Arts and Entertainment

Roger Steimel has learned more about his ancestors in the past year than he has in his entire lifetime.

Cornerstone Christian Academy will host a children’s summer theater camp.

PR Productions will hold open auditions for several upcoming productions in Sandwich. Auditions for the musical “Hello Dolly!,” the murder mystery dinner theater production of “The Fatal Fifties Affair,” and the stage play “Alice in Wonderland” will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday and May 23.

Indian Valley Theatre is taking registrations for its two Summer Theatre Workshops. With these sessions, IVT offers children of all ages a fun, safe and rewarding atmosphere to learn about theater and build confidence.

Local performance group Wooden Box Theater will present an event of live theater, poetry, fashion, photography and live music at 5 p.m. Sunday at The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway in DeKalb.

The Sycamore High School Band spring concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. today in the Sycamore High School auditorium.

Former Genoa resident Scott James is turning to crowdfunding to complete the second half of his graphic novel “The Case Files of Harlan Falk.”

“Made in Brazil,” an exhibition of prints by international artists from the collection of Robert Bornhuetter, professor emeritus at Northern Illinois University School of Art – Printmaking, will be on display at The Art Box, 308 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, through May 30.

Children can see storytime come alive with five, fun short stories about caring, sharing, responsibility and telling the truth. A creative group of local Indian Valley Theatre actors have brought together original stories, fun costumes and inventive props to entertain, teach and make everyone smile.

The Kishwaukee Concert Band will present “An American Collection” at 3 p.m. May 19 at Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, inside the Northern Illinois University Music Building.

The era of the Great Depression of the 1930s, according to Professor Donald Whisenhunt of Sycamore, produced a number of schemes to end the depression. These movements were all unsuccessful, but they represent the American spirit of seeking solutions to problems that may overwhelm us.

Local artists are invited to gather and brainstorm and initiate a new sharing group from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at DeKalb Area Women’s Center, 1021 State St., DeKalb.

CCT’s summer Advanced Imagination Camp, featuring a production of “Grease,” is seeking youth actors and actresses interested in being a part of a challenging summer theater experience.

“The MOMologues: An Original Comedy about Motherhood” comes to the River’s Edge Theatre in Yorkville at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday.