MUSICAL PROGRAM: The Boardman High School Drama Guild will present “Elf the Musical” 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday at the Boardman Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students and senior citizens. Tickets are available online at boardmanperformingartscen ter.com or by calling 330-259-7150.

“Elf the Musical” is an energetic version of the well-known holiday movie starring Will Ferrell. The story follows Buddy the Elf, a human, adopted and raised by Santa and the elves in the North Pole, as he ventures to New York City to find his dad, the ultimate scrooge, Walter Hobbs. The musical version of this modern-day classic includes big band Christmas tunes.

MONTHLY MEETING: William Penn Branch 28, Youngstown, will have its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Austintown Eat’n Park Restaurant. Upcoming events will be discussed.

VOLNEY ROGERS PROGRAM: The Mahoning Valley Historical Society will host a program on Volney Rogers and the origins of Mill Creek Park as part of the monthly Bites and Bits program at noon Thursday at the Tyler History Center, Youngstown. Speaker is Rick Shale, a local author and historian.

SOCIETY TO MEET: The Poland Historical Society will hold a business meeting 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Little Red Schoolhouse, 4515 Center Road, Poland. Plans will be made for the Christmas party.

FOCUS TO MEET: Friends Offering Compassionate Understanding Support (FOCUS), will meet 6 p.m. Wednesday at T.J.’s at Holiday Inn, 7410 South Ave., Boardman. All breast cancer survivors and their support people are welcome. For information, call 330-726-1611.

TEACHER COLLECTING HATS: Jessica Gardner, a teacher at Brookfield High School, is collecting winter hats for cancer patients during November. Gardner is a breast cancer survivor and made it her mission to keep cancer patients warm this winter. She will donate the hats to five local cancer centers including The Hope Center for Cancer Care in Howland, the Joanie Abdu Comprehensive Breast Care Center in Youngstown and Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley in Boardman.

The Brookfield Middle School Student Council is helping out with the cause and collecting hats for Gardner to donate. As of now, nearly 200 hats have been collected and almost $500 has been raised to purchase additional hats for donation. Gardner and BMS Student Council are collecting hats until Nov. 25. The hats will be donated to the cancer centers during Thanksgiving break.

TODAY

• Alzheimer’s Association Greater East Ohio Area Chapter Support Groups — 2 p.m., Antonine Sisters Adult Day Center, 2675 N. Lipkey Road. Contact the Alzheimer’s Association 24/7 Helpline at 800-272-3900.

• TOPS Ohio 327 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) — 5:45 p.m. at Christ Church Presbyterian, 1933 Canfield Road, Youngstown. Weigh-in: 5 p.m. Call 330-509-3002.

• TOPS Ohio 698, Girard — weigh-in 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., meeting 6:30 p.m., First Christian Church, 140 E. Broadway Ave., Girard. 330-545-4770 or 330-534-2618.

• TOPS 327, Youngstown — weigh-in 5 p.m., meeting 5:45 p.m., Christ Church Pesbyterian, 19833 Canfield Road, Youngstown.

• Youngstown Executive Toastmasters — 6:45 p.m., Shepherd of the Valley, 301 Western Reserve Road, Boardman. www.speakingclub .org.

• Youngstown Toastmasters Executive 408 — 6:40 p.m., Adamas Square, 8131 Market St., Boardman.

• Monday Night Miracles — 7 p.m., Fellowship Hall, 2555 Rush Blvd., Youngstown.

• Ostomy Support Group — 6 to 7 p.m. Salem Regional Medical Center’s private dining room. Pre-registration requested. Call nurse Tashia Watkins, 330-332-7607.

• Alzheimer’s caregiver support groups — available free of charge, 2 p.m., at the Antonine Sisters Adult Day Center, 2675 N. Lipkey Road, North Jackson. 1-800-272-3900.

Anyone with items for Seeing Eye should call 330-841-1738; email Society@trib today.com; mail or drop off information at the Tribune Chronicle.