Diversions: 4 picks for the weekend

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Updated: February 17, 2012 9:12AM

1. “Sirens,” a romantic comedy starring the husband-and-wife team of Ellen and Scott Phelps, will be presented through March 4 at Citadel Theatre’s West Campus, 300 S. Waukegan Road, Lake Forest. Curtain is 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $35 for Thursday and Sunday performances; $37.50 Fridays and Saturdays. Discounts available for groups, senior citizens and students. Call (847) 735-8554 or visit www.citadeltheatre.org.

2. The Northshore Concert Band will present its winter concert at 3 p.m. Feb. 19 at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston. The program includes American composer Johnny Vinson’s “Echoes of the Hollow Square,” Bizet’s “Carmen Suite,” and two folk-inspired works by Percy Grainger. The band will also host its sixth annual silent auction before the concert and at intermission, to raise funds for its education and outreach activities. Tickets are $18; $13 for senior citizens; $7 for students and children. Visit www.northshoreband.org.

3. Composer and instrumentalist Hugh Masekela and his band of South African musicians will perform pop, jazz, ballads and traditional South African music at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18 at Northwestern University’s Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston. Tickets are $18; $10 for students. Call (847) 467-4000 or visit www.pickstaiger.org.

4. An opening reception for “Crossing Wires: Technology and Play,” featuring works by nine artists, will be held from 1-4 p.m Feb. 19 at the Evanston Art Center, 2603 Sheridan Road. The exhibit is on display through April 15. For information, call (847) 475-5300 or visit www.evanstonartcenter.org.