The briefs
The briefs
Benefit concert at Friendship Village
A benefit concert for The Artistry in Music Foundation will be held at 7:30 p.m. today at the concert hall of Friendship Village, 350 W. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg.
Volunteer participants will provide a night of classical music. During intermission, a string quartet will play Joplin, and snacks and beverages will be available for purchase.
The orchestra will be conducted by Joseph Malmquist, director of the Schaumburg Youth Orchestra, Conant High School Orchestra, and a member of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra.
Featured will be the works of Vivaldi, Bach and others. In addition to the orchestra, there will also be solo numbers featuring teachers and advanced students.
Admission is $15 for students, $25 for adults. For tickets, call Lisa at (224) 622- 5005, or e-mail lmgstrings@comcast.net.
Parkinson's group to meet at Garlands
A speech pathologist from Comprehensive Therapeutics will speak at the January meeting of the Barrington Area Council on Aging's Parkinson's Disease Education Group. The meeting is scheduled from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday in the Eastlake Dining Room at The Garlands of Barrington, 1000 Garlands Lane.
The group is open to Parkinson's disease patients and their family members who wish to learn more about the disease. For more information or to register, call Penny LeNeveu at (847) 381-5030.
Register online for adult classes
Adults wanting to take classes in Palatine-Schaumburg High School Distritct 211's continuing education program can register online at d211.org by clicking on "continuing education."
Most classes start the week of Feb. 11. For more information, call Charles Chamberlain, director of student extended educational services and continuing education, at (847) 755-6720.
Fremd musicians to play at state fest
Ten Students from Fremd High School have earned the chance to perform at the Illinois Music Educators Association All-State Music Festival, scheduled from Thursday to Feb. 2 in Peoria.
The fest brings the best high school musicians together, and students have to audition. Participating students are Kate Besenjak, Rhoh Shinohara, Brendan Jacobi, Jon Samuel, Taylor Lehotan, Patrick Kennedy, Mindy Park, Rachel Bomba, Sarah Finegan and Colin Fleming.
Take in matinee of 'Jersey Boys'
The Barrington Area Council on Aging and the Barrington Park District are sponsoring a trip to a March 19 matinee performance of "Jersey Boys" at the LaSalle Bank Theater in Chicago.
The award-winning musical follows four blue-collar kids from New Jersey and how they became the Four Seasons, one of the most popular groups in pop music history. A motorcoach bus will leave at 9:45 a.m. and return to Barrington around 6:45 p.m.
Admission, including theater tickets and transportation, is $115. For more information, or to R.S.V.P., call the Barrington Park District at (847) 381-0687.