Arts and Entertainment

Music

Open mic 7 p.m. Sundays, Starbucks Coffee, 1001 W. 75th St., Woodridge. Free.

Marshall Vente Duo 5 to 11 p.m. Mondays, Sullivan’s Steakhouse, 244 S. Main St., Naperville. (630) 305-0230, www.sullivansteakhouse.com.

Jim Guter music Duos, 7 to 11 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays; Trio, 7 to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Timpano Martini Bar and Chophouse, 22 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. (630) 753-0985.

Live club music Dueling Pianos, 8:30 p.m. Thursdays; Michael Heaton, Fridays; DJ Vizza, 9:30 p.m. Saturdays, Club Mamalu, 10 W. Chicago Ave., Naperville. (630) 416-3310.

Orchestra auditions Senior Suburban Orchestra seeking musicians for 2008-09 season. Openings in oboe, bassoon, bass clarinet, trumpet, trombone, percussion, violin, viola, cello and double bass. For more information, call Lori Davis at (630) 530-2910.

Concert subscriptions North Central College, Naperville, offering series subscriptions and “arts a la carte” packages for series performances. Individual tickets for all shows available. Student and senior rates. For more information and tickets, call the college box office, (630) 637-7469, www.northcentralcollege.edu/show.

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.

Art

Gallery opening Artavo Galleries opening of its flagship art gallery, Design Pointe Center, Suite 122, Route 59 and Brookdale Road, Naperville. “ArtLease” program for those interested in future purchase of artwork. For more information on “ArtLease,” call (630) 922-5400.


Miscellaneous

Weekly themed storytimes 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 47 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville.

Soap box derby race Greater Chicago Soap Box Derby Association, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 13 and 14. Location is in Naperville at the corner of Diehl and Frontenac roads. Registration is at 7 a.m. on day of the race and racing is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information or to reserve a car, call (630) 841-8832, www.chicagosoapboxderby.org.

Kid’s fishing derby Bolingbrook Park District, noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, Hidden Lakes, 475 Trout Farm Road, Bolingbrook. Prizes will be awarded and registation will be take the morning of the derby. Bait and tackle will be sold. Food available. Raffles. $5 per child ages 4 to 15; $10 per person age 16 and up. www.bolingbrookparks.org.

Traveling basketball program tryouts Lisle Lions Travel Basketball program will hold open tryouts on Sundays, Sept. 14 and 21 at Lisle High School, 1800 Short St. Schedule is: 11 a.m. to noon, fifth and eight grade girls; noon to 1 p.m., sixth and seventh grade girls; 1 to 2 p.m. sixth and eighth grade boys; and 2 to 3 p.m. fifth and seventh grade boys. For more information, call (630) 968-9322.

Wolfpack basketball tryouts Fall season tryouts beginning Wednesday, Sept. 3 at Downers Grove Recreation Center, 4500 Belmont Ave. For boys: 4th grade, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 3, 4:30 to 6 p.m. Sept. 6 and 13; 5th grade, 7:30 to 9 p.m. Sept. 3, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 6 and 4:30 to 6 p.m. Sept. 13; 6th grade, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 3 and 4:30 to 6 p.m. Sept. 6 and 13; 7th grade, 7:30 to 9 p.m. Sept. 3 and 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 6; and 8th grade, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 6 and 5 to 6:30 p.m. Sept. 13. For girls: 4th, 5th and 6th grades, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 3; 4th grade, 3 to 4 p.m. Sept. 13; 5th and 6th grades, 4 to 5:30 p.m. Sept. 13; 7th grade, 4:30 to 6 p.m. Sept. 6 and 5:30 to 7 p.m. Sept. 13; and 8th grade, 8:30 to 10 p.m. Sept. 3 and 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 13. Fall season runs from Oct. 1 to the end of February. For more information, call Greg Lutz, (630) 737-0708, glutzsails4msu@comcast.net, or Peter Bourjaily, (630) 655-6070,  pbourj@sbcglobal.net; www.eteamz.com/wolf-pack.

Book signings 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15, Wednesday, Sept. 17 and Thursday, Sept. 18, Anderson’s Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. Sept. 15 author is Polly Horvath, “My One Hundred Adventures;” Sept. 17 author is Lesley Kagen, “Land of a Hundred Wonders;” and Sept. 18 author is Oscar Hijuelos, “Dark Dude.” (630) 355-2665.

Dancing in Naperville Swing lessons, 7 p.m. Wednesdays; Salsa lessons, 8 p.m. Thursdays, Frankie’s Blue Room, 16 W. Chicago Ave., Naperville. (630) 416-4898.

Square dance lessons Naper Squares will offer square dance lessons from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. starting Wednesday, Sept. 17, in Naperville. For more information and location, call Chris Burdick, (630) 202-3222.

Bar trivia Myles Above Productions, Inc., 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Spats Bar, 28331 Dodge St. Warrenville. Comedy show and interactive trivia questions. Prizes awarded. (630) 728-3813.

Preschool registration Bolingbrook Park District is accepting registrations for its fall preschool programs, “Stepping Stones” and “Eager Beavers,” for ages 3 to 5. Variety of times and payment plans. For more information, call (630) 739-1700, www.bolingbrookparks.org.

Clubs

Woodridge Rotary Club Noon Tuesdays, Seven Bridges Golf Club, Route 53, Woodridge. Call John Carey, (630) 960-5417, www.woodridgerotary.org.

Questioning Youth Center Social group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and questioning youth ages 16 to 20, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, Naperville. For specific location, call (630) 415-2053.

Chorus of DuPage All-male barbershop chorus, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, 815 S. Washington St., Naperville. Call Jerry Broz, (630) 964-3139.

Alpha Gamma Delta DuPage Area Alumnae Club, 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, at home of member Julie Olsen, Clarendon Hills. All area alumnae are invited. For more information, call Julie at (630) 373-3727, www.dupagealphagammadelta.com.

Greater DuPage Chapter of WildOnes 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, Naperville Municipal Building, Room C, lower level, 400 S. Eagle St. Speaker Dennis Paige will present, “Creating Eco Gardens on Sterile Residential Landscapes.” Guests welcome. Call Pat Clancy, (630) 964-0448.

Rotary Club of Lisle 7:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Lisle Hilton, 3003 Corporate West Drive. Contact gmiller@lislerotary.org.

Lisle Kiwanis Club 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Hilton Lisle-Naperville, 3003 Corporate West Drive, Lisle. (630) 964-5282.

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

Woodridge Toastmasters Club 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. every second and fourth Thursday, Woodridge Resource Center, 8274 Janes Ave.. Call Tracy Hodge, (630) 357-3278.

Support groups

Nar-Anon Family Group “Stepping into Serenity,” support for family and friends who are close to someone with a drug addiction problem, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sundays, Linden Oaks Hospital, Room 105, 852 S. West St., Naperville. For more information, call the NarAnon Helpline at (312) 409-0598.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly Chapter 0910, 6:30 p.m. Mondays, call Barb, (630) 724-1209; Chapter 2265, 9:15 a.m. Tuesdays, (630) 969-2430; both at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 2600 75th St., Woodridge.

Overeaters Anonymous Noon Tuesdays, Evangelical Free Church, Room 3101, 1551 Hobson Road, Naperville. Baby-sitting available. Call Peggy, (630) 369-1753.

Teen-Parent Connection Support group for teens with or expecting children, 3 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, DuPage Township Office, 241 Canterbury Lane, Bolingbrook. Contact Pam DiGioia, (630) 790-8433, Ext. 307, pamelad@teenparentconnection.org.

New Beginnings Support group for divorced, separated and widowed, 7:15 p.m. Tuesdays, St. Raphel’s Catholic Church, 1215 Modaff Road, Naperville. www.newbeginnings-il.com.

Adult Children of Alcoholics 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, St. Timothy Lutheran Church, 1313 N. Mill St., Naperville. www.acoa-chicagoland.org, debbiem6@aol.com.

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.

Spouse loss support group 2 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Sunrise Assisted Living, 960 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. Call Inger Erickson, (708) 234-2850.

Grief support program “Journey to Wholeness,” 10 to 11:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 7:30 to 9 p.m. Thursdays, Edward Hospital Education Center, 801 S. Washington St., Naperville. (630) 527-5056.

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

Seminars/workshops

Foreclosure/short sale home buyer seminar 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, The Pioneer Club, 27W130 St. Charles Road, Carol Stream. Local attorney, lender and realtor will show how to buy the best home at the lowest cost. Reservations required at (888) 413-9152, Ext. 32.

Home buying seminar 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, 484 W. Boughton Road, Bolingbrook. Century 21 Pro-Team will present information on the home buying process. Free credit checks available. Register at (708) 398-6430.

Fundraisers

Paint With Your Pooch fundraiser Humane Haven Animal Shelter, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, Bolingbrook PetSmart, 159 N. Weber Road. Painting and dog clean-up supplies provided. Enter your dog’s work of art for prizes. $20 donation. Call (630) 378-4208.

Bike and hike for Mike fundraiser 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, starting at Cypress Cove Aquatic Park, 83rd and Janes Ave., Woodridge. Supports the Michael David Samel Spirit of Music Fund. For more information, call (630) 985-7939.

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 two weekends, Friday to Sunday, Sept. 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.

Interest groups

Volunteers needed Metropolitan Family Services DuPage Senior In-Home Respite Program, seeking volunteers to spend three hours a week of support and temporary relief to someone caring for an elderly person in their home. Volunteers are trained and matched with a family near their home. Training sessions held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, Wednesday, Oct. 15 and Sunday, Oct. 19 at Metropolitan Family Services office, 222 E. Willow Ave., Wheaton. To register for training, call Jody Kanikula at (630) 784-4875.

English tutors needed Literacy DuPage seeks volunteers to provide one-to-one and small group tutoring to assist adults learning to read, write and speak English. Training provided, six sessions: Sept. 18, 23, 25, 30, Oct. 2 and 16, from 9:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at Nichols Public Library, 200 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. To register, call (630) 416-6699.

Harrison Technical High School reunions Classes 1931 to 1963, Sunday, Sept. 21. Call Adeline Glow Fencik, (847) 381-7529, or Bryan Brown, (708) 366-3423.

Glenbard West High School 40th reunion Class of 1968, “Homecoming Weekend,” Sept. 26 and 27, Hyatt Lisle, 1400 Corporetum Drive. For more information, call Nancy Grant Reid at (423) 349-0171, email reidbrookside@yahoo.com, or visit www.glenbardwestclassof68.awards.com.

Gurrie Junior High School 25th reunion Class of 1983, 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, Kenny’s Pub, 917 W. 55th St., Countryside. Looking for classmates. Contact Karen Morfoot (Anderson), kmorfoot@marshallip.com.

Morton West High School reunion Classes 1970, ‘71 and ‘72, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, Crystal Sky Banquets, 7941 W. 47th St., McCook. $50 per person. R.S.V.P. by Sept. 1. For more information, call Rita Havlicek Bendana, (773) 775-1816, www.classmates.com.

Lemont High School 10th reunion Class of 1998, Saturday, Sept. 27. For more information, send contact information to lemont1998@gmail.com.

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

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

Oak Park-River Forest High School 40th reunion Class of 1968, Saturday, Oct. 4, Riverside Golf Club, 2520 Desplaines Ave. For more information, call K. Sullivan at (708) 848-0254 or www.oprfhs68.blogspot.com.

Lyons Township 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.

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 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 40th reunion Class of 1969, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 10 and 11. Mixer on Friday and party on Saturday. For more information and contacts, call (815) 459-7068 or email jillk@mc.net.

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 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.

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.

Harrison Technical High School 50th reunion Class of 1958, Saturday, Nov. 8, Crystal Sky Banquets, 7941 W. 47th St., McCook.  Call Steve Satek, (708) 246-1130, or Diane Thomas, (708) 749-7566.

Morton East High School 25th reunion Class of 1983. Plans being made for fall 2008. 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.

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

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.