Performances and fundraisers at area schools.
Antioch
Concert: Emmons Grade School’s 4th- and 5th grade Choir Elementary Music Program will perform at 7 p.m. April 16 at 24226 W. Beach Grove Road. Details, (847) 395-1105.
Fundraiser: Saint Peter School will host its 23rd annual Auctioneer’s Night beginning at 5:30 p.m. April 18 at the school, 900 St. Peter St. This not-for-profit event is one of the largest fundraisers for the school and the proceeds from the night are used to enable St. Peter School to continue to deliver excellence in education. This year’s theme is “Let’s Make a Deal,” complete with a wonderful dinner, fantastic decorations and plenty of fun. Both a live and a silent auction will be held. Details, (847) 395-0038 or e-mail spsauction@outlook.com .
Gurnee
Fundraiser: The Woodland Educational Foundation’s 7th annual benefit auction, Woodland Wishes, will feature a new twist this year with a Casino Night event at 7 p.m. April 18 at the Hunt Club Community Center, 920 N. Hunt Club Road. Free babysitting will be available for children ages 5 to 12. Those in attendance will have the opportunity to bid on a variety of items including baskets, gift certificates, trips, authentic sports memorabilia as well as items donated by staff and students from the schools. Proceeds from the auction are used to support requests from Woodland staff to fund innovative projects, technology and increased opportunities with the arts, science, and extracurricular activities. All donations are tax deductible. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at all Woodland schools and the Woodland Educational Support Center. Details, (847) 263-9263 or http://www.dist50.net.
Lake Forest
Fundraiser: Online bidding in April for silent auction items is just one way of participating in the 42nd annual Congé fundraiser, Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart’s largest campaign to support ongoing academic and student financial aid programs. Congé is derived from the French word for “play date.” In addition, an opportunity to go “behind the scenes” with WGN-TV’s Larry Potash, exciting travel packages and gift cards from a variety of dining establishments also are included among the wide range of silent auction items available for online bidding from 9 a.m. April 17 through 10 p.m. April 25. For the latest up-to-date list of silent auction items, more information and to bid, visit http://www.bidpal.net/Congé. Online bids will be accepted as the silent auction takes place during the annual Congé event which begins with cocktails at 6:30 p.m. April 25, at the Glen View Club, 100 Golf Road, Golf, Ill. Dinner and the program, including a live auction with a paddle raise for scholarship funds, begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the event are $200. Partnership opportunities also are available as another way of supporting Woodlands’ mission of educating young women in transformative ways. Details, (847) 234-4300 ext. 226, or visit http://www.woodlandsacademy.org/Conge2015.
Lincolnshire
Performance: Students at Daniel Wright Junior High School will perform the annual school musical, Roald Dahl’s “Willy Wonka Junior, ” at 7 p.m. April 17 at the school, 1370 N. Riverwoods Road. Details, (847) 295-4030 or http://www.d103.org.
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