Free back to school haircuts at Boys & Girls Club of Elgin Clubhouse
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With school starting Aug. 15, free haircuts for children will be available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 13 at the Boys & Girls Club of Elgin Clubhouse, 355 Dundee Ave., in Elgin.
The haircut event is open to all children, said the club’s Chief Development Officer Elizabeth Moe Garcia. Cuts are provided by stylists and barbers from a number of area shops and salons. Club officials said that more than 200 children received haircuts at last year’s event.
For more information, call 847-608-5017 or email [email protected].
Gail Borden Public Library offers ‘Voices of Hope: Survivor Stories of the Holocaust’
A free presentation entitled “Voices of Hope: Survivors of the Holocaust” is set to take place from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the Meadows Community Rooms at the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave., in Elgin.
The event will feature Gale Jacoby, a child of Holocaust survivors, and Marguerite Mishkin, a survivor herself, in conversation and telling stories, according to the library’s website. Violinist Jennifer Silk will perform, as well.
To register, see attend.gailborden.info/event/884727.
Dog Day at Elgin Public Museum
The Elgin Public Museum will be hosting its third annual “Dog Day” Saturday from noon to 4 p.m.
Scheduled to appear are Chance the Comfort Dog and K-9 Officer Rex from the Elgin Police Department and Miss Daisy from Leader Dogs for the Blind, sponsored by the Elgin Chapter of Lions Club International, according to a news release from the museum.
The event will also feature a dog-themed scavenger hunt and dog merchandise for sale in the museum gift shop. Regular admission rates apply. Donations of pet food will be taken that will be given to the Elgin Township program that helps needy seniors and veterans feed their pets.
The museum is located at 225 Grand Blvd. in Lords Park. For more information, call 847-741-6655 or email [email protected].