The late gay composer Cole Porter is still esteemed as one of the most elegant and sophisticated lyricists of American pop music in the 20th century. Hear Porter get his due in the Ravinia Festival concert Night & Day: A Cole Porter Evening. Twisting their tongues around Porter’s lyrics are Tony Award winners David Hyde Pierce (TV’s Frasier; Curtains) and Victoria Clark (The Light in the Piazza, Titanic). Rob Fisher, former music director of New York City Center Encores!, is the accompanist. Night & Day: A Cole Porter Evening is 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, at the Ravinia Festival, 418 Sheridan, Highland Park. Tickets are $35-$75 ($20 for lawn seating). Call 847-266-5100 or visit www.ravinia.org. Photo of Pierce courtesy of Ravinia Festival
