Art

Sculptural paintings exhibit Through Sept. 27, Kavanagh Gallery, The Fine Line Creative Arts Center, 6N158 Crane Road, St. Charles. Artist is Arthur Kdav. (630) 584-9443.

Theater

“Once Upon a Mattress” Noble Fool Theater Youth Ensemble, through Aug. 30, Pheasant Run, Mainstage, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. Performance times are 10:30 a.m. Saturdays. Also, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29. $13. For tickets, call (630) 584-6342, www.ticketmaster.com.


Fundraiser

Dance-a-Thon benefit 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30 to 7 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 31, Brunswick Zone, 170 W. North Ave., Carol Stream. DJ music and entertainment all night. $35 admission donation. Dancers receive pledges for hours danced. Proceeds benefit Muscular Dystrophy Association, in honor of the Jerry Lewis Telethon. Possible celebrity appearance by McKenzie Westmore of NBC’s “Passions.” For more information, call Melissa at (630) 682-0150, or e-mail at Melissa_digiovanni@comcast.net.


Special event

Golden Retriever Rescue meet and greet As Good as Gold, Golden Retriever Rescue of Northern Illinois will hold a meet and greet from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 30, at Wet Nose Dog Boutique, 1510 Commons Drive, Geneva. Learn about volunteer opportunities and adoption procedures. www.asgoodasgold.org.

Nature event

Art in Ash “Rising From the Ashes: Furniture From Lost Trees,” 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily through Sept. 7, Morton Arboretum, Visitor Center, Interstate 88 and Route 53, Lisle. View furniture made from ash trees destroyed by the Emerald ash borer. Woodworking demonstrations on carving, shaping, wood joining and surface texturing. (630) 725-2066, www.mortonarb.org.