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The Ballston Spa softball team hopes that this weekend’s installment of its annual Grand Slam Tournament will bring awareness to another worthy cause.

The Grand Slam event has been dedicated to the fight against ALS since 2016. This year, the event will be dedicated to suicide awareness and menthal health support.

“One of our players, her father suffered from ALS and we wanted to support her and that cause,” Ballston Spa softball coach Amanda Fifield said. “Then, a family within our program was impacted by the the loss of someone due to suicide. We want to make a donation in their honor, and promote the awareness that there’s help out there for you.”

Prior to the 9 a.m. first pitch Saturday at Luther Forest Athletic Fields in Malta, Fifield will speak briefly before the…

School of Rock Glenbrook is hosting a grand reopening from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 8, in their parking lot at 3139 Dundee Road, Northbrook.

The event will include a staff show and will help benefit scholarships for School of Rock summer camp programs.

“We are dedicated to giving back to our community,” says School of Rock Glenbrook and Oak Park owner Amy Renzulli. “We want the inside of our school to reflect the community outside. Anyone who walks through our doors should see someone who looks like them.”

The lineup includes School of Rock Glenbrook performance students at 4 p.m.; School of Rock Oak Park Show Team at 4:20 p.m.; and the School of Rock Staff Show from 5 to 7 p.m.

The event is free. There will also be raffles, free…