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Valley Lock relocating

A ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday will mark the reopening of Valley Lock Co. at its new location, 1450 W. Main St., Suite B, St. Charles. Founded more than 20 years ago, the business services locks, keys, door knobs and levers. Call (630) 584-8384.

Salvation Army dinner

The Salvation Army in St. Charles will have its annual civic and volunteer awards dinner at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Joe K. Anderson Community Center, 1710 S. Seventh Ave. Mayor Don DeWitte will be the guest speaker, highlighting local service programs of 2007 and handing out several awards. The event is open to the public, although reservations should be made in advance. Call (630) 377-2769.

Summer sports camps

Registration is due Friday for summer athletics camps at Geneva High School. After that, a $10 late fee will be charged. Boys and girls in kindergarten through 12th grades are eligible for a variety of camps. For a schedule, costs and application, visit www.geneva304.org/ghs and click "Athletics."

Rock out at Marmion

Marmion Academy's National Honor Society presents "Battle of the Bands" at 7 p.m. Saturday in the gymnasium, 1000 Butterfield Road, Aurora. Ten local bands will battle for a cash prize. Tickets are $5 at the door. Proceeds benefit the Marmion Scholarship Fund. A raffle will be held for an opportunity to play "Guitar Hero" against an "expert" student. For details, visit www.marmion.org.

Steel Beam production

Tickets are available for "The Last Five Years," a contemporary musical, at the Steel Beam Theatre, 111 W. Main St., St. Charles. Weekend performances continue through Sunday. The production, written and composed by Jason Robert Brown, chronicles five years in the life of a writer and actress. Tickets are $25 for adults and $23 for seniors citizens and students. Call (630) 587-8521 or go to www.steelbeamtheatre.com.

Richard Marx in concert

Pop singer Richard Marx is scheduled to perform an acoustic concert featuring Matt Scannell of Vertical Horizon May 24 at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. Marx became an international star in the late 1980s with the No. 1 hit "Right Here Waiting for You" and other chart-topping pop songs. Vertical Horizon did the hits "Everything You Want" and "Best I Ever Had." Tickets to the 8 p.m. show are $39 and up. For details, call (630) 587-8400 or go to www.o-shows.com.

Festival volunteers sought

The Geneva High School All-Sports Boosters seek volunteers to work at its food grill during Swedish Days June 17-21. To sign up for a shift, send your name, phone number and e-mail address to davelap@ameritech.net.