Arts and Entertainment

Music

“WDCB’s Jazz Wednesdays” From 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays at Carlucci, 1801 Butterfield Road, Downers Grove. No cover. (630) 512-0990, www.CarlucciRestaurant.com.

Open mike music From 7 to 10 p.m. Thursdays at Stillwater, 5141 Main St., Downers Grove. Hosted by Bob Hartwell. “Sign up, plug in and play.” Public invited. (630) 324-4291.

Folk music Heather Styka, 8:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, Two-Way Street Coffee House, 1047 Curtiss St., Downers Grove. $5. (630) 969-9720, info@twowaystreet.org.

Rock music Homewreckers, 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23; Aiden O’Toole, 5 to 7 p.m., followed at 9 p.m. by The Neverly Brothers, rockabilly, $5, Friday, Oct. 24; and country music, Drew Davis Band, 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, $5, Ballydoyle Irish Pub, 5157 Main St., Downers Grove. (630) 969-0600.

Acoustic guitar music Bob Hartwell, 8 to 11 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24; Stephen Peterson, 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, Stillwater, 5141 Main St., Downers Grove. No cover charge. (630) 324-4291.

Bluegrass jam 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, Two-Way Street Coffee House, 1047 Curtiss St., Downers Grove. $1. (630) 969-9720, info@twowaystreet.org.

CD release party 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, Ballydoyle Irish Pub, 5157 Main St., Downers Grove. Band, Searson, will perform songs from their new CD. (630) 969-0600.

Chorus seeks new members The Choral-Aires, an award-winning Sweet Adelines Chorus, invites local women who like to sing, to attend a series of guest nights to prepare for the group’s Dec. 13 Christmas show, “Let There be Peace on Earth,” presented with the Brotherhood of Harmony Chorus. Guest nights are held from 7 to 10 p.m. each Monday, through Dec. 8, at Elmhurst Presbyterian Church, 367 Spring Road. On Monday, Oct. 27, members will wear pink and donate to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s Passionately Pink for the Cure. Community members are invited to join the chorus during its practice. For information, call Jane Toftey at (630) 665-8387, www.choral-aires.org.

Art

National juried ceramics exhibition Clay3, Oct. 24 to Nov. 22, IBEW Building, atrium, 28600 Bella Vista Parkway, Warrenville. First national ceramic show presented by ClaySpace Ceramics Arts Studio, a not-for-profit corporation. Show hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday; and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Opening reception, 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 24.

Inna Deriy exhibit Daily at Gallery’s choice, 1014 Curtiss St., Downers Grove. Featured artist, Inna Deriy, adds pigments and glitters to polymers which are then painted on canvas or slate to create a stained-glass or enamel effect. (630) 969-5660.

Recycled fiber exhibit Downers Grove artist Mary Ann Hoffrman is featured artist at Gallery's Choice, 1014 Curtiss St., Downers Grove. Felted purses made from recycled sweaters and other found fibers. (630) 969-5660.

Art classes available TLD Design Center and Gallery, 26 E. Quincy St., Westmont. (630) 963-9573, www.tlddesigns.com.

Lodaat Art Gallery Global art and antiquities, 431 Ogden Ave., Downers Grove. (630) 852-7544, www.lodaat.com.

Theater

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays, through Nov. 8, New World Repertory Theater, 923 Curtiss St., Downers Grove. $20 adults, $15 seniors and students, $12 Sunday matinees. For tickets, call (630) 663-1489, www.newworldrep.org.

Miscellaneous

Coin Collectors Club members wanted Looking for area residents interested in starting a coin collectors club, to meet once a month. It will be a social club, with a chance to swap coins and information. Would meet at Westmont Library, 428 N. Cass Ave. If interested, call (630) 515-0781, after noon.

Beginner line dance classes Ages 40 to 95, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursdays, Downers Grove Park District Lincoln Center, 935 Maple Ave. $4 weekly. Classes ongoing. Easy dances. Contact Susan Shields, (630) 533-5233, stradsusan@hotmail.com.

Bar trivia Myles Above Productions, Inc., 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Spats Bar, 28331 Dodge St. Warrenville. Comedy show and interactive trivia questions. Prizes awarded. (630) 728-3813.

Fun runs 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Runners Grove, 5155 Main St., Downers Grove. Free. (630) 493-0800.

Dancing in Naperville Swing lessons, 7 p.m. Wednesdays; Salsa lessons, 8 p.m. Thursdays, Frankie’s Blue Room, 16 W. Chicago Ave., Naperville. (630) 416-4898.

Readings and booksignings 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, Anderson’s Bookshop, 5112 Main St., Downers Grove. Author is Brunonia Barry, “The Lace Reader;” 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, author is Cinda Williams Chima, “The Dragon Heir.” (630) 963-2665.

Weekly wine tasting Includes live music, 6 to 9 p.m. Fridays, deVine, 29 N. Cass Ave., Westmont. $15. (630) 964-9463.

Halloween at the YMCA 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, Indian Boundary YMCA, 711 59th St., Downers Grove. All ages. Includes games, bounce house, haunted house, face painting, haunted pool raft ride. $5 per family. For more information, call (630) 929-2417.

3-D movie showing “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” Friday, Oct. 24, Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave., Downers Grove. For more information, visit www.classiccinemas.com.

DuPage Birding Club field trips 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, Greene Valley Forest Preserve, 22W535 75th St., Naperville. Hawk identification for families and beginning birders. Meet at the parking lot at the top of the landfill, to learn how to identify raptors in flight and assist with a national raptor population count. Bring water, a sack lunch, a hat and a lawn chair for each participant. We will have a scope, binoculars and field guides. To register, call Vicky Sroczynski at (630) 964-8277.

Costume contest and movie showing 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, Tivoli theatre, 5021 Highland Ave., Downers Grove. Registration for the costume contest begins at 9 a.m. with judging at 9:45 a.m. Movie, “Dr. Seuss’s Horton Hears a Who!” begins at 11 a.m. Free popcorn and prizes. For more information, visit www.classiccinemas.com.

Poetry and music event Sponsored by the Westmont Area Friends of the Arts, The Illinois State Poetry Society and The Brewed Awakening Cafe, noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, The Brewed Awakening Cafe, 19 W. Quincy St., Westmont. Featured poets are Donna Pucciani and Beth Staas. Halloween, seasonal open mike. Vocal and guitar music by Danny Shaffer, Craig Pro and Kevin Lee. For more information, call (630) 852-2233.

Violin and piano lessons Free violin and piano lessons for ages 7 to 9 in Downers Grove. Violin and piano will be provided. For more information, call (630) 533-5233, or e-mail, stradsusan@hotmail.com.

Dance lessons Weekly, Willowbrook Ballroom, 8900 S. Archer Ave., Willow Springs. (708) 839-1000, www.willowbrookballroom.com.

Vintage Times program Legal issues of concern to older persons are discussed on the Vintage Times, a local cable television program for senior citizens shown in Downers Grove during September on Mondays and Fridays at 10:30 a.m. on channel 6 and on Comcast channel 19 during October on Thursdays at 6 p.m. The Vintage Times is produced by the Township of Downers Grove in cooperation with the Village of Downers Grove. Videotaped copies available for loan at Downers Grove Library. For more information, call Hanna Benioff, (630) 968-5029.

National Popcorn Month promotion Classics Cinemas, Tivoli Theater, 5021 Highland Ave., Downers Grove, is offering a free 46-ounce popcorn in October to everyone who signs up for the Movie Time e-mail. This includes free refills. Also offers popcorn for 75 cents a bucket every Tuesday in October as part of the company’s monthly 30th anniversary celebration. To subscribe to Movie Time, visit www.classiccinemas.com.

Clubs

Lodge Leads Organization Downers Grove Chamber of Commerce executives group, 7:15 a.m. Thursdays, First United Methodist Church, 1032 Maple Ave., Downers Grove. Networking begins at 7 a.m. Call Keith Hoffman, (630) 306-5626.

Westmont Jaycees 7:30 p.m. every fourth Thursday, Knights of Columbus Hall, 25 N. Cass Ave., Westmont. www.westmontjaycees.org.

Leads Club of Oak Brook 7:30 a.m. Thursdays at DuPage Club, 1901 S. Meyers Road, Oakbrook Terrace. Call Jeff Wambold, (630) 573-8990, Ext. 304.

Western Lights Chorus 7 p.m. Thursdays at Seventh Day Adventist Church Hall, 201 N. Oak St., Hinsdale. Guests welcome. (773) 631-2466, www.westernlightschorus.com.

Sales Professionals of Illinois Inc. 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. Thursdays at Pancake Delight House at 75th Street and Fairview Avenue, Darien. Call Eve Dunn, (630) 852-0580.

Naperville Networkers Business networking, 7:01 a.m. Thursdays, Big Apple Pancake House, 2799 Maple Ave., Lisle. Call Matt Ewald, (630) 678-1700.

Hinsdale Rotary Club 12:15 p.m. Fridays at Oaks Hotel and Conference Center, County Line and Frontage roads, Burr Ridge. (630) 654-8045, www.hinsdalerotary.org.

Toastmasters Club No. 7446 Noon to 1 p.m. Mondays, McDonald’s Corp. Headquarters, 2111 McDonald Drive, Oak Brook. Call Alex Pronove, (630) 337-0597.

Rotary Club of Downers Grove 12:15 p.m. Mondays. For meeting location, call Joe Kenny, (630) 334-2858.

Westmont Rotary Club Noon Tuesdays, Cucina Roma, Route 83 and Ogden Avenue, Westmont. Call Irv Kaplan, (630) 971-1299.

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Kiwanis Club 5:30 p.m. every second and fourth Tuesday, Hinsdale Public Library, 20 E. Maple St. (630) 323-4234.

Downers Grove Junior Women’s Club 7 p.m. every fourth Tuesday, September through May, Lincoln Center, 935 Maple Ave., Downers Grove. Meet on third Tuesday in December and March. (630) 632-5345, www.dgjwc.org.

Rotary Club of Darien 12:15 p.m. Tuesdays, Argonne National Laboratory Guest House, Cass Avenue, Darien. (630) 434-5075, www.darienrotaryclub.org.

Oak Brook Speakers Toastmasters 5:30 to 6:35 p.m. Tuesdays, FOCUS, 430 W. 22nd St., Lombard. Call Bob, (312) 401-8614. Oakbrookspeakers@cs.com.

Chorus of DuPage All-male barbershop chorus, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, 815 S. Washington St., Naperville. Call Jerry Broz, (630) 964-3139.

Downers Grove Kiwanis Club 7:30 a.m. Wednesdays, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 1125 Franklin St., Downers Grove. Call Gloria Caracello, (630) 968-6300.

Walking club Contours Express, 10 a.m. Wednesdays, 70 Ogden Ave., Downers Grove. Free. (630) 810-9777.

Downers Grove Toastmasters 7 p.m. every second and fourth Wednesday. For more information and location, call Geoff Thoren at (630) 988-1797.

Support groups

Take Off Pounds Sensibly Two Westmont chapters meet Thursdays, Park Federal Bank, 21 E. Ogden Ave., Westmont. Chapter 1748, 9 a.m. Call Lesa Hips, (630) 887-7725. Chapter 1855, 5:30 p.m. (630) 995-5036.

Overeaters Anonymous Noon to 1 p.m. Thursdays, St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church, 3910 Highland Ave., Downers Grove. Babysitting available. Call Margaret, (630) 719-1625.

Overeaters Anonymous Newcomer/speaker meeting, 6:45 to 7:15 p.m. Thursdays, St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church, 3910 Highland Ave., Downers Grove. (630) 653-8608.

Garden Foundation Domestic violence support group, 7 p.m. Thursdays, Downers Grove Public Library, 1050 Curtiss St. Call Michelle Roty, (630) 379-9427.

Depression and Bipolar Alliance Caregivers support group, 7 p.m. Thursdays, Oak Rooms of Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, 3815 Highland Ave., Downers Grove. $2 donation suggested. (630) 415-1480.

Grief and loss support group For adolescents, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, Center for Social Skill, Growth and Development, 935 Curtiss St., Suite 1A, Downers Grove. Call Jennifer Shea, (630) 241-2010.

Mental illness support group National Alliance on Mental Illness, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, North Pavillion, Community Education Room, 3815 Highland Ave., Downers Grove. Free. Call Susan Piasecki, (630) 752-0066.

Reformers Unanimous Addiction program, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Fridays, Marquette Manor Baptist Church, 333 75th St., Downers Grove. Call Joel Dedic, (630) 800-6540.

AA/Alanon Couples communication group, 7:30 to 9 p.m. Saturdays, St. Andrews Church, 1125 Franklin St., Downers Grove. Call Bruce/Sharon, (630) 852-7142.

Overeaters Anonymous 9:30 a.m. Saturdays, Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 725 75th St., Darien. (630) 972-9074.

Nar-Anon Family Group “Stepping into Serenity,” support for family and friends who are close to someone with a drug addiction problem, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sundays, Linden Oaks Hospital, Room 105, 852 S. West St., Naperville. For more information, call the NarAnon Helpline at (312) 409-0598.

Depression & Bipolar Support For adults only, 1 p.m. Sundays and 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, Oak Rooms near the cafeteria, 39th Street and Highland Avenue, Downers Grove. $2 suggested donation. (630) 415-1480.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly 6:30 p.m. Mondays, First United Methodist Church, 1032 Maple Ave., Downers Grove. (630) 964-2043.

National Association for Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders of Glen Ellyn Eating disorder support group, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, 751 Roosevelt Road, Building 7, Suite 115, Glen Ellyn. Bilingual services offered. For more information, call Dana Castellano, (312) 882-0494, www.anad.org.

New Mothers Support Group 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Good Samaritan Health and Wellness Center, 3551 Highland Ave., Downers Grove. Free. Register with Advocate’s Health Advisor, (800) 323-8622, ask for class code 4B10.

Autism Support Group 9:30 to 11 a.m. every fourth Tuesday, Communication Clubhouse, 2901 Finley Road, Suite 102, Downers Grove. RSVP to Dian Lee at (630) 495-6800, Ext. 117.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society Support group, 7 p.m. every fourth Tuesday, Our Saviour’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 815 S. Washington St., Naperville. Call Alice Chlumecky, (630) 852-4295, or Gayle Schweinert, (630) 420-8548.

Postpartum Depression Support 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, 3815 Highland Ave. $15. Register with Health Advisor, (800) 323-8622, visit www.advocatehealth.com.

Al-Anon 8 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays, Faith United Methodist Church, 432 59th St., Downers Grove. Participants should enter the rear of the church and go to Room B-6.

Al-Anon family groups “Courage to Change,” 1 p.m. Wednesday, Community Presbyterian Church, Room 8, 39 N. Prospect Ave., Clarendon Hills.

Families Anonymous support group  Adventist Hinsdale Hospital, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, New Day Center/Outpatient Behavioral Health Services office, 740 Pasquinelli Drive, Suite 104, room C, Westmont. For people adversely affected by a loved one’s addiction to alcohol or drugs. (630) 856-7701.

Alzheimer’s caregiver group 2 to 3:30 p.m. every last Wednesday, Room 264 at Christ Church of Oak Brook, 31st Street and York Road, Oak Brook. Call Jim Toler, group facilitator, (630) 964-9797.

Classes/seminars

“Falls and Feet: What You Should Know About Both” seminar Arthritis Foundation, noon, Wednesday, Oct. 29, Downers Grove Park District, Active Adult Center, 935 Maple Ave. Drs. Jeffrey Oken and Rachel Cisko will speak. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. Pre-registration is required at (800) 735-0096, www.arthritis.org.

Cake decorating school Wilton School of Cake Decorating, 7511 Lemont Road, Darien, offers 50 courses throughout the year. Fees range from $75 to $950. (630) 985-6077, www.school.wilton.com.

Fundraisers

Game and trivia night fundraiser Downers Grove Junior Woman’s Club, 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, Loyal Order of the Moose, 1030 Warren Ave., Downers Grove. Twenty-five tables of eight compete for prizes. Raffles and auctions.  $45, includes four hours of unlimited beer, soda and hors d’oeuvres. For tickets, visit www.dgjwc.org.

Pancake breakfast fundraiser Helping Girls Navigate Adolescence, Inc., 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, Ballydoyle Irish Pub and Restaurant, 5157 Main St., Downers Grove. Be held during the Rotary Club’s Halloween window-painting event in downtown Downers Grove. Raffle prizes. Celebrity servers include village manager and commissioners, School District 58 board president and DuPage County board member. Tickets are $5 adults, 3 for children. Age 2 and under are free. Tickets available at the door. www.hgna.org.

“Late Nite Catechism” and silent auction Sunday, Oct. 26, Christ the Servant Catholic Church, 8700 Havens Drive, Woodridge. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. for silent auction, raffles and cash bar. Show time at 3 p.m. $25. For tickets, call (630) 910-0770, Ext. 10, www.ctswoodridge.org.

Holiday bazaar 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, Rest Haven/Saratoga Grove, 3460 Saratoga Ave., Downers Grove. Includes jewelry, crafts, “Granny’s Attic” items, homemade pastries, cards, boutique items. Donations of homemade baked items, jewelry and “Granny’s Attic” items needed. To donate, call Fran Zuidema, (630) 663-0892, or Jean Dwarshuis, (708) 484-9220.

Luncheon and fashion show fundraiser “Let It Snow, Let It Snow,” Lisle-Naperville Chapter of the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago, Saturday, Nov. 22, Hilton Hotel, 3003 Corporate West Drive, Lisle. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. for shopping in the “Sugar Plum Shops,” made up of a variety of crafters with jewelry, purses, clothing, candy, music boxes and books. Tickets are available from any member of the chapter, or by calling Marva Maxwell, (630) 964-4692.

Books and Brunch fundraiser Assistance League of Chicagoland West, 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, The Abbington, Butterfield Road and Ill. Route 53, Glen Ellyn. Featured speakers are Libby Fischer Hellmann, Karen Abbott and Gioia Diliberto. Book purchase and booksigning available. Boutique, raffle and silent auction. $75. Reservations required by Oct. 24 at (630) 321-2529.

Entertainment Discount Savings Books The Athletic Booster Club at SEASPAR is selling 2009 Entertainment Books to support its programs. $20 per book. Three Chicagoland editions available. Orders can be taken for other cities in other states. $5 per book purchased is tax-deductible. Call (630) 960-7600 to order or purchase books at SEASPAR office, 4500 Belmont Road, Downers Grove.

Interest groups

Seniors needed “Chore Days,” DuPage Senior Citizens Council, volunteers help seniors with yard work during the first three weekends of November. Seniors have until Oct. 24 to sign up at the Chore Days Hotline, (630) 620-0804-Ext. 11.

St. Eulalia Elementary School reunion Class of 1971. Plans being made. If interested in attending, call Noreen Collins Kuenster, (708) 442-2628.

Downers Grove North High School 50th reunion Class of 1960. Plans being made for 2010. Send addresses to Rolfe Sick, 8003 Fairmont Ave., Downers Grove, IL 60516.

Morton East High School 35th reunion Class of 1973, Saturday, Nov. 1, Holiday Inn, 7800 Kingery Highway, Willowbrook. If interested in attending, call the high school at (708) 222-5700, or visit www.mortoneastclassof73.com.

Morton East High School 25th reunion Class of 1983. Reunion previously scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 1, has been postponed until spring 2009. Current mail and e-mail addresses should still be sent to mehs1983@hotmail.com, or visit http://geocities.com/mehs1983reunion/.

York High School 30th reunion Class of 1978, Saturday, Nov. 8, Wyndham Drake Hotel, 2301 York Road, Oak Brook. For information, visit www.yorkhs1978.com. Send current contact information and pictures from the 1970s to yorkclassof1978@yahoo.com.

Harrison Technical High School 50th reunion Class of 1958, Saturday, Nov. 8, Crystal Sky Banquets, 7941 W. 47th St., McCook.  Call Steve Satek, (708) 246-1130, or Diane Thomas, (708) 749-7566.

Morton West High School 20th reunion Class of 1989. Plans being made. Looking for “lost classmates.” For more information or to register for the reunion, contact mortonwest89@gmail.com.

Harper High School 50th reunion Class of January and June 1959. Plans being made for summer of 2009. If interested in attending, call Cliff Gustafson, (815) 372-9937.

Special events

Halloween Fest 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, Midwestern University, 555 W. 31st St., Downers Grove. Games, face painting, haunted house. Request a fee of $1 or a canned good donation for admission to the haunted house. For more information, call (630) 515-7615.

Open house Czechoslovak Heritage Museum will hold an open house beginning at 11 a.m., with a 1 p.m. program, Saturday, Oct. 25, in the headquarters of Czechoslovakian Society of America Fraternal Life, 122 W. 22nd St., Oak Brook. Commemoration of the 90th anniversary of Czechoslovak independence. Tour of collections of crystal, embroidery, costume arts, toys, paintings and sculpture and program of traditional folk dancing in authentic Moravian costumes and singing of popular Czech and American songs. Susan Marcinkus will present her film, “Pictures from the Old Country,” and answer questions. Author Malynne Sternstein, “Czechs of Chicagoland,” will give a presentation featuring photos and stories that did not appear in her book. Refreshments available for purchase. For more information, call Cary Mentzer, (630) 472-0500.


Family Fall Fest Hanson Center Junior Board, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, Hanson Center, 15W431 59th St., Burr Ridge. Features Mrs. Hanson’s Haunted Barn, face painting, pony and trolley rides, live entertainment, Uncle Bub’s Barbeque, silent auction, moon jump. For more information, call (630) 628-7172.

Grand opening event Tuesday, Oct. 28, Brick House Tavern and Tap, 1461 Butterfield Road, Downers Grove. Features 70 national, imported and local craft beers and food. Over 20 flat screen televisions, outdoor fire pit, free Wi-Fi. Hours are Monday to Thursday, 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.; and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. For more information, visit www.brickhousetavernandtap.com.

Religion

40 Days for Life prayer vigil 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through Nov. 2, at the corner of 75th St. and Devereux St., Downers Grove. For more information, visit www.40daysforlife.com/downersgrove, or call (630) 655-1379.

“Crazy Closet” sale 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, First United Methodist Church, 1032 Maple Ave., Downers Grove. Half-price sale from 5 to 8 p.m. Includes clothing, household goods, used books, jewelry and baked goods. No children under age 10 allowed. For more information, call (630) 968-7120.

Benefit concert 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, St. Joseph Church, 4824 Highland Ave., Downers Grove. Classical music performance will include strings, piano. organ, handbells and guest artists. Proceeds help purchase music and supplies for The La Patria School of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. $15 at the door. For more information, call (630) 853-6792.

Choral concert 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 5211 Carpenter St., Downers Grove. The Spirit of Life Chorus will perform its fall program, “Christmas...the Story of Love.” Free. (630) 968-3112.