossmoorstation.com.
The outdoor/indoor party for beer lovers includes a bottle release at 5 p.m. of BA Shadow of the Moon and BA Imperial Porter, with cash-only sales first come first serve, plus music by MG Bailey and grilled menu items and select beers on tap outdoors.
Dark Lord Day is Saturday at Three Floyds Brewing & Brewpub, 9750 Indiana Pkwy., Munster, Ind. (219-922-4425, 3floyds.com, darklordday.com). If you don’t have a ticket to the sold-out party, no Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout for you!
-Hot Club of Cowtown, 8 p.m. Saturday, Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th St., Chicago; 773-445-3838; beverlyartcenter.org.
There’s a thing called gypsy jazz and it’s blended with western swing by the Texan trio named Western Swing Group of the Year — with Elana James, lead vocalist/fiddler and former horse wrangler and classical music student in France, Western Swing Female of the Year – at the 2015 Ameripolitan Music Awards. Tickets are $26.
-Organ Extravaganza XIX, 7 p.m. Saturday, Rialto Square Theatre, 15 E. Van Buren St., Joliet; 815-726-6600; rialtosquare.com.
The 19th annual keyboard concert by the Joliet Symphony Orchestra of the University of St. Francis and guest artists will celebrate the Rat Pack era. Tickets are $30.
-“Sesame Street Live Let’s Dance!,” through Sunday, Star Plaza Theatre, Interstate 65 and U.S. 30, Merrillville, Ind.; (219) 769-6311; starplazatheatre.com.
Show times are 6:30 p.m. Friday and 1 and 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $20 and up, with group discounts available.
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Illinois Motorcycle Freedom Run and Freedom Fest, June 20; Ilmfr.org.
The annual motorcycle parade travels from Morris to the Middle East Conflicts Wall Memorial in Marseilles, which features the names of soldiers killed in action, with more names etched into the granite monuments after every Memorial Day.
A general meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. May 5 at the VFW on 63rd Street in Summit (across from Argo High School).
Vickie Jurkowski is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.