Briefs: Artists' reception Friday

The Arts in Action Gallery will host its "A Season for Art" exhibition Friday featuring 18 Lake Zurich-area artists. The reception will be from 5 to 8 p.m. at the gallery, 10 W. Main St., Lake Zurich. Guests will be able to meet the artists and purchase artwork for holiday gifts. Featured artwork includes jewelry, woodworking and a variety of pastel, oil and watercolor paintings. Musical entertainment will be provided by Lee and Takako, who will perform a variety of popular American songs on piano and Japanese songs played on a koto, a 13-stringed instrument with harp-like tones. Refreshments and light appetizers will be served. The event is free and open to the public. The exhibition features small and seasonal works and will be on display through Dec. 30.

Tech campus open house

Lake County High Schools Technology Campus hosts an open house from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The facility is on the College of Lake County grounds on Washington Street in Grayslake. High school students who visit the event can meet with the tech campus' business partners, talk with local employers and learn how to earn free college credit. Staff and students also will be available to discuss the career and technical training available to high school juniors and seniors. The technology campus serves 22 member high schools in Lake and McHenry counties. It offers academics in a technical setting.

Holiday fair at school

Vendors selling a variety of products will participate in a holiday fair at Mundelein High School on Sunday. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the school, 1350 W. Hawley St. Proceeds from table fees and a raffle will benefit the school. Vendors will sell candles, makeup, kitchen products and other goods.

Local graduates honored

Two recent high school graduates from the area have been named Illinois' State Advanced Placement Scholars based on their performance on college entrance exams, officials announced Tuesday. Patrick Lee, a Barrington High School graduate, and Mariya Grinberg, a graduate of Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, are among 104 students nationwide to receive this honor. Lee now attends Yale University, while Grinberg is at the University of Southern California.