Interest group

Hospice volunteers wanted MERIT Hospice seeking volunteers to help hospice patients. Training will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at 1300 S. Main St., Suite R, Lombard. To register, call (630) 652-7971.

Museum

Rock and Mineral Identification 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 17, Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art, 120 Cottage Hill Ave., Elmhurst. Ages 8 to adult. Activities include making a basic mineral test kit based on identification procedures including hardness, streak and cleavage. All materials provided. $3 museum members, $5 non-members. Reservations required at (630) 833-1616.

Music

Chamber ensembles concert Community School of the Arts, 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, Wheaton College, Pierce Memorial Chapel, southeast corner of Washington and Franklin streets. Open to the public. Free. (630) 752-5567.

Art

Painting exhibit Through Jan. 31, Artavo Galleries, 1320 N. Route 59, Naperville. Features Russian artist, Anna Razumovskaya. (630) 922-5400, www.artavo.com.

Theater

“Italian American Reconciliation” Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, Thursdays to Sundays, through Feb. 8, College of DuPage, McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. Performances are 8 p.m. Thursdays to Saturdays; and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $25 to $31 and are available by calling (630) 942-4000.