THRIVING AFTER 55 FAIR TO BE HELD THURSDAY
Elgin Community College’s Thriving After 55 Resource Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, April 23 at the Building J Events Center, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin.
Tailored to adults 55 and older, the fair will offer a wide range of local businesses, organizations and service providers offering information on supporting healthy, active and engaged lifestyles, according to a news release.
Free screenings, including blood pressure monitoring, stroke risk assessments and blood sugar testing, will be available.
For more information, email cemailbox@elgin.ed.
LIBRARY PROGRAM ON FOREST PRESERVE WOMEN
Al Watts will present “Nature for All,” a free talk about the women who helped shape the Forest Preserve District of Kane County’s first century, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 23, at the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin.
Watts is a South Elgin author, speaker, Civil War reenactor and professional historian, according to the library’s website. Watts was hired in 2024 to research, write and share the 100-year history of the forest preserve district for its centennial celebration in 2025. It’s being presented in partnership with the Wild Ones of Greater Kane County.
To register to attend, visit the library, call 847-742-2411 or go to attend.gailborden.info/event/15509005.
STYLE THIEF FASHION SHOW FRIDAY AT HEMMENS
Stylist Erin Stoll will present the Style Thief Fashion Show at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 24, at The Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin.
Stoll will stage “an evening where fashion meets soul,” according to the Hemmens website. Runway-worthy fashion tips, live makeovers and conversations that dive into identity, confidence and the power of personal style will be presented.
Tickets start at $16.50, plus a $3 fee per transaction. For tickets, go to hemm.na.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/29557.
‘FAHRENHEIT 451’ PLAY BEING PRESENTED AT ECC
Elgin Community College Theatre will present its stage adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s 1953 novel “Fahrenheit 451” on the weekends of April 24-26 and May 1-3 at the ECC Arts Center’s SecondStage, Building H, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin.
Set in a future where books are banned and “firemen” burn any that remain to suppress knowledge and independent thought, the story follows Guy Montag, a fireman who becomes disillusioned with his destructive role and questions the superficial, technology-fueled society, an ECC news release said.
This will be the first time ECC Theatre has staged a science fiction production, director and association professor Susan Robinson said in the release.
Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets are $14 for adults, $12 for seniors and free for ECC students. All tickets are general admission and can be purchased by calling the box office at 847-622-0300 and going online at eccartscenter.org.
