DISTRICT 26
An open house will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday in Cary Junior High School, 2109 Crystal Lake Rd. Pupil projects will be displayed. Refreshments will be served. Call 847-639-2148.
DISTRICT U-46
An opening reception for Vision 2007, a juried art exhibition featuring works by the district’s high school students, will be held at 5 p.m. Wednesday in First Community Bank, 50 Tyler Creek Plaza, Elgin. Awards will be presented at 6:30 p.m. The exhibition will run through June 1 and is open during regular banking hours.
A spring choral concert will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday in South Elgin High School, 760 W. Main St. Call 847-888-7014.
A blood drive will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday in the west gym at Streamwood High School, 701 W. Schaumburg Rd. Call 630-213-5500.
DISTRICT 54
The annual bilingual family gathering will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Frost Junior High School, 320 W. Wise Rd., Schaumburg. Entertainment will include Tierra Colombiana folkloric dancers, Hanover Highlands School Mexican folkloric dancers, Armstrong School Indian dancers and Dooley School Japanese chorus. Call 847-357-5072.
DISTRICT 59
The spring musical will be staged at 7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday in Grove Junior High School, 777 W. Elk Grove Blvd., Elk Grove Village. Call 847-593-4367.
A book fair and the spring ice cream social will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday Forest View Elementary School, 1901 Estates Drive, Mt. Prospect. Call 847-593-4359.
DISTRICT 62
Fifth-grade parent orientation will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Chippewa Middle School, 123 Eighth Ave., Des Plaines. Call 847-824-1503.
A flower sale will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday in Plainfield Elementary School, 1850 Plainfield Drive, Des Plaines. Call 847-824-1301.
The South School Kids’ Resale Fundraiser will be held from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday in the South School gym, 1535 Everett Ave., Des Plaines.
A seminar on identity theft will be presented at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in Forest School, 1375 5th Ave., Des Plaines. Continental breakfast will be served. Use the north entrance. Seating is limited. To register, call Mindy Ward at 847-824-8070 or e-mail wardm@d62.org.
DISTRICT 211
The public is invited to tour the district’s three student-built homes from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the following locations: 12N505 Berner Drive, Elgin (Conant and Schaumburg); 12N
515 Berner Drive, Elgin (Hoffman Estates); and 982 Kenilworth Ave., Palatine (Palatine and Fremd). The homes will be completed and ready for sale next month. Call Otis Price at 847-755-6770 or e-mail oprice@d211.org.
DISTRICT 214
The Concert and Symphonic bands, combined bands and small ensembles will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hersey High School, 1900 E. Thomas St., Arlington Heights. Tickets cost $5. Call 847-718-4800.
The spring orchestra concert will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Elk Grove High School, 500 W. Elk Grove Blvd. Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for students and seniors. Call 847-718-4500.
An opening reception for the annual District 214 Randhurst Fine Arts Show featuring work by students in all six high schools will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the Carson’s and Applebee’s courts at Randhurst Shopping Center, Rand and Elmhurst Roads, Mt. Prospect. The exhibition will run through May 29.
The Prospect High School Marching Knights will hold a garage sale from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the school, 801 W. Kensington Rd., Mt. Prospect. All proceeds will be used for students’ band fees and related expenses.
ELGIN
The annual Fine Arts Festival will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday on the grounds of Elgin Academy, 350 Park St. Students will perform music and dance on the outdoor stage. Paintings, sketches, sculpture and other visual arts will be exhibited throughout the campus. There will also be workshops on Asian brush painting, mosaic art and design. Food will be available for purchase. Admission is free. Call 847-695-0309, ext. 262.
McHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE
A seminar for people considering going to college after being out of school will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. May 22 in Room A113 of McHenry County College, 8900 U.S. Highway 14, Crystal Lake. Refreshments will be served. To register, call 815-455-8914.
Kids and College program will hold classes this summer on the college campus, 8900 U.S. Highway 14, Crystal Lake; Richmond Grade School, 5815 Broadway St., Richmond; and Locust Elementary School, 539 S. Locust St., Marengo. More than 100 classes — topics include aquatics, time management, snakes, digital photography, myths, Chinese brush painting, ACT prep — for first grade through high school students have been scheduled. Most classes will be held in three-hour block for four days. For schedules, call 815-479-7559 or go to frostma@mchnery.edu.
WOODSTOCK
Volunteers are needed to help set up and clean up for a breakfast for Marian Central Catholic High School seniors. Call 847-658-3372.
