Arts and Entertainment
Theater
“Put the Nuns in Charge!” Through Jan. 11, Preservation Hall Studio Theater, Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. Show times are 6 p.m. Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are priced at $27 with dinner packages from $49. For tickets, call (630) 584-6342.

art
Foto-Work 2008 exhibit Biennial juried exhibition of photographic works by Chicago-based artists. Artwork of eight finalists on display through Jan. 10 at Orleans Street Gallery, Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. (630) 524-5048.

Small works exhibit 2008 International Orton Conebox Show through Jan. 5 at Fermilab Art Gallery, Wilson Hall, Kirk and Pine streets, Batavia. (630) 840-6825.

music
 Elgin Children’s Chorus auditions 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, Elgin Community College, 1700 Spartan Drive. Children ages 7 to 16. Ability to read music not required. To schedule an audition, call (847) 931-7464, www.elginchildrenschorus.org.

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.

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.

Travel Club 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, Geneva Public Library, 127 James St. Presentation on Antarctica. Register at (630) 232-0780, www.geneva.lib.il.us.

Music performance Geneva Public Library, 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, Unitarian Universalist Church of Geneva, 102 S. Second St. The Cooper, Nelson and Early Trio will play traditional ballads, serious and comic songs and dance tunes from England, Ireland, Scotland and North America. All ages. Refreshments provided. (630) 232-0780, www.geneva.lib.il.us.

Miscellaneous
Mini-Matisse class 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Mondays, Jan. 5 to 26, Water Street Studios, 160 W. Wilson St., Batavia. Ages 7 to 11. Explore different art media including paint, clay, masks, puppets. $55. Register at (630) 319-2642, www.waterstreetstudios.com.

Kandinsky Kids class 6 to 7 p.m. Mondays, Jan. 5 to 26, Water Street Studios, 160 W. Wilson St., Batavia. Ages 4 to 6. Explore different art media including paint, clay, fabric, sculpture and printmaking. $55. Register at (630) 319-2642, www.waterstreetstudios.com.

ARTventures from around the globe class 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. and 6 to 7 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 8 to 29, Water Street Studios, 160 W. Wilson St., Batavia. Ages 6 to 8 meet at 4:30 p.m.; ages 9 to 12 meet at 6 p.m. Explore and discuss art from different continents and cultures. $60. Register at (630) 319-2642, www.waterstreetstudios.com.

“Star Wars” class Noon to 1:30 p.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. Saturdays, Jan. 10 to 31, Water Street Studios, 160 W. Wilson St., Batavia. Ages 6 to 8 meet at noon; ages 9 to 12 meet at 2 p.m. Make droids, ships and lightsabers from the movie. $80. Register at (630) 319-2642, www.waterstreetstudios.com.

Green crafts class 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturdays, Jan. 10 to 31, Water Street Studios, 160 W. Wilson St., Batavia. Ages 8 and up. Make crafts out of recycled materials. $90. Register at (630) 319-2642, www.waterstreetstudios.com.

Multi-medial experiences for kids with special needs class 6 to 6:45 p.m. and 7 to 7:45 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 6 to 27, Water Street Studios, 160 W. Wilson St., Batavia. Ages 7 to 12 meet at 6 p.m.; ages 13 to 17 at 7 p.m. $50. Register at (630) 319-2642, www.waterstreetstudios.com.

Clay Creatures class 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Jan. 7 to 28, Water Street Studios, 160 W. Wilson St., Batavia. Ages 7 to 12. Use clay to create creatures, figures and more. $60. Register at (630) 319-2642, www.waterstreetstudios.com.

Acrylic painting with a twist class 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays, Jan. 7 to 28, Water Street Studios, 160 W. Wilson St., Batavia. Ages 16 and up. Focus is creative freedom while learning a variety of techniques such as lifting and staining. $100, includes all supplies. Register at (630) 319-2642, www.waterstreetstudios.com.

Line dancing 3 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning Jan. 6, 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.

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.

English country dancing 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, Fermilab’s Kuhn Village Barn, Sauk Blvd., east side of Fermilab site, Kirk Road and Pine Street, Batavia. Newcomers are always welcome and no partners are required. Call (630) 584-0825 or (630) 840-8194.

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.

Valley Golden Agers 1 p.m. every first Friday, Baker Community Center, Second and Walnut streets, St. Charles. (630)584-1055.

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

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.

Mothers of Twins and Triplets 7 to 9 p.m. every first Monday except July and August, Geneva Community High School, 416 McKinley Ave. (630) 375-7111.

Welcome Club of the Fox Valley Women’s club, 7 p.m. every first Monday, Fox Valley Presbyterian Church, 227 East Side Drive, Geneva. Call Nora, (630) 587-9845, or Carol, (630) 513-5773, www.welcomeclubfoxvalley.org.

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.

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.

Gold Wing Road Riders 7 p.m. every first Tuesday, Portillo’s, 531 N. Randall Road, Batavia. (630) 879-6838.

Fox Valley Woodworkers Club 7:30 p.m. every first Tuesday, Bethany Lutheran Church, 8 S. Lincoln St., Batavia. (630) 879-8756.

Refer Network Business networking group, 8:15 to 9:30 a.m. every first and third Tuesday, Panera Bread, 1492 S. Randall Road, Geneva. Call Debra Tucholski, (630) 587-5551, www.refernetwork.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.

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.

West Chicago Masonic Lodge 7 p.m. every first and third Wednesday, 181 W. Washington St. (630) 231-9551.

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.

Fox Valley Marines Detachment 7 p.m. every second Thursday, AMVETS Hall, 1194 Jericho Road, Aurora. Call Bill Cork, (630) 688-8829.

Fox Valley Genealogical Society 7:30 p.m. every second Thursday, Naperville Municipal Center, Rooms B and C, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville. www.rootsweb.com/~ilfvgs/index.htm.

Mothers Club of Geneva 7:30 p.m. every second Thursday, Roberta Campbell House, off Kirk Road between Route 38 and Fabyan Parkway, east of Geneva. Call Nicole, (630) 845-3294. www.mothersclubofgeneva.com.

DuPage Birding Club 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, Faith Lutheran Church, 41 N. Park Blvd., Glen Ellyn. Guest speaker is Jeff Hover, an avian ecologist at the Illinois Natural History Survey. Topic is “Birds are Amazing!” For more information, visit www.dupagebirding.org.

AAUW Batavia-Geneva-St. Charles branch, 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1125 N. Fifth Ave., St. Charles. Evening of conversation and playing board games. Call President Geri Shouba, (630) 406-0389.

support groups
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.

Alzheimer’s support group 10 a.m. every first Monday, Provena Geneva Care Center, 1101 E. State St. Free. Call Ann Tutol, (630) 232-7544.

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

Fox Valley Divorce support group 7 to 8:30 p.m. every first and third Monday, Panera Bread, 154 W. Wilson, Batavia. (630) 208-1724, www.foxvalleydivorcesupport.org.

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.

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

Cancer support group 12:30 to 2 p.m. and 6 to 7:30 p.m. every first Tuesday, Living Well Cancer Resource Center, 1803 W. State St., Geneva. Register at (630) 262-1111.

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.

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.

Alzheimer’s support group 7 p.m. every second Thursday, Arden Courts, 2388 Bricher Road, Geneva. (630) 262-3900.

Parkinson Disease caregivers support group 1:30 p.m. every second Thursday, Bethany Ministry Center of Bethany Lutheran Church, Elderday Center, 8 S. Lincoln St., Batavia. Contact Kathy, (630) 761-9750.

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
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.

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.

Computer classes Beginner and advance beginner computer classes will be offered beginning in January at the Salvation Army, 1710 S. 7th Ave., St. Charles. Free to seniors, unemployed, underemployed and low income participants. Registration required by calling Cathy Winters at (630) 377-2769.

interest groups
Geneva winter market 2008-09 Geneva winter farmers’ market, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, Inglenook Pantry, 11 N. Fifth St., Geneva. Patrons can continue to purchase farmers’ market food items after local markets have closed. For more information, call (630) 377-0373.