ARLINGTON HEIGHTS
A 2006 access fair for special needs college-bound students and their parents will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in Forest View Educational Center, 2121 S. Goebbert Rd. Representatives from more than 30 colleges and universities will provide information on admissions and programs. For information, call Scott Birtman at Buffalo Grove High School, 847-718-4065, or e-mail scott.birtman@d214.org.
DES PLAINES
A preschool teachers workshop will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday in the Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood St. Preschool teachers will share stories, exchange ideas and network. Register at youth services, 847-376-2839.
DISTRICT U-46
A choir concert will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday in Streamwood High School, 701 W. Schaumburg Rd. The cost is $1 for students and $2 for adults. Call 630-213-5500.
DISTRICT 54
The annual cancer walk to benefit the American Cancer Society and the Bear Necessities Foundation for Pediatric Cancer will be held from 1:45 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mead Junior High School, 1765 Biesterfield Rd., Elk Grove Village. Call 847-357-6000.
A parent-education program on MySpace.com will be held at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday in Keller Junior High School, 820 Bode Rd., Schaumburg. The workshop is for ages 17 and older. There is no fee. To register, call Laura Nevel at 847-330-0000.
Make a Difference Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the District 54 Nature Center behind Frost Junior High School, 320 W. Wise Rd., Schaumburg. Families and individuals are welcome. Call Mary Ellen Knight at 847-357-6335.
A blood drive will be held from 3 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in Eisenhower Junior High School, 800 W. Hassell Rd., Hoffman Estates. To register, call Julie Cizek at 847-891-5829 or e-mail rentmarco-paradisevillage@yahoo.com.
DISTRICT 57
The Mt. Prospect School District 57 Foundation is raffling off a 2007 Volkswagen Rabbit. Tickets cost $20. Money raised will support curriculum, technology and wellness at Westbrook, Fairview, Lions Park and Lincoln Schools in Mt. Prospect. The drawing will be held March 10. For information and updates on events where the car will make appearances and where tickets will be sold, visit www.dist57.org/education-foundation.
Students at Lions Park School in Mt. Prospect are being asked to bring in their loose change this week. The goal is to raise $400 to donate to Abney Elementary School in Slidell, La., which lost all of its books and supplies because of Hurricane Katrina.
DISTRICT 59
An outerwear drive will be held through Friday at all district schools. Students and staff members have been asked to bring coats, hats, gloves, scarves and boots in good condition. Families in Elk Grove Village, Mt. Prospect, Des Plaines and Arlington Heights may receive these donations from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Friendship Junior High School, 550 Elizabeth Lane, Des Plaines; and Holmes Junior High School, 1900 W. Lonnquist Blvd., Mt. Prospect.
A community garage sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Jay School, 1835 Pheasant Trail, Mt. Prospect. Call 847-593-4385.
The Grove Junior High School 8th-grade orchestra will perform at 5:30 p.m. Monday in Elk Grove High School, 500 W. Elk Grove Blvd. Call 847-593-4367.
DISTRICT 214
Students in the Rodriguez Dance Camp will present “It’s a Hard Knock Life” at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday in Elk Grove High School, 500 W. Elk Grove Blvd. Tickets are $7 in advance and $10 at the door. For tickets, call Lisette Rodriguez at 847-718-4508.
The Choral Department will present its fall concert featuring all seven choral ensembles and several soloists at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Wheeling High School, 900 S. Elmhurst Rd. Admission is $3. Call 847-718-7067.
The Marching Mustangs will present the annual Band-O-Rama concert 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Rolling Meadows High School gym, 2901 W. Central Rd. Call 847-718-5752.
HARPER COLLEGE
The 19th annual fall job fair will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Harper College Wellness and Sports Center, 1200 W. Algonquin Rd., Palatine. The job fair is free and open to the public. Call 847-925-6720 or visit www.harpercollege.edu.
NORTHERN ILLNOIS UNIVERSITY
An MBA open house will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday on the Hoffman Estates campus, 5555 Trillium Blvd. To register, call 866-648-6221 or e-mail mba@niu.edu.
NORTHWEST SUBURBS
A “Trashy” Fashion Workshop for middle and high school teachers will be presented by the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Nov. 9 in the Radisson Hotel, 2875 Milwaukee Ave., Northbrook. The non-refundable fee is $25. After the workshop, there will be a “Trashy” Fashion Show in April. Registration forms are due Oct. 27. Call 847-724-9205 or visit www.swancc.org.
OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
A preview performance of “The Trojan Women” will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Performing Arts Center at Oakton Community College, 1600 E. Golf Rd., Des Plaines. Tickets for the preview cost $5. Regular performances will be held at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 29, and 8 p.m. Oct. 26. Tickets cost $12, $10 for students and seniors. Call 847-635-1900.
ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY
Food for Thought … Big Issues, a luncheon speaker series, will begin with Terrorism, Counterterrorism and Human Rights at 11:30 a.m. Friday in the Zurich Alumni Hall at the Robin campus, 1400 N. Roosevelt Blvd., Schaumburg. The series will continue with In the Dark: How Ignorance Survives in an Age of Information, Nov. 17; What Can Stable Isotopes Tell About Climate History and Global Climate Change, March 23; and Impact of Health-Care Costs on Business, April 27. The cost is $20 per session. Register online at www.roosevelt.edu/bigissues or call 847-619-7288.
