The Elgin Youth Football and Cheer League will host a turkey raffle fundraiser from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday at the Douglas Street Sports Bar and Grill, 231 Douglas Ave., Elgin. Raffle tickets will be available for purchase on site and cost $1 for two numbers. Turkeys, hams and steaks, and other prizes donated by area businesses and the city of Elgin will be raffled throughout the night. A free food buffet will be provided from 7 to 9 p.m. The nonprofit league is comprised of about 400 children, about a quarter of whom come from low- income families and need financial support so they can participate.

VFW Post 2298, 117 S. First St., West Dundee, will host a turkey party tonight and Saturday. Doors open at 6 p.m.; first call is at 7 p.m. For more information, call 847-428-9006. McNeil Mansion, at 162 S. State St., Elgin, will play host to a Holiday Craft and Antique Show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, through Sunday, Nov. 15, and Friday, Nov. 20, through Sunday, Nov. 22. Admission is $3 and includes entry into a drawing for door prizes. The show will feature a variety of hand-crafted items, jewelry, knitted and felted accessories, small antiques and collectibles, vintage furniture, holiday decor, handmade candles and soaps, baked goods and more. For more information, call Mary at 847-828-8670. The Elgin Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Robert Hanson, will present the Midwest premiere of "Letters from Lincoln," a new symphonic poem for baritone and orchestra by American composer Michael Daughtery, during this weekend's Schubert Unfinished Symphony performance. Tickets start at $15. Performance times are 8 p.m. Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Hemmens Cultural Center in downtown Elgin. For more information, call the ESO Box Office at 847-888-4000 or visit www.ElginSymphony.org. All Smiles Dental, in collaboration with NASA Education and the Army National Guard will host a Halloween candy buy-back 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at its office, 1452 Merchant Drive. Children will receive $1 for every pound of candy donated. The candy, along with toothbrushes, toothpaste and floss will be sent to the troops overseas. The day will feature the music of Jim and Justin Wojdyla of the Modern Day Romeos. For more information, visit www.mickeymolar.com or call 847-458-0600.