DISTRICT 158
A town hall meeting on the coming Nov. 2 education tax rate referendum proposal will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in Huntley Middle School, 13721 Harmony Rd. Other meetings will be Oct. 20 in Huntley High School, 13719 Harmony Rd., and Oct. 27 in North School, 11302 Lincoln St., Huntley. Call 847-659-6122.
DISTRICT 211
“Time to Light Up Your Future,” the annual College Night, will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 13 in James B. Conant High School, 700 E. Cougar Trail, Hoffman Estates. More than 200 representatives from two- and four-year colleges and universities and military academies will be on hand. College Night is open to all District 211 students and their parents. Free, round-trip bus service will be provided from other high schools. For information, call Nancy Stires at 847-755-3633, or your school’s college/career counselor.
DISTRICT 214
The third annual Invitational Orchestra Festival will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Wheeling High School, 900 S. Elmhurst Rd., Wheeling. Orchestras from Wheeling, New Trier, Barrington and Neuqua Valley High schools will perform. Tickets are $3 at the door. Call 847-718-7113.
Community Education is offering a class, “Adoption–Choosing the Right Path,” from 9:30 a.m. to noon Oct. 16 in Forest View Educational Center, 2121 S. Goebbert Rd., Arlington Heights. A panel discussion featuring adoptive parents as well as a young man who was adopted as an infant from the Dominican Republic will follow a presentation by the Family Resource Center. The cost is $22. Seating is limited. Register online at www.ce214.com or call 847-718-7700.
DISTRICT 220
Members of The Second City comedy troupe will perform sketches, songs and improvisation from its 45-year history at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Hough Street School, 310 Hough St., Barrington. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased in these Barrington businesses: Angelina, 222 S. Cook St.; Barrington Area Arts Council, 121 Barrington Commons Ct.; and Kaladis, 327 E. Main St. The event will benefit the school’s PTO. Call 847-382-0536 or visit www.houghpto.org.
The Barrington High School Fine Arts Department and Fine Arts Boosters will hold their annual citrus sale through Oct. 15. Pickup dates are from 2 to 6 p.m. Dec. 3 and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 4 in the school’s performing arts wing, 616 W. Main St. Proceeds will go directly to the Fine Arts Department. To place an order, contact any BHS fine arts student, or call Janet Mahaney at 847-382-8652 or the Fine Arts Department at 847-842-3214.
DISTRICT 300
Supt. Kenneth Arndt will accept applications for a seat on the board through 4 p.m. Nov. 1. Application packets will be available at the Administration Center, 300 Cleveland Ave., Carpentersville. Requirements include residency in Dundee Township, a cover letter indicating intent, a completed questionnaire, a resume and a completed Illinois statement of economic interest. Applicants must also meet qualifications as stated in the Illinois School Code. Call 847-426-1300, ext. 308.
ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Math and English review workshops for those taking placement tests will be held in the college’s Student Resource Center, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. An Algebra I and II review workshop will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. Tuesday. The English review workshop will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 14. The fee is $10 for each workshop and is payable in advance. Workshops are held monthly. Registration forms are available in SRC Room 108. Call 847-214-7150.
“Alienation,” a free exhibit featuring four independent study students’ photography, will open Monday in the John R. Grady Gallery of Photographic Art in the college’s Visual and Performing Arts Center, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. Hours are 3 to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday. Call 847-214-7668.
Information sessions on the professional nursing program will be held at 6 p.m. Monday and 1 p.m. Oct. 28 in the college’s Advanced Technology Center auditorium, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. Reservations are suggested. Call 847-214-7385. For information on the program, call 847-214-7350 or visit www.elgin.edu/healthcare.
A baseball camp for ages 7 to 14 will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Monday at the college, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. The cost is $35. Space is limited. Call Bill Angelo at 847-214-7525.
HARPER COLLEGE
Author Thomas E. Kennedy will screen a documentary about his literary project, “Copenhagen Quartet,” at noon Monday in Room E107 of Building E, 1200 W. Algonquin Rd., Palatine. The project, when complete, will be a collection of four independent novels about the lives and seasons of Copenhagen. Call 847-925-6295.
JUDSON COLLEGE
Jim Wall, an ordained minister and former editor of Christian Century magazine, will discuss “How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Movies: A Christian Approach to Contemporary Film,” from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday in the Judson College Fine Arts Performance Hall, 1151 N. State St., Elgin. The lecture is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. For information, call Tonya Lucchetti-Hudson at 847-628-2089 or e-mail thudson@judsoncollege.edu.
McHENRY COUTNY COLLEGE
A Community Fair for English as a Second Language and GED Students will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 16 on the campus, 8900 U.S. Highway 14, Crystal Lake.
Classical guitarist Brian Torosian will open this year’s Second Sunday Concert Series at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Conference Center, 8900 U.S. Highway 14, Crystal Lake.
An orientation for volunteers who want to help others learn English and to read will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 26 in St. John Lutheran Church, 405 W. State Rd., Island Lake. Call 815-455-8542.
ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY
Information sessions on the bachelor of general/professional studies undergraduate program will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday; computer science and telecommunications at 6 p.m. Thursday; and the Metropolitan Elementary Teacher Academy graduate program at 7 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Robin Campus, 1400 N. Roosevelt Blvd., Schaumburg. To register, call 877-APPLY-RU or visit www.roosevelt.edu/info.
WOODSTOCK
Parent volunteers are needed for the production of the November play at Marian Central High School, 1001 McHenry Ave. Help will be needed with costumes, makeup, set building and the cast-crew dinner. Other duties will include taking orders for T-shirts and selling flowers and serving refreshments during performances. Call 847-854-8358.
