‘A Carpenters Christmas’ concert being held at ECC
Singer and playwright Lisa Rock and her six-piece band will present a “A Carpenters Christmas” at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, in the Arts Center at Elgin Community College, Building H, 1700 Spartan Drive.
Rock will perform versions of holiday songs featured on The Carpenters’ 1978 album “Christmas Portrait” and the 1984 release “An Old-Fashioned Christmas” as well as other numbers, according to the ECC website.
Tickets are $42. To purchase them or for more information, go to elgin.edu/calendar/lisa-rock-in-a-carpenters-christmas.php.
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Rotary Club hosting free screening of ‘Polar Express’
The Rotary Club of Carpentersville will present a free screening of the holiday movie “The Polar Express” at 10 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 9, at Classic Cinemas-Cinema 12, 100 L W Besinger Drive, Carpentersville.
Doors will open at 9 a.m. for games and other pre-movie activities, according to a news release. Goodie bags will be given to the first 200 children to arrive.
For more information, go to www.facebook.com/CvilleRotary.
Draw Your Own Dream Animal contest underway
The Gail Borden Public Library District’s Draw Your Own Dream Animal Student Art Contest is open through Sunday, Dec. 10.
Students may enter for a chance to win prizes and have their artwork featured on the library district’s website, according to a news release.
To enter, students should email artwork, along with their grade, phone number and school, to [email protected]. The “Alebrijes, Creatures of a Dream World” on exhibit at the downtown branch, 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin, can serve as inspiration.
For more information, go to www.gailborden.info or call 847-742-2411.
LeeWards-inspired ornament class at Kimball house
A LeeWards-inspired Christmas ornament-making program will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, at the Nancy Kimball Cobblestone House, 302 W. Chicago St., Elgin.
Ornaments are about the size of ping pong balls and the activity designed with children in mind, a news release said.
LeeWards ornaments from the Elgin History Museum collection will be on display for inspiration. Refreshments will be served.
Cost is $5 per ornament. To purchase kits in advance, go to https://bit.ly/OrnamentAdmission.