Here are some events happening from Feb. 16-22 in the Chicago suburbs and Northwest Indiana.
Valentine’s Day nightmare
Love Bites haunted house is from 7 to 10 p.m. Feb. 16-17 and 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Feb. 18 at the 13th Floor Haunted House in Schiller Park. Tickets are $19.99-$99.99. At 5050 River Road. 13thfloorchicago.com/lovebites.
Spice up your Valentine’s Day weekend with blood-sucking vampires, horrifying monsters and more lurking around every corner. Enhance the experience with a visit to the Blood Bank Secret Bar, mini escape rooms, axe throwing, a boutique and even a Second Shot at Love Respawn pass to go through again.
All up in this jazz
The 35th annual Jazz Fest is at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at Prairie State College in Chicago Heights. Tickets are $10; free for students and senior citizens. At 202 S. Halsted St. 708-709-3500; prairiestate.edu.
Enjoy jazz greats Orbert Davis on trumpet, Darius Hampton on tenor sax, Larry Gray on bass, Ernie Adams on drums and Valerie Nicholson on piano. Held in the Conference Center.
One-man ‘Lewis’
“C.S. Lewis On Stage” will be performed at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17 and at 3 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Theatre at the Center in Munster, Indiana. Tickets are $25-$30. At 1040 Ridge Road. 219-836-3255; theatreatthecenter.com.
Written by C.S. Lewis (“The Chronicles of Narnia.” “The Screwtape Letters”) and adapted by Tom Key, the show stars Bradley Armacost of Provision Theater Company and is directed by Provision’s founding artistic director, Timothy Gregory. This one-man show uses Lewis’ own writings to give audiences a better idea of who the literary icon was.
A night with the opera
The Barricade Boys, from London’s West End, perform at 4 p.m. Feb. 18 at the McAninch Arts Center at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn. Tickets are $60-$70. At 425 Fawell Blvd. 630-942-4000; atthemac.org.
The four “Les Misérables” alumni will perform a program ranging from pop to opera; including selections from “Phantom of the Opera,” “Miss Saigon,” “Jersey Boys” and “Les Misérables,” as well as hits by Queen, Elton John and The Beatles.
Tiffany in Lake County
Ladies Night Out featuring Tiffany performs at 8 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Impact Fuel Room in Libertyville. Tickets are $35-$40. At 481 Peterson Road. 847-549-1972; impactfuelroom.com.
Get ready for a totally tubular time when ‘80s pop star Tiffany performs her hits like “I Think We’re Alone Now,” “Could’ve Been” and “I Saw Him Standing There.” Fun fact: Tiffany was the youngest female artist to top the Billboard charts with her debut album in 1987.
Annie Alleman is a freelance reporter for the Naperville Sun.
