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Enjoy everything Elmhurst has to offer this weekend. For more events, check out our calendar, and tell us what we missed in the comments. 1. ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?When/Where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, York High School's Clarence D. East Field, 355 W. St. Charles RoadWhy Go? The York Dukes will have their first home game under thenew stadium lights against Hinsdale South High School. York looks to be a football force this year.Cost: Free   2. WHITE PARTYWhen/Where: 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Friday night, Fitz's Spare Keys, 119 N. York RoadWhy Go: Kick off Labor Day weekend with live music by One …
Enjoy everything Elmhurst has to offer this weekend. For more events, check out our calendar, and tell us what we missed in the comments. 1. LAST HURRAH SUMMER SALEWhere/When: Begins today, Thursday, Aug. 25, and runs through Sunday in downtown Elmhurst.Why Go: Enjoy all that City Centre has to offer with great savings at your favorite merchants.Cost: $10 for members, $13 for nonmembers 2. FESTA ITALIANAWhere/When: 5-11 p.m. Friday, noon-11 p.m. Saturday, and noon-10 p.m. Sunday at Centennial Park, Lake St. and N. Rohlwing Rd, Addison.Why Go: Continuous live entertainment, Italian food …
1. Cheer on your team Lots of basketball on the schedule at York, Timothy and Immaculate Conception. 2. "Elvis" returns Bob West's Tribute to Elvis will be preceded by the Friday Night Fish Fry, from 6-8:30 p.m., Friday, at Elmhurst Legion Hall, 310 W Butterfield Rd. 3. String some beads Nancy Knight, artist and owner of Blue Frog Beads in Villa Park, teaches participants the materials and tools used in bead stringing, Saturday at the Lizzandro Museum of Lapidary Art, 220 S. Cottage Hill Ave. Create a bracelet to take home. All materials are provided.  Ages 12 to adult. Classes at 1 p.m. and…
1. Honor the late Ken M. Lufkin Theatre Historical Society, 152 N. York St., is hosting an open house event to dedicate a plaque in honor of its late founding member, Ken M. Lufkin, from 5-7 p.m. Friday.  Mr. Lufkin's recent major bequest allowed THS to hire a full-time archive director and create an endowment fund. 2. Create a vacation outfit for your doll Bring an American Girl Doll or another of a similar size and join Kreative Kreations at the Wagner Community Center, 615 N. West Ave., for this class. The program will include tropical music, a vacation outfit to decorate the doll, …

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