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Girls' Night Out in Sugar Grove:Spring Bluff Nursery will hold its annual Girls' Night Out celebration from 5 p.m. until dusk Thursday at 41W130 Norris Road, Sugar Grove. Local artists and vendors will begin showing at 5 p.m. and gourmet food tastings will begin at 6 p.m. A free perennial and goody bag will be given to the first 250 ladies to register for the event and a raffle for a large gift basket will benefit the Fox Valley Hospice. There is no charge for the event but canned food items will be collected and distributed to local food pantries. For more information, call (630) 466-4278 or go to springbluffnursery.com/events.htm.Motorcycle ride for kids:The annual Chicagoland Ride for Kids to benefit the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation will be held at 9:15 a.m. Sunday Elgin Community College, 1700 Spartan Drive. Escorted by local and state police, motorcyclists will ride together to raise money for medical research grants and family support programs. Minimum donation is $35 per motorcycle. The ride will culminate at the college with a Celebration of Life program featuring onstage interviews with local childhood brain tumor survivors and award presentations to top fundraising chapters, clubs, individuals and motorcycle businesses. There will be a grand prize drawing for a new Honda motorcycle. Free coffee and pastries will be available for breakfast and a light lunch at the end of the ride. For details or to volunteer, call Carol Sevrey at (815) 354-2320 or register online at pbtfus.org/rideforkids/register/.View regional plan:Residents can view and ask questions about the draft "GO TO 2040" plan for northeastern Illinois, which addresses land use, transportation, natural environment, economic development, housing, education, health care and other social services. An open house is scheduled 6 to 8 p.m. July 21 at the Kane County Government Center 719 S. Batavia Ave., Geneva. For details, visit goto2040.org.Arts Fair July 24, 25: Geneva will have an Arts Fair from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 24 and 25 on South Third Street. More than 145 artists will display their works, and there will be free art activities for visitors. Go to genevachamber.com or call (866) 4-GENEVA.Local deathsbull; Coralie J. Agee, 74, of Geneva bull; Arlo James Chapman, 81, of St. Charlesbull; Donna L. Kolas, 57, of Oswegobull; Charles Sullivan Lencioni, 55, of Genevabull; Thomas A. Tinnes, 81, of West ChicagoFor full obituaries, see Business.