The briefs

Harper hosts Tech Night Wednesday

Harper College will host its Tech Night starting at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Harper Professional Center, 650 E. Higgins Road, Suite 9 South, Schaumburg. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Seminars include: project management; game development; computer graphic arts overview; CompTIA convergence; radio frequency identification; selling yourself as a technical professional, Microsoft and Apple Technologies. R.S.V.P. to tech@harpercollege.edu or call (847) 925-6066.

Prospect Players perform this month

The Prospect Players will premiere the original musical comedy/revue "A Run-Through for Angels" at 8 p.m. Jan. 18, 19, 25 and 26 at Unity Northwest Church, 259 E. Central Road, Des Plaines. Sunday matinees are at 3 p.m. Jan. 20 and 27. General admission is $10; students and seniors are $8. Call (847) 427-1727.

Learn how to raise responsible kids

MaineStay's "Parenting with Love and Logic," a series of seven sessions on raising responsible kids, will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 15 to Feb. 26 at Maine Township Town Hall Building at 1700 Ballard Road in Park Ridge. The class costs $40 for seven sessions. Scholarships are available with proof of need. Call Amy at (847) 297-2510, ext. 274, to register.

Course examines education reform

Gain insight into education reform in a new course offered by the Emeritus Program at Oakton Community College. The No Child Left Behind Law: What's at Stake and Why You Should Care is designed to clarify the education legislation passed by Congress in 2002. Participants will review math and reading test questions to determine the status of Illinois grade schools. Three-week course meets from 10 to 11:30 a.m. starting Monday, at Oakton's Skokie campus, 7701 N. Lincoln Ave. Course fee is $40. Call (847) 635-1414 or (847) 982-9888, press 3 or visit www.oakton.edu/emeritus.

Continuing ed begins Monday

Register now for spring continuing education courses offered by the Alliance for Lifelong Learning at Oakton Community College. Classes begin Monday. Courses meet at Oakton's Des Plaines campus, 1600 E. Golf Road; Skokie campus, 7701 N. Lincoln Ave., and at area high schools and other locations. Visit www.oakton.edu/all, or call (847) 982-9888, press 3.