“Dirty Dancing in Concert”: Have the time of your life by watching a remastered version of the 35-year-old film with a band and singers performing the soundtrack live on stage. The music continues with a post-screening dance party. 8 p.m. Friday at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont; tickets $37-$87 at dirtydancinginconcert.com
“The Godfather Live”: The Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra performs Nino Rota’s score during a screening celebrating the 50th anniversary of Francis Ford Coppola’s Academy Award-winning mafia film starring Marlon Brando. 8 p.m. Saturday at the Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive; tickets $71-$143 at 312-341-2300 and auditoriumtheatre.org
Arcade Fire: The Grammy Award-winning indie rock band tours to promote the May release of its sixth studio album, “We.” Grammy-nominated mizik rasin band Boukman Eksperyans opens the show. 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the United Center, 1901 W. Madison St.; tickets from $40 at arcadefire.com
Chicago Reel Shorts Film Festival: See short films from around the world at the 19th annual fest, which features a lineup across genres from a documentary about Black action figures to a French animated film following dinosaurs dealing with annoying humans. 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday at the Chicago Filmmakers Theater, 1326 W. Hollywood Ave.; tickets $15 at projectchicago.com
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“Harry Potter: Magic at Play”: The 30,000-square-foot interactive touring experience makes its debut in Chicago, allowing fans to explore the Dursleys’ living room, attend classes at Hogwarts, practice Quidditch and play in Hagrid’s pumpkin patch. A gift shop offers themed food and drinks including Butterbeer. Through May 14 at Water Tower Place, 835 N. Michigan Ave.; tickets start at $38 at harrypottermagicatplay.com
“Trouble in Mind”: Alice Childress’ 1955 satire critiques superficial representation and interracial politics through the tensions that arise between a Black actor and a white director producing an anti-lynching drama on Broadway. It’s directed at TimeLine by Ron OJ Parson. Through Dec. 18 at TimeLine Theatre, 615 W. Wellington Ave.; tickets $42-$57 at 773-281-8463 and timelinetheatre.com
Black Harvest Film Festival: The 28th annual showcase of films focused on the Black experience worldwide features screenings of the 2022 documentary “Rewind and Play” about the racism jazz pianist Thelonious Monk encountered during his 1969 trip to Paris, a restoration of the lost thriller “Solomon King,” and multiple shorts programs with director presentations. Through Nov. 20 at the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St.; tickets $12 at 312-846-2085 and siskelfilmcenter.org/blackharvest
“Measure for Measure”: Shakespeare’s play about a corrupt and depraved judge is set in 1950s Havana in the lead-up toward Castro’s revolution, when the city was a party palace for the rich and famous. The show features music co-composed by Chicago Jazz Philharmonic artistic director Orbert Davis. Through Nov. 27 at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, 800 E. Grand Ave.; tickets $63-$92 at 312-595-5600 and chicagoshakes.com
Handmade Market: Get a head start on your holiday shopping while sipping a mimosa at the monthly art show, which features more than two dozen local vendors including Luz Apothecary, Marigold Press and Ro Stitches. Noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western Ave.; admission is free, more information at handmadechicago.com
“Man of the People”: Stage Left Theatre presents a new play from Dolores Díaz based on the true story of John Brinkley, a quack doctor who rose to fame for selling an impotence cure through the radio in the 1920s and got into politics. Through Nov. 20 at Chicago Dramatists, 1105 W. Chicago Ave.; tickets $25-$40 at stagelefttheatre.com
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