A family-friendly puppet show based on a traditional Russian folk tale is coming to DeKalb. The DeKalb Public Library will host a performance of “The Magic Weaver” featuring the Toybox Theatre.

The DeKalb Chamber Leadership Academy will host a “Loot for Leaders” online raffle this month to benefit the academy’s endowment fund.

Ever wanted to learn how to scan and digitize aging photographs to keep those memories alive longer? The DeKalb Public Library will host a workshop at 1:30 p.m. June 14 for people to learn how to scan and digitize old media.

Those interested in a little storytelling while enjoying the great outdoors this summer are invited to an outdoor event in Claire later this month. Stories and Stroll is hosted by the DeKalb Public Library.

The Angry Pickle Pub, 215 W. State St., held its grand opening ribbon cutting with the Sycamore Chamber of Commerce June 3.

Adults and teenagers are invited to learn how to convert VHS tapes to DVDs for better long-term storage at an upcoming DeKalb workshop.

Bryan Carter, a 2008 Sycamore High School graduate, will be the music director in the second to last performance of George Clooney’s “Good Night and Good Luck,” on CNN at 6 p.m. on Saturday.

A former DeKalb Ward 2 Alderman and the last DeKalb City Clerk to serve a full term in the office full time has died at the age of 78. Donna Johnson, who died June 3 at her home, was a “champion of the underdog,” stepson Dirk Johnson said Friday.

Rob Pondelick, fifth-generation farmer at Theis Farm Market and Greenhouse in Maple Park, said he and his family have been part of the DeKalb farmers market for all 30 years. “We try to offer a full variety of vegetables all summer long,” he said.