SHREDDING, RECYCLING, FOOD DRIVE AT ALERO
A free paper shredding, electronic recycling and food drive event will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, July 25, outside Alero Financial, 1950 Big Timber Road, Elgin.
The event is sponsored by Alero Financial, state Rep. Anna Moeller, D-Elgin, and state Rep. Suzanne Ness, D-Crystal Lake, according to a social media post from Moeller’s office. Nonperishable food items collected will be given to FISH Food Pantry in Carpentersville.
For more information, call Moeller’s office at 847-841-7130 or email [email protected].
PADS OF ELGIN RECEIVES $20,000 TRUST GRANT
State Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced this week that PADS of Elgin is one of 10 small nonprofits across Illinois to receive a grant from the Charitable Trust Stabilization Fund.
“We recognize that people are faced with higher housing costs and grocery prices while the federal government is abandoning its responsibilities,” Frerichs said at a news conference in Chicago, according to a news release. “We are proud to team up with these nonprofit organizations that strengthen their communities by diligently working to improve the lives of Illinoisans in need.”
Seventy-five organizations applied for the grants, which were awarded to nonprofits that provide housing services and food programs, according to the release. An independent 11-member committee selected the grant recipients that will receive a portion of the $195,000 available.
The $20,000 awarded to PADS of Elgin was the maximum amount granted.
The Charitable Trust Stabilization Fund assists nonprofits that have annual budgets of $1 million or less and at least one full-time employee. Fund money comes from the fees nonprofit corporations pay when filing annual reports with the Illinois secretary of state’s office.
For more information, go to ilcharitabletrust.com.
‘EVITA’ TO BE STAGED OVER TWO WEEKENDS AT ECC
Elgin Community College Musical Theatre will present the award-winning musical “Evita” at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, July 24-25 and July 31-Aug. 1, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, at the ECC Arts Center’s Blizzard Theater, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin.
The production will feature 20 musicians who will share the stage with the cast, according to a news release. The musical is loosely based on the life of Eva Perón, who rose from humble beginnings to marry Argentinan President Juan Perón and become one of that nation’s most influential figures before dying in 1952.
“‘Evita’ is my all-time favorite musical,” production co-director Marc Beth said in a news release. “My dad bought me the original Broadway double album when I was a teen, and it was then that I realized that musicals could sound like exciting rock ‘n’ roll mixed with amazing ballads and Latin dance.”
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Tickets are $22 for adults and $20 for seniors and students. They can be purchased by going to eccartscenter.org, calling 847-622-0300 or visiting the theater’s box office.
THE LODGE TO PRESENT ‘RENT’ JULY 24-AUG. 2
Schaumburg On Stage’s student edition of the musical “Rent” will be staged at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, July 24-25 and and July 31-Aug. 1; and 2 p.m. Sundays, July 26 and Aug. 2, at The Lodge Performing Arts Center, 18 Villa Court, Elgin.
The show is loosely based on Puccini’s opera “La Boheme,” according to the theater company’s website. The story involves a group of struggling young artists and musicians living on New York’s Lower East Side in the midst of the HIV/AIDS crisis.
Tickets are $22 and can by purchased online at app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=346198, by calling 847-278-7185 or via email at [email protected].
TALK WITH SOUTH ELGIN PRESIDENT JULY 27
South Elgin Village President Steve Ward will hold an informal chat with residents from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, July 27, at the Gail Borden Public Library’s South Elgin branch, 127 S. McLean Blvd.
Community members are welcome to ask questions and share thoughts with Ward, according to a social media post for the event. Light refreshments will be served, and the night will include a first look at a South Elgin history exhibit on display through Wednesday, Aug. 19.
For more information, call 847-742-5780.