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.

Live entertainment Karaoke, Mondays; DJ Ron and free salsa lessons, Tuesdays; Pop pianist Mike Brumfield Thursdays, Muldoon’s, 133 Front St., Wheaton. (630) 668-8866.

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

“WDCB Jazz Thursdays” 7 to 10 p.m. Thursdays, Adelle’s, 1060 College Ave., Wheaton.

Music and games Live music, 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays; family game nights, 6 p.m. Fridays, La Spiaza Coffee House/Cafe, 114 N. Main St., Wheaton.

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.

Singers needed The Combined Church Choir of Itasca is seeking singers to help put on its annual charity fundraiser Christmas performance, with orchestra, on Dec. 6. Both men and women singers needed. First rehearsal is 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, at First Presbyterian Church of Itasca, 207 E. Center St. Interested singers call Dan D’Andrea at (630) 322-9187.

Musicians wanted DuPage Symphony Orchestra seeking musicians for its 2008-09 concert season. Openings in all string sections and in selected woodwind, brass and percussion sections. Auditions will be held by appointment. For more information or appointment, call Barbara Schubert at (773) 702-7628.

Classical Symphony Orchestra auditions The Classical Symphony Orchestra of Chicago will hold auditions for its 2008-09 season on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 27 and 28, and Saturday, Oct. 4, at Classical Symphony Hall, second floor, 218 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago. To schedule an appointment, call (312) 341-1521.

Theater

"The Hiding Place" Overshadowed Theatrical Productions, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26, 27, 30, Oct. 2 to 4, Overshadowed Theater, 210 S. Walnut St. $12 adults, $10 seniors and students, in advance; $14 adults, $12 seniors and students, at the door. For tickets, call (630) 250-7518, www.overshadowedproductions.com.

Actors audition Entertainment company now auditioning energetic, reliable young adults to appear at events now the throughout the holiday season. Must be able to pick up dance steps quickly and learn to operate life-size people puppets. Must be average in size, age 18 and up, and have a car. Salary; expenses reimbursed. For more information, call Sarah, (630) 325-3320, www.thosefunnylittlepeople.com.

Library

Toddler Tales storytime Fall session six-week storytime will meet from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, through Oct. 14, Roselle Public Library, 40 S. Park St. Ages 20 to 35 months with adult. Register at (630) 529-1641, Ext. 351, www.roselle.lib.il.us.

Preschool storytime Fall session six-week storytime will meet from 10 to 10:30 a.m. or 1 to 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays, through Oct. 15, Roselle Public Library, 40 S. Park St. Ages 3 to 5. Register at (630) 529-1641, Ext. 351, www.roselle.lib.il.us.

The Computers Are Easy Users Group Saturday, Sept. 27, Glenside Public Library, 25 E. Fullerton Ave., Glendale Heights. New Users Special Interest Group will start at 9:15 a.m., followed by the meeting and presentation on "Tips for Improving VISTA Windows." All are welcome. For more information, visit www.caeug.net.

"Family Fun" 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, Bartlett Public Library, 800 S. Bartlett Road. Stories and crafts for the entire family. No registration required. (630) 837-2855, www.bartlett.lib.il.us.

Library Makeover Open House 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, Bartlett Public Library, 800 S. Bartlett Road. Celebrate the completion of the library's remodeling project. Entertainment, crafts, refreshments. Meet Chicago Blackhawk's mascot Tommy Hawk and Wolves mascot Skates. (630) 837-2855, www.bartlett.lib.il.us.

"Rock Band" and Wii Sports Night 7 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, Itasca Community Library, 500 S. Irving Park Road. Grades 6 to 12. Play video and board games. Pizza will be provided. Registration required at (630) 773-1699, www.itascalibrary.org/community/teens.

"Pajama-Rama" 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, Bartlett Public Library, 800 S. Bartlett Road. Evening storytime for families. Children may wear their pajamas and must be accompanied by an adult. No registration required. (630) 837-2855, www.bartlett.lib.il.us.

Drop-in Craft Night for UFOs Crafters 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, Bartlett Public Library, 800 S. Bartlett Road. Teens and adults may attend to work on their unfinished objects (UFOs). No registration required. (630) 837-2855, www.bartlett.lib.il.us.

"Live Homework Help" Available through the Roselle Public Library Web site, www.roselle.lib.il.us, providing on-line tutors for students grades kindergarten through adult. Library cardholders may access "Live Homework Help" from their own home computer by using their library card and PIN from 4 to 10 p.m. Can also access at the library from 4 p.m. until 15 minutes before closing, through library internet stations. For more information about on-line services, call the library at (630) 529-1641.

Miscellaneous

Children’s story time 11 a.m. Thursdays, Borders Books and Music, 101 Rice Lake Square, Wheaton. (630) 871-9595.

Water Walkers Club Bartlett Park District, 9 to 10 a.m. Thursdays, through Dec. 11, Splash Central Pool, 700 S. Bartlett Road. Water exercise program for adults. $35 residents, $50 non-residents. Register at (630) 540-4834.

Piano recital 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, Victory Centre of Bartlett, 1101 W. Bartlett Road. Bob Kurtz will perform on the piano. Register at (630) 213-0100.

"Stamp Camp" class Bartlett Park District, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, and 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, Bartlett Community Center, Rooms 3 and 4, 700 S. Bartlett Road. Make greeting cards, taught by Glenda Travelstead. All supplies included. Ages 18 and up. $20 residents, $25 non-residents. Registration required at (630) 540-4834.

Pom-pon and dance classes Champion Youth Outreach, Glenside Middle School, multi-purpose room, 1560 Bloomingdale Road, Glendale Heights. Classes begin Oct. 3 and 10 and run on Fridays through Nov. 21. Pom-pon for ages 5 to 8, register at 6:15 p.m., class runs 6:30 to 7:10 p.m. Hip-Hop/Jazz dance for ages 5 to 8, register at 7 p.m., class runs 7:15 to 7:55 p.m. Combo Pom/Hip-Hop for ages 9 and up, register at 7:45 p.m., class runs 8 to 8:40 p.m. Cost is $41 for one course or $77 for two. $7 per class if paid weekly plus $5 registration fee paid once per course. For more information, call (847) 759-0576, www.championyouth.net.

Oktoberfest music 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, Bartlett Victory Centre, 1101 W. Bartlett Road. Don Reitsma will perform in lederhosen on accordion and keyboards. Register at (630) 213-0100.

Clubs

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.

Young Readers Book Club For ages 9 to 14, 11 a.m. every fourth Saturday, Borders Books and Music, 101 Rice Lake Square, Wheaton. (630) 871-9595.

Knights in the Morning Chess group, 10 a.m. to noon, Saturdays, Theosophical Society, Olcott Library, 1926 N. Main St., Wheaton. All levels welcome. Call (630) 668-1571, Ext. 304.

Carol Stream Rotary Club 12:15 p.m. Tuesdays, Alberto’s in the Holiday Inn, 150 S. Gary Ave., Carol Stream. www.carolstreamrotary.com.

Oak Brook Speakers Toastmasters 5:30 to 6:35 p.m. Tuesdays, FOCUS, 430 W. 22nd St., Lombard. Call Bob, (312) 401-8614. Oakbrookspeakers@cs.com.

Wheaton Leads Club 7:30 a.m. Tuesdays, International House of Pancakes at Butterfield and Naperville roads, Wheaton. Contact Rich Dykhuis, (630) 231-4141, rdykhuis@spiral94.com.

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

Wheaton Lions Club Noon to 1 p.m. Tuesdays, Masonic Building, 120 W. Wesley St., Wheaton. Call Jim Ellingson, membership chairman, (630) 665-9471, www.wheatonlions.org.

DuPage Rivers Fly Tyers 7 p.m. Tuesdays, College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. www.dupageriversflytyers.org.

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

Central DuPage Kiwanis Club Noon Wednesdays, Barone’s Restaurant, 475 Pennsylvania Ave., Glen Ellyn. Call Marj Cole, (630) 469-3668 or Phil Hartweg, (630) 469-8166.

Wheaton Rotary Club 12:10 p.m. Wednesdays, Emilio’s, 226 W. Front St., Wheaton. Call Cheryl Cross, (630) 588-1987.

Greek heritage group American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association DuPage Chapter 423, 7:30 p.m. every first Wednesday, Addison Village Hall, 1 Friendship Plaza. Call Frank Mitropoulos, (630) 595-9477, www.ahepa.org.

Bartlett International Chorus 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Victory Centre of Bartlett, 1101 W. Bartlett Road. Contact Rita, (630) 213-0100, rlopienski@pathwayseniorliving.com.

Rotary Club of Glen Ellyn 12:10 p.m. Thursdays, Glen Oaks Country Club, 21W451 Hill Ave., Glen Ellyn. Call Craig R. Pryde, (630) 469-0999.

Glen Ellyn preservation group 7:30 p.m. every first Thursday, Faith Lutheran Church, 41 N. Park Blvd., Glen Ellyn. Use northeastern building entrance. (630) 469-7924, www.glenellynpreservation.org.

630 Singles 8:30 p.m. every first Friday, Arrowhead Golf Club, 26W151 Butterfield Road, Wheaton. (630) 585-4127, www.630singles.org.

Support groups

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

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.

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.

Overeaters Anonymous 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sundays, St. Thomas United Methodist Church, 2S511 Route 53, Glen Ellyn. Call Margaret, (630) 719-1625.

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

Gam-Anon 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Church of the Incarnation, 261 W. Army Trail Road, Bloomingdale. (708) 802-0105, www.gam-anon.org.

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

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.

Alcoholics Anonymous 8 p.m. Tuesdays, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 393 N. Main St., Glen Ellyn. (630) 220-6200.

Brain injury support group For teens and young adults, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital, 26W171 Roosevelt Road, Wheaton. Call Amy Grant, (630) 9909-6154.

Employment support group 7 p.m. every first and third Wednesday, St. James the Apostle Church, 480 S. Park Blvd., Glen Ellyn. www.stjosephministry.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.

Overeaters Anonymous Closed meetings, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Thursdays, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 515 S. Wheaton Ave., Wheaton. (708) 346-0000, www.oa.org, www.region5oa.org.

Chronic Pain support group 3:30 to 5 p.m. every first Thursday, Marianjoy at Oakbrook Terrace, 682 Butterfield Road, Oakbrook Terrace. Call Dr. Angelique Strand, (630) 268-7536.

Adult grief support group “Pathway to Wholeness,” 6:30 to 8 p.m. every first and third Thursday, Alden Valley Ridge, 275 E. Army Trail Road, Bloomingdale. Call Rev. Jeffrey Pears, bereavement coordinator, (630) 317-3341.

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

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

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

Classes/seminars

Arthritis and exercise forum Arthritis Foundation, 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 29, Hanover Park District, 1919 Walnut Ave. State Reps. Fred Crespo and Paul Froehlich will attend. Pre-registration is required by calling (800) 735-0096, www.arthritis.org.

Young women career opportunities College of Liberal Arts and Science and Women’s Studies Program, 8:15 a.m. to 1:45 p.m., Monday, Oct. 6, Northern Illinois University, Homes Student Center, DeKalb. Conference for young women in their sophomore through senior year of high school. Includes panel discussion on career opportunities for women. Registration fee is $38 before Sept. 29, $43 after. To register, call (800) 354-9472, www.niu.edu/wstudies/2008.


First time homebuyers workshop 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, Pioneer Club, 27W130 St. Charles Road, Carol Stream. Information on how to purchase a foreclosure. Local attorney, lender, home inspector and real estate agent discuss how to buy the best home at the lowest cost. Reservations required at (888) 413-9152, Ext. 32.

Taoist Tai Chi classes Beginner classes, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Belmont Village community room, 545 Belmont Lane, Carol Stream. Ongoing enrollment. Free introductory lessons and demonstrations. www.taoist.org.

Women’s classes “Women Who Wonder Why,” 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wayne/Winfield Area Youth/Family Services office, 27W031 North Ave., West Chicago. Discussion of concerns and issues important to women. $25 per session. Pre-class consultation, $13. Register at (630) 231-7166.

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.

Teen anger class 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Wayne/Winfield Area Youth/Family Services office, 27W031 North Ave., West Chicago. Ten sessions, $25 per session. Register at (630) 231-7166.

Organize Your Kitchen workshop Carol Stream Park District, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27, Recreation Center, 849 Lies Road. Taught by professional organizer, Jamie Martin, of Destination Organization. $30 residents, $45 non-residents. Register at (630) 784-6100, www.csparks.org.

Fundraisers

Entertainment books fundraiser Wayne/Winfield Area Youth/Family Services are selling entertainment discount savings books to support its youth programs. $20 per book. To order a copy, call WAYS at (630) 231-7166, or order online at www.entertainment.com/support, and enter account number ED-108912.

2009 Calendars Four Paws Animal Foundation selling 2009 calendars for $12.50, that depict some of the organization's rescues as well as family pets as a fundraiser to support their adoption/rescue efforts. Order forms for the calendars can be obtained at Banbury Fair and Heartland Animal Hospital in Bartlett; Hanover Park Animal Care Center; and Health Emporium in Streamwood. Order forms can be downloaded from www.fourpawsfoundation.petfinder.com.

Bags tournament fundraiser Bloomingdale-Roselle rotary bags tournament, Saturday, Sept. 27, American Legion Hall, 344 E. Maple St., Roselle. Team registration begins at 11:30 a.m. Tournament starts at noon. First prize is $500. Food and drink available. Team entry fee is $50. For more information, call Ken Gross at (630) 963-3224, www.brrotary.org.

Walk-a-Dog-a-Thon 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, Springfield Park, 269 Springfield Drive, Bloomingdale. Proceeds benefit Lions Project Canine Companions for Independence. Per dog entrance fee is $15 in advance, $20 day of the event. Awards will be presented to the three dog owners who raise the most money as well as for the largest dog, tiniest dog, oldest dog, youngest dog, oldest dog walker and youngest dog walker. Photo opportunities with costumed Bloomingdale Lion and Police Department's McGruff Dog. Raffles and souvenir gifts. To register, call (630) 661-7394, www.bloomingdalewalkadogathon.org.

Golf outing benefit Golf outing fundraiser for the autism program of Ethan Burke will be held Friday, Oct. 3, at Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. Eighteen holes of golf plus cart and driving range use are included in the price. A casual dinner and auction event will follow in the New Orleans ballroom. A chance to win a new Harley Davidson motorcycle for a hole-in-one. Price per person is $100. For tickets, call Mike or Emilie at PrintSmart Printing, (630) 434-2000.

Special events

Dog meet and greet As Good as Gold, Golden Retriever Rescue of Northern Illinois, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, Petco, 412 W. Army Trail Road, Bloomingdale. Visitors can meet As Good as Gold volunteers and their golden retrievers and learn about rescued goldens, volunteer opportunities and adoptions. www.asgoodasgold.org.

Art and Alpaca open house 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 26 and 27, Waldron Grove Alpaca Farm, 39W856 McDonald Road, Elgin. See 43 Suri Alpacas and three new babies. Professional art sale includes alpaca fiber art, alpaca yarn, paintings, custom handbags, jewely and alpaca socks. Demonstrations on felting and fiber art. Free. (847) 888-3934.

Western DuPage Special Recreation Association inclusion family event 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, Cosley Zoo, 1356 N. Gary Ave., Wheaton. “Barnyard Bash” will allow community to meet members of the inclusion team, support staff and network with other families that have children with special needs. Food, games, crafts, entertainment. Registration required at (630) 681-0962, www.wdsra.com.

Gymnastics show 2008 World Tour of Gymnastics Superstars, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. Features Shawn Johnson, Paul Hamm, Nastia Liukin and members of Team USA. Tickets are $79.50, $49.50, $39.50 and $29.50. Tickets available at Allstate Arena ticket office or call (312) 559-1212, www.ticketmaster.com.

Interest groups

Main Street Market 8 a.m. to noon, every Saturday through Oct. 11, Prospect and Main streets, Roselle. Community open-air market will include fresh produce, flowers, bakery goods, hand-crafted art and accessories, jewelry, soaps, candles, purses and more. Sept. 27 features a live musical entertainment beginning at 9:45 a.m. For more information contact Amy at (630) 307-0949 or mainstreetroselle@yahoo.com.

Morton High School 60th reunion During September. Plans being made. If interested in attending, call Joann Johnson, (630) 323-8025.


Immaculate Conception 50th reunion Class of 1958, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 3 and 4, Wyndham Drake Oakbrook Hotel, 2301 York Road. Looking for “lost” classmates. Call Bill Smith, (630) 833-2939.

Westmont High School reunion Class of 1978, Friday, Oct. 3. Meet at 7 p.m. at the Alumni tent at the Homecoming football game. Gathering afterward at DJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 222 E. Chicago Ave., Westmont. Details will be updated and reservations can be left at www.alumniclass.com or email Dana at tim.dana@prodigy.net. For more information, call (630) 392-1814.

Lyons Township High School 55th reunion Class of 1953, Friday, Oct. 3, tour of South Campus in the morning, luncheon at Hinsdale Golf Club, 140 Chicago Ave., Clarendon Hills. For more information, contact Nancy Holmes Sprague.

Lyons Township High School 65th reunion Class of 1943, Friday to Sunday, Oct. 3 to 5, La Grange Country Club. Contact Midge Lott Abrams, (630) 416-7330.

York High School 50th reunion Class of 1958, Friday to Sunday, Oct. 3 to 5, Marriott Oak Brook Hotel, 1401 W. 22nd St., Oak Brook. For more information, visit www.yorkhigh58.com.

Lyons Township High School 10th reunion Class of 1998, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery, One W. Grand Ave., Chicago. Register online with www.reunionteam.com. For information, contact Mike McNeily at mike.mcneily@edwardjones.com.

Morton East High School 30th reunion Class of 1978, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, Holiday Inn, 1000 Busse Road, Elk Grove Village. Reception and cash bar followed by buffet dinner and dancing. $81 per person; $162 per couple. For more information, call Reunions Unlimited at (303) 694-1888.


Lyons Township High School 20th reunion Class of 1988, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 10 and 11. Friday, welcome back gathering at Harry’s Sports Bar and Grille, 9901 W. 55th St., Countryside. Saturday, homecoming game, followed by dinner at Carriage Greens Country Club, Darien. For more information, contact Hollie Robertson at hollie_robertson@sbcglobal.net.

Lyons Township High School 30th reunion Class of 1978, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 10 and 11. 7 p.m. Friday, informal gathering at Via Bella Restaurant, 75 S. La Grange Road, La Grange. 7 p.m. to midnight, Saturday, Park Place of Countryside, 6240 Joliet Road. Send addresses to lths1978@live.com, www.lths.net and click on Alumni Association.

Lyons Township High School 42nd reunion Class of 1966, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, Harry’s Sports Bar and Grille, 9901 W. 55th St., Countryside. For more information, call Ellen Houck Busch at (708) 354-5847.

Lyons Township High School 25th reunion Class of 1983, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 10 and 11. 7:30 p.m. Friday, La Grange Country Club, 620 S. Brainard Ave. Mixer, cash bar and appetizers. $30 per person. 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Flagg Creek Golf Course Clubhouse, 6939 S. Wolf Road, Countryside. Cash bar and light dinner buffet. Casual attire. $20 per person. For more information, visit www.lths.net.

Lyons Township High School 40th reunion Class of 1969, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 10 and 11. Mixer on Friday at La Grange American Legion Hall, 900 S. La Grange Road, and party on Saturday at Doubletree Hotel Chicago-Oak Brook, 1909 Spring Road. For more information and contacts, call (815) 459-7068 or email jillk@mc.net.

Lyons Township High School 30th reunion Class of 1978, Saturday, Oct. 11, 7 p.m. to midnight, Saturday, Park Place of Countryside, 6240 Joliet Road. Friday, Oct. 10, informal gathering at Via Bella Restaurant, 75 S. La Grange Road, La Grange, has been cancelled due to construction. Send addresses to lths1978@live.com, www.lths.net and click on Alumni Association.

Lyons Township High School 60th reunion Class of 1948, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 17 and 18, La Grange Country Club. Contact Janet Warren Potts, (708) 246-0217.

Wheaton-Warrenville High School 30th reunion Class of 1978, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 17 and 18. Looking for “lost” classmates. For more information call Ellen Bintz Meuch at (630) 235-2150, www.classreport.org.

Morton West High School 20th reunion Class of 1988, 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, Harry Caray’s Restaurant, Westin Hotel, 70 Yorktown Center, Lombard. $100 per person, includes dinner buffet, open bar, music, gift, reunion booklet. Tickets required to enter. If interested, call Kathy at (440) 934-4043, or email mailing address to mortonwesths1988@yahoo.com.

Morton West High School 10th reunion Class of 1998, Saturday, Oct. 25, FitzGerald’s Nightclub, 6615 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. Buffet from 7 to 11 p.m.; DJ from 8 to 11 p.m. $40 per person, pay at the door. Price includes appetizer buffet, three drink tickets per person and free parking. Reservations by Oct. 11 to sltomcat@hotmail.com.

Morton East High School 35th reunion Class of 1973, Saturday, Nov. 1, Holiday Inn, 7800 Kingery Highway, Willowbrook. If interested in attending, call the high school at (708) 222-5700, or visit www.mortoneastclassof73.com.

Morton East High School 25th reunion Class of 1983. Saturday, Nov. 1, Maggiano’s, 1847 Freedom Drive, Naperville. Send current mail and e-mail addresses to mehs1983@hotmail.com; call Kim, (312) 664-5876; or visit http://geocities.com/mehs1983reunion/.

York High School 30th reunion Class of 1978, Saturday, Nov. 8, Wyndham Drake Hotel, 2301 York Road, Oak Brook. For information, visit www.yorkhs1978.com. Send current contact information and pictures from the 1970s to yorkclassof1978@yahoo.com.

Religion

Harvest Festival 4:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, Immanuel United Church of Christ, 415 W. North Ave., Bartlett. Dinner catered by Fay's Pork Chop Bar-B-Cue. Adult dinner $12; child dinner $4. Curbside carry-out available. For tickets, call (630) 289-1320 or (847) 622-3900.

Trunk sale 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept. 27, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1145 N. 5th Ave., St. Charles. Outdoor flea market features collectibles, books, toys, sports equipment, crafts and jewelry. Baked goods available. Free-will donations available at the entrance. www.bethlehemluth.org.

The Truth Project live simulcast event 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, Focus on the Family with partner with Church Communication Network to launch The Truth Project via live satellite at Elgin Bible Church, 1580 E. Chicago St. Registration at 8 a.m. For more information, call (847) 683-7986, www.elginbiblechurch.org.