Pipe break ends Huffman Park’s splash pad season
The splash pad at Huffman Park in West Dundee will be closed for the remainder of the season because of needed repairs, Dundee Township Park District said in a social media post.
Staff discovered that an underground pipe had sheared off inside the concrete surface of the splash pad, and needs to be dug up and replaced, the post says.
Plans to keep the water feature open through Labor Day weekend are now canceled.
However, the district’s Dolphin Cove Family Aquatic Center at 300 N. Kennedy Drive inCarpentersville will be open from 12:30 to 6 p.m. Saturday through Monday, Sept. 2-4.
Meadowdale car show returning to Raceway Woods
The Midwest Racing Preservation Association will be holding its 15th annual Meadowdale Motorsports and Memories Car Show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, at Raceway Woods off Route 31 in Carpentersville.
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The event is free and open to the public.
Pre-registration for vehicles is $20 through Monday, Sept. 4, according to the association’s website. Registration on the day of the show is $25.
To register or for more information, go to www.mirpa.org/events.html.
Simon & Garfunkel tribute act to open new ECC season
Jim Witter will performing Simon & Garfunkel songs in a concert set to be the kick-off event for Elgin Community College Arts Center’s 2023-24 Centerstage Series.
His performance is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16. Tickets are $42 and can be purchased at eccartscenter.org/tickets.
A pre-show dinner is being offered at 5 p.m. at Spartan Terrace for $31. The meal, prepared by students enrolled in ECC’s Culinary Arts and Hospitality Program, includes a garden salad with balsamic vinaigrette, grilled and smoked boneless pork chop with BBQ demi-glace, twice-baked loaded potato, seasonal vegetables and buttermilk pie.
The Arts Center is located in Building H on the ECC campus, 1700 Spartan Drive. For more information, call 847-622-0300 or email [email protected].