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Cortland Parade Time: 1 p.m. Date: Sunday, Oct. 12 Place: Starts at Loves and Cortland Center roads and ends at Cortland Community Park More information: Call Alvina Stover at 815-758-2425 TAILS will host TAILSapalooza at 9 a.m. at the Cortland Fire Station. Town festival will follow parade from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Cortland Community Park. Festival will include food vendors, a vintage bike show, a bake sale and Big Red’s fifth annual Cortland Apple Cook-off.

DeKalb

A Thurber Carnival Dates: Oct. 1-5 Place: NIU’s O’Connell Theatre The NIU School of Theatre and Dance will present “A Thurber Carnival,” a collection of short sketches and vignettes adapted from the short stories, cartoons and essays of American humorist James Thurber.

Veterans’ Job Search and Info Workshop Time: 1 to 3:30 p.m. Dates: Mondays, Oct. 27, Nov. 24 and Dec. 15 Place: Illinois workNet Center, 1701 E. Lincoln Hwy., DeKalb More information: Call 815-756-4893, ext. 239 The workshop will provide information for veterans on job search techniques and resources available to veterans that will be helpful in the return to civilian life.

Lincoln Elementary 50th Anniversary Time: 3 to 7 p.m. Date: Sunday, Oct. 5 Place: Lincoln Elementary School, 220 E. Sunset Everyone is invited to help celebrate 50th anniversary of Lincoln Elementary School. There will be a car show by Cruizin’ Wheels and a display of emergency vehicles. Activities for children will be available, including inflatables, and also the DeKalb High School FFA barnyard zoo. Wristbands for activities are availalbe for $1. The school will also offer a 3K Walk-A-Thon that day, the PTA’s primary fundraiser. Participants should register for the walk at the school by Thursday, Sept. 18. Registration fee is $25 and includes a T-shirt. For more details call 815-754-2212.

Fire Prevention Open House Time: 9 a.m. to noon Date: Saturday, Oct. 11 Place: DeKalb Fire Station No. 3, 950 W. Dresser Road Held in recognition of National Fire Prevention Week Oct. 5-11, the DeKalb Fire Dept. will offer residents an opportunity to tour the station and meet the firefighters. The Fire Safety House will be there, retrofitted to meet the training needs of young children, providing a real-life scenario on the proper and safest procedures when confronted with a household emergency. Residents are encouraged to bring their families, especially children, to learn about fire safety.

Children’s Book Fair Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 6-9, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 10 Place: NIU’s Campus Child Care, on west side of Gabel Hall More information: Call 815-753-0125 Browse through a wide selection with multiple copies of books for early readers, parent resource materials, calendars and much more. Approximately 1,700 books and other items available for purchase.

Book Appraisal Time: 2 p.m. Date: Sunday, Oct. 5 Place: DeKalb Public Library Cost: $5 per person with a limit of two books More information: Call Kathy Keyes at 815-756-9568, ext. 26, or email kathyk@dkpl.org Thomas Joyce, a book appraiser from Joyce & Sons in Chicago, will appraise your rare, old or unusual books in a warm and friendly group setting.

Family Fun Festival features Scandinavia Time: 1 p.m. Date: Sunday, Oct. 12 Place: Sycamore Middle School, 150 Maplewood Dr. Admission: Advance tickets are $5, $6 at the door. More information: wwwlstoughtonnorwegiandancers.net Family Fun Festival, presented by the Midwest Museum of Natural History, will feature Scandinavia, with Norwegian pastries, handiwork displays and authentic dancing by the Stoughton Norwegian Dancers of Stoughton, Wis.

Avalon String Quartet Time: 8 p.m. Date: Thursday, Oct. 2 Place: NIU’s Boutell Memorial Concert Hall Admission: Free The Avalon String Quartet will open their 2008-09 season with a program entitled “Caminos del Inka,” created to preserve and disseminate the musical legacy of South America. Featuring guest artist Jessica Warren-Acosta.

Amy Conn recital Time: 6:30 p.m. Date: Wednesday, Oct. 1 Place: NIU Recital Hall, 550 Lucinda Ave. Chicago soprano Amy Conn, with a repertoire that will include Mozart’s “Exultate, Jubilate,” Orff’s “Carmina Burana” and Haydn’s “Creation.”

Kishwaukee Valley Art League meeting Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: Thursday, Oct. 2 Place: The Unitarian Fellowship on the corner of Fourth and Locust streets in DeKalb. The entrance is at the east end of the building on Locust Street. The meeting will feature a presentation by Elk Grove artist Clark Bending, who will demonstrate landscape painting using water soluble oils. Refreshments will be served after the demonstration. Visitors and new members are welcome.

DeKalb county

KSO presents, ‘Tapas: Samples from Spain’ Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: Friday, Oct. 3 Place: Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in NIU music building Cost: Tickets available at the door, $13 for adults, $10 for students and seniors (62+), and $5 for children under 12. Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra performs romantic sounds of Spain, highlighted by a solo by NIU’s faculty guitar virtuoso Fareed Haque, on the haunting “Concierto de Aranjuez.”

‘Moving Forward’ vigil Time: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Date: Monday, Oct. 6 Place: DeKalb Area Women’s Center, 1021 State St., DeKalb Admission: Free More information: Call Cynthia Folgate at 815-756-7930 Safe Passage and DeKalb Area Women’s Center will host a community candlelight vigil and program recognizing Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This year’s vigil is called “Moving Forward” and will feature artwork by the agency’s adult and child clients, a presentation of awards to two honorees and a presentation by a survivor of domestic abuse.

Genoa

G-K Class of 1988 Reunion Time: 6 p.m. Date: Saturday, Oct. 4 Place: Cabana Charley’s in Sycamore More information: Call Ann at 815-784-5058

Chili Supper Time: 4:30 to 7 p.m. Date: Saturday, Oct. 11 Place: Faith United Methodist Church, 325 S. Stott St. Cost: $5 for adults and children 12 and older, $2 for children 6 to 11, children 5 and younger free. Tickets can be purchased at the door. The public is invited. Other soups will be available for younger children.

Kingston

Roast Beef Dinner Time: Serving times at 5 and 6:15 p.m. Date: Saturday, Oct. 4 Place: Kingston United Methodist Church Cost: $8 for adults, $3.50 for children Complete dinner, including dessert. Gift certificates are available.

sycamore

Benefit Dinner for Angie (Bellamy) Miller Time: 5 p.m. Date: Saturday, Oct. 11 Place: Sycamore Vets Club Cost: Advance tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for children under 5. Tickets are $9 at the door. A benefit dinner will be held for Sycamore resident Angie Miller, who is undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Angie and her husband and two children, ages 1 and 3, will be at the dinner. Spaghetti and meatballs will be served, and a raffle is also planned. If you have raffle items to contribute, call Darlene Orth at 815-758-2688, Diane Yunek at 815-895-2267, Barb Mathey at 815-761-1974 or Sherry Olson at 815-895-3510. Tickets may also be purchased by calling those numbers, and are also available at Paulsen Appliance, Christian Connection, Sycamore Vets Club and Bob’s Barber Shop.

Halloween Party Time: noon to 3 p.m. Date: Saturday, Oct. 11 Place: Sycamore Angels Rebekah Lodge #106, 131 Sabin St. Admission: $4 for adults and children over 4. Children 3 and under free A Halloween party for the whole family. There will be games, food and pumpkin painting. No child will leave empty handed. Please come in costume.

Jewish High Holidays Time: 7 p.m. Date: Wednesday, Oct. 1 Place: St. John Lutheran Church, 26555 Brickville Road Steve Cohen, founder of The Apple of His Eye Mission Society in St. Louis, will speak on the Jewish High Holidays and how to witness to Jewish people. The presentation is open to the community.

Elmwood Cemetery Heritage Walk Time: 1 p.m. Date: Sunday, Oct. 5 Place: Elmwood Cemetery, beginning at the mourning house Admission: Suggested donation is $5 per adult More information: Call 815-895-5762 or email sychist@tbc.net Continue Sycamore’s sesquicentennial celebration by walking through the cemetery and listening to amazing tales of the community’s past citizens. Stories range from early settlers to recent leaders who shaped Sycamore today. Five former residents will be highlighted, including the Buzzell family, the Davis sisters, Reuben Ellwood, Ester Mae Nesbitt and Cliff and Marjorie Danielson. Special presentations will be at the Elmwood Cemetery gates, Soldier’s Row and the Veterans Brick memorial. There will also be a viewing of the 1917 mausoleum.

Fire Station Open House Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Date: Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 4-5 Place: Sycamore Fire Station No. 2, 2100 Frantum Road, off Peace Road The public is invited to attend. There will be a station tour, fire prevention material, handouts and a photo display of construction.

Jennifer Jennings Band Time: 5 p.m. Date: Sunday, Oct. 5 Place: Good Tymes Shelter, located at the sports complex Admission: Free Part of Sycamore’s fall concert series, performance was rescheduled after being canceled due to flooding in the park. Beverages and light snacks available for purchase, or bring your own snacks and soda, along with a chair and blanket.

Nathan Scott Benefit Dinner and Dance Time: 7 p.m. Date: Friday, Oct. 3 Place: Carls Fargo Restaurant Tickets: $25, available from Tom Scott at 815-895-3435, Deb Scott at 815-895-6609, Carolyn Acosta at 815-895-5202 and Kathy Haggard at 630-552-3540. Benefit dinner and dance for Nathan Scott, a youth minister and counselor in a drug and alcohol recovery program who was seriously injured July 21, 2008, after being struck by a hit-and-run driver while driving back from his work at Rockford Rescue Mission. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the event will include prize drawings, raffles and a silent auction. Music will be provided by Squiffy, playing hits from the 70s, 80s and 90s. Donations can also be made by contacting Resource Bank at 815-895-1703.

Chili Dinner Time: 4 to 7 p.m. Date: Thursday, Oct. 2 Place: Sycamore United Methodist Church, 160 Johnson Ave. Tickets: $5, senior citizens $4 from 4 to 5 p.m., and children 7 and under are free. More information: Call Mario Gumino at 815-501-0057 Hosted by Boy Scout Troop 2, enjoy all-you-can-eat chili with all your favorite toppings. Beverages included. Bake sale will also be held.

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Cemetery Walk Time: 2 p.m. Date: Saturday, Oct. 4 Place: Oak Mound Cemetery, Chicago Road, four miles east of Route 23 and two miles west of Somonauk Road. Admission: Free More information: Call Bud Burgin at 815-756-8101 The lives of eight people buried in the historic cemetery will be portrayed. Refreshments will be served following the walk at the United Presbyterian Church.

leland

Turkey Supper Time: 5 to 7 p.m. Date: Saturday, Oct. 4 Place: Leland United Methodist Church, 280 N. Locust St. Cost: $9 for adults, $4.50 for children, children 3 and younger eat free. Carryouts available.

Monroe center

Buffet Breakfast Time: 7 to 11 a.m. Date: Sunday, Oct. 5 Place: Monroe Center Fire Station, 104 West St. Cost: $7 for adults, $3 for children 6-12. 5 and under free Annual all-you-can-eat breakfast hosted by Monroe Center Firefighters’ Association. All winning posters from the MC Grade School children will be on display.

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Oktoberfest Time: 2 to 9 p.m. Date: Saturday, Oct. 18 Place: St. Mary’s Parish, 123 S. County Line Road Featuring fun for everyone, with a Harvest Store of homemade goods from 2 to 7 p.m., a beer garden from 2 to 9 p.m., games for kids (including Family Olympics fromo 2 to 4), raffles for afghans, baskets, money and a quilt, and a full menu of Italian beef, pierogis, kielbasa and more. Live bands will perform onstage, including the Hometown Band, who will perform from 7 to 9 p.m.

Pilgrim Virgin Mary Date: Oct 4-11 Place: St. Mary Church, 123 S. County Line Road More information: Call 815-827-7020 The Pilgrim Virgin Mary statue willl arrive at the church at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4. Be there to welcome her by praying the Pilgrim Virgin Mary rosary and other prayers and aspirations. Prayers will also be given Monday through Friday, Oct. 6-10, at 8 a.m. and 7 p.m., and on Sunday, Oct. 5, after Masses at 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.