Briefs: Learn about Enclaves

The Geneva Chamber of Commerce will conduct an open house at 4 p.m. today for Jan De-Shanti Enclaves of Geneva housing development under construction on Route 38, east of Kirk Road. Call Scott Dixon at (630) 208-7888.

Sports booster party

The Geneva All Sports Boosters Auction/Dinner is at 6 p.m. Friday at the Kane County Fairgrounds in St. Charles. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. To register, call Amanda Conlon at (630) 845-0622 or visit www.ghsallsportsboosters.com.

Answers to legal queries

The Kane County Bar Association's next Ask A Lawyer Day will be Saturday. As part if its 150th anniversary, the association is holding this event on the second Saturday of each month. People can call (630) 762-1900 between 9 a.m. and noon for a free consultation with a volunteer attorney. Go online to www.kanecountybar.org.

Saturday volunteers sought

Christ Community Church in St. Charles seeks volunteers to participate in its monthly 2nd Saturday program. Volunteers are needed to sort food donations, visit nursing homes and spend time with severely disabled people. Volunteers can get involved by going to one of the church's three locations in St. Charles, DeKalb and Blackberry Creek by 8:30 a.m. on the second Saturday of each month for transportation to a work site. Activities last until noon. Call (630) 485-3371 or go to www.ccclife.org.

Elmhurst College lecture

Elmhurst College will host a free lecture by Nobel Peace Prize winner Adil Najam Sunday titled "Democracy and the Muslim World." Najam directs Boston University's Frederick Pardee Center for Study of the Longer-Range Future. He shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and with members of his Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Najam served as a lead author for many of the climate panel's findings. Najam's talk will begin at 7 p.m. in the Founders Lounge of the College's Frick Center, 190 Prospect Ave. A brief question-and-answer session will follow. Call (630) 617-3033 or visit www.elmhurst.edu.

Citywide garage sale set

St. Charles' annual community garage sale is planned for 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 18 and April 19. Guides are available at www.stcunderground.com or at any park district facility. Registration materials for residents interested in participating as sellers also are available. Call (630) 513-4322.

Prom volunteers needed

Volunteers are needed to help set up and work post-prom activities at St. Charles East High School May 3. Call (630) 443-6618.