‘Summer Dreamin’ show features award-winning vocal groups
The Chorus of DuPage will host “Summer Dreamin’,” an a cappella vocal music concert featuring groups from across the Midwest, at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at the Grace United Methodist Church, 300 E. Gartner Road.
Several award-winning vocal groups will perform with the 40-voice, Naperville-based Chorus of DuPage, including Instant Classic, a former Barbershop Harmony Society international quartet champion, a news release said.
Also appearing will be Stiletto, the 2023 Regional Sweet Adelines quartet champion, and two Chicago area quartets, the Upside Downers and Factory Tuned.
Music selections included classic tunes and covers from groups such as the Beach Boys, Everly Brothers and Bill Haley and the Comets.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students at www.chorusofdupage.com or by calling 331-444-2740 or by calling 331-444-2740. Children 5 and under are free.
GOP candidates announce DuPage County election bids
Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso is seeking the Republican nomination for DuPage County Board chairman and businessman/horticulturist Carl Schultz is a candidate for DuPage County Forest Preserve District president for the 2026 election, a DuPage County Republicans newsletter said.
Grasso has been mayor of Burr Ridge since 2019 and previously served in that capacity from 2005-12. He is a former DuPage County Board member, former chair of the DuPage County 911 board and former member of the DuPage County Board of Health.
Schultz was a forest preserve district commissioner for District 5, which includes Naperville, served as chairman of the district’s foundation and Greene Farm committees and as district treasurer. He is a founding board member for the Friends of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County.
Naper Settlement receives $500,000 state grant for new programs
Naper Settlement will use a $500,000 state grant to provide new STEM and humanities programs for various ages.
The funding will create the Golden Days Senior Programs, Camp New Horizons, Regional Institute for Teacher Education and Field Trip Connect, which are part of the settlement’s initiative to blend STEM subjects with history.
Golden Days Senior Program will give seniors access to the historic museum campus to support their mental wellbeing and combat isolation, said Jessica Toran, the settlement’s director of education. Some of the programs will include guided walks, bird watching, gardening and memory sharing.
Golden Days, which will help transform the settlement into a social hub for seniors, will pilot in late fall and be fully set up in 2026.
The grant also will fund Camp New Horizons, allowing children facing housing insecurity to participate in camp experiences. Starting next year, the program also will provide transportation to and from the settlement.
Money is also earmarked for professional teacher development in such topics as the environment, Native American history and America 250, which commemorates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 2026.
Another program, Field Trip Connect, will help low-income students pay for field trips and transportation to Naper Settlement.
