Vendors being sought for Depot’s outdoor market in East Dundee
The Depot is seeking vendors for its seasonal outdoor market, which is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays between May 10 and Oct. 25, on River Street in downtown East Dundee.
There is no fee for primary farmstand, home garden, flower, plant and cottage food vendors, according to online market information. Other vendors pay $20 per market day or $400 for a full season, if paid before May 10.
In advance of the market, The Depot also has launched a new Facebook page.
For more information on the market, go to eastdundee.net/news_detail_T9_R241.php, call 847-426-2255 or email mfeck@eastdundee.net.
Register for Carpentersville Independence Day parade
Registration will continue through Friday, June 20, for people and groups that want to participate in Carpentersville’s Independence Day parade at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 28.
Parade participants are prohibited from throwing candy from vehicles or floats but it can be handed out, according to organizers.
Children can walk alongside a vehicle as long as they’re accompanied by adults; no one is allowed to to ride or stand on running boards, fenders, or hoods of cars or trucks; and throwing confetti is prohibited, according to parade rules.
For more information, go to cville.org/516/Independence-Day-Parade or email gsalamando@cville.org.
South Elgin seeks volunteers for Adopt-A-Park, Adopt-A-Spot
Volunteers are needed for South Elgin’s Adopt-A-Park and Adopt-A-Spot programs.
Responsibilities may include picking up litter, painting, mulching and planting, according to the village’s website, and project ideas can be suggested. Larger groups are needed to work at Robin Glen, River Ridge, Pickerel Point, Lions, River Ridge and Fox Meadow parks.
Smaller groups or individuals are sought for smaller spots, including North and South Lancaster Circle entryway islands, Hobart Drive entry island, Kingsport Drive entry island, Gyorr Road Island, Thornwood Avenue Island, Pioneer Park, the raised flower bed at Ann Street Park and various landscape beds downtown.
Applications and information is available at www.southelgin.com/government/departments/parks___recreation/parks_and_facilities/adopt-a-park_program.php.
Elgin Fringe Festival lineup to be unveiled at drag bingo event
The Elgin Fringe Festival will announce its September artists lineup at a drag bingo celebration being held from 7 to 9 p.m in The Light Lounge at Vern’s Tavern, 76 S. Grove Ave., Elgin.
Attendees can play bingo for prizes and enjoy the drag stylings of Moana Lotte and friends, according to the festival’s website.
The show will contain mature content. All ages are welcome, but those under 18 must have a guardian present. The unveiling is produced by Side Street Studio Arts and supported, in part, by Vern’s Tavern and the Elgin Cultural Arts Commission.
Tickets are $18 at the door. For more information, go to www.elginfringefestival.com/news.
Volunteer fair being held May 6 at Batavia Public Library
Batavia Chamber of Commerce will host a volunteer fair from 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, at Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Ave.
More than 30 nonprofit organizations seeking volunteers for a variety of community service positions will be in attendance, event organizers said in a news release.
Admission is free, and no registration is required.
At the event, members of the League of Women Voters of Central Kane County also will be available to register voters.
For more information, contact Patti Anselme at 630-879-7134, Ext. 3, or patt@bataviachamber.org.