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.

Holiday concert “Let There Be Peace on Earth,” Sweet Adelines chorus, Choral-Aires Chorus and the Brotherhood of Harmony Chorus, 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, Addison Trail High School, 213 N. Lombard Road. $18 adults, $15 seniors, children and groups. Tickets available at the door or in advance by contacting Connie Harr at ch1234@att.com.

Chorus seeks new members The Choral-Aires, an award-winning Sweet Adelines Chorus, invites local women who like to sing, to attend a series of guest nights to prepare for the group’s Dec. 13 Christmas show, “Let There be Peace on Earth,” presented with the Brotherhood of Harmony Chorus. Guest nights are held from 7 to 10 p.m. each Monday, through Dec. 8, at Elmhurst Presbyterian Church, 367 Spring Road. Community members are invited to join the chorus during its practice. For information, call Jane Toftey at (630) 665-8387, www.choral-aires.org.

theater

"Lost in Yonkers" Elgin Theatre Company, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, through Nov. 22, Theatre 355, 355 E. Chicago St., Elgin. $15 adults, $12 seniors and youth. For tickets, call (847) 741-0532.

Library

Reading Patch Club 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 24, Carol Stream Public Library, 616 Hiawatha Drive. Grades kindergarten to fifth. Participants can earn patches for books read. November’s theme is “Historical Fiction.” Listen to booktalks, play games and work on crafts. Register at (630) 653-0755, www.cslibrary.org.

Toddler Time “Babes in Toyland,” 10 a.m. or 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Nov. 25, Glenside Public Library, 24 E. Fullerton Ave., Glendale Heights. For 2-year-olds with adult. Includes stories, finger plays and music. Register at (630) 260-1550.

"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.

Chinese presentation 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26, Victory Centre of Bartlett, 1101 W. Bartlett Road. “Chinese Musical Dialogue” will be presented by Mei Lin of the Chinese Fine Arts Society of Chicago. Register at (630) 213-0100.

Happy Hour party 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28, Victory Centre of Bartlett, 1101 W. Bartlett Road. Features entertainer Bob Kurtz on the piano. Register at (630) 213-0100.

Reading and booksigning 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, Waldenbooks, 603 Stratford Square, Bloomingdale. Authors are Bill Lisowski and John Mengelson, “Earning Success.”  (630) 893-7573.

Clubs

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.

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.

Central DuPage Camera Club 7:30 p.m. every second and fourth Monday, Wheaton Park District Community Center, 1777 S. Blanchard St., Wheaton. (630) 469-3926.

Dead-or-Active Poet’s Society Writing workshop, 7:30 p.m. every fourth Monday, Barnes and Noble book store, 351 Town Square, Wheaton. (630) 653-2122.

Real Estate Investors Association Networking night, 6 to 9 p.m. every fourth Monday, Old Country Buffet, 551 E. Roosevelt Road, Lombard. $9.49. www.careia.org.

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

Glen Ellyn Toastmasters 7 p.m. every second and fourth Tuesday, Glen Ellyn Village Hall, 535 Duane St. Call Michele Walker, (630) 605-2568, or Bill Jenkins, (630) 930-8161.

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.

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.

Bartlett Rotary Club 12:15 p.m. Thursdays, Villa Olivia Country Club, 1401 W. Lake St., Bartlett. Call JoJo, (630) 830-0111, www.bartlettrotary.com.

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.

Lap band support group 6:30 to 8 p.m. every fourth Monday, Central DuPage Hospital, Conference Room A, 25 N. Winfield Road, Winfield. (630) 933-4234.

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

Depression and bipolar support group 7 to 9 p.m. every second and fourth Tuesday, Central DuPage Hospital, Behavioral Health Services, 27W350 High Lake Road, Winfield.

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.

Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide 7 to 9 p.m. every fourth Tuesday, St. Daniel the Prophet Parish Center, 101 W. Loop Drive, Wheaton. (800) 240-7011.

Low Vision Support Group 10:30 a.m. every fourth Tuesday, the Meadows of Glen Ellyn, 60 N. Nicoll Ave. Call Maureen Dixon, (630) 446-1527.

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.

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.

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

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.

“Handling Holiday Stress” class Noon to 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, Elgin Community College, UBC 123, 1700 Spartan Drive. Nancy Moran will discuss how to deal with holiday stress. $29 includes box lunch. Register by Nov. 28 at (847) 214-7802.

fundraisers

Holiday boutique and craft show 3 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, Trinity Family Life Center, 405 S. Rush St., Roselle. Over 75 vendors offering gifts, crafts, baby items, woodwork, baked goods, candles, home decor, jewelry, holiday decorations, wine tasting, food and drink. $2 admission benefits Stepping Stones, a local organization supporting women of domestic violence. For more information, call (630) 307-0949.

Turkey Shoots fundraiser American Legion Post 76, Sunday, Nov. 23, at the post, 570 S. Gary Ave., Carol Stream. Doors open at 8 a.m. and shooting will start at 9:30 a.m. and continue until dusk. All gauges of shotguns are welcome except 10-gauge. Shotguns will be furnished for those who don’t have one. Ladies Auxiliary will serve lunch at a nominal cost. Proceeds go to Christmas baskets for the needy. Cost is $2 per round with three winners each round. For more information, call (630) 682-0076.

Winter bazaar 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 21 and 22, Victory Centre of Bartlett, 1101 and 1105 W. Bartlett Road. Includes 35 vendors, bake sale, raffle and light lunch menu. Free admission. Proceeds benefit special resident programs. (630) 213-0100.

Pet foundation fundraiser “Pet photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus,” 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, Hanover Park Animal Care Center, 1920 Ontarioville Road. Pets, along with family members, can have a holiday photo taken for a $10 donation that will be ready for pick-up at the care center the following Saturday. Baked goods available for purchase. Free pet treats and bandanas. For more information or to reserve a time slot, call (630) 289-0478., Walk-ins welcome.

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.

special events

Nickey Chicago Chevy Vettefest Presented by Bill Stasek Chevrolet, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 22 and 23, Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont. For more information about the fest, call Championship Auto Shows, Inc. at (248) 373-1700 or visit www.chevyvettefest.net.

Equestrian Lifestyle Expo and Holiday Market Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 22 and 23, Arlington Park Racecourse, Euclid Ave. and Wilke Road, Arlington Heights. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Expo features equestrian vendors and horse-themed gifts. Seminar and roundtable subjects include research, training and health care. One-day tickets are $6; two-day are $10. For more information, visit www.HorsemensCouncil.org.

interest groups

Hospice volunteers needed Trinity Hospice, Arlington Heights, is seeking volunteers to serve patients and families. Also need bereavement, special project and office volunteers. Training provided. For more information, call Angie Smith at (847) 357-0557.

St. Eulalia Elementary School reunion Class of 1971. Plans being made. If interested in attending, call Noreen Collins Kuenster, (708) 442-2628.

Morton East High School 33rd reunion Class of 1975, 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28, Michael Anthony’s Restaurant, 6434 W. Ogden Ave., Berwyn. No cover. Cash food and bar. If interested, call Jeannie Mizerka Mikota at (708) 601-2248, jmikota@aol.com.

Bowen High School 40th reunion Class of 1969, 6 p.m. Saturday, July 25, 2009, Holiday Inn Mart Plaza, 350 N. Orleans St., Chicago. $110 per person, $195 per couple may be purchased by sending a check to Phyllis Volk, 250 E. Pearson St., Unit 906, Chicago, IL 60611, payable to Phyllis Volk and indicate Bowen Reunion in the memo section. For more information and “lost classmates” addresses, visit www.freewebs.com/bowen1969reunion, or call Brett Weiss at (630) 248-5405.

Harper High School 50th reunion Class of January and June 1959. Plans being made for summer of 2009. If interested in attending, call Cliff Gustafson, (815) 372-9937.

Downers Grove North High School 50th reunion Class of 1960. Plans being made for 2010. Send addresses to Rolfe Sick, 8003 Fairmont Ave., Downers Grove, IL 60516.

Morton West High School 20th reunion Class of 1989. Plans being made. Looking for “lost classmates.” For more information or to register for the reunion, contact mortonwest89@gmail.com.