Arts and Entertainment

Theater

“Cinderella” Noble Fool Theatricals Children Theater, 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 27, and Saturdays, March 28 and April 4, and 7 p.m. Sunday, April 5, Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. $15. (630) 584-6342, www.noblefool.org.

“Flanagan’s Wake” Noble Fool Theatricals, 8:30 p.m.. Friday, 7 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 27 to 29, Pheasant Run Resort, Preservation Hall Studio Theater, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. $28. For tickets, call (630) 584-6342.

“The Habitation of Dragons” 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 27 and 28, and Wednesday to Saturday, April 1 to 4, Aurora University, Foundation Center, Perry Theatre, 1305 Kenilworth Place. Free. Register at (630) 844-4924.

“Barrymore’s Ghost” One-man show with Jeffrey Baumgartner, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, March 27 to 29, New England Congregational Church, 406 W. Galena Blvd., Aurora. $12.50, $10 students and seniors. (630) 606-5375.

“Rowan and Martin’s Laugh In” Elgin Theatre Company, 8 p.m. Fridays and  Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays, March 27 to April 5, Kimball Street Theatre, northeast corner of Kimball Street and Dundee Avenue, Elgin. $15, $12 for youth and seniors. (847) 741-0532, www.elgin-theatre.org.

Spring break boot camp Noble Fool Theatricals Performing Arts Academy, stage acting, 1 to 4 p.m.; on-screen camp, 9 a.m. to noon, Monday to Friday, March 30 to April 3, Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. Learning “The Crucible.” Ages 8 to 18. (630) 364-0550, www.noblefool.org/education.

“The Taffetas” Noble Fool Theatricals, through Saturday, April 11, Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 5 and 8:30 p.m. Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. For ticket prices, call (630) 584-6342 or visit www.noblefool.org.

“Tony and Tina’s Wedding” 7 p.m. Saturdays, April 25, Aug. 29, Nov. 28 and Dec. 26, Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. $69. (630) 584-6342.

Music

“American Idol” tour 8 p.m. Saturday, March 28, Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. Tickets start at $39. (630) 587-8400, www.thearcada.com.

One Night of Queen Gary Mullen, 8 p.m. Saturday, March 28, Hemmen Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin. $60 Golden Circle, $45 main floor, $40 balcony. (847) 931-5900, www.hemmens.org.

Orchestra auditions Chicagoland Pops Orchestra, Thursday, April 2, Springbrook Community Church, Highway 59 and 79th Street, Naperville. For musicians of advanced/intermediate levels. Schedule audition at (630) 551-4321.

Mozart concert Elgin Symphony Orchestra, 1:30 and 8 p.m. Friday, 8 p.m. Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 3 to 5, Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin. Tickets start at $15. (847) 888-4000, www.elginsymphony.org.

Pink Floyd tribute Echoes of Pompei, 8 p.m. Saturday, April 4, Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. Tickets start at $29. (630) 587-8400, www.thearcada.com.

Art

“MoGa” 10-panel photo gallery by Jimi Allen, 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, March 27, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 28, Paramount Theatre, Grand Gallery, 8 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora. (630) 801-1644, www.jimiallen.com.

High school art exhibit St. Charles East High School students, through Tuesday, March 31, Aurora University, Schingoethe Gallery, Dunham Hall, 1400 Marseillaise Place. (630) 844-7843.

Native American art exhibit Through Saturday, April 25, Aurora University, Dunham Hall, Schingoethe Center for Native American Cultures, 1400 Marseillaise Place, Aurora. (630) 844-7843.

“Wildlife Field Studies” Exhibit by Peggy Macnamara, through Friday, May 8, Fermilab, Wilson Hall, second floor, Pine Street, off Kirk Road, Batavia. Reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 20. (630) 840-6825, www.fnal.gov/pub/Art_Gallery/

Library

Scene Stealers Book discussion for grades 4 to 8, 4:15 p.m. Thursday, March 26, St. Charles Public Library, 1 S. Sixth St. “Nekomah Creek” by Linda Crew. Register at Ask Me desk.

Gaming Grades three to eight, 4 to 5:15 p.m. Thursday, March 26, St. Charles Public Library, 1 S. Sixth St. (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.

Camp Library Sleepover for grades 2 to 8, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 27, St. Charles Public Library, 1 S. Sixth St. Register at (630) 584-9390. www.stcharleslibrary.org.

Four- and 5-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.

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.

Backwards/Upside Down Fun day Performances by the Truly Remarkable Loon, 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, St. Charles Public Library, 1 S. Sixth St. (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 4-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

Miscellaneous

International folk dancing 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at Fermilab’s Kuhn Village Barn, Sauk Blvd., east side of Fermilab site, Kirk Road and Pine St., Batavia. Newcomers are always welcome and no partners are required. Call (630) 584-0825 or (630) 840-8194.

“Future of Particle Physics and Fermilab” 8 p.m. Friday, March 27, Fermilab, Ramsey Auditorium, Kirk Road and Pine Street, Batavia. $5. (630) 840-ARTS, www.fnal.gov/culture

Aquatic aerobics classes 11 to 11:45 a.m. and 6 to 6:45 p.m. Sundays and 8 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays, Norris Recreation Center, 1050 Dunham Road, St. Charles. $4 members, $6 non-members. For more information, call (630) 377-1405, www.norrisrec.org

Walking aerobic video workout 9 to 10 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, through May 29, Salvation Army, 1710 S. 7th Ave., St. Charles. Free. Call Cathy Winters, (630) 377-2769 Ext. 210.

Line dancing 3 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays, The Salvation Army, 1710 S. Seventh Ave., St. Charles. Free. No registration required. For more information, call Cathy Winters at (630) 377-2769, Ext. 210.

Silk and Thistle Scottish country dancing 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Fermilab’s Kuhn Village Barn, Sauk Blvd., east side of Fermilab site, Kirk Road and Pine St., Batavia. Newcomers are always welcome and no partners are required. Call (630) 584-0825 or (630) 840-8194.

Women’s meditation workshops 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, March to May, Retreat Distinctive Therapeutic Massage, 1401 Green Pheasant Lane, Batavia. $65 for five sessions. (630) 391-2271, www.celticconnect.com

Local collectors display “A Little Help from Our Friends: Gifts and Loans from Local Collectors,” through Friday, April 24, Aurora University, Dunham Hall, 1400 Marseillaise Place. (630) 844-7843.

Fabyan Villa volunteers One afternoon per month, May to October, Fabyan Villa Museum and Japanese Garden, east side of Route 31, north of Fabyan Parkway, Geneva. Call Amber or Lynn, (630) 377-6424, or e-mail fabyanvilla@ppfv.org

Craft fair 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 2, Marklund Hyde Center, 1S450 Wyatt Drive, Geneva. Crafters wanted. $35 for a 6x8 foot table. Call Peggy Szarzynski, (630) 593-5475.

Art classes Professional fine artist, Duane Geisness, teaching art classes in the Campbell House Art Gallery, Kane County Events Center, 33W848 Cherry Lane, Geneva. Classes meet from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. Watercolor, acrylic and oil painters welcome. For more information, call (630) 587-8526.

Clubs

Fish and chicken buffet Fox River-Geneva American Legion War Veterans Post 75, 5 to 8 p.m. Fridays, 22 S. Second St., Geneva. $9 for adults, $8.50 for seniors, $5.50 for children 9 and younger. No reservations are necessary. (630) 232-2171.

Square dancing club Bachelor ’n’ Bachelorettes, 8 to 10:30 p.m. every second and fourth Friday, Free Methodist Church, Third and Walnut streets, St. Charles. (630) 584-1343.

Pajama storytime 7 p.m. every fourth Friday, Barnes & Noble, 102 Commons Drive, Geneva. (630) 262-8568.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Coffee klatch, 7 to 9 a.m. Saturdays, Post 5036, 119 N. Third St., St. Charles.

Fox Valley Mixers Square dance club, 8 to 10:30 p.m. every second and fourth Saturday, Baker Community Center, 101 S. Second St., St. Charles. (630) 584-1194.

Leisure Riders Bicycling group, 8:35 a.m. Sundays, various locations in Kane and DuPage counties. (630) 587-6468, leisureriders@hotmail.com

Geneva Lions Club Noon Mondays, Mill Race Inn, 4 E. State St., Geneva. Call Bill Weckler, club president, (630) 208-1422.

Wayne Art League 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays in the parish hall of Little Home Church by the Wayside, 32W128 Army Trail Road, Wayne. (630) 232-7638 or (630) 377-7705.

Open gym walk 8 to 10:30 a.m. Mondays, Salvation Army, 1710 S. Seventh Ave., St. Charles. Call Cathy Winters, (630) 377-2769.

St. Charles Singles Club Dance, 7 to 11 p.m. Monday, March 30, Lincoln Inn, 1345 S. Batavia Ave., Batavia. Dressy/casual attire, no jeans. $8 members, $10 nonmembers. (630) 340-6647, www.stcharlessinglesclub.com

Network Exchange Business networking group, 7 to 8:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Colonial Café, 1625 E. Main St., St. Charles. Membership limited to one per business category. Call Dr. David Gursky (630) 372-6599, Mike Kajani at (630) 393-3030.

Tri-Cities Exchange Club Child abuse prevention group, 7 a.m. Tuesdays, Colonial Restaurant, 2036 W. Route 38, St. Charles. Call Don Haines, (630) 377-7328.

St. Charles Kiwanis Club Noon Tuesdays, National City Bank, 2600 E. Main St., St. Charles. Call Paul Doud, (630) 584-0954 or (630) 584-0955.

Batavia Rotary Club 7:15 a.m. Tuesdays, Apple Villa, 1961 W. Wilson St., Batavia. www.bataviarotaryclub.org.

Geneva Rotary Club 7 a.m. Tuesdays, Mill Race Inn, 4 E. State St., Geneva. www.genevarotary.org.

St. Charles Rotary Club 7 a.m. Tuesdays, Hotel Baker, 100 W. Main St., St. Charles. Call Peter Smith, (630) 377-7760.

LeTip International Business networking group, 7 to 8:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Comfort Inn, 1555 E. Fabyan Parkway, Geneva. Call Shawn Arbid, (630) 240-3052.

Zonta International Women’s rights group, 5:30 p.m. every first Tuesday, Mill Race Inn, 4 E. State St., Geneva. Reservations due a week before meeting. Call Colleen, (630) 377-6449, stcharlesgenevabatavia@zontadistrict6.org

Batavia Mothers’ Club 7 p.m. every first Wednesday, Batavia Public Library, First Street and Batavia Avenue. (630) 879-0290.

Bingo 9:30 to 11:15 a.m. every first Wednesday and every Thursday, Salvation Army, 1710 S. Seventh Ave., St. Charles. Call Cathy Winters, (630) 377-2769, or Pauli, (630) 377-2769.

St. Charles Kiwanis Golden K 9 a.m. every first and third Wednesday, National City Bank, 2600 E. Main St., St. Charles. (630) 513-9350.

St. Charles Chess Club 7 to 11:15 p.m. Thursdays, Baker House Community Center, 101 S. Second St., St. Charles. (847) 818-8913.

Premier Referral Team Business networking group, 7:30 a.m. Thursdays, Panera, 154 W. Wilson St., Batavia. Call Brenda Tiedke, (630) 363-1134, or Bill Cummings, (630) 650-9200.

Naperville Networkers Business networking, 7:01 a.m. Thursdays, Big Apple Pancake House, 2799 Maple Ave., Lisle. Call Matt Ewald, (630) 678-1700.

Bingo for seniors 9:30 to 11:15 a.m. Thursdays, The Salvation Army, 1710 S. Seventh Ave., St. Charles. Golden Diners lunch afterward, $2.75, if registered by 9 a.m. the day before. Call Pauli, (630) 377-2769.

AAUW meeting American Association of University Women, 7 p.m. every first Thursday, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1145 N. Fifth Ave., St. Charles. Call Chris Bruun, (630) 513-1711, or Norma DeMaar, (847) 695-5157.

Kiwanis Club of Geneva Noon every first and third Thursday, Delnor Health and Wellness Center, 296 Randall Road, Geneva. (630) 584-0001.

Fox Valley Toastmasters 7:30 to 9 p.m. every first and third Thursday, St. Charles City Hall, second floor, 2 E. Main St. (630) 513-6116.

Moms Together 9:15 to 11:15 a.m. every first and third Thursday, First Baptist Church, 3534 Keslinger Road, Geneva. $6 per mom, $8 for a mom with one child, and $10 for a mom with two or more children. Register at (630) 232-7068, Ext. 137.

Support groups

Mothers First Support group for mothers of young children, 9:20 to 11 a.m. every second and fourth Friday, Christ Community Church, Randall and Bolcum roads, St. Charles. (630) 208-3999.

Eating Disorders Anonymous 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturdays, Graham’s 318 Coffeehouse, second floor, 318 S. Third St., Geneva. (630) 585-5225.

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.

Recovery Inc. Mental health organization self-help training, 1 to 3 p.m. Sundays, St. Charles Public Library, 1 S. Sixth Ave. (630) 587-6868, (815) 338-5609, 50_@recovery-inc.org

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

ELEEO Ministries Codependency recovery support group, 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Bethel Baptist Church, Weber and Fox River drives, St. Charles. (630) 584-0460.

Eating disorder support group National Association for Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders of Glen Ellyn, 6 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

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

Women’s Enrichment Therapy group, 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays, TriCity Family Services, 1120 Randall Court, Geneva. Register at (630) 232-1070.

Crossing the Bridge Alcohol and drug dependence recovery support group, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Hearts of Hope, 13 S. Seventh St., St. Charles. (630) 232-9210.

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.

Brain tumor support group 7:30 to 9 p.m. every first and third Wednesday, LivingWell Cancer Resource Center, 1803 W. State St., Geneva. (630) 262-1111.

Gam-Anon Gambling problem support group, 7 p.m. Thursdays, Trinity Lutheran Church, 1101 Kimberly Way, Lisle. (708) 802-0105, www.gam-anon.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.

Seminars/classes

Home conservation discussion Conservation Foundation of Kane County, 7 p.m. Thursday, March 26, St. Charles Public Library, 1 S. Sixth St. Register at (630) 584-0076 Ext. 1.

Blood pressure screenings 9 to 11 a.m. Thursdays and Friday, Salvation Army, 1710 S. 7th Ave., St. Charles. Free.

SAT practice exam 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 28, St. Charles Public Library, 1 S. Sixth St. Register at information services desk. (630) 584-0076, www.stcharleslibrary.org

St. Charles Writers Group 9:15 a.m. Saturday, March 28, St. Charles Public Library, 1 S. Sixth St. Topic is flashbacks. Call Merilee Curtis, (630) 584-0076 Ext. 240.

Creative writing/journaling workshop Series, noon to 3 p.m. Sundays, March 29, April 19 and May 3, Creative Spirit Studios, 15 E. Wilson St., Suite 23, Batavia. $35. (630) 677-7007, (630) 879-7733.

Babysitter training Ages 11 to 15, 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 31, St. Charles Public Library, 1 S. Sixth St. $10 deposit. Register at (630) 584-9390, www.stcharleslibrary.org

Fundraisers

Dinner/dance/auction Batavia Bulldog Boosters, 6 p.m. to midnight Friday, April 17, Gaslite Manor, 2485 Church Road, Aurora. $50. RSVP by Friday, April 3, with Diane Anderson, (630) 879-8937, diane.anderson@bairdwarner.com, or Suzanne Fruendt, (630) 406-0979, suzfru97@aol.com

Golf comic event Delnor Men’s Foundation, 7 p.m. to midnight Friday, April 17, Eagle Brook Country Club, 2288 Fargo Blvd., Geneva. $50. Call Kathy Bosco, (630) 444-0689.

“Everybody’s Birthday Party” Senior Services Associates, 6 p.m. Friday, April 17, Villa Olivia Country Club, Lake Street and Naperville Road, Bartlett. $65. (847) 741-0404.

Miniatures auction Supporting Batavia Art in Your Eye Festival. Concludes during Preview and Volunteer Recruitment Party, 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 26, Batavia City Hall, Council Chambers, 100 N. Island Ave. Visit artinyoureye.com/miniatures.htm for online bidding.

Religion

Lenten services 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, St. Charles Episcopal Church, 994 N. 5th Ave. (630) 584-2596, www.stcharlesepiscopal.org

Alpha course 10-week program, 7 p.m. Thursdays, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 320 Franklin St., Geneva. (630) 232-0133 Ext. 19, www.stmarks-geneva.org

Movie series “Who Killed the Electric Car?,” 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 27, First Congregational Church of Geneva, Fourth and Hamilton streets, Geneva. (630) 232-7143, www.geneva-ucc.org.

Shabbat service 7 p.m. every third Friday, Fox Valley Jewish Neighbors, 121 S. Third St., Geneva. www.fvjn.org.