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Antioch
Auditions: Auditions for “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, presented by PM&L Theatre, will be held Sunday and Monday at 877 Main St. Auditions for children, ages 5-15, will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Auditions for adults will be at 7 p.m. both days. Arrive a few minutes early to fill out an audition form. Auditioners will be cold-reading from the script, and may be asked to sing a carol a cappella. Looking to cast 20 strong character actors who are able to play a variety of ages and types. There will also be auditioning for a children’s caroling choir who will be singing before the show and during intermission. “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens was originally adapted for PM&L by Lou Jones, and has been updated and adapted for the 2015 production by director Rebecca Zellar. Performance dates are Dec. 11-20. Details, 773-610-9249 or [email protected].
Gurnee
Dinner and sale: The Gurnee American Legion Auxiliary and the Waukegan American Legion Auxiliary are co-hosting a Spaghetti Dinner and Craft & Bake Sale from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Gurnee American Legion Hall. Dinner will consist of spaghetti with marinara or meat sauce, salad, garlic or plain bread, coffee, tea, or milk and dessert. Cost is $8, $7 for seniors (60 years and up), $6 for children ages 5 to 10 years, and free for children under age 5. For more information, call 847-244-9282.
Round Lake
Open house: Members of the Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District will hold their annual Fire Prevention Month Open House, from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Station No. 1, 409 Nippersink Road. The event will feature tours of the station along with equipment demonstrations. Children can learn the proper way to dial 911 with the 911 Teletrainer system, take the Junior Firefighter’s Challenge, learn how to Stop, Drop & Roll and how to escape their home in case of fire. Future firefighters can dress in children’s fire gear and have their photo taken or slide down an old fashion fire pole made especially for children. Fire Prevention Bureau staff will be on site to teach you how to make your home safer with the fire department’s Smoke Detector & Home Inspection programs. Learn about kitchen safety and how to properly extinguish a stove fire. Enjoy homemade baked goods at the Bake Sale with all proceeds going to the fire department’s Youth Explorer Post. For more information, call 847-546-6001.
Waukegan
Benefit concert: Prairie Brass Band, a Chicagoland-based performance group, will present “Carnival,” a benefit concert in support of local nonprofit Bravo Waukegan, at 3 p.m. Sunday at Waukegan High School’s Trapp Auditorium, 2325 Brookside Ave. The band will play an assortment of traditional Hispanic music, concluding with a short performance from Cooke Mariachi, an after-school club consisting of elementary 4th and 5th grade students from local Andrew Cooke Magnet School for the Fine Arts and Sciences. Admission for the event is free with a suggested donation of $5 per family. All proceeds from the concert will help fund music education in the Waukegan Public Schools. The Prairie Brass Band is hosting this year’s 12th annual U.S. Open Brass Championships in November. “Carnival” will be the first public performance of their Championship set. For more information, call 847-722-5821 or visit www.bravowaukegan.org.
Moraine Township
Transportation: In an effort to help seniors continue to enrich and contribute to the community, Moraine Township offers daily hours for its paratransit vans to provide rides for non-medical appointments. The transportation effort will help seniors and disabled residents run errands, visit area businesses, grocery shop, schedule beauty shop appointments, and take care of other personal business within the Township. The vans operate weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; are available to Moraine Township residents ages 65 or older, or disabled; are primarily for medical appointments up to 15 miles from Township borders; personal errands can be scheduled within the Township 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, other times subject to availability; caregivers are required to accompany wheelchair riders, caregivers ride free. Cost is $4 per trip; $2 for income qualified residents. For more information, call 847-432-3240 or email [email protected]
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