The following events are taking place for Memorial Day in the area. All events take place Monday, May 27, unless otherwise noted.
Free airplane rides for children will be from 9 a.m. to noon May 25 at Lake in the Hills Airport, 8407 Pyott Road, Lake in the Hills.
“Baseball Cards in Your Attic?” will be presented from 7 to 8 p.m. May 21 at the McHenry Public Library, 809 N. Front St.
Children won’t be playing with their thumbs at Donley’s Wild West Town, unless they have a sling shot or rope in their hands.
With Theater Undreground, you can never really expect a typical night at the theater.
Most of them are graduating high school, but the members of Project Two aren’t leaving behind the student-run music group they created.
On a break from the CBS sitcom “2 Broke Girls,” comedian and actor Jonathan Kite decided to give stand-up a try.
UNION – “Brilliance: A New Exhibit Honoring the Lives of Women on the North Shore Line” will open May 11 at the Illinois Railway Museum.
Fareed Haque will perform from 2 to 4 p.m. May 12 at The Listening Room at Lakeside Legacy Arts Park, 401 Country Club Road, Crystal Lake.
Cary Park District's Children's Theater Company of Cary will stage “Unwrapped” at 1 and 4 p.m. May 18 at Fox River Grove Middle School, 401 Orchard St., Fox River Grove.
Strike Out MS Fundraiser will be 2 to 5 p.m. May 18 at Raymond's Bowl & Entertainment Center, 3960 N. Johnsburg Road, Johnsburg.
Cary-based folk duo Small Potatoes will perform at 8 p.m. May 18 at Unity Spiritual Center, 225 Calhoun St., Woodstock.
Project Two Music will perform at 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. May 18 at Cosman Cultural Center, 12015 Mill St., Huntley. The group, made of up students from Huntley, will perform the hits of Broadway.
Delfeayo Marsalis will perform at 8 p.m. May 18 at Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. Marsalis and his group of accomplished musicians perform a fresh take on the music of Duke Ellington.

