Arts agenda

• Artists are needed to exhibit at "Art & Soul on the Fox" as part of the 3rd annual FoxFireFest of the City of Elgin, which is to be held on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 1 and 2. Up to $2,000 in cash awards are given. The entry deadline is extended until all sites are filled. Download the entry form at artforall-elgin.com or call (847) 741-7375 for more information.

• NoMi LaMad Dance seeks male and female dancers for its spring audition at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 17, at Visceral Dance Chicago, 2820 N. Elston Ave., Chicago. Dancers must be 18 years or older and must be proficient in ballet and contemporary technique. Call (630) 232-0444 or visit nomilamaddance.com for more information.

• The Protégé Philharmonic of Chicago, a premier youth orchestra, has auditions for the 2009 summer season and 2009-10 regular season on Saturday, May 16; Sunday, May 17; Friday, May 22; Saturday, May 23; Sunday, May 24 and Friday, May 29, at Classical Symphony Hall, 218 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago. To schedule an audition, call (312) 341-1521 or visit classicalsymphonyorchestra.org.

• Elgin Community College Musical Theatre has scheduled auditions for the 1970s musical "Godspell" from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 16, in room 284D in the Visual and Performing Arts Center, 1700 Spartan Way, Elgin. Open auditions are at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 16. Call (847) 530-3264 for more information.

• Riverview Theatre Company has open auditions for Shakespeare's romantic comedy "Much Ado About Nothing" at 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, May 18 and 19, at Memorial Hall Civic Theatre, 10308 Main St., Richmond. Call (815) 354-7796 or visit riverviewtheatre.org for more information.

• 20% Theatre Company Chicago is accepting short play submissions written only by women for its Snapshots 2009 festival, which runs from Thursday through Sunday, Aug. 6-9. Submission deadline is Thursday, May 21 and entries must be e-mailed to twentypercentchicago@yahoo.com.

• The Schaumburg Summer Theatre has auditions for the 1979 Broadway version of Gilbert and Sullivan's 1879 operetta "The Pirates of Penzance" at 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, May 19 and 20, at the Prairie Center for the Performing Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court, Schaumburg. There is a $50 participation fee. Call (847) 895-3600 or visit prairiecenter.org for more information.

• ArtReach Educational Theatre and Spotlite Theatrix Productions has auditions for a summer rehearsal and performance workshop production of Disney's "High School Musical 2" from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, May 22, at Bethel Lutheran Church, 3839 W. Frontage Road, Palatine. Call (630) 808-5852 or visit artreachspotlite.com for more information.

• The Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra holds open auditions for students from Thursday through Sunday, May 28 to 30, at Elgin Community College, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. Interested students in the fourth grade to college age can find out more information by visiting eyso.org or calling (847) 841-7700. Reservations required.

• The Lyric Opera of Chicago has auditions for 12 solo dancers - six men and six women (who must also sing) - for its 2009-10 production of Lehar's "The Merry Widow" on Saturday, May 30, at 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. Dancers should have a strong background in both classical ballet and modern dance. Women begin registration at 9 a.m., while men begin registration at 1 p.m. No walk-ins will be seen, so appointments must be made. The production will be performed in English. Call (312) 827-3567 for more information.

• The Riverfront Playhouse has auditions for Bert V. Royal's adults-only dramatic spoof Peanuts characters in "Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead" from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sunday through Tuesday, June 7-9, at 11 Water Street Mall, Aurora. Actors who can pass as teenagers are sought. Contact director David Belew at david.belew@sbcglobal.net for more information.

• The Dance Center of Columbia College seeks contemporary dance artists to apply for "The A.W.A.R.D. Show! 2009: Chicago" with the chance of winning $10,000 in grant money. Applicants must be prepared to showcase 12 to 15 minutes of a complete work, excerpt or work in progress. The local application dates are at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, June 24 to 27, at 1306 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. Applications must be sent to the Joyce Theater Foundation, 175 8th Ave., New York, NY 10011. Visit joyce.org for more information.

• The Curt Teich Postcard Archives at the Lake County Discovery Museum is calling for entries for its eighth biannual Postcard Art Competition and Exhibition. Artists ages 18 and older may submit original works on a 4-by-6-inch postcard. Deadline for entries is Monday, July 13. Call (847) 968-3381 or visit lcfpd.org for information.

• The 29th annual Carey Rose Winski Dance Scholarship Competition is 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, at the Lou Conte Dance Studio, 1147 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago. The competition is open to any U.S. dancer between the ages of 13 and 18. Competitors participate in a one-hour classical warmup class and perform two three-minute solos in classical ballet and a modern style (no tap). For more information, write to the Carey Rose Winski Memorial Foundation, Inc., 69 Woodley Road, Winnetka, IL 60093.