The Elmhurst College Jazz Festival enters its 51st year with an all-star lineup of some of the greatest performing jazz artists, as well as some of the country’s best college bands. The Festival runs from Feb. 22-25 at Elmhurst College, Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel, 190 S. Prospect, Elmhurst. (Photo courtesy of Elmhurst College)

Feb. 22-25

Elmhurst College Jazz Festival
Various times: 11:30 a.m., 12:30 and 7:30 p.m.
Elmhurst College, Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel
190 S. Prospect, Elmhurst
Prices vary

The Elmhurst College Jazz Festival enters its 51st year with an all-star lineup of some of the greatest performing jazz artists, as well as some of the country’s best college bands. This year’s lineup of headliners includes the Maria Schneider Orchestra, trumpeter Sean Jones, trombonist Jiggs Whigham, drummer Matt Wilson and pianist/composer Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra. Go to Elmhurst.edu for times of performances and ticket prices.

Feb. 23

VFW Friday Night Fish Fry
4:30-7:30 p.m.
Judd Kendall VFW Post 3873, 908 W. Jackson Ave., Naperville
$12 for adults, 12-64; $10 senior citizens, 65 and older; $7 children, 4-11 years old; free for children 3 and younger

The menu includes baked tilapia, fried cod, peppers and eggs, fried chicken, chicken nuggets, oven-roasted potatoes, french fries, vegetables, rolls and butter and dessert.

Feb. 24

Birdhouse Workshops
10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
The Morton Arboretum, 4100 Illinois Route 53, Lisle
$13 admission and $7 per birdhouse

Learn about birds and decorate a wooden birdhouse to take home. Discover the perfect place for your birdhouse and explore some winter birds that live at the arboretum on a short walk through the woods. For more information, call (630) 719-2468. 

Naperville Ale Fest
Noon-4 p.m.
Frontier Park, 3380 Cedar Glade Road, Naperville
$49 general admission; $19 for designated drivers

The Naperville Ale Fest-Winter Edition will feature more than 150 unique American craft beers and food from 10 of Chicagoland’s favorite food trucks. 

Golden Dragon Acrobats
7 p.m.
Fermilab Ramsey Auditorium in Wilson Hall, Kirk Road and Pine Street, Batavia
Batavia
$38 for adults and $19 for children 18 and younger

The Golden Dragon Acrobats represent a time-honored tradition that began more than 25 centuries ago. The Golden Dragons are recognized throughout the United States and abroad as the premiere Chinese acrobatic touring company. World renowned impresario Danny Chang and choreographer Angela Chang combine award-winning acrobatics, traditional dance, spectacular costumes, ancient and contemporary music and theatrical techniques to present a show of breathtaking skill. For more information, call (630) 840-2787. 

Feb. 25

Indivisible DuPage Monthly Meeting
2-4 p.m.
Wheaton Park District Community Center, 1777 S. Blanchard Road, Wheaton
Free

Indivisible DuPage will post its lineup of state, county and local candidates to be speak at the meeting as candidates confirm that they will attend. The focus of this meeting is to help area voters to know the candidates running in the March 20 primary. Most DuPage County Board candidates and a number of state representative and senators are expected to attend.  

Feb. 26

Historical Portrayal of George Washington
7-8 p.m.
Addison Public Library, 4 Friendship Plaza, Addison
Free

The Friends of the Library is sponsoring this program for adults to celebrate Presidents Day and learn something new about one of history’s most interesting and inspirational figures, George Washington. Register at addisonlibrary.local.com.

Feb. 28

Free Global Flick: Japan
1:30 and 7:30 p.m. showings
Playhouse Theatre at the McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn
Free

In “Sweet Bean,” a lonely, unhappy Japanese baker hires a 76-year-old woman to be his new assistant, and soon learns that she has a wonderful recipe for sweet red bean paste – which she claims comes from her communion with nature. However, their partnership is threatened when it’s revealed that the elderly woman is suffering from a severe illness. Shown in the original Japanese with English subtitles.

Common Connection Film Series
2 p.m.
Elmhurst Public Library, 125 S. Prospect Ave., Elmhurst
Free

Director Tom Shadyac speaks with intellectual and spiritual leaders about what’s wrong with the world and how people can improve it in his film, “I Am.” No registration is needed.

–DuPage County Calendar of Events Feb. 21 – Feb. 28–