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United Relief will pick up donations

Mount Prospect-based United Relief Foundation Stock the Shelves Hope and Help Express provides a way for people to get food and goods donations to their local food pantry or shelter.

Until Dec. 22, United Relief Foundation will be offering free pickup of food and goods donations from residents and businesses in Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Des Plaines, Elk Grove Village, Mount Prospect, Palatine, Prospect Heights and Wheeling.

United Relief Foundation will then deliver the food and goods donations in the contributor's name to the contributor's choice of a designated food pantry or shelter identified by the United Relief Foundation serving those towns.

For details, visit www.stocktheshelves.org or call (847) 345-2413.

Prospect presents 'Wild Christmas'

Prospect High School will present Christopher Durang's satire, "Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge," at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Sunday, in the school's theater.

Durang turns the traditional "holiday show" on its head. Ebeneezer Scrooge is visited by the Ghost of Christmases Past, Present, and Future. However, something is wrong with the Ghost's abilities to do her job, and she and Scrooge go on a humorous ride that lets several classic holiday tales have it. The play moves on to satirize not only "A Christmas Carol," but also parts of "It's a Wonderful Life," "The Gift of the Magi," "Oliver Twist," and "Touched by an Angel."

Tickets are $7 in advance, and $8 at the door. Call (847) 718-5554.

Holiday concert at Rolling Meadows

The Rolling Meadows High School Music Department will present its annual Holiday Music Concert at 7:30 p.m. today in the school theater. Tickets are available in advance through the Band Office by calling (847) 718-5752, and will also be sold at the door. Admission is $5 for the center reserved section and $3 for side general admission sections. In addition, a CD of the Concert will be recorded and sold for $15 each. Order forms will be available at the door.

The band performances include "The Eighth Candle," "Greensleeves," and "I Saw Three Ships."

The orchestra performance includes "A Vaughn Williams Christmas," "Glorious Sounds of Christmas," and "A Shepherd's Carol."

The choirs' performances include "The Bells," "Hanerot Halalu," "The Winter Rose," "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year," and "Round and Round the Dreydl Spins."

The concert will conclude with the traditional singing of "The Hallelujah Chorus" with orchestral accompaniment.