Looking Forward: What's happening this week in news, sports and entertainment

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SATURDAY Hughley heads to Paramount D.L. Hughley performs at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Paramount Theater in Aurora. The comedian spent four years starring in his own sitcom, “The Hughleys,”  and co-starred in the “Original Kings of Comedy.” Tickets range from $36.50 to $46.50. For more information, visit www.paramountaurora.com. WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY Comedian Roy will appear at Zanies Comedian John Roy performs starting Wednesday night at Zanies Comedy Club at Pheasant Run in St. Charles. Shows start at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. For information on Roy, visit www.johnroylive.com. Next week’s featured performers include Patrick DeGuire and Marla Schultz on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday and Kevin Nealon on Friday night. For more information, visit www.stcharles. zanies.com. WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY Comedian Roy will appear at Zanies Comedian John Roy performs starting Wednesday night at Zanies Comedy Club at Pheasant Run in St. Charles. Shows start at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. For information on Roy, visit www.johnroylive.com. Next week’s featured performers include Patrick DeGuire and Marla Schultz on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday and Kevin Nealon on Friday night. For more information, visit www.stcharles. zanies.com. THURSDAY Cougars start playoffs against Burlington The Kane County Cougars will host the Burlington Bees on Tuesday at Elfstrom Stadium in Game 2 of the first round of the Midwest League playoffs. The first game of the best-of-three series will be Wednesday at Burlington. The series will be completed in Geneva. Game 2 begins at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. If necessary, Game 3 would be at 6:30 p.m. Friday. For information, visit       www.kccougars.com. FRIDAY Playoff rematch highlights busy football schedule St. Charles East and Geneva – two of the best football teams in the area – clash on Friday night, highlighting Week 2 of the prep football season. The teams met last year in the IHSA Class 7A playoffs, with Geneva ending the Saints’ season. The teams meet at 7:30 p.m. TUESDAY Garden club plans luncheon Geneva Garden Club invites guests to help kick off its 2008-2009 season at a salad luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Geneva History Center, 113 S. Third St. Programs for the coming year will be discussed. For information, call 630-232-4268. WEDNESDAY Sandwich Fair ready to go The 121st annual Sandwich Fair will be Wednesday through Sunday. The fairgrounds’ entrance is off Pratt Road from the Somonauk Blacktop and Route 30. Entertainment will include .38 Special at 8 p.m. Wednesday and Billy Currington at 8 p.m. Friday. Demolition Derby will be at 1, 3 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call 815-786-2159 or visit www.sandwichfair.com. ‘Ask the Vet’in South Elgin Anderson Animal Shelter will present “Ask the Vet” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the shelter auditorium, 1000 S. LaFox St. in South Elgin. A veterinarian will discuss preventable diseases, vaccines and surgical procedures and answer questions from the audience. Admission is free to shelter members and $5 for non-members. Registration is required and can be made by calling Anna Friedman at 847-697-2880, Ext. 51. THURSDAY Forest preserve will entertain preschoolers Kane County Forest Preserve District will host a program for preschoolers and their caregivers from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Les Arends Forest Preserve, 2S731 Route 31 in Batavia. Children ages 3-6 and their caregivers are invited to explore the woods and fields with district naturalists on a guided hike. Games and nature-related activities will be offered. Registration is $5 per child. To register, call 847-741-8350. Fee assistance is available upon request. For information on    this or other district nature programs, visit www.kanefor est.com. FRIDAY Run of the Mill helps fifth-grader battle epilepsy Mill Creek Elementary School in Geneva will host the 11th annual Run of the Mill on Friday to benefit Matthew Morrison and his family. Matthew is a fifth-grade Mill Creek student battling epilepsy and facing brain surgery this fall. The event will include a one-mile youth run at 5:45 p.m. for students in fifth grade and younger, and a 5K run and two-mile walk at 6:30 p.m. The races will begin and end at Mill Creek Elementary School, 0N900 Brundige Drive. For information, call Shawn or Dave Ginsberg    at 630-542-1368 or e-mail sginsberg@mchsi.com. Batavia Open Mike at Panera Batavia Open Mike will be 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday at Panera Bread, 154 W. Wilson St. All musical styles at reasonable volume levels and poets and other performance artists are invited. Batavia Open Mike is an informal nonprofit organization affiliated with the nonprofit Batavia Renaissance Project. For project information, visit http://batavia renaissanceproject.org. For Open Mike information, call Dave Ziffer at 630-879-0620. ‘Bangkok Dangerous’ opens in theaters “Bangkok Dangerous,” starring Nicolas Cage, opens in theaters. The movie tells the story of a hitman (Cage) who’s in Bangkok to pull off a series of jobs, falls for a local woman, and bonds with his errand boy. “Bangkok Dangerous” is rated R for violence, language and some sexuality. Cubs on the road for most of Sept. The NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs will finish a series with Houston on Wednesday, have a day off on Thursday, and then begin a nine-game road trip to Cincinnati, St. Louis and Houston. The Cubs will play 16 of 25 games on the road in September and will have to play well if they want to hold off the Milwaukee Brewers. Church plans rummage sale Fox Valley Presbyterian Church, 227 Eastside Drive in Geneva, will host a rummage and bake sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. The sale will benefit Living Waters for the World, an organization that provides and installs water purification systems in areas in need of drinkable water. For information, call the church office at 630-232-7448. SATURDAY Fireman’s Dance set in Burlington Burlington Community Fire Protection District will host its 32nd annual Fireman’s Dance from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday at Burlington Fire Station, 154 South St. Entertainment will be by Prime Time Live Band. For information, call 847-683-2199. Geneva needs gardeners Geneva Beautification Committee seeks gardeners of all ages to join in the final planting of the season on Saturday. Volunteers will report at the corner of South Third and James streets, in front of the Geneva Post Office at 8 a.m. to be given a garden location. Volunteers are asked to bring garden gloves, pruning shears, rakes, brooms and trowels. Planting will continue unless there is a thunderstorm. Rain date is 12:30 p.m. Sunday. To check the status of the planting, call Dorothy Flanagan at 630-638-2475. For information, visit www.PlantGeneva.org. SUNDAY Bears open season at Indianapolis The Colts are opening their new retractable-roof venue, Lucas Oil Stadium, by hosting the Bears in a prime-time game on Sunday. The Bears’ offense and quarterback Kyle Orton put in a good showing in the all-important third preseason game, but the defense now is suspect. The Bears will have to put a complete game together to have any chance against Peyton Manning and the Colts. The game begins at 7:15 p.m. Sunday and will be televised on NBC.