Arts and Entertainment

Theater

“Les Misesrables” Fox Valley Theatre Company and Children’s Theater of Elgin, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 5 and 6, 12 and 13; 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7 and 14, Elgin Community College, Blizzard Theater, 1700 Spartan Drive. $10 adults, $8 seniors and students. For tickets, call (847) 622-0300.

“Lost in Yonkers” auditions Elgin Theatre Company, 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday and Monday, Sept. 7 and 8, First United Methodist Church, 216 E. Highland Ave., Elgin. For more information, visit www.elgin-theatre.org.

"Godspell" auditions Noble Fool Theatricals, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7 and 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, Preservation Hall Studio Stage, Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. Ages 11 to 18. Open auditions, no appointment necessary. For more information, call (630) 364-0550, www.noblefool.org/education.

Library

Four and five year old storytime 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays, St. Charles Public Library, 1 S. Sixth St. Ages 4 and 5. Register at (630) 584-9390, www.stcharleslibrary.org.

Adult book discussion group Tuesday, Sept. 9, St. Charles Public Library, 1 S. Sixth St. Two groups: 10 a.m. group will discuss “The Shadow Catcher,” by Marianne Wiggins; 7 p.m. group will discuss “Touch and Go: A Memoir,” by Studs Terkel. Register at (630) 584-9390, www.stcharleslibrary.org.

Lyric Opera lecture 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, St. Charles Public Library, 1 S. Sixth St. Lyric Opera Lecture Corp will present “Manon,” by Jules Massenet. Register at (630) 584-9390, www.stcharleslibrary.org.

Book Beat group 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Ave. Grades 4 to 8. Book discussion, activities and refreshments. Registration required at (630) 879-1393.

Book discussion group 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Ave. Book is “Kindred,” by Octavia Butler. Register at (630) 879-1393.

Multi-age story time 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, St. Charles Public Library, 1 S. Sixth St. All ages. No registration necessary. (630) 584-9390, www.stcharleslibrary.org.

Infant storytime 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays, St. Charles Public Library, 1 S. Sixth St. Ages birth to 1. Register at (630) 584-9390, www.stcharleslibrary.org.

Three- and four-year-old storytime 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, St. Charles Public Library, 1 S. Sixth St. Ages 3 and 4. Register at (630) 584-9390, www.stcharleslibrary.org.

One-year-old storytime 9:30 a.m. Thursdays, St. Charles Public Library, 1 S. Sixth St. For 1-year-olds.  Register at (630) 584-9390, www.stcharleslibrary.org.

Miscellaneous

Dragonfly nature program Forest Preserve District of Kane County, 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept. 6, Peck Farm Park, 38W199 Kaneville Road, Geneva. Learn dragonfly habitat, life history and behavior. Participate in field observation and identification session. $15. Register at (847) 741-8350.

Flower planting Geneva Beautification Committee, 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, Geneva Post Office, corner of St. Third and James streets. Volunteers needed to plant flowers. Bring garden gloves, pruning shears, rake, broom and trowel. To volunteer, call Jim Corfield, (630) 232-1415, www.PlantGeneva.org.

Women’s morning exercise class 7 to 7:45 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, River West, 108 First St., Batavia. $2 a class. Register at (630) 879-2408.

Healthcare reform talk 7p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, Fox Valley Jewish Neighbors, 121 S. Third St., Geneva. Kenneth Fisher, author, lecturer and doctor will speak. Free. For more information, visit www.fvjn.org.

Creative music program Fall 2008 program through December at Leapin’ Lyrics Music School, 226 W. State St., Geneva. Weekly group instruction music program has two age levels: “Little Lyrics” for ages 3 to 5 and “Junior Lyrics” for ages 6 to 8. Daytime and after school sessions are available. Students will learn basic music concepts in a hands-on, small group setting. To register, call (630) 845-1770.

Soccer program Salvation Army will offer free soccer program beginning Sept. 11 at its office, 1710 S. 7th Ave., St. Charles, for boys and girls, grades 2, 3, 7 and 8, in the tri-city area.  Second and third grades meet from 4 to 4:45 p.m.; seven and eighth grades meet from 5 to 5:45 p.m. Registration required by calling Cathy Winters at (630) 377-2769, Ext. 210.

Clubs

The Welcome Club of the Fox Valley 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, Fox Valley Presbyterian Church, 227 East Side Drive, Geneva. Speakers are Mickey Miller and Kally Klose of Elderday Center. $25 annual membership fee. For membership information, call Nora, (630) 587-9845, or Carol, (630) 513-5773, www.welcomeclubfoxvalley.org.

Fox Valley Chapter of the American Needlepoint Guild 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 321 Jefferson St., Algonquin. Program is “Amy’s Spring Garden.” For more information, call Jan Hyser at (847) 639-2592.

Workshops/seminars

Computer classes Elgin Community College, 1700 Spartan Drive. Creating Exceptional Presentations Using PowerPoint 2007, 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, Room UBC 127. $99 per person, includes materials; and Using Outlook 2007 Effectively, 8 a.m. to noon, Thursday, Sept. 11, UBC 127. $109 per person, includes Email Flip Card system from the Writing Exchange. Registration deadline is Sept. 4 for both classes. To register, call (847) 214-7802, www.elgin.edu/corporatetraining.

Computer classes Salvation Army will offer beginner, advanced beginner and Windows XP computer classes beginning in September at its office, 1710 S. 7th Ave., St. Charles. Classes are free for seniors, unemployed, underemployed and low income participants. Registration required by calling Cathy Winters at (630) 377-2769.

Fundraisers

Run for DayOne fundraiser  Sunday, Sept. 7, Pottawatomie Park, St. Charles. 5K run begins at 8 a.m.; family walk at 9 a.m. Entertainment includes 95.9 FM "The River" radio station. Local vendors will provide refreshments after the race. Entry fees are $20 per runner and $20 per family of walkers. For more information, visit www.dayonenetwork.org.

Film screening fundraiser Geneva Green Market and Geneva Film Festival will present, “Garbage: The Revolution Starts at Home,” at 7:15 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at River Park, 75 River Lane, Geneva. Free. Bring blankets, flashlights and chairs. Locally made root beer floats, apple cobbler or three large cookies will be available for purchase for $5. Pre-dessert tickets will be sold at Geneva Green Market (five desserts for $20) from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursdays. All proceeds will benefit Geneva Green Market. For more information, visit www.genevagreenmarket.org.

Car show fundraiser Elburn Lions Club, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, to benefit “Campaign Sight First II” charity. Includes motorcycles, cars, tractors, swap meet, for-sale corral and farmer’s market. Pork chop and chicken dinner available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets available at Elburn and Fox Valley area businesses. For list of businesses or to print a mail-in order form, visit www.elburnlions.com.

Fundraising brunch Kindness Inc., 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, Anvil Club, 309 Meier Road, East Dundee. Doors open at 1 p.m. Brunch, silent auction, 50/50 cash raffle and gift-bag raffle. $60 in advance, $70 at the door. A table for six is $300. Proceeds benefit Kindness Inc., a no-kill animal shelter in Elgin. For tickets or information, call Susan at (847) 697-5543.

Special events

Luxury Home Tour Homes from 22 of the top homebuilders in the Chicagoland area, tours run from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. for three weekends, Friday to Sunday, Sept. 5 to 7, 12 to 14 and 19 to 21. Includes St. Charles, Bannockburn, Hinsdale, Kildeer, Libertyville and New Lenox. Self-guided passport tickets available at Chicago-area Caribou Coffee locations and online at www.chicagohometour.com. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the homes. Attendees can tour all homes with one ticket. A tour map will be provided upon ticket purchase. Single home tickets will be sold at the homes for $5 each. For more information, call the ticket information line at (866) 895-8912.

Get acquainted coffee event Welcome Club of the Fox Valley invited those with an interest in knowing more about the club and its activities, to a membership coffee at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 5, at the home of board member, Graciela Croal. For more information, location and directions, call (630) 945-3073.

Grand opening event 4 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, Prairie Gymnastics Club, 1241 N. Raddant Road, Batavia. 5 p.m. ribbon cutting ceremony with mayor of Batavia. Team demonstrations, open gym, cake cutting. Live music by local band, The Fallen. For more information, call (630) 485-8648, www.prairiegym.com.

Prize drawings “Make Tracks to Main Street” promotion in conjunction with the Downtown St. Charles Partnership involves 15 businesses and six weeks of prize drawings. Shoppers submit entry forms at participating businesses to win weekly prizes awarded on Sept. 6, 13 and 14. For more information on promotion and participating businesses, visit www.dtown.org.

Business breakfast Downtown St. Charles Partnership Business Development, 8 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, Baker Community Center, 101 S. Second St., St. Charles. Ellen Huxtable, owner of Advantage Business Concepts, will speak on upcoming Scarecrow Festival. Free to members, $20 non-members. To register, call Deb Pfaff, (630) 513-5386, Ext. 1.

American Society for Quality dinner 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, Villa Olivia Country Club, 1401 W. Lake St., Bartlett. Organization promotes quality awareness and professionalism through education and community outreach programs. Cost is $20 per person. Meeting begins at 6 p.m., followed by dinner. Public welcome. For more information and reservations, visit www.asq-foxvalley.org.

Luncheon gathering Fox Valley Newcomers and Neighbors, 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, Wine Exchange and Sage Bistro, 1 W. Illinois St., St. Charles. Cost for lunch is $22 per person. Reservations required by Wednesday, Sept. 10. To register, call Denise McCormick, (630) 740-4215.

Interest groups

Geneva High School “50th birthday Class of 1976” Saturday, Sept. 6, at Martin’s Farm, Elburn. More information and reservations to Joyce Lindhal Elliott at us927@aim.com.

Geneva High School 10-year reunion Class of 1998, Friday to Sunday, Sept. 26 and 28. Includes participation in Homecoming parade; attendance at Friday night’s Homecoming football game and alumni cookout; tour of high school on Saturday morning; social gathering at Urban Grille in Geneva on Saturday night; and family picnic at Island Park on Sunday. $50 per person. For tickets, more information or class member address listing, visit www.ghsvikings98.com.

Geneva High School 30-year reunion Class of 1978, Sept. 26 and 27. Includes Homecoming football game, social gathering and family picnic. For more information or class member addresses, call Maureen Emma, (630) 408-4676, or e-mail GHS1978Reunion@aol.com.

Geneva High School 20th reunion Class of 1988. Plans being made. For information, visit www.genevavikings1988.com.

St. Charles High School 40th reunion Class of 1968, Sept. 19 to 21. Includes informal get-together on Friday; tour of Thompson Middle School (ex-St. Charles High School), golf and dinner reception on Saturday; and brunch and ride of St. Charles Belle on Sunday. For more information and information on class member addresses, visit www.stchas1968.com, or call Becky Schreiber Butcher at (630) 584-6781.

Religion

Moms in Touch meeting Moms in Touch International, Kane County Chapter, holding training and informational meeting from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 5 and 6,  at Fox Valley Bible Church, 4N780 Randall Road, St. Charles. The purpose of the group is to impact children and schools by gathering mothers to pray. New members are invited. For more information, call Linda Jezek at (630) 443-0258.