Wing Fest brings back tasty fun for a good cause
One of Schaumburg's most fun summer traditions is just over a week away.
The Woodfield Area Children's Organization's annual Wing Festival will be held from noon to 5 p.m. July 27 at the Alumni Club, 871 E. Algonquin Road in Schaumburg.
Attendees 21 years old and up are invited for an afternoon of sampling tasty chicken wings from many area restaurants and casting their vote for People's Choice Award.
For a $20 donation, visitors will get an unlimited supply of wings from the participating restaurants, as well as two drink tickets, chances for raffle prizes and live musical entertainment.
This is the eighth consecutive year that this fundraiser for WACO's numerous programs for children in need will be held rain or shine.
In addition to the People's Choice Award, a panel of judges will be naming winners in four taste categories - mild, hot, extreme and creative.
Be a Day Tripper: The Schaumburg Township District Library is organizing day trips over the next several weeks. All begin and end in the parking lot of the central library at 130 S. Roselle Road in Schaumburg.
On the "Polish Chicago" tour from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 29, participants will visit the 115-year-old St. John Cantius Church and the Polish Museum of America before lunching at the Red Apple Restaurant. The cost is $49.
A trip to the Wisconsin State Fair from 8:15 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 2 costs $32 for adults and $29 for children 11 and younger.
For $70, you can see "The Full Monty" and have dinner at the Marriott Lincolnshire, but also get a ride there and back Aug. 14. The coach departs at 5:15 p.m. and returns at 11:15 p.m.
The Milwaukee lakeshore is the site of the "Pier Wisconsin" trip from 7:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Aug. 19. The visit takes in the New Discovery Museum, the Reiman Aquariums, the recreated 19th century schooner the S/V Dennis Sullivan and a German lunch at the Gasthaus Restaurant for $70.
The "Greek Chicago" tour from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 22 will take in the Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center, Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral, lunch at the Pegasus Restaurant and Tavern and a private tour of Jane Addams Hull House Museum for $55.
Registration for these trips can be made at the library's Information/Magazines Desk on the second floor or by calling (847) 923-3347.
Trip refunds, minus a $3 service fee, can only be made after someone is found to take your place.
Teen concert: A reminder that five local metal and alternative rock bands will play from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. today at Spectrum Teen Center, 1 Illinois Blvd. in Hoffman Estates.
The bands are Escape the Sunset, Awakening the Dead, Normandy, Effey and Under the Breath.
Tickets are $3 at the door. Call (847) 884-6212.