Neighbor sports--upcoming
Upcoming events
• Local poet Christopher Kuhl will read from her latest work in progress at Four Beans Coffeehouse at 7 p.m. Friday.
The collection, tentatively titled "Sightings," features a variety of wide-ranging spiritual poems.
Four Beans is at 1928 W. Wilson St. For information, call (630) 761-1930.
• The Elgin Community College Concert Band presents "Tunes from Tinseltown," a celebration of classics from Hollywood favorites, at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24 in Blizzard Theatre in the ECC Visual and Performing Arts Center, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin.
Director James Kull has prepared a repertoire filled with music from "Grease" to "Star Wars."
The evening's fanfares include, among other favorites, selections from "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," arranged by Michael Brown, and a "Disney March Spectacular," arranged by Ted Ricketts.
In addition to Kull's work at the college, he is director of bands at St. Charles East High School. Kull oversees a band program encompassing seven concert bands and four jazz bands, is director of the award-winning jazz workshop and wind ensemble and also directs two symphonic bands. He also directs the 300-member Marching Saints, one of the largest marching bands in Illinois.
Tickets to "Tunes from Tinseltown" are $8/$6. Tickets are available online at www.elgin.edu/arts or at the ECC box office in the Arts Center. Box office hours are noon to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and noon to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. To purchase tickets by phone, call (847) 622-0300. Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express are accepted. For information about the ECC Arts Center's season, visit www.elgin.edu/arts.
• Fermilab is looking for help in its prairie harvest this fall on the 1,100 acre native prairie. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 3, people can harvest seeds.
• The Grammy Award winning Spanish Harlem Orchestra will perform at 8 p.m. Nov. 3, at Ramsey Auditorium in Fermilab's Wilson Hall, Pine Street and Kirk Road, Batavia. Tickets are $30 for adults, $15 for ages 18 and under. For information, (630) 840-2787.
Led by world famous pianist and arranger Oscar Hernandez, this 13-piece band released its first album in 2002. In 2003, it earned a Grammy nomination in the "Best Salsa Album" category. The recognition continued as the group won the 2003 Latin Billboard Award for "Salsa Album of the Year-Best New Group", and then a Grammy Award in 2005 for Best Salsa/Merengue record with "Across 110th Street."
• Active Senior Expo is an event dedicated to inform, educate and entertain senior citizens from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 7 at The DuPage Expo Center, 4050 E. Main St. in St. Charles, across from Pheasant Run Resort. Active Senior Expo features hundreds of products and services designed specifically for seniors, including health care, financial, insurance, legal, estate planning, assisted living, retirement communities, home care, travel, vision hearing, consumer products and government programs. Free seminars will be presented on managing finances, safe driving and Medicare. No registration is required and regular admission is $2; free admission coupons are available at www.activeseniorexpo.net. Parking is free.
• Aurora University will host these events:
Nov. 9, 10, 14-17: "The Real Inspector Hound," a murder mystery, to be staged at 7:30 p.m. in Perry Theatre at the Aurora Foundation Center, 1305 Kenilworth Place in Aurora.
Nov. 14-Jan. 4: "Field Sketches Inspired by the Schingoethe Center," an exhibition of paintings and drawings by members of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, Great Lakes chapter, is hosted by the Schingoethe Center in Dunham Hall, 1400 Marseillaise Place, Aurora.
Dec. 9: "Christmas Concert: Gloria in Excelsis!" classical and popular holiday selections by the University Chorale, will be at 7 p.m. in Crimi Auditorium at the Institute for Collaboration, 407 S. Calumet Ave. in Aurora.
The performances are free to the public; to register for this, call (630)844-5486 or e-mail artsandideas@aurora.edu.