Just Around the Corner Week of August Twentieth

School starts Wednesday, August 22^nd, which means summer vacation officially ends even though we have over a month of summer left. To soften the blow, a four-day Labor Day weekend holiday awaits beginning Friday, August 31^st. The Geneva Park District will spend the next couple of weeks doing the annual facilities cleanup, so there’s not much going on there. The week winds up with the Geneva Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, August 26^th. For those who don’t speak French, that means there will be a lot of swanky, classic cars on display in downtown Geneva.

The main event this week is the Geneva Concours d'Elegance held on Sunday, August 26^th, between the hours of 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM with the awards ceremony at 3:00 PM. This event is free and open to the public. Classic, elegant automobiles will be on display along Third Street and many of the intersecting side streets in downtown Geneva. This year’s event will highight Mercedes Benz SLs, Chrysler 300s, steam-powered automobiles, and a special display for the 70^th anniversary of the Chicago region Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). There will still be many other automobiles on display in addition to those featured in this year’s show.

This event will benefit the Living Well Cancer Resource Center in Geneva.

The Herrington Inn celebrates its 25^th anniversary with a celebration at Herrington Inn Plaza on Thursday, August 23^rd, starting at 5:30 PM and ending at 8:30 PM. Entertainment is provided by the Jake Mack Band. Hors d’oeuvres will be served and a cash bar is available. A watercolor painting of the Herrington by Dennis Gramlich will be sold at auction. Tickets are $40 and available through the Herrington web site. Net proceeds will benefit the Geneva History Museum.

Unless you’re in the custodial business, there won’t be too much to do at Sunset Community Center over the next couple of weeks as the Geneva Park District conducts its annual cleanup. With school starting, Sunset Pool will have shortened weekday hours, from 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM, before it closes for the season on Monday, September 3^rd. The Butterfly House at Peck Farm will remain open until mid-September. The Stone Creek miniature golf course at Wheeler Park will be open evenings August 22^nd through August 24^th from 6:00 PM until 10:00 PM and after that only on weekends through October 8^th. Saturday hours will then be from 11:00 AM until 10:00 PM and Sunday hours will be 11:00 AM until 7:00 PM.

Geneva Park District

Auditions for the Playhouse 38 adult production Social Security finish up on Monday, August 20^th, between 7:00 PM and 8:30 PM. Social Security is a comedy about what happens when the in-laws show up and disrupt the lives of a married couple. Performances begin in mid-October.

For tickets and more info click here.

Monday evening, August 20^th, is 20s and 30s – Board Game Night at the Geneva Public Library. This event is for adults in their twenties and thirties. The games include Settlers of Catan and Exploding Kittens. No mention of Candyland, but you never know. Tuesday evening you can learn basic yoga techniques in the Happy Place Yoga Class for adults. That same evening the Tuesday Evening Book Discussion Club for adults meets to discuss The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith. Wednesday evening the 20s and 30s Sassy Cross Stitch class is an opportunity for adults in their twenties and thirties to learn the basics of cross stitching.

Thursday morning learn all about Facebook in the Ultimate Guide to Facebook class. Thursday afternoon students in grades 3 through 8 can learn to program in Scratch in the Coding Lab session. Yoga Storytime for ages 3 through 6 (with a caregiver) combines yoga and stories. And Sensory Storytime on Saturday morning engages children aged 2 through 6 (with caregiver) using books, music, and movement to appeal to the senses.

Geneva Public Library

The next to last of the year Geneva Classic Car Show is this Thursday evening, August 23^rd, at the Kane County Courthouse parking lot at Fourth and James Streets. The show starts at 6:00 PM and runs until 8:00 PM, weather permitting. The Geneva Chamber of Commerce will decide by 3:00 PM on Thursdays whether to cancel the show or not. Call them at 630-232-6060 to check on cancellations. Only two more shows left for the year, so don’t miss out.

Geneva Chamber of Commerce

Barnes and Noble is hosting a special children’s storytime event on Saturday, August 25^th, at 11:00 AM at the Geneva Commons store. The featured story is We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins. This is the story of Penelope Rex who is anxious to meet her classmates on the first day of school, but equally anxious about making friends with humans. Why do they have to be so delicious? But Penelope learns a surprise lesson in class. For $4 you can also get a coupon for a grilled cheese sandwich and milk or juice in the café.

On the Horizon

The Folk Festival returns on Sunday and Monday, Labor Day weekend, September 2^nd and 3rd.

The Autumn Fair will be held at Peck Farm on September 15^th.

The Harvest Hustle 5K benefitting the Geneva Park District Scholarship Fund will be held at Peck Farm on September 22^nd.

The Geneva History Museum holds it annual BBQ fundraiser on September 13^th.

The Geneva History Museum Brown Bag program resumes September 11^th, with a history of the Geneva Garden Club.