Get a photo with Santa at Kimball house this weekend
Fifteen-minute time blocks are being booked for those who want to have a photo taken with Santa at Elgin’s historic Nancy Kimball Cobblestone House this weekend.
Slots are available between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, and 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, at the 302 W. Chicago St. home, according to the Elgin History Museum’s website.
Participants take their own photos, which can include children, pets, grandparents, family members and props, the site said. Craft activities and snacks will be available for those who are waiting for their allotted time.
The fee is $30 per session. To book a time and for more information, go to elginhistory.org/event/photos-with-santa-at-the-cobblestone.
Dr. Gina Semprebon, chairman of the Science and Mathematics departments at Bay Path College, holds a skull made from the mold of “Lucy,” which was found in Ethiopia in 1974. The anniversary of the discovery will be celebrated Saturday during a program at Elgin Public Museum. (File photo)
Elgin Public Museum to celebrate ‘Lucy’ discovery anniversary
The Elgin Public Museum’s “We Love Lucy” event, a celebration of archaeologists finding “Lucy,” one of the earliest known members of the human family, will be held from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 23.
Lucy was found by Donald Johanson and Tom Gray on Nov. 24, 1974, at Hadar in Ethiopia, according to the Arizona State University Institute of Human Origins website. Her bones date back about 3.18 million years.
Archaeologist Abby Rasmussen, a museum assistant, will discuss the discovery, its impact on evolutionary science and what has been learned since then, according to a post on the museum’s Facebook page.
The celebration is free, although donations will be accepted. Light refreshments are planned.
The museum is at 225 Grand Blvd. in Lords Park. For more information, call 847-741-6655 or email blazier_s@cityofelgin.org.
Winter lights at neighborhood butterfly garden this Saturday
The Northeast Neighborhood Association (NENA) of Elgin will be lighting up its butterfly garden at 150 Ann St. from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23.
In addition to seasonal lighting, the garden will hold storyboards on loan from the Morton Arboretum that tell the story of Monarch butterflies’ migratory journey to and from Mexico, according to the NENA Facebook page.
Free tamales and hot cocoa will be served. Tables will be set up for making bird seed ornaments and holiday cards and Santa will be making a visit.
For more information, email info@nenaofelgin.org.
Gray Matters Podcast Festival being held at Side Street Studio
Side Street Studio Arts will present its inaugural Gray Matters Podcast Festival from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, at its performance space, 15 Ziegler Court in Elgin.
The event is part of the Audio Matters series and will feature three podcasts, according to the Side Street Studio Arts website.
Meredith Brasher and her Insurance Versus History podcast will open up the evening at 6:30 p.m. followed by Raphael Gomez with the Maybe It’s Spiritual podcast at 7:45 p.m. and Patrick Hicks’ Music Stories at 9 p.m.
Tickets are $10 and are available at the door and at sidestreetstudioarts.org/audio-matters.
