JUNE 16

Kishwaukee United Way Day of Caring
8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Hopkins Park, 1403 Sycamore Road, DeKalb

Free

Kishwaukee United Way’s annual Day of Caring is an organized day of service during which volunteers visit and assist and complete projects at a variety of local non-profit agencies. Each agency submits requests for volunteer help with projects such as reading to children, delivering meals to the elderly, repairing and painting houses and planting gardens. Project locations vary. The numerous projects require many volunteers. To volunteer, register at kuwdoc2016.eventbrite.com. For more information, contact Dawn Littlefield at dawn@kishwaukeeunitedway.com or call (815) 756-7522.

Summer Concert Series

7 p.m.

Good Tymes Shelter, Airport Road and Rt. 64, Sycamore 

Free

The Sycamore Summer Concert Series presents Swing Forward, which covers hit songs by today’s pop stars in a swinging jazz style. Tunes by the likes of Bruno Mars, Paramore, Sam Smith and Robin Thicke are given a retro remake echoing the jazz era of the 1940s. Timeless American standards and blue-eyed soul are woven into the mix. For more information, call (815) 895-3202.

JUNE 17

Monthly Fish & Chicken Buffet

4:30-7:30 p.m.

American Legion Post 312, 203 Main St., Maple Park

$13 adults; $11 senior citizens 62 and older; $9 children 12 and younger; $13 for carry-outs

The Maple Park American Legion Post holds its monthly all-you-can-eat fish and chicken buffet. The public is invited. Menu includes chicken, cod, shrimp and smelt. Drinks and side dishes available.

Sandwich Lions Club Car Show

5-8 p.m.

Veterans Park, 151 E. Railroad St., Sandwich

Free

An anticipated 100 or more entries are expected to be on display at the Sandwich Lions Club Car Show. Musical entrainment will be provided by Carousel Sound Company.

 
JUNE 18

GHA Folk Music Fest

12-5 p.m. 

Gurler House, 205 Pine St, DeKalb

Free

The 16th annual Folk Music Fest lineup: Dave Balika and Friends, 12-12:45 p.m.; Ordinary Folk, 1-2:45 p.m.; Jim Kanas with Annie Kincaid, 3-4:45 p.m. Crafting activities for children will be provided by the DeKalb Public Library, and Chicago-style hot dogs, baked goods, cold drinks and buttons will be for sale to raise funds to maintain one of DeKalb’s oldest homes as a gathering place and historic site.

JUNE 18

Guided Walking Tour: Main Street

1-2 p.m.

Lawn of the DeKalb County Courthouse, 133 W. State St., Sycamore

$5 per person

Steven Bigolin will lead a guided walking tour of Sycamore’s Main Street. He will highlight the architecture and local history connected to the homes along Main Street. Stops on the walk will include the Townsend House (currently the Paper Doll House) and carriage house (Willow’s Hometown Cafe), the Boyton House, the DeKalb County Courthouse and Rick Turner’s law office.

Sycamore Recycling Collection

9-11 a.m. 

Public Works Building, 475 N. Cross, Sycamore

Free

Items accepted for recycling include: any object that plugs into a wall socket or has a battery (ie: phones, cameras, receivers, refrigerators, computers, lamps); cardboard, plastic, scrap metal, tube TVs/CRT monitors/flat-screen monitors. Questions? Call Sycamore Public Works at (815) 895-3545.

JUNE 20-JUNE 23

Kuipers’ Farm Discovery Camp

9 a.m.-2 p.m.

1N318 Watson Road, Maple Park

Prices vary.

Give your 6- to 12-year-old child a taste of what it is like to grow up on a farm. Each week campers will be able to experience activities that take place in a family’s farm environment. The camp experiences have been fashioned so that science, engineering, math and the arts are naturally integrated to create learning opportunities in a country environment. Each session is different. The final session will be held June 27-June 30. Call (815) 827-5200 for more information.