A true harbinger of spring arrived in my email inbox today when Citizens for Conservation sent this year’s schedule of Barrington Spring Bird Walks and Hikes led by area naturalist and birder,
Chess Without Borders, a Barrington-based non-profit chess and charitable organization, recently hosted its sixth annual chess tournament benefiting Meher, a nine year-old girl who lives in the Govindpuri slum in New Delhi,
The Barrington Junior Women’s Club will be getting a groove-on this Saturday night during their annual spring social event and fundraiser. Tickets are still available for Get Grooving’ Get Giving, which is
Join Barrington Area Special Voices to help area families with special needs children at their third annual Shamrock Shindig coming up at McGonigal’s Pub in Barrington from 7 to 11 p.m. on
Join Barrington student volunteers and models on a mission to help build homes for families living in and around the Guatemala City garbage dump at their second annual Hope’s in Style Fashion
Citizens for Conservation is hosting a series of Saturday morning winter programs to offer suggestions for simple ways we can maintain our yards and homes in a more earth-friendly manner. This month’s
Get your groove on and have a blast from the past while supporting the programs of JourneyCare at their annual Decades Dance coming up on Saturday, February 22, 2014, at the Holiday
Barrington’s own Bob Lee will be taking us along for the ride tomorrow as he shares a presentation about his three-part, 12,000 mile charity bide ride around the perimeter of the United
Cross-country skiing on the first day of February in a local forest preserve, I brightened at the call of a black-capped chickadee: chick-a-dee-dee-dee. It’s a call that delights both adults and children.
Performers with The Second City’s Touring Company will take the stage at 8 p.m. for an evening of comedy and improv at Barrington High School this Friday night. The annual event, hosted
December’s Christmas trees serve an important purpose for birds in Barrington once the new year rolls around. Every year in January, volunteers gather and transport discarded Christmas trees to the rookery in
About 100 young volunteers from Barrington 220 schools are putting Martin Luther King Jr’s message of service to others into practice during the national holiday honoring his legacy today. They’re taking part
Smart Farm of Barrington says we’re all invited to join their fourth Frozen Zucchini 5K Snowshoe Adventure coming up at 10 a.m. on Sunday, January 26th, 2014 at Citizens Park. No snowshoe
All are invited to put on your warmest winter sweater and join the Barrington 220 Educational Foundation for “Winter Blast! A Night in the North Woods“. The winter-themed party will be held
It’s that time of the year. The holidays are over, the winter drags on forever, and we’re starting to get a little stir crazy. We need something fun and interesting to do