Hot Picks: Custom cars, Steve Trash

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The Trash and Recycle Show with Steve Trash: Rockin' Eco Hero will take place Jan. 21 at Moraine Valley Community College's Dorothy Menker Theater in Palos Hills.

Updated: February 21, 2012 8:22AM

Here is a look at top events you won’t want to miss.

Suggestions include the Custom Rides Car Show and Expo at the Tinley Park Convention Center and the Trash and Recycle Show with Steve Trash: Rockin’ Eco Hero at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills.

Custom cars

Tinley Park Convention Center, 18501 S. Harlem Ave., presents the Custom Rides Car Show and Expo from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Jan. 21 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 22.

The weekend also includes a sock hop from 7 to 10 p.m. Jan. 21. Information: customridescarshow.com.

Steve Trash

Moraine Valley Community College’s Dorothy Menker Theater hosts the Trash and Recycle Show with Steve Trash: Rockin’ Eco Hero at 2 p.m. Jan. 21. Information: morainevalley.edu/fpac, (708) 974-5500.

Weekend

Jan. 20’s Weekend magazine previews “Tad in 5th City” at Governors State University.

There also are previews of Spencers: Theatre of Illusion at the Lincoln-Way Central Performing Arts Center, Spotlight Theater’s “Jake’s Women” in New Lenox, and Glen Campbell Goodbye Tour gigs at Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet.

Some of these articles are already available in SouthtownStar.com’s Entertainment section.

Also for Jan. 19, 2011

The Entertainment section includes Carpe Weekend’s look at role-playing games including an event at the Steger-South Chicago Heights Public Library.

There also are movie reviews of “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” and “Contraband” and looks at “Underworld: Awakening” midnight screenings and the BACinema screening of “The Last Rites of Joe May.”

Jessi Virtusio blogs about music, movies and much more on Elaborating on Entertainment, blogs.southtownstar.com/entertainment.