Nov. 2 Elgin Home for the Holidays Kickoff
Gail Borden Public Library with refreshments & music
5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Nov. 2 Ecker Center's Festival of Trees
Gail Borden Public Library with refreshments & music
5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Nov. 2-14 Festival of Trees Tree Display
Gail Borden Public Library
(Library Hours)

Nov. 2-Dec.24 Elgin Wayside Center Food Drive
Elgin Area Chamber Office
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Nov. 6-22 Broken Eggs by Eduardo Machado
ECC Arts Center
Fri & Sat: 8 p.m., Sun: 3 p.m.

Nov. 8 Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra
ECC Arts Center
4 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Nov. 8 PADS of Elgin From the Heart to the Hip
An evening of family friendly belly dance performance
Elgin Academy, Sears Gallery
6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Reservations Required

Nov. 13 Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra
Grape Expectations
ECC University Business Conference Center
7 p.m.

Nov. 14 Ecker Center for Mental Health
Festival of Trees Gala at the Gail Borden Library
6 p.m. Reservations Required

Nov. 15 Under the Streetlight featuring Michael
Ingersoll and cast mates of Jersey Boys
ECC Arts Center
7:30 p.m.

Nov. 15 Elgin Symphony Orchestra
Family Fun Series Peter and the Wolf
Hemmens Cultural Center
3:30 p.m.

Nov. 15-Dec. 16 The Larkin Center
Annual Giving Tree
Various businesses & organizations throughout Elgin

Nov. 20 Elgin Symphony Orchestra
Evening of Swing
Elgin Arts Showcase
7 p.m. Reservations Required

Nov. 20 Judson University Art Auction
Draewell Gallery in Harm A. Weber Academic Center
6 p.m.

Nov. 20-Dec. 24 Salvation Army of Elgin & Carpentersville.
Annual Bell Ringing
Various Locations

Nov. 21 Fideliter Club
Fideliter Club Ball
Prairie Lodge-Sun City, Huntley, IL
6:30 p.m. Reservations Required

Nov. 22 EYSO Chamber Music Institute
ECC Arts Center
2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Nov. 23 Sherman Hospital
Love Light Tree Ceremony featuring the Elgin Choral Union
Sherman Hospital
7 p.m.

Nov. 24 Elgin Area Chamber
Community Thanksgiving Luncheon
Villa Olivia Country Club, Bartlett IL
1 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Reservations Required

Nov. 27-Dec. 22 The Larkin Center
Christmas Tree Sales
Larkin Center, 1212 Larkin Ave., Elgin IL

Nov. 30-Dec. 16 Grand Victoria Casino
2009 Elgin Community Holiday Toy Giveaway Toy Collection

= Free Admission

Dec. 1 Provena Saint Joseph Hospital
Caroling and Caring
Provena Saint Joseph Hospital
6 p.m.

Dec. 1 ECC Steel Bands
Think Warm
ECC Arts Center
7:30 p.m.

Dec. 3 ECC Jazz Ensembles
Winter Taste of Jazz
ECC Arts Center
7:30 p.m.

Dec. 4 Rick Springfield
Hemmens Cultural Center
8 p.m.

Dec. 4 Judson University
Christmas by Candlelight: Comedy Style
Lindner Commons, Judson University
Doors open 6:30 p.m., starts at 7:30 p.m.
Reservations Required

Dec. 4-5 Elgin Arts Showcase
Holiday Artistic Salon: Art on the 8th
Elgin Arts Showcase
7 p.m.

Dec. 1-31 Elgin Public Museum
Touching on Traditions
(general public & school groups) weekends only until 21st
Noon to 4 p.m., Noon to 3 p.m. Dec. 24 & 31,
closed 25th
$2 adults, $1 per child

Dec. 5 City of Elgin
Tree Lighting featuring Elgin Children's Chorus
Festival Park Downtown Elgin
5 p.m.

Dec. 5 NC Stage Co. & Immediate Theatre Project
It's a Wonderful Life - A Radio Play
Hemmens Cultural Center
3 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Dec. 5 Elgin Area Historical Society
Holiday Tea featuring the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra Brass Choir
Elgin Area Historical Society

Dec. 6 Judson University Choir Concert
Herrick Chapel, Judson University
3 p.m.

Dec. 6 Elgin Children's Chorus
Christmastide Carols
ECC Arts Center
3 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Dec. 7 ECC Concert Choir
In Harmony
ECC Arts Center
7:30 p.m.

Dec. 9 Performing Arts for Young People
Christmas Carol
Hemmens Cultural Center
9:45 a.m. and noon

Dec. 9 ECC Concert Band
Holiday Traditions
ECC Arts Center
7:30 p.m.

Dec. 10 ECC Vocal Jazz Ensemble
In Swing
ECC Arts Center
7:30 p.m.

Dec. 12 Downtown Neighborhood Association
Window Wonderland: Home for the Holidays
Downtown Elgin

Dec. 12 Elgin Symphony Orchestra
Home for the Holidays featuring the Elgin Children's Chorus
and the Elgin Choral Union
Hemmens Cultural Center
3:30 p.m. & 8 p.m. Reservations Required

Dec. 12 Heartland Voices
Home is Where the Heart Is
Family Mass, Candlelight Concert
First United Methodist Church
3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 12 North East Neighborhood Association
Home for the Holidays Home Tour
Downtown Elgin
Various locations noon to 6 p.m.

Dec. 13 Elgin Symphony Orchestra
Home for the Holidays featuring the Elgin Children's Chorus and the Elgin Choral Union
Hemmens Cultural Center
3:30 p.m. Reservations Required

Dec. 13 Preservation Hall Jazz Band
A Creole Christmas
ECC Arts Center
7:30 p.m.

Dec. 17 2009 Elgin Community Holiday Toy Giveaway
Hemmens Cultural Center
10:00 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Dec. 19 Elgin Choral Union with EYSO
Proper English Christmas
ECC Arts Center
7:30 p.m.

Dec. 19 The Oak Ridge Boys
Hemmens Cultural Center
8:00 p.m.

Dec. 20 Elgin Choral Union with EYSO
Proper English Christmas
ECC Arts Center
3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 20 Heartland Voices
Home is Where the Heart Is
St. Marcelline Catholic Church, Schaumburg IL
7 p.m.

= Free Admission