Briefs: Elmhurst waste event
DuPage County is co-sponsoring a household hazardous waste cleanup event with Elmhurst and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. The event will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Elmhurst public works office at 985 S. Riverside Drive. Residents are invited to properly dispose of a variety of items that no longer serve a purpose in the home, but shouldn't be tossed out with regular garbage. Organizers will accept acids, oil-based paints, thermostats, insecticides, wood stain, varnish, asbestos, pool chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides, poisons, thermometers, fluorescent light bulbs, cleaning solvents and automotive fluids. For a complete list of what can and cannot be accepted at the event, visit www.dupageco.org/edp and click on "waste and recycling."
Donor signup brings results
For anyone waiting for an organ transplant, the results of the Lisle Donor Awareness Day on Saturday could be good news. At a registration table set up at Jewel Food Store at Route 53 and Maple Avenue, 136 Lisle residents signed up to be potential donors. The effort to have a Donor Awareness Day was spearheaded by Lisle resident Colette Jordan, a transplant recipient. For information on organ donation, contact www.DonateLifeIllinois.org.
Jazz fest tickets on sale
Tickets are on sale now for the second annual Naperville Jazz Festival that will be held June 6 to 8 in Central Park, Benton and Court streets, Naperville. Performers are Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at 6 p.m. Friday, Yellowjackets at 4 p.m. Saturday, and Ross Bon and The Mighty Blue Kings at 12:30 p.m. Sunday. Reserved tickets are $33 and lawn tickets are $19; a brunch is included with each ticket purchased for Sunday. The jazz festival is a fundraiser for the Heritage YMCA Group. For details, contact www.heritageymca.org or www.napervillejazz.org.
'Just Play' in Carol Stream
The Carol Stream Park District will host Just Play Carol Stream from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at McCaslin Park, North Avenue and St. Charles Road. The free event will include a wide range of activities for children, including a rock-climbing wall, video games, bungee run and mini-golf. Scheduled Just Try-It demonstrations will be given for karate, dance team, poms, sports instruction and fitness. Food and drinks will be available and the first 1,000 visitors will receive a free T-shirt. For details, call the park district at (630) 784-6100 or visit www.csparks.org.
Orchestra seeks musicians
DuPage Symphony Orchestra is looking for musicians for its summer season, which includes three concert programs that will be presented in downtown Naperville and at Cantigny Park near Wheaton. The orchestra has openings in all string sections and in selected woodwind, brass and percussion sections. Auditions will be held by appointment May 15 to 30. The orchestra rehearses weekly. For details, contact music director/conductor Barbara Schubert at (773) 702-7628 or b-schubert@uchicago.edu.