Thursday, Oct. 16: It’s called a Girls Night Out, but with bestselling author Elizabeth Berg joining the party, the sisterhood should make it a Girlfriends Night Out. The author of Ordinary Life and Dream When You’re Feeling Blue will be the guest at Tulipia Floral Design from 6 to 10 p.m. during the shop’s third annual get-together for local women. 7617 Lake, River Forest. 209-1323.
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Friday, Oct. 17: The 23-year-old classical pianist rocking the international music scene, Di Wu, will be in Forest Park this week. Expect an all-Ravel recital from this must-watch headliner during HouseRed’s Rising Stars concert series. $10. RSVP online or by phone. 6 to 9 p.m. at 7403 Madison, Forest Park. 771-7733, www.house-red.com.
Saturday, Oct. 18: As of presstime Tuesday, 13 seats still were available for the Judy Collins concert at Dominican University (see Page 35 for Bill Dywer’s profile of the folk and pop megastar). This concert, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, is Collins’ only Chicago-area performance this year. For tickets, which are $27 and $34, call 488-5000 or go to www.dom.edu/pac. The concert will be in Lund Auditorium at Dominican’s Performing Arts Center. 7900 W. Division, River Forest
Sunday, Oct. 19: Plan on pancakes for breakfast this Sunday at St. Bernardine Church. The annual fundraiser, which benefits the church’s CCD program, will be in St. Bernardine’s Fearon Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. A $5 donation will get you a hearty stack. Kids will get the chance to decorate their pancakes. Save room for other treats, because the folks at St. Bernardine are hosting a bake sale, too. And save cash for the raffle, which this year is for a dollhouse. The church is at 815 Elgin in Forest Park.