Jamie Lee Curtis

DuPAGE COUNTY

 Judges are needed for Nov. 8 election

 The DuPage Election Commission needs election judges for the Nov. 8 election.

Judges are responsible for conducting the election at polling places on Election Day. Individuals are required to report to their polling place by 5:15 a.m. and stay up to two hours after polls close at 7 p.m.

Prospective judges must be a United States citizen and a registered voter in DuPage County who is able to speak, read and write English. Also, prospective judges cannot be a candidate for any office at the election or an elected committeeman. They must also declare the political party they wish to represent in the process.

There is also a required training seminar held before election day.  For more information, visit dupageco.org/election.

Special assistance will help citizens register to vote

Voters who are elderly or handicapped can receive special assistance if they need to register to vote in the Nov. 8 general election.

DuPage County Election Commission deputy registrars will be available for special in-home registration appointments for the upcoming election, and other arrangements can be made for voters that experience difficulty going to their respective polling places. Voters may also request assistance with marking their ballot through onsite election judges or a friend or relative.

The last day to register to vote in the Nov. 8 general election is Oct. 11, and re-opens Nov. 10, with early voting running Sept. 29 through Nov. 3. Early voting is also available at the Election Commission, Sept. 29-Nov. 7.

A grace period will be available for those who are not registered or do not have up-to-date registration after the traditional registration has closed. To register online, visit ova.elections.il.gov by Oct. 23 or visit a registration location through Oct. 11.

For more information, contact the Election Commission office, 421 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton at (630) 407-5600 or visit the Voting section of the Election Commission website at www.dupageco.org/election/voting.

NAPERVILLE

Author-actress talks about immigration

She is a member of Hollywood royalty with an impressive body of work of her own. During her acting career she also has been an author. Jamie Lee Curtis will talk about her latest book 4-6 p.m. Sept. 22 at Anderson’s Bookshop Naperville, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville.

The No. 1 New York Times bestselling creative team of Curtis and Laura Cornell has produced a picture book about immigration, “This is Me,” raising identity issues like “Where did we come from?” and “Who are we?”

In “This Is Me,” a teacher tells her class about her great-grandmother’s dislocating journey from home to a new country, arriving with nothing but a small suitcase. And she asks: What would you pack? What are the things you love best? What does this say about me? It has rhyming language and illustrations, and it is an interactive book. Tucked into the back cover is a sturdy pop-up suitcase. And as a younger reader fills the suitcase, he or she learns a lot about what really matters.

Curtis will speak about the book and then move into a signing line. The line is for customers who purchase Curtis’ book for $19 at Anderson’s.

ELMHURST

Symphony opens season with Beatles’ tribute

The Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra’s highly-anticipated 56^th season entitled, “Expect the Unexpected,” begins 7 p.m. Oct. 1, at Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church with “The Beatles and Friends.” The performance promises lavish orchestral arrangements of Beatles favorites and choral settings of music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, sung by members of the Apollo Chorus of Chicago, along with music of Billy Joel and selections from Elton John’s “The Lion King.”

Those attending the Oct. 1 concert are invited to a buffet dinner beginning at 5:15 p.m. The cost is $25 per person. Call the ESO Box Office, (630) 941-0202, to purchase tickets.

Concert costs are underwritten in part with generous gifts from Elaine Libovicz (music) and John and Reva Lizzadro (the Apollo Chorus singers.)

Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, the ESO’s musical home, is at 149 W. Brush Hill Road, Elmhurst. The concert experience at the church is enhanced by the informative and lively discussion, Behind the Music Stand, led by audience favorite Dr. Ted Hatmaker, which takes place at 5:45 p.m. before the concert. Joining Hatmaker for this discussion will be Beatles expert Greg Alexander, aka Professor Moptop.

Concert tickets, which can be purchased on the ESO website or by calling the box office, are $32 for adults, $30 for seniors and $9 for students. Group and family rates are also available. Purchase tickets on the ESO website, by calling the ESO Box Office, or at the Oct. 1 concert.

The orchestra’s new season is made possible in part by grants from the city of Elmhurst, the Illinois Arts Council, the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation and 90.9FM WDCB, Chicago’s home for jazz.

WHEATON

Former Broadway dancer talks about career

An area man will talk about his gig as a dancing heifer to his career as a Broadway hoofer Sept. 29 at the Wheaton Park District Community Center, 1777 S. Blanchard Road, Wheaton.

George Zima, 89, of Winfield, will present “Memoirs of a Broadway Hoofer,” a behind-the-scenes retrospective of his 14-year career. He will speak at 1 p.m. Registration is required; call (630) 665-1415. Admission is $5.

To learn more about Zima’s program, visit wheatonparkdistrict.com or contact Linda Dolan, manager of the park district’s Mary Lubko Center, at (630) 510-5030 or ldolan@wheatonparks.org.