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What’s happening this week in news, sports and entertainment FRIDAY The Fab Four at Paramount The Beatles tribute group will take the audience through every era of the group’s career Friday at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora. There are three costume changes in the act. There will be performances of hits such as “Yesterday,” “Penny Lane” and “Hey Jude.” Tickets range from $28.50 to $33.50. The show starts at 8 p.m. For information, visit www.paramountaurora.com. TUESDAY STC North soccer team aims for state The St. Charles North boys soccer team faces Rockford Boylan at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the IHSA Class 3A Barrington Supersectional. The winner of Tuesday’s game advances to the state tournament. The North Stars were seeded ninth in the Wheaton North Sectional, but they captured the championship, defeating Geneva, 3-1, in the title game. North is 14-8-2 on the season. SATURDAY ‘Pocahontas’ headed to Steel Beam Theatre The Steel Beam Theatre in St. Charles presents “Legend of Pocahontas.” Shows will start  at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday at the theater, at 111 W. Main St. For more information, visit www.steel beamtheatre.com. The show runs through Nov. 23. Pro players will appear at Tri-Cities grand opening Team members from the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer and the Chicago Red Stars of Women’s Professional Soccer will appear at the grand opening celebration of the Tri-Cities Soccer Association’s new indoor soccer facility. The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at 731 N. 17th St. in St. Charles. For information, call 630-377-1101. WEDNESDAY Learn how plants, animals are named “Put a Lotta’ Latin in Your Life” will discuss how plants and animals got their names. The class will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Pottawatomie Community Center in St. Charles. The class is part of the ongoing series, “Learn from the Experts,” sponsored by the forest preserve district and the St. Charles, Geneva and Fox Valley park districts. Registration and a fee of $10 are required. For information, call 847-741-8350 or e-mail programs@kaneforest.com for information. WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY Rontowski brings clean fun to Zanies Comedian Karen Rontowski appears this week at Zanies in St. Charles. Shows start at 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 8 and 9:45 p.m. Friday and at 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Saturday. She bills herself as good clean fun. For more information, visit www.karenrontowski.com. THURSDAY-SATURDAY Geneva United plans rummage, bake sale Geneva United Methodist Church will host its bi-annual rummage and bake sale 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. The church is at 211 W. Hamilton St., corner of Second and Hamilton. All items that can fit in a bag will be $5 Saturday. Proceeds benefit charities such as TriCity Family Services, Lazarus House, Grace Children’s Hospital, Appalachia Service Project, Fox Valley Hospice, Suicide Prevention Services and Northern Illinois Food Bank. For information, call the church office at 630-232-7120. THURSDAY-FRIDAY Tri-Cities Soccer plans free training Tri-Cities Soccer Association will host free training sessions for recreational soccer players Thursday and Friday at its indoor arena, 731 N. 17th St. in St. Charles. Registration is required. The goal is to provide fundamental skills training for the player looking for ball mastery, speed and agility.  Registration is limited for 45 students each day. To register, visit www.tcsa.net. FRIDAY Children’s Boutique at Davis Elementary Davis Elementary School PTO seeks sellers and volunteers for its annual Children’s Boutique from     1 to 7 p.m. Friday at the school 1125 S. Seventh St. in St. Charles. A half-off sale will be from 5 to 7 p.m. There is a $2 registration fee for sellers. Admission for shoppers is free. Volunteers can shop before the sale opens and receive a 70/30 split. Donations are appreciated. For information, e-mail Martha at davisboutique08@aol.com or call 630-513-8070. South Elgin VFW plans veteran’s dance VFW Post 2327 and Ladies Auxiliary of South Elgin will host a veteran’s dance at 7 p.m. Friday at South Elgin Lions Club, 500 Fulton St. Food will be served all evening. A cash bar will be available. For information or tickets, call Ray or Angie Bachewicz at 847-695-7462 after 5 p.m. SATURDAY Brass Band event at Norris Center U.S. Open Brass Band Championships, a one-day competitive event for traditional brass bands from around the world, takes place from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the Norris Cultural Arts Center in St. Charles. Concert tickets cost $20. For more information, visit www.norrisculturalarts.com. SUNDAY Chamber music at Calvary Episcopal Calvary Episcopal Church, 222 S. Batavia Ave., invites the community to “Chamber Music in a Cabaret Setting” at 3 p.m. Sunday in Batavia. Local musician Mark Voss will lead the group in a program that will showcase the fun element of chamber music. The church is at the corner of Route 31 and Main Street. Reservations are requested and can be made by calling 630-879-3378 or visiting www.calvary-episcopal.org. FRIDAY New ‘Madagascar’ opens in theaters Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo return for another adventure as “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa” opens Friday at theaters. They find themselves in the vast plains of Africa, where the zoo-raised crew will encounter species of their own for the first time. While discovering their roots, they find the differences between the concrete jungle and the heart of Africa.