Classic crooner Barry Manilow and classic rocker John Fogerty headline suburban shows

Barry Manilow brings his Last Concerts tour to Allstate Arena.
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Last call for Manilow

Singer-songwriter Barry Manilow (Mandy, I Write the Songs), whose career spans seven decades, brings his Last Concerts tour to Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont. $30-$400. rosemont.com/allstate. 7:00 p.m. Saturday July 27

Hot Wheels Contest

The Hot Wheels Legends Tour, now in its seventh year, is coming to the Chicago area this weekend, giving custom car builders the opportunity to transform their passion projects into the next Hot Wheels die-cast model car. Local car enthusiasts and representatives from the Hot Wheels design team will vote on the winning car design, which will compete in the global semifinals later this year. The free event is at Walmart Supercenter, 333 U.S. Route 6, Morris. hotwheelslegends.com. From 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, July 27

Country Night at The Quarry

Dust off your cowboy hats and boots, country night is coming to The Quarry at Three Oaks Recreation Area, 5517 Northwest Hwy., Crystal Lake. This family-friendly event features potato sack races, a mechanical bull and music by the band Whiskey Romance. Food and drinks available for purchase. $12 adults, $6 children. thequarrycablepark.com. 5pm-11pm Saturday July 27

Free movie nights

The Venue, located at 21 S. Broadway in Aurora, is hosting two free movie nights this summer highlighting important events and places in music history. The documentary Woodstock chronicles the music festival held in upstate New York from August 15-18, 1969, that featured rock legends such as Jimi Hendrix, Santana, The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Who and Crosby, Stills Nash & Young, among others. Cheat You Fair: The Story of Maxwell Street, a 2006 documentary narrated by Chicago actor Joe Mantegna, details the rise and fall of Maxwell Street, Chicago’s historic open-air market and the birthplace of electric blues. themusicvenue.org. Woodstock at 7pm on Sunday, July 28; Cheat You Fair: The Story of Maxwell Street at 7pm on August 30

Rock legend John Fogerty will headline Aurora's RiverEdge Park on Wednesday, July 31.
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John Fogerty in concert

Rock legend, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and founder of Creedence Clearwater Revival John Fogerty (Bad Moon Rising, Proud Mary, Fortunate Son) will headline RiverEdge Park, 360 N. Broadway, Aurora. $60; VIP package $260. (630) 896-6666 or riveredgeaurora.com. 8:00 p.m. Wednesday July 31

Legendary Negro League pitcher Leroy Satchel Paige, seen in this Aug. 2, 1942, photo, and stars like him will be featured by the Chicago Fed Money Museum in its new exhibit, Triple Play: Negro Leagues Baseball Commemorative Coins.
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Black Baseball History in the Spotlight

The Chicago Fed Money Museum, located inside the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, 230 S. LaSalle St., Chicago, presents its new temporary exhibit, Triple Play: Negro Leagues Baseball Commemorative Coins. The exhibit features U.S. Mints commemorative coins marking the centennial of the Negro Leagues and its star players whose statistics are now part of Major League Baseball records. Free. Visitors 18 and older must have a valid government-issued photo ID to enter. (312) 332-2400 or chicagofed.org. Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., except public holidays

Christmas in July

Join Santa and the elves at the Volo Auto Museum, 27582 Volo Village Road, for the museum’s Christmas in July celebration, which includes cookie decorating, coloring and visits with Santa, among other activities. Free with museum admission. Park admission is $24.95 for adults, $22.95 for seniors and $13.95 for children. (815) 390-4853 or volocars.com. From 10am to 5pm every day

A reconstruction of the doomed liner's grand staircase is part of the interactive exhibit Titanic: The Exhibition, which runs through Labor Day at the Old Orchard Mall.
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Titanic: The Exhibition

There’s still time to experience Titanic: The Exhibit at Westfield Old Orchard, 4963 Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie. The immersive, interactive tour of the doomed ship features images recreating the interior and exterior, including the dock, boiler room and millionaire’s suite, as well as artifacts and the stories behind them. Dated and time-stamped tickets start at $29. thetitanicexhibition.com/chicagL. Until September 2nd