Diversions: 4 picks for the upcoming week

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Updated: February 24, 2012 9:44AM

1. “You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown” will be presented by the James Downing Theatre through March 4 at the John Waldron Arts Center, housed at Edison Park United Methodist Church, 6740 N. Oliphant Ave., Chicago. Performances are at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays; 1:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $20; $15 for students and senior citizens. Call (224) 725-3696 or visit http://jamesdowningtheatre.typepad.com.

2. “Die Fledermaus” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23-25 and 3 p.m. Feb. 26 in Northwestern University’s Cahn Auditorium, 600 Emerson, Evanston. Strauss’ most famous operetta is updated to the Art Deco 1930s and sung in English in a new production. Tickets are $20; $8 for students. Call (847) 467-4000.

3. An artists’ reception for “Continuing the Tradition,” works by more than 36 artists who carry on the legacy of the Park Ridge Art Colony, will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 26 at Kalo Foundation’s Iannelli Studios Heritage Center, 255-57 N. Northwest Highway, Park Ridge. Younger children must be accompanied by an adult. The exhibit is on display through March 9. Admission is free. For information, visit www.kalofoundation.org or call (847) 823-5314.

4. A poetry reading will be presented by Nikky Finney, recent National Book Award winner, at 6 p.m. Feb. 29 at the Shorefront Legacy Center, 2010 Dewey Ave., Evanston. Finney, a professor of creative writing at the University of Kentucky, is the author of four volumes of poetry — Head Off and Split, The World Is Round, Rice and On Wings Made of Gauze. Admission is $20; $10 for members and students. Call (847) 864-7467 or visit www.shorefrontlegacy.org.