DuPage County briefs

Moliere at North Central Actor Timothy Mooney will present his one-man play, "Moliere Than Thou," at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 31 at North Central College's Meiley-Swallow Hall, 31 S. Ellsworth St., Naperville. The show features performances of some of the best works of the 17th-century theater writer, director and actor. Mooney also will present a workshop at 4 p.m. that day titled "Articulations: Lessons from Acting for Language Learners." Both events are free and open to the public. For details, visit www.northcentralcollege.edu/show.Lantern Festival on tap More than 100 performers will appear in the fifth annual Lantern Festival at 5 p.m. April 18 at North Central College's Pfeiffer Hall, 310 E. Benton Ave., Naperville. The traditional Chinese festival, sponsored by the nonprofit Xilin Art Center of Naperville, marks the end of all Lunar New Year festivities. Tickets are $10 for general seating and $20 for VIP seating. For details, call (630) 355-4322 or visit www.xilin.org.Free concert at Cantigny Musician Joel Frankel will present a free children's concert at 3 p.m. April 18 at the Robert R. McCormick Museum at Cantigny Park in Wheaton. Frankel is a faculty member at the Old Town School of Music and performs regularly in Chicago and across the country. Tickets are free but will be distributed by lottery and those wishing to attend should call (630) 260-8162 by April 5. Names will be drawn and ticket recipients notified by April 12.