The DeKalb Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is sponsoring a free potluck dinner at 6 p.m. and a video tape showing at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. For more information, call Jonathan Reich at 758-6737.

Symphony holds concert

The Fox River Valley Symphony is welcoming Donald Peck, Chicago Symphony Orchestra flutist at 8 p.m. on Dec.2. Tickets are $15, $13 and $10 and are available by calling 896-6666. The auditorium is located on the Fox River at 23 East Galena Blvd., Aurora.

Play auditions next month

The NCA Theatre Company will hold auditions for Clare Boothe Luce’s 1936 play “The Women” from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Dec. 12 and 13.

The story focuses on one woman’s fight to preserve her marriage in an artificial society that consists of vain show, comedy, tragedy, hope and disappointment. For more information and to reserve a time slot for auditions, call 584-7200.

Snow sculpting contest

Rockford will host the Illinois Snow Sculpting Competition Jan. 17 to 20 at Sinnissippi Park, along Highway 251. Teams compete by turning a six-foot wide by six-foot wide by ten-foot high block of snow into a piece of snow sculpture. For more information, call 987-8692.

Direct marketing tips

“Hitting Home: Winning Ideas for Today’s Direct Marketing Challenges” will be the 1990 Chicago/Midwest Direct Marketing Days theme.

The event will be held Jan. 24 and 25, in the Chicago Hilton and Towers, 720 S. Michigan Avenue. For reservations, call (312)922-0439.