The briefs

Cutting Hall show to feature magician

Cutting Hall Theater, 150 E. Wood St., Palatine, welcomes Dennis DeBondt at 10:30 a.m. Friday for "Mystifying Fun with an Educational Purpose." DeBondt will incorporate his improvisation training with Second City.

Admission costs $4, or $3 for groups of 20 or more. For more information, call the box office at (847) 202-5222, or the Palatine Park District at (847) 991-0333.

Community Kite Fly at Beese Park

The Barrington Breakfast Rotary Club's annual Community Kite Fly takes place from 1 to 4 p.m. May 3 at Ron Beese Park, off of Cornell Avenue in Barrington.

Admission is free, with kites provided for kids without one on a first-come, first-served basis. Snacks and refreshments will be available, and the rain date is May 4.

Celebrate with our new section May 11

Beginning Sunday, May 11, the Daily Herald will publish a new section titled "Celebrate," which will herald readers' celebrations of such milestones as birthdays, graduations, new babies, bar and bat mitzvahs, Quinceaneras, baptisms, first Communions, confirmations and anything else that readers would like to celebrate.

There will be a cost to place an announcement in Celebrate. Because of this, birthday greetings no longer will be published in Neighbor for free after May 10. To place an announcement in "Celebrate," visit dailyherald.com and click on "Commitments" under the Lifestyle tab, or call (847) 427-4493.