DES PLAINES
Applications are available for the Des Plaines Arts Council’s fine arts scholarships for students age 22 and younger who live in incorporated or unincorporated Des Plaines. The award of up to $500 can be used for tuition in any fine arts program. Applications are due April 15. Call Donna Catlett at City Hall, 847-391-5301, or Linda Traina at the Park District, 847-391-5700.
HOFFMAN ESTATES
Applications for the Miss Hoffman Estates Scholarship Pageant are due by 5 p.m. March 8 in the Village Hall, 1900 Hassell Rd. The pageant is for women ages 17 to 24 who live or work full-time in the village. The pageant will be held April 7. Call 847-781-2606.
DISTRICT 25
South Middle School Jazz Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the PTA meeting in Windsor School, 1315 E. Miner St., Arlington Heights. Call 847-398-4297.
DISTRICT 46
“Oklahoma!” will be performed at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday in Elgin High School, 1200 Maroon Drive. Tickets are $7 for adults and $4 for students. Call 847-888-5100.
The District 46 Young Author Celebration will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday in Hemmens Auditorium, 150 Dexter Ct., Elgin. Continuous presentations will be given by authors Shana Corey and Carolyn Crimi. Books written by district students will be on display.
DISTRICT 59
Kindergarten registration for the 2002-03 school year will be held from 4:30 to 8 p.m. March 6 in all elementary schools. Children who are 5 years old on or before Sept. 1, 2002, are eligible to enter kindergarten this fall. A certified birth certificate, and home, work and emergency phone numbers are required at registration. For information, call Connie Rymsza at 847-593-4318.
DISTRICT 62
The Middle School Student Fine Arts Festival will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in Algonquin Middle School, 767 Algonquin Rd. Call the Human Resources and Services Department at 847-391-5486 or the district at 847-824-8070.
DISTRICT 64
Registration is due Friday for Expanding Your Horizons, a conference for middle-school girls who attend public or private school within District 64’s boundaries, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 16 in Emerson Middle School, 8101 N. Cumberland Ave., Niles. Girls will meet women in a variety of careers and can participate in 25 seminars. The cost is $7 and includes lunch. Forms are available in school offices. Call Jill Benson at the district, 847-318-4215.
“The In-Cape-Ables,” the PTO Playmakers’ original musical comedy, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and March 7; 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through March 9; and 2 p.m. Sunday at Washington School, 1500 W. Stewart Ave., Park Ridge. Tickets are $8, and $5 for opening night. Call 847-318-4360.
DISTRICT 155
“Peter Pan” will be performed at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Crystal Lake South High School, 1200 S. McHenry Ave. Tickets are $8; $5 for students, children and seniors. Call 815-455-3860, ext. 236.
DISTRICT 214
“Drop the Beat,” the Orchesis dance company’s annual show, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday in Prospect High School, 801 W. Kensington Rd., Mt. Prospect. Tickets are $7 at the door. Call 847-718-5366.
The Wheeling High School Orchesis dance company will present its show at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday in the school’s Sang Theatre, 900 S. Elmhurst Rd. Tickets are $6 at the door. Call 847-718-7000.
DISTRICT 220
The Midwest Circuit Winter Guard Competition will be at noon Sunday in the Barrington High School gym, 616 W. Main St. Tickets are $5, and $4 for students, children and seniors. “Cinderella” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Johnson Auditorium. A free senior citizen show will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students, children and seniors. Call the Fine Arts Department at 847-842-3214.
ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
“Getting Started” sessions for adults entering or returning to college will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. March 6 and 20 in the Student Resource Center, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. To register, call the hotline at 847-214-7385.
Information sessions on a summer study program to Cuernavaca, Mexico, will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday and March 6 in the Student Resource Center, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. Applications are due April 15. Call 847-214-7370.
A spring open house for high school students and parents will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday in the Student Resource Center, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. Call the admissions office at 847-214-7385.
ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY
Information sessions for prospective students will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. during March and April at the Robin Campus, 1400 N. Roosevelt Blvd., Schaumburg. The science program is Tuesday and the bachelor of general studies-professional studies program is March 6 and April 17. For reservations, call 847-619-8600.
