Music

Halloween concert West Suburban Symphony Orchestra of Hinsdale, 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, York High School Performing Arts Center, 355 W. St. Charles Road, Elmhurst. Features “Night on Bald Mountain.” Tickets are $19 at the door, with senior and youth discounts. For more information, call (630) 887-7464.

Fundraiser

Chili Cook-off fundraiser Elmhurst American Legion Auxiliary, 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, Legion post, 310 W. Butterfield Road, Elmhurst. Celebrity judges include former Chicago Bear, Keith Van Horne, and Los Angeles Ram, Bill Leagan. No cost to enter the cook-off. The Unit asks that those sampling the entries make a free-will donation to help the “Packages Abroad” project purchase and mail comfort items to service personnel overseas. For more information or to enter the cook-off, call Joanne Shultz at (630) 833-8249.

Theater

“The Complete History of America (abridged)” Reduced Shakespeare Company, 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, College of DuPage, McAninch Arts Center, Mainstage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. Comedy show. Tickets are $38, $36 and $28. For tickets, call (630) 942-4000.

Nature event

African Violet show and sale 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, Morton Arboretum, Interstate 88 and Route 53, Lisle.  www.mortonarb.org.

Special event

“Spooky Trail” West Chicago Park District, 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 24 and 25, Dyer Nature Sanctuary at Reed Keppler Park, 129 W. National St., West Chicago. All ages. 6 to 6:30 p.m. for preschool age children; 6:30 to 9 p.m. for general public. $7 per person at the door, children 3 feet tall and under are free. $6 advance tickets available at park district office, 157 W. Washington St. (630) 231-9474.