The briefs: Young Authors Project starts
The Fox River Grove Memorial Library, 407 Lincoln Ave., reminds all students in first through eighth grades, who live within the boundaries of Fox River Grove Elementary District 3, to submit original fiction, nonfiction, poetry, plays or scripts for the Young Authors Project.
Entry forms and project rules will be available at the library starting Wednesday. All completed entries are due at the library by 8:30 p.m. Jan. 30. For information, call (847) 639-2274.
Recycle holiday tree at MCCD
If you've ever wondered how you can help the environment, here's an idea.
This year don't throw out that Christmas tree -- recycle it into mulch. Through Jan. 15, the McHenry County Conservation District and Algonquin Township are offering three drop-off locations for your undecorated Christmas tree.
Drop-off sites include: Algonquin Township headquarters, 3702 Route 14, Crystal Lake; Glacial Park parking lot at 6316 Harts Road, Ringwood; and Rush Creek's horse trailer parking lot in Harvard. Tinsel and decorations must be removed. If trees are transported in a bag, remove the bag before dropping it off. Commercial drop-offs are prohibited. For details call (815) 338-6223.
Folk artist comes to Woodstock
Off Square Music will present Ed Holstein in concert at 7 p.m. Friday at Stage Left Cafe, 125 Van Buren St. in the Woodstock Opera House annex.
Holstein was a part of the early Chicago folk scene, along with his late brother, Fred. Holstein continues to perform as well as teach at the Old Town School of Folk Music. He is a guitar and banjo player, and a polished comedian with masterful timing. Opening will be Peggy Browning and Maura Lally. They are friends who found each other in the hallways of the Old Town School of Folk Music. Their sound is rooted in traditional music, from country blues, to gospel, to old-time, ballads and originals. Each picks guitar, and Browning adds her five-string banjo to some tunes. They like to swap verses and sing harmonies. For details, call Keith at (815) 338-5164 or e-mail to blueloom@sbcglobal. net. Admission is a $10 donation. Learn more about Off Square Music, a nonprofit organization, at www.offsquaremusic.org.