The briefs
Artists' reception at BHS art gallery
Barrington High School's fourth annual student tea pot show, "Tea for 3D," concludes Thursday with an artists' reception in the school's Clair E. Smith Art Gallery, 616 W. Main St. Reception hours are 7 to 9 p.m.
The show features the work of students from Barrington, Buffalo Grove, Grant Community, Libertyville, Palatine, Schaumburg, St. Charles and Wauconda high schools.
Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on school days and during evening performances. For details, call (847) 842-3214.
Volunteers go bald to support research
More than 90 men, women and children are expected to shave their heads bald to show solidarity to children with cancer and raise money for childhood cancer research at 3 p.m. Friday at John Barleycorn, 1020 National Parkway, Schaumburg.
Those being shaved will be cheered on by a crowd of friends, doctors, family, nurses, children and others -- including Schaumburg Mayor Al Larson -- who have been touched by cancer.
The St. Baldrick's Foundation raises money and awareness globally for childhood cancer research through volunteer-driven events that pair fun with a worthy cause.
Credit union offers 12 scholarships
Premier Credit Union, with locations in Schaumburg, Palatine, Northbrook and Highland Park, is offering up to 12 $2,000 scholarships. Applications must be submitted online or picked up at branch locations by Friday. For details, visit mycu.org or call (847) 843-6500.
Bluegrass concert up next at Harper
The Harper College Community Music Center's third annual Concert Series continues at 7:30 p.m. Saturday with The Hard Times Bluegrass Band and 7:30 p.m. April 12 with "Tango Fantastico," featuring The Alma de Tango Quartet and special guest tango dancers Javier Gomez and Olga Kokaurova.
All concerts are held on Harper's main campus, 1200 W. Algonquin Road, Palatine. General admission tickets cost $15 per concert, with discounts for students, seniors and children.
For details or to purchase tickets, visit harpercollege.edu or call (847) 925-6100.
Seniors can go to garden show
The Barrington Area Council on Aging and the Palatine Township Senior Citizens Council sponsor a trip March 14 to the Chicagoland Flower and Garden Show at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont.
The show will feature theme garden displays, gardening seminars and a gardening marketplace, with more than 200 garden-related exhibitors displaying products and services.
Admission to the show also includes the new Home Lifestyle Expo in an adjacent hall. The expo will feature a variety of home furnishing and home improvement vendors.
A bus will leave the BACOA office at 9 a.m., returning around 5 p.m. Admission is $38 for both Barrington and Palatine council members. For details, call Linda Avellon at (847) 852-3892.