COVID vaccinations available in Elgin this week
The Elgin Area Pandemic Team will offer free COVID-19 vaccinations at two Elgin locations in the coming week.
From 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, they will be at the National Night Out block party being held near Division and Chapel streets. The single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be available to anyone 18 or older.
Register for the shot at www.gbpl.info/aug3vax.
Dr. Dorothea Poulose, chair of the Elgin Board of Health, will be doing a live Facebook presentation at 6:15 p.m. as part of the city’s Night Out events to answer COVID-19 questions. To watch the program, go to https://fb.me/e/TtJRrDSS.
Pfizer vaccinations will be offered from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 7, at the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave.
Anyone between the ages of 12 and 17 must bring a consent form signed by a parent or guardian to receive the vaccine. Second doses will be administered Aug. 28.
Register for a vaccination at www.KaneVax.org.
Anyone under the age of 18 who receives the vaccination will be given two tickets to Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, while supplies last.
Rachel Barton performing for Civic Center celebration
Violinist Rachel Barton Pine is to perform Sunday, Aug. 22, as part of the celebration for the newly renovated downtown Elgin Civic Center Plaza.
“Welcome Back, Elgin,” a family-friendly celebration of the arts, will be held at 1:30 p.m. at 150 Dexter Court. There will be food trucks, pop-up arts and crafts stations, balloon artists, dance and theater.
Pine’s free concert, sponsored by Chamber Music on the Fox, will be held at 3 p.m. inside the adjacent Hemmens Cultural Center, with the performance streamed to the plaza.
Reservations for the concert are required and can be made starting at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, at hemmens.org/tickets.
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For more information, visit cityofelgin.org/welcomeback.
East Dundee holding 3 downtown events in August
Three free evening events will be held in downtown East Dundee in August.
Wine Down Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 11 offers Caribbean-style music from Mr. Myers and food and drink for sale from two local businesses.
Motor Monday from 5 p.m. to dusk Aug. 16 is a family-friendly cruise night in which classic car owners show off a variety of makes and models of cars.
Thirsty Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 26 features oldies, country and pop music from Spoken Four and food and beverage booths operated by three local restaurants.
All three events will be held outside The Depot, 319 N. River St. For more information, go to www.eastdundee.net.
Underwood town hall meeting at Cougars Stadium
U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-14, will hold an in-person town hall meeting from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11, at Kane County Cougars Stadium/Northwestern Medicine Field, 34WOO2 Cherry Lane, Geneva.
Doors open at 5:15 p.m. Guests are asked to enter through Gate 1.
Reservations are required; go to https://bit.ly/rsvptownhall21.
— Mike Danahey