Your next three days

Jewelry trunk show: Hozhoni Gallery, 103 W. Jefferson Ave., downtown Naperville, has held over its jewelry trunk show until Saturday.

Painted violin collection: The collection of painted violins from the Fox Valley Academy of Music Performance will be on display at the Naperville Art League, 508 N. Center St., Naperville, through May 16. This exhibit will serve as a prescreening for the Academy of Music Performance's 2008 fundraising auction to be held June 26. Call 630-355-2530 or visit www.napervilleartleague.com.

Palette of annuals: "A Palette of Annuals: A to Z" will be offered at 7 p.m. today and will cover some old favorites as well as some of the newer introductions in annual flowers as part of a series of gardening classes put on by the University of Illinois Extension DuPage County. All classes are held at the extension, 110 E. Warrenville Road, Suite 170, Naperville. Register by calling 630-955-1123.

Genealogists: Fox Valley Genealogical Society's meeting is "Reading the Landscape: The Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor," presented at 7:30 p.m. by Dennis Cremin at the Naperville Municipal Center, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville.

Trolley tour: In honor of Naperville's Community Heritage Month, Naperville Trolley and Tours is offering historic trolley tours. A tour will be given today at 6 p.m. Participants should meet for the one-hour tour at Jackson Avenue and Webster Street. Cost is $8 for adults; $5 for children. Reservations are required and everyone can ring the bell. Call 630-420-2223 or e-mail annette@napervilletrolley.com.

Chapel service: North Central College will hold its weekly chapel service at noon in Koten Chapel at Kiekhofer Hall, 329 E. School St., Naperville. This week will feature Diane Nilan, founder of Hear Us!, a national organization focused on helping homeless youth. Call Jeremy Gudauskas at 630-637-5417.

American Motherhood and Childbirth: North Central College will host a screening of the documentary "The Business of Being Born" at 6 p.m. in Goldspohn Hall, 31 N. Loomis St., Naperville. For more information about the free event call Wioleta Polinska at 630-637-5317; for information about the film visit www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com.

Chocolate seminars: Cathy Bouchard of Le Chocolat Bar invites area residents to discover The History, Mystery and Magic of Chocolate by attending the seminars held twice a month at 7 p.m. today and May 22, at 129 S. Washington St., Naperville. Complimentary taste testing available. Call 630-355-5720 to reserve a place.

Ladies luncheon: Amici, the Naperville Area Italian American Club, invites community members to Tutte a Tavola - Ladies Luncheon at 12:30 p.m. at Atwaters in Geneva. Visit www.amiciclub.org for more information, or call 630-961-2031.

'The Laramie Project': North Central College will present its rendition of "The Laramie Project" today and Saturday in Pfeiffer Hall, 310 E. Benton Ave., Naperville. All shows begin at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for students and senior citizens; call the Pfeiffer Hall box office at 630-637-7469. Visit www.northcentralcollege.edu/x44528.xml.

Fundraising walk: The Giant Steps annual fundraising walk to benefit Giant Steps Illinois Inc., a nonpublic therapeutic day school in Burr Ridge, serving individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families, will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., at Harvester Park, 15W400 Harvester Drive, Burr Ridge.

Music: Returning favorite Josh Garrels along with local artist Ben Thomas will perform at 7 p.m. at the Union, 129 W. Benton Ave., Naperville. The evening also will spotlight the work of Hear Us!, a national organization that aids homeless children. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; admission is $8. Call Jeremy Gudauskas at 630-637-5417.

Perennial plant sale: Members of the DuPage Organic Garden Club will host a plant sale from 9 to 11 a.m. in a tent set up at the Carol Stream town center, at Gary Avenue and Lies Road. Call Bonnie at 630-462-6919.

Carillon tours: The Millennium Carillon and Visitor Center will be open for tours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 26. Friday tours will be added to the schedule from May 23 to Aug. 29. Admission is $3 for ages 5 and older. Children ages 4 and younger are admitted free. Guests younger than 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Visit www.napervilleparks.org or call 630-848-5000.

Guitarist/vocalist: Le Chocolat Bar, 129 S. Washington St., Naperville, will feature Jeanne Ripsky, acoustical guitarist and vocalist, from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Call 630-355-5720 for more information.

World Fair trade day: Ten Thousand Villages stores throughout the United States will celebrate World Fair Trade Day. The Glen Ellyn not-for-profit store, at 499C Pennsylvania Ave., will host an all-day observance between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. to remind customers that their fair trade purchases help support just wages and safe working conditions for more than 60,000 artisans in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. There will be refreshments.

Scout-O-Rama: Boy Scouts from the Three Fires Council are ready for this year's Scout-O-Rama from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Cantigny Park in Wheaton (rain or shine). This year's theme is "Scouting through History - A Century of Service." Highlights include an opening ceremony featuring the Windy City Sky Divers landing with the American flag (weather permitting), a 25-foot-high climbing wall, geocaching and the Radio Disney Patrol.

Music teachers: The Naperville Chapter of Illinois State Music Teachers Association will hold its monthly meeting at 9:15 a.m. at White Eagle Golf Club, 3408 Club Drive, Naperville. For more information, call 630-428-0577.