Piano quartet concert
The Berlin Philharmonic Piano Quartet will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, in the Wentz Concert Hall in North Central College’s Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave.
Tickets are $30 for adults and $20 for students and seniors. For more information, call 630-637-7469 or go to www.northcentralcollege.edu/showtix.
Day-off discovery camp
Children in first through fifth grades who have a school holiday can participate in the DuPage Children’s Museum’s Day-Off Discovery day camp.
Camp will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, at the museum, 301 N. Washington St., and will feature an engineering theme.
Registration is required. For more information, go to www.dupagechildrens.org.
Naper Settlement camp
Naper Settlement’s first Winter Olympics showdown, Naper Games, is the theme for the school day-off camp from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, at the settlement, 523 S. Webster St.
Children in first through fifth grades can create a costume and Olympic torch while learning about the history of the Olympics as well as PyeongChang, South Korea, site of the current games. Campers will also compete in Olympics-inspired contests.
Advanced registration is required. For more information, go to www.napersettlement.org.
Ronald L. Smith book signing
Author Ronald L. Smith will sign copies of his book, “Black Panther: The Young Prince,” at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, at Anderson’s Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave.
For more information, go to www.andersonsbookshop.com.
Fraud prevention seminar
Naperville police will talk about identity theft scams at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, at the 95th Street Library, 3015 Cedar Glade Drive.
For more information, go to www.naperville.il.us/asafernaper.
SamaraCare’s annual breakfast
SamaraCare, which provides mental health services, will host its 11th annual Silent Samaritans Breakfast at 7:15 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, at Hotel Arista, 2139 CityGate Lane.
Author Mary Stimming, an assistant director at the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion, will be the keynote speaker.
The Silent Samaritans program helps raise funds to ensure that every woman who comes to SamaraCare seeking counseling receives help, regardless of her ability to pay due to divorce, job loss or abandonment.
Tickets are $50 per person or $450 for tables of 10, and may be purchased at www.samaracarecounseling.org.
A.D.O.P.T. fundraiser
A.D.O.P.T. Pet Shelter is sponsoring a fundraiser, Kitty Cocktail Hour, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, at Jimmy’s Grill, 245 S. Washington St.
Admission is $20 at the door, which includes appetizers and one complimentary beer, wine or soda, and proceeds will benefit the shelter animals.
For more information, go to www.adoptpetshelter.org.
Harpist concert
DuPage Symphony Orchestra’s principal harpist Nichols Luchs will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, at the 95th Street Library, 3015 Cedar Glade Road.
A question and answer session will follow the performance.
For more information, go to www.naperville-lib.org.
Tax assistance
The Notre Dame Club of Greater DuPage and Benedictine University are helping low-income families and individuals file their income taxes from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 24, at the Nichols Library, 200 W. Jefferson Ave.
Household income should be less than $54,000 a year to qualify for the free tax return preparation and e-filing. Participants must bring the necessary paperwork.
Appointments will not be accepted, and clients will be assisted on a first-come, first-served basis.
For more information, call Mike Domagola of the Notre Dame Club at (630) 717-0439.
Naperville Ale Fest
The Naperville Ale Fest, winter edition, will be from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at Frontier Park, 3380 Cedar Glade Drive.
The adults-only fest is one of the only outdoor beer festivals in the area and will feature more than 150 winter beers and ciders. Food trucks will be on site and there also will be hot chocolate and coffee.
A general admission ticket costs $49, and a designated driver ticket costs $19.
For more information, go to www.napervillealefest.com
Regina Carter concert
Jazz violinist Regina Carter will perform “Simply Ella,” at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, in the Wentz Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave.
Tickets are $60 and $50. For more information, call 630-637-7469 or go to www.northcentralcollege.edu/showtix.
Habitat for Humanity fundraiser
The first Swing for Housing fundraiser sponsored by DuPage Habitat for Humanity will be from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, at Topgolf Naperville, 3211 Odyssey Court.
The event features three hours of golf, a lunch buffet, non-alcoholic drinks, a raffle and more to support the homebuilding mission.
For more information, go to www.chicagolandhabitat.org.
Tammy McCann concert
Jazz stylist Tammy McCann will perform “Tenderly Nat King Cole” at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 25, in Madden Theatre at the Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave.
Tickets are $35 and $30. For more information, call 630-637-7469 or go to www.northcentralcollege.edu/showtix.
Michelle Mullins is a freelance reporter for the Naperville Sun.
