Arts and Entertainment

Music

Live music Jazz on Saturdays, open mike Tuesdays, Josephine’s Martini and Wine Bar, 207 S. Villa Ave., Villa Park. (630) 758-0012.

Guitar performances Rob Lane, 6 to 9 p.m. Saturdays, Pizza Palace, 117 Addison St. (630) 834-5900.

Weekly entertainment Live bands Tuesdays through Sundays, 100 South Chop House, 100 S. York Road, Elmhurst. (630) 782-9091.

Orchestra auditions Senior Suburban Orchestra seeking musicians for 2008-09 season. Openings in oboe, bassoon, bass clarinet, trumpet, trombone, percussion, violin, viola, cello and double bass. For more information, call Lori Davis at (630) 530-2910.

Youth orchestra auditions West Suburban Youth Orchestra seeking middle and high school musicians for 2008-09 season. Auditions held at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 350 E. Madison St., Lombard. $25 audition fee for new members. For more information or to schedule an audition, visit www.wsyo.org.

Chorus seeks new members The Choral-Aires, an award-winning Sweet Adelines Chorus, seeks new members and invites local women who like to sing, to attend chorus practices from 7 to 10 p.m. Mondays at Elmhurst Presbyterian Church, 367 Spring Road. For information, call Jane Toftey at (630) 665-8387.

Theater

“Church Basement Ladies” 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. Starring actor William Christopher, from M*A*S*H* television show. Reception will follow the play. Tickets $40 and $44. For tickets, call (847) 673-6300, www.northshorecenter.org.

Library

Drop-in storytime 10 a.m. Fridays, Bensenville Community Public Library, 200 S. Church Road. All ages. (630) 766-4642.

Video game fun 4 p.m. Fridays, Sept. 5, 19 and Oct. 17, Wood Dale Library, 520 N. Wood Dale Road. Play Nintendo Wii and Sony Playstation games. Ages 11 to 18. Registration required at (630) 766-6762, www.wooddalelibrary.org.

Lincoln’s Springfield slide show 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, Wood Dale Library, 520 N. Wood Dale Road. Slide show features Old State Capitol and train depot in Springfield and New Salem, where he lived as a young adult. Registration required at (630) 766-6762, www.wooddalelibrary.org.

Teen gaming 3 to 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, Addison Public Library, 4 Friendship Plaza. Grades 6 to 12. Play video games, board games and card games. Free. No registration required. (630) 458-3319.

Teen craft 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15, Addison Public Library, 4 Friendship Plaza. Grades 6 to 12. Make macrame rope jewelry. Free. Registration required.  To register, call the Teen Desk at (630) 458-3319.

Book donations Bensenville Public Library accepting donations for its annual fall book sale. All donations can be brought to the library, 200 S. Church Road. Donations will be accepted until Sept. 30. For more information, call (630) 766-4642.

Miscellaneous

Mom and Son Night Addison Park District, 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, Links and Tees, 950 W. Lake St., Addison. Play mini-golf, games, contests and eat dinner together. $26 residents, $36 non-residents. Register at (630) 833-0100, www.addisonparkdistrict.org.

Touch-A-Truck Addison Park District, 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept. 6, Centennial parking lot, 1776 W. Centennial Place. All ages. Free. Fire truck, police car, ambulance, tractor, school bus and more. (630) 833-0100, www.addisonparkdistrict.org.

Tot Rock class Wood Dale Park District, 9:15 to 9:55 a.m. Mondays, Sept. 8 to Oct. 20, Medinah Park District, 22W130 Thorndale Ave. Ages walkers to 20 months with adult. Explore nursery rhymes with music and props like bells, clackers, balls, beanbags, bubbles and feathers. $44 residents, $54 non-residents. Register at (630) 595-9333, www.wooddaleparkdistrict.org.

Kid Rock I class Wood Dale Park District, 10 and 11:30 a.m. Mondays, Sept. 8 to Oct. 20, Medinah Park District, 22W130 Thorndale Ave. Ages 20 to 36 months with adult. Theme is “Exciting Explorations.” Combine imaginative play and learning with songs and rhymes, rhythm instruments and props and gross motor skills and movements. $44 residents, $65 non-residents. Register at (630) 595-9333, www.wooddaleparkdistrict.org.

Kid Rock II class Wood Dale Park District, 10:45 to 11:25 a.m. Mondays, Sept. 8 to Oct. 20, Medinah Park District, 22W130 Thorndale Ave. Ages 30 to 60 months without adult. Theme is “Exciting Explorations.” Extension of Kid Rock I class combining imaginative play and learning with songs and rhymes, rhythm instruments and props and gross motor skills and movements. $44 residents, $54 non-residents. Register at (630) 595-9333,  www.wooddaleparkdistrict.org.

Volunteers needed Morton Arboretum is seeking volunteers to work in the Children’s Garden weekdays and weekends, assisting visitors, making presentations or overseeing children’s activities. Age 21 and over. To volunteer, call Sally Kenaston, (630) 719-2443, www.mortonarb.org.

Open-air tram tour Daily through October, Morton Arboretum, Interstate 88 and Route 53, Lisle. $6 adults, $5 ages 3 to 17. Call (630) 968-0074 for times, www.mortonarb.org.

Clubs

West Suburban Tango Club Every first, third and fifth Friday, Victory Centre of Bartlett, 1101 W. Bartlett Road. $15 for lessons, practicia and dance, $10 for practicia and dance. Contact Betty, jocave3@hotmail.com.

Elmhurst Running Club Seasonal training runs, 6 a.m. Saturdays, and speedwork, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, June to October, Prairie Path gazebo, Spring Road, Elmhurst. (630) 941-0926, www.elmhurst-runners.com.

Addison Running Club 7 a.m. Saturdays, gazebo outside Club Fitness at Centennial Park, 1776 W. Centennial Place, Addison. Speed training at 6 a.m. Tuesdays, Addison Trail High School track, 213 N. Lombard Road, Addison.

Elmhurst Afternoon Woman’s Club Noon every second Monday, October through December and February through May, Elmhurst Public Library, 125 Prospect Ave. (630) 941-1141.

Woman’s Club of Lombard 1 p.m. every second Monday, Beacon Hill Retirement Community, DuPahze Room, 2600 S. Finley Road, Lombard. $2 visitor fee. Call Nancy, (630) 268-8647.

Elmhurst Junior Women’s Club 7:30 p.m. every second Monday, Community Bank of Elmhurst, 330 W. Butterfield Road, Elmhurst. Contact Alyssa, (630) 279-4747, Elmhurst_Juniors@yahoo.com.

Bartlett Historical Society 7 p.m. every second Monday, Bartlett Public Library, 800 S. Bartlett Road. carolbartletthissoc@comcast.net.

Wood Dale Lioness Club 6:30 p.m. every second Monday, Thornwood Restaurant, 1051 N. Wood Dale Road, Wood Dale. Call Sabine Petrovic, (630) 350-8300.

Suburban RC Barnstormers Remote controlled aircraft club, 7:30 p.m. every second Monday, Bloomingdale Library, Bloomingdale Road and Fairfield Way.

DuPage Theatre arts coalition 7 p.m. every second Monday, Sunset Knoll Recreation Center, Room 8, 820 S. Finley Road, Lombard. Arts workshops open to the public around 7:30 p.m. (630) 426-0621.

Tree Town Garden Guild 1 p.m. every second Monday, Community Bank of Elmhurst, 330 W. Butterfield Road, Elmhurst. At noon, members bring horticulture and participate in a Design of the Month session. (630) 832-2569.

Elmhurst Business Builders 7:30 a.m. Tuesdays, The Elmhurst Restaurant, 441 W. Lake St. Call Mark Entwistle, (630) 707-3646.

Bingo 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Tioga VFW Post 2149, 510 Georgetown Square, Wood Dale. (630) 766-0334.

Addison Kiwanis Club Noon Tuesdays, Oak Meadows Golf Course, 900 N. Wood Dale Road, Addison. Call Sally Schuster, (630) 458-3308.

National Council for Geocosmic Research, Inc. Northern Illinois Chapter, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, The Dance Building, 1330 Webford St., DesPlaines. Dave Gunning will discuss Pluto’s impending move into Capricorn at 7:30 p.m. Astrologers of all levels welcome. $8 members, $10 guests. For more information, call Judy Johnson, (630) 303-3187, www.geocosmic.org.whsites.net/chapters.

Community Awareness Nights 7 p.m. every second Tuesday, September through June, Wood Dale City Hall, 404 N. Wood Dale Road. Run by the Wood Dale Community Assistance Council. Call council co-chairman Dave Hahn, (630) 279-2791.

Bensenville-Wood Dale Kiwanis Club 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Market Place Café, 207 W. Main St., Bensenville.

Rotary Club of Bensenville 12:15 p.m. Tuesdays, Two Chefs Café, 3 S. Center St., Bensenville. Call Jill Rodriguez, (630) 766-4642.

Laughing Club 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Beacon Hill Retirement Community, 2400 S. Finley Road, Lombard. (630) 691-4007.

Addison Rotary Club 12:15 p.m. Wednesdays, Alta Villa Banquet Hall, 430 N. Addison Road. Call Don Hendricks, (630) 327-1521.

Windy City Harmonica Club 7 p.m. Wednesdays, First Congregational Church, 235 S. Kenilworth Ave., Elmhurst. Call Dirk Zaagman, (630) 833-2333.

Women’s Garden Club of Villa Park 12:30 p.m. every second Wednesday, Villa Park Recreation Building, 320 E. Wildwood Ave., Villa Park.

Addison & Elmhurst Area Toastmasters 7 p.m. every second and fourth Wednesday, Addison Park District Community Building, 120 E. Oak St. Call Keith, (630) 443-0633.

Elmhurst Branch of AAUW 7:30 p.m. every second Wednesday, Elmhurst Public Library, 125 S. Prospect Ave. Call Dorothy Valintis, (630) 279-0225, or Jane Cooke, (630) 530-8733.

Lombard Masonic Lodge 7:30 p.m. every second Wednesday except July and August, 26 W. Central Avenue, Villa Park. Before meeting dinner at 6 p.m., Hi-View Restaurant, 425 W. St. Charles Road, Villa Park. Call Lombard lodge master Richard Lingenfelser, (630) 858-2285.

Bloomingdale Artist’s Association 7 p.m. every second Wednesday, September through May, Bloomingdale Park District Museum, 108 S. Bloomingdale Road. $25 a year or $5 per meeting. (630) 539-3096.

Villa Park Junior Women’s Club 7:30 p.m. every second Wednesday, Iowa Community Center, 338 N. Iowa Ave., Villa Park. Call Jen, (630) 832-9510.

Addison Chess Club 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays, Addison Community Park, 120 E. Oak St. Call Kermitt Dodson, (630) 834-0566.

B2B Referral Group 7:15 a.m. Thursdays, Cafe Amano, 105 S. York Road, Elmhurst. (630) 303-0190.

Villa Park Lions Club 7 p.m. every first Thursday and noon every second Thursday, Villa Nova Restaurant, 237 W. St. Charles Road, Villa Park. Call Dennis Keating, (630) 827-0170.

Garden Club of Bensenville 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, Bensenville Community Library, 200 S. Church Road. Refreshments will be served prior to the meeting and program. Carol Livingston, artist and Bensenville resident, will present “Pressing and Preserving Flowers.” New members welcome. Call Terri Boi, (630) 832-5919.

Addison Art Guild 7:30 p.m. every second Thursday, September through May, Addison Village Hall, room 1301, One Friendship Plaza. $2 guest fee. (630) 543-4100.

Lombard Service League Women’s club, 7 p.m. every second Thursday, Lexington Square, Courtyard Room, 555 Foxworth Blvd., Lombard. (630) 932-0190, (630) 620-8938.

Elmhurst Bicycle Club 7:15 p.m. every second Thursday, Community Bank of Elmhurst, Spring and Butterfield Road. Call Ray Dal Lago, (630) 543-4655, www.elmhurstbicycling.org.

Order of the Easter Star Elmhurst chapter, 8 p.m. every second and fourth Thursday except July and August, Elmhurst Masonic Lodge, 103 Arthur St.
 

Support groups

Al-Anon Fellowship group, 8 p.m. Fridays, Christus Victor Lutheran Church, 1045 Arlington Heights Road, Elk Grove Village. (630) 631-0332.

Celebrate Recovery 7 p.m. Fridays, West Suburban Community Church, 825 N. Van Auken St., Elmhurst. Call Jay, (630) 202-0726, www.recoverychicago.com.

Gam-Anon Gambling addiction support group, 8 p.m. Saturdays, Dieke Room at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, 200 Berteau Ave. (708) 802-0105, www.gam-anon.org.

Narcotics Anonymous Support group, 6:30 p.m. every Saturday; and 7 p.m. every Monday, Central DuPage Hospital, Behavioral Health Services, 27W350 High Lake Road, Winfield. (630) 933-4234.

Eating disorder group Applying New Attitudes and Directions 10 a.m. Saturdays, Suite 8, 1616 E. Roosevelt Road, Wheaton. (630) 346-9266.

Sexaholics Anonymous Support group, 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, Central DuPage Hospital, Behavioral Health Services, 27W350 High Lake Road, Winfield. (630) 933-4234.

Cocaine Anonymous Support group, 8:30 p.m. Sundays, Central DuPage Hospital, Behavioral Health Services, 27W350 High Lake Road, Winfield. (630) 933-4234.

PFLAG Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, 2 to 4 p.m. every first Sunday, Unitarian Church of Hinsdale, 17 W. Maple St., Hinsdale. (773) 935-2398, www.pflagchicago.com.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly Addison chapter, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays, Addison Park District, 120 E. Oak St. Call Elaine, (630) 543-9134 or Kathy, (630) 627-1612.

Emotions Anonymous Support group, 10 a.m. Mondays, St. Barnabas Church, 22W415 Butterfield Road, Glen Ellyn. (708) 383-0200.

Compassionate Friends Support group for families who have lost a child, 7:30 p.m. every second Monday, St. Alexander’s Parish Center, 300 S. Cornell Ave., Villa Park. Call Lynn Callister, (630) 834-4829.

Al-Anon Support group, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Central DuPage Hospital, Behavioral Health Services, 27W350 High Lake Road, Winfield. (630) 933-4234.

National Alliance on Mental Illness Family member support group, 7 to 8:30 p.m. every second and fourth Tuesday, NAMI Office, Building B, Suite 925, 2100 Manchester Road, Wheaton. Register at (630) 752-0066 Ext. 210, www.namidupage.org.

National Association for Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders of Glen Ellyn Eating disorder support group, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, 751 Roosevelt Road, Building 7, Suite 115, Glen Ellyn. Bilingual services offered. For more information, call Dana Castellano, (312) 882-0494, www.anad.org.

Postpartum depression support group 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Central DuPage Hospital, Conference Room B, 25 N. Winfield Road, Winfield. (630) 933-4234.

Seizure and Epilepsy support group 7 to 9 p.m. every second Wednesday, Central DuPage Hospital, 25 N. Winfield Road, Winfield. (630) 289-5577.

Depression support group 7:30 to 9 p.m. Thursdays, Lombard Christian Reformed Church, Room 6, 2020 S. Meyers Road. Call Ralph, (630) 271-9259.

Families Anonymous Support group, 8 p.m. Thursdays, Central DuPage Hospital, Behavioral Health Services, 27W350 High Lake Road, Winfield. (630) 933-4234.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly Villa Park Chapter 2231, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, Trinity Lutheran Church, 300 S. Ardmore Ave., Villa Park. Call Linda, (630) 495-1892.

Al-Ateen Support group, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Central DuPage Hospital, Behavioral Health Services, 27W350 High Lake Road, Winfield. (630) 933-4234.

Prostate cancer support group 7 to 8 p.m. every second Thursday, Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Cancer Center, 200 Berteau Ave. Call John, (630) 833-2926 or Mona (630) 782-7900.

Lupus support group 10 a.m. to noon every second Thursday, Central DuPage Hospital, Danada medical offices, 7 Blanchard Circle, Suite 102, Wheaton.

Seminars/classes

NAMI Basics class National Alliance on Mental Illness, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays, NAMI DuPage office, 2100 Manchester Road, Wheaton. Course for parents and caregivers. Free. Register at (630) 752-0066, Ext. 210.

Fundraisers

Aloha Spirit fundraiser Womens Club of Addison, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, Addison Village Hall, Room 1301, 1 Friendship Plaza. Entertainment provided by The Hawaiian Style Entertainers, who will perform authentic island dances. For more information, call Maryann at (630) 993-9981.

Special events

Nursing open house 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, Chamberlain College of Nursing, campus of DeVry University, 1221 N. Swift Road, Addison. Open house to provide potential students and their families an opportunity to tour the campus and talk with faculty members. Reservations required at (630) 953-3660, www.chamberlain.edu.

Harvest Fest Wood Dale Historical Society, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, Yesterday’s Farm Museum, 850 N. Wood Dale Road. Entertainment includes craft fair, Battlefield Balladeers, sheep shearing, pony rides, food, petting zoo, inflatables. Demonstrations of early pioneer life will be held. Craft booths are still available to vendors. For more information, call Anne, (630) 766-4216 or Judi, (630) 595-0360.

Religion

Craft show and flea market United Church of Christ churches of Bensenville, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, St. John’s Church, 601 N. Route 83 at Foster, Bensenville. Vendors wanted. Space is $20; two or more spaces for one vendor will be $15 each. Table and two chairs $5; inside electricity $5. For application or more information, call (630) 766-3848.

Cruise Night 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, Sunny Place Church of God, 901 E. Oak St., Addison. Classic cars on display. Refreshments for sale. For more information, call (630) 530-1830.

World peace prayer service 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept.11, Holy Ghost Church, 354 N. Wood Dale Road, Wood Dale. Holy Ghost Council of Catholic Women and the Wood Dale Community Church hand bell choir will hold an interdenominational prayer service, "A call for peace; a time for prayer." All are welcome. (630) 860-2975.