DISTRICT U-46
A family fun fair will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Lowrie School, 264 Oak St., Elgin. Call 847-888-5261.
Blood drives will be held from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday in South Elgin High School, 760 E. Main St., 847-888-7014; and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday in Larkin High School, 1475 Larkin Ave., Elgin, 847-888-5200.
A seminar on post secondary career and vocational options for students and their families will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday in the auditorium at South Elgin High School, 760 E. Main St. Representatives from Elgin Community College, Northern Illinois University, Aurora University, Army, Navy, Marines, National Guard and Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters will provide information. Breakout sessions also will be held on the school’s career technical curriculum. Call 847-888-7014.
DISTRICT 62
The district is seeking adults to work with school-age children in its special education SPARK program from 7 to 9 a.m. and 3:30 to 6 p.m. weekdays. Call Gloria Gryzik or Angie Marquez at 847-824-1065. Volunteers also are needed for the OASIS Intergenerational Tutoring program at Central, South and Plainfield Schools. OASIS tutors, typically 50 and older, work on reading and language skills one-on-one with students in kindergarten through 4th grade during the school year. To register, call 847-824-8070.
DISTRICT 211
The Palatine High School Ecology Club will hold a fundraiser selling compact fluorescent light bulbs through Oct. 4. Bulbs can be purchased from students for $1.50 for a 15-watt bulb to $3.50 for a 3-bulb sample pack. Bulbs also will be sold during the Palatine farmers market Saturday. Visit www.redwhiteandgreen.org.
DISTRICT 214
The Hersey High School Auto Show will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday in the school’s west parking lot, 1900 E. Thomas St., Arlington Heights. Prizes will be awarded. Show cars must be present by 1 p.m. to be eligible for judging. The cost for early registration is $5. Forms are available at http://jhhs.d214.org/academics/btls/AutoShow/index.php. Registration at the door will be held from 11 a.m. to noon and costs $10. All proceeds will benefit the school’s automotive program. Admission for spectators is free. Call Jim VanBladel at 847-718-5170.
DISTRICT 220
The Barrington High School Fine Arts Department and Fine Arts Boosters will hold their annual citrus sale Friday through Oct. 24. Selections include citrus, cheese and sausage. Proceeds will go to fine arts programs. Pickup will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Nov. 30 and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 1 at the school’s loading dock. To place an order, contact any fine arts student, call Janet Mahaney at 847-382-8652 or the department at 847-842-3214.
DISTRICT 300
A dedication event will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the new Gilberts Elementary School, 729 Paperbark Lane, Gilberts. Call 847-551-5000.
McHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE
Green Remodeling, a class on how to make your home more energy efficient, will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in Rooms B166-67 at McHenry County College, 8900 U.S. Highway 14, Crystal Lake. The cost is $10 and the course number is NHG S23 0101. To register, call 815-455-8588.
OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
The Emeritus Program will celebrate its 25th anniversary from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday at the Hartstein campus, 7701 N. Lincoln Ave., Skokie. Emeritus offers credit and non-credit learning opportunities for older adults. A program on Lorenzo Ghiberti’s “Gates of Paradise,” currently on exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago, will begin at 10 a.m. and Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet: Ageless Love, Ageless Music” at 12:30 p.m. An anniversary tea featuring Paris-born cabaret singer Claudia Hommel will begin at 2:30 p.m. Call 847-635-1414 or 847-982-9888, option 3. For information on emeritus classes, visit www.oakton.edu/emeritus.
Open auditions for “The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow” will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 3 and 4 at the Des Plaines campus, 1600 E. Golf Rd. The director is casting two Asian-American women to play in their 20s, one woman 40 to 50, and three men 20 to 50. Actors should prepare a contemporary comedic monologue of less than 2 minutes. Cold readings from the script also will be heard. Performances will be held from Nov. 29 to Dec. 2 and Dec 6 to 9. Call 847-635-1897.
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