Here are some other events occurring the week of April 25-May 1 in Doings and Pioneer Press suburbs.
String fling
Rendezvous Arts presents “The Kaia String Quartet with Visual Artist Ken Reif” at 7 p.m. April 26 at Gorton Community Center, 400 E. Illinois, Lake Forest. Tickets: $35 adults; $15 students. 630-673-6063; rendezvousarts.org.
The Kaia String Quartet is devoted to promoting the exciting music of Latin America. Artist Ken Reif will display his paintings of nature and jazz musicians.
Lies before your eyes
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie presents “Michael Carbonaro: Lies On Stage” at 7:30 p.m. April 26 at 9501 Skokie, Blvd., Skokie. Tickets: $39-$184. 847-673-6300; northshorecenter.org/event/michael-carbonaro.
The master of special effects is the star and producer of the show “The Carbonaro Effect” on truTV.
Bye, bye theater
Oak Park Festival Theatre, in partnership with the Park District of Oak Park, presents “The Droll, Or a Stage-Play About the END of Theatre” by Meg Miroshnik at 7 p.m. April 26 and 27 at Pleasant Home, 217 Home Ave., Oak Park. Tickets: $45 in advance; $50 at the door. 708-300-9396; oakparkfestival.com/project/winter-readings-2024.
Play set in 1649, one year after all theater is banned in London, is part of the theater company’s Spring Reading Series.
Myrna Petlicki is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press.
