BARRINGTON
The Barrington Area Arts Council is seeking two high school students with a strong interest in art to work as summer interns on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The position is unpaid and interns will assist with office work and shows and learn the basics of how a non-profit organization works. Interns also will be asked to volunteer at the Summer Art Fair and the 4th of July Run for the Arts. For information, call 847-382-5626 or e-mail info@barringtonarts.org with “internship” in the subject line.
DISTRICT 26
Cary Junior High PTO is seeking volunteers for next school year. A hospitality chair is needed to organize refreshments for curriculum night in August and an open house in May. People also are needed to head teacher appreciation, fundraising and 8th-grade dance committees. Call 847-639-3353.
UNIT DISTRICT 46
An open house to familiarize 6th graders and their parents with the middle-school experience will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday in Canton Middle School, 1100 Sunset Circle, Streamwood. For more information, call 630-213-5525.
An orchestra concert will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Kimball Middle School, 451 N. McLean Blvd., Elgin. Call 847-888-5290.
The annual talent show will be performed at 6 p.m. Friday in Larsen Middle School, 665 Dundee Ave., Elgin. Tickets cost $2 and must be purchased in advance. Call 847-888-5257.
DISTRICT 54
The 7th- and 8th-grade band concert will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Addams Junior High School, 700 S. Springinsguth Rd., Schaumburg. For more information, call 847-357-5900.
The 8th-grade band and orchestra concert and the 7th- and 8th-grade chorus concert will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Frost Junior High School, 320 W. Wise Rd., Schaumburg. Call 847-357-6800.
A music program will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Muir Literacy Academy, 1973 N. Kensington Lane, Hoffman Estates. Call 847-357-6444.
The 7th- and 8th-grade orchestra and chorus concert will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Keller Junior High School, 820 Bode Rd., Schaumburg. For more information, call 847-357-6500.
Family Involvement Nurturing Development will hold its parent-child workshop — with reading and activities around the story “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” — at 10 a.m. Friday in Einstein School, 1100 Laurie Lane, Hanover Park. The organization is for resident families with children 5 and younger. To register, call 224-366-8560, box 6639.
DISTRICT 57
An Internet safety seminar, i-Safe, will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Lincoln Junior High School, 700 W. Lincoln St., Mt. Prospect. I-Safe America Inc. ( www.i-safe.org) is a non-profit foundation dedicated to educating and empowering youth to safely and responsibly take control of their Internet experience. To register, parents may call 847-385-3701 or visit www.dist57.org/i-safe.
DISTRICT 59
The spring orchestra concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Friendship Junior High School, 550 Elizabeth Lane. For more information, call 847-593-4350.
DISTRICT 62
A kindergarten parent orientation will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday in Central School, 1526 Thacker St., Des Plaines. Call 847-824-1380.
DISTRICT 158
A band camp for 5th graders will be held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. July 30 through Aug. 3 in Heineman Middle School, 725 Academic Drive, Algonquin. Children should bring their instruments, accessories and Standard of Excellence Book 1. Rented instruments will be delivered to the school for the first day of camp. The fee is $60. To register, call 847-659-4482.
DISTRICT 200
Woodstock High School’s building and trade students will hold an open house from 5 to 8 p.m. June 1 and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 2 at the two-story home they built at 426 Stewart Ave., Woodstock. The home has a great room, a dining area, three bedrooms, a full-basement and a finished garage. Oak cabinets are featured in the kitchen, bath and laundry areas. A landscape package and deck are included in the price: $209,900. Bids are due by 10 a.m. June 13 in the administrative services office, 227 W. Judd St. Call 815-338-8204.
DISTRICT 211
A free senior recognition choir concert will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Fremd High School, 1000 S. Quentin Rd., Palatine. Call 847-755-2600.
The District 211 Gifted Education Project Expo will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in Fremd High School, 1000 S. Quentin Rd., Palatine. More than 130 students from all five high schools will display projects. The expo is free and open to the public. Incoming freshmen involved in gifted programs and their parents are encouraged to attend.
DISTRICT 214
The choral department will present its free spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the field house at Prospect High School, 801 W. Kensington Rd., Mt. Prospect. Call Ken Whitney at 847-718-5364.
McHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE
An orientation to educate parents about their students’ transition from high school to college will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 4 at McHenry County College, 8900 U.S. Highway 14, Crystal Lake. To register, call 815-479-7712.
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, 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 1st grade through high school have been scheduled. Most classes will be held in three-hour blocks for four days. For schedules, call 815-479-7559.
WOODSTOCK
Marian Central’s 35th annual golf outing will start with registration at 10 a.m. June 20 at Crystal Woods Golf Club, 5915 S. Illinois Highway 47. The fee is $125 and includes golf, carts, lunch and dinner. To reserve a foursome, call the school’s development office at 815-338-4220, ext. 125.
