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Tell us about the best holiday lights
Do you have the brightest house on the block?
Does your neighbor stop passers-by with their animated light display?
Does your homeowner's association color-coordinate your neighborhood?
Well, we want to know about it. The Daily Herald is putting together the ultimate guide to holiday lights in DuPage County.
To nominate a house, block or neighborhood for consideration, call Assistant City Editor Anne Halston at (630) 955-3522 or e-mail ahalston@dailyherald.com.
Get your tickets for club's luncheon
Purchase tickets by Wednesday for the Lombard Woman's Club Christmas luncheon, which will be at noon Monday at Villa Nova Restaurant, 237 W. St. Charles Road, Villa Park. The program will include holiday music by The Elizabethans, a madrigal singing group. For details, call (630) 268-8788.
Grounded Theatre to hold auditions
The Grounded Theatre will hold auditions for two roles in its upcoming production of "Crimes of the Heart" Wednesday. Appointments are required.
Roles are available for two men in their late 20s to early 30s. Rehearsals start the first week in January, and the show runs March 8 to April 19 at The Comedy Shrine, 22 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville.
For details or an appointment, call (847) 989-7927 or e-mail david@groundedtheatre.org and include "Crimes auditions" in the subject line.
Residential leaf pickup extended
Free residential leaf pickup continues through Friday in both Lombard and Villa Park.
Leaves must be set at the curb in brown Kraft paper bags on residents' regular trash collection days.
For details, call Lombard's public works department at (630) 620-5740 or visit Villa Park's Web site, www.invillapark.com.
West Towns to do a Christmas show
The West Towns Chorus Christmas Music Extravaganza, "The Magic of Christmas," will be at 8 p.m. Friday and 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday at the Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave., Downers Grove.
The all-male, a cappella chorus will perform both secular and religious holiday music. Santa will visit on stage and in the lobby during intermission.
Tickets cost $22, $20 each for groups of 10 or more. All seating is reserved. For tickets, call (630) 201-5544 or visit www.westtowns.org. For details, call Anthony Tumea at (630) 964-9207 or e-mail atumea@sbcglobal.net.
See 'Blue Nativity' by Quest Theatre
Quest Theatre Ensemble will perform "Blue Nativity" at 7 p.m. Dec. 15 at Christ Community Mennonite Church, 888 S. Roselle Road, Schaumburg. The 30-minute show tells the story of the birth of Jesus with larger-than-life-sized puppets. For details, call (847) 895-3654.