Tickets on sale for ‘The Christmas Schooner: A Musical!’
“The Christmas Schooner: A Musical” will be presented at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 8-9, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, at the Rakow Center’s Adult Activities Center, 665 Barrington Ave., Carpentersville.
“The Christmas Schooner” tells the story of a Michigan shipping captain who braves rough winter weather to bring Christmas trees to homesick German-American families in turn-of-the-century Chicago, according to the website for the play.
Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the Rakow Center’s front desk. For more information, call 847-428-7131.
Have cookies and cocoa with Santa at youth center
The Hanover Township Youth & Family Services Department is holding a free Cookies and Cocoa with Santa event from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, at the Izaak Walton Youth Center, 899 Jay St., Elgin.
In addition to refreshments, there also will be crafts and the opportunity to take photos for free with Santa, according to an online news release.
For more information, call 630-483-5799.
Nothing But Treble holding holiday concert Dec. 2
Elgin women’s choir Nothing But Treble will present its holiday show, “Glow: Celebrating Songs of the Season,” at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, at the First Congregational Church Sanctuary, 256 E Chicago St., Elgin.
The program will feature a wide variety of music, including German and English Renaissance songs, folk music in the Sephardic tradition and holiday classics, like “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” a news release said. The choir will be accompanied by Jeff Neufeld.
Cost is $15 for adults, $5 for children.
For more information, go to allevents.in/elgin/glow-celebrating-song-of-the-season.
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Holiday Shop Crawl being held Sunday in St. Charles
The St. Charles Holiday Shop Crawl in which 19 stores will offer specials and promotions will be held all day Sunday.
At the conclusion of the event, one shopper will be chosen to win a grand prize giveaway containing products and gift cards from participating businesses valued at more than $675, organizers said.
To enter into the giveaway, shoppers need to download the Travel St. Charles app, which is available for free at the Google Play and Apple stores, to enter.
The 19 shops taking part are Boutique Baby, Campbell Creations, Circa Vintage Gallery, Curious Fox Gift Shop, Dick Pond Athletics, Double Take Consignment, Hoarder’s Trading Post, House of Charlemagne, Industrial Treasures, Jeans and a Cute Top Shop, Magnolia Soap & Bath Co., MION Artisan Soap, Mr. Marco’s Jewelers, Rocket Fizz, SG Too, The Diamondaire, The Pep Line, Townhouse Books and Trend + Relic.
For more information, go to www.stcholidayhomecoming.com/shopcrawl.