From the Clubs

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Palatine Jaycees haunted house: The Palatine Jaycees are seeking volunteers to help in the building and haunting of its annual Halloween haunted house. This year, the house will be located in the Sears Essentials lot, Northwest Highway and Hicks Road, Palatine. Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age or have parents consent. Interested parties call (847) 604-0288 for more information or to sign up.

Barrington/Northwest Community Associates of the Art Institute of Chicago : The Barrington/Northwest Community Associates of the Art Institute of Chicago will host a trip to the historical Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum and the Anderson Japanese Gardens in Rockford on Sept. 19. Transportation, tours and lunch are included in the $70 price. Reservation deadline is today. Call Alice at (847) 381-3883 for reservations.

Women's Connection luncheon: Northwest Women's Connection will host a "What Flavor Are You" luncheon from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, at Concorde Banquets, 20922 N. Rand Road, Kildeer. Author Sherry Pierce and recording artist Nancy Mausolf will provide the afternoon's entertainment. $17. Lunch and childcare reservation deadline is today. Call Jill at (847) 358-5830 or Karen at (847) 818-9016.

Movin' On: Movin' On, a nondenominational social group providing welcoming social situations for widowed men and women in the Northwest suburbs, will meet at 3 p.m. today at the Terrace Café at Arlington Race Track. Admission and program $6. Call Nina at (847) 806-7292 for reservations.

• Sunday brunch: 10:30 a.m. Sunday; Egg'Lectic, 2905 Algonquin Road, Rolling Meadows. Reservations not required.

• Lunch/brunch: 11 a.m. Monday; Olive Tap, Long Grove. Call Lenore at (847) 458-9697. Reservations due today.

New Beginnings: The Ministry of New Beginnings, part of the Phoenix Group, is a 30-year old Catholic oriented non-denominational social support organization for the separated, divorced, widowed and single persons. Meetings are held every Monday (except holidays) at 7:30 p.m. in the lower level of Trinity Lutheran Church, 405 Rush St., Roselle. Donation is $3 per meeting. September events include:

• Dinner at Charlie's Charhouse: 6 p.m. today; 1180 W. Devon Ave., Elk Grove Village. R.S.V.P to Suzanne at (847) 542-1907.

• Casino Night: 3 p.m. Saturday, Getz Building, 746 S. Vermont St., Palatine. Benefit mentally challenged individuals. Free admission.

Northwest Circle of Friends: The Northwest Circle of Friends social club will meet for a luncheon Tuesday at Mill Rose Restaurant and Brewing Company, 45 S. Barrington Road, South Barrington. Come hear about the many activities planned for the coming year. Luncheon costs $25, reservations must be received today. Call Barbara at (847) 382-9966. Can't make the luncheon? Come to a members and guests coffee on Sept. 18. For more information, call (847) 382-9966.

Dance World: Dance World, a nonprofit promoting all forms of dance, will host its next dance from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, at the Hoffman Estates Park District, 1685 W. Higgins Road. An optional one hour Swing lesson begins at 7:30 p.m. Admission costs $5 for members; $10 for guests. Dressy/casual attire, light refreshments served. Adults of all ages and dancing abilities welcome. (847) 622-3622 .

Democratic Party conference: The Wheeling, Palatine, New Trier and Northfield Township Democrats will host a Democratic Party conference on Grassroots Democracy and Winning Elections at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, at Chevy Chase Country Club, 1000 N. Milwaukee Ave., Wheeling. Special guests will be Senator Richard Durbin, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky and Cook County Commissioner Forrest Claypool. $12 includes box lunch and drink. Registration required, call Karen at (847) 998-1002 or visit the Web site at www.northfielddems.org.

Crochet Guild of America: The Northern Illinois Chapter of the Crochet Guild of America will hold its monthly meeting from 1:30-4:40 p.m. Saturday, at the Rolling Meadows Library, 3110 Martin Lane, Rolling Meadows. Stitches being taught at the meeting are: "Tunisian" crochet and crochet with a double-ended hook. Visitors welcome. For more information, call Rosalie at (630) 980-3548 www.nicrochet.com.

Heritage Club of Polish Americans: The next meeting of the Heritage Club of Polish Americans will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, at the Merrimac Park Field House, 6343 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago. Robert Batchen and Terry Finkel of A.G. Edwards will present "Five Big Mistakes That Can Hurt Your Retirement Savings." The public is invited to attend, nonmember charge is $1. (773) 763-5587.

Fox Valley Rocketeers: The Fox Valley Rocketeers, a club of model rocketry enthusiasts, will hold its September rocket launch from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, at Raintree Park in Woodstock. Rocket fliers are welcome to come and fly their low power rockets. Park in the west entrance, weather and field permitting. For more information, call Mark at (815) 337-9058 or Ken at (815) 444-0539.

Go Veggie! Northwest: Go Veggie! Northwest will meet from 1-4 p.m. Sunday at the Barrington Area Library, 505 N. Northwest Highway, Barrington. A Vegan potluck lunch will be served, bring your own table service, serving utensils and a beverage. The program begins at 2:15 p.m. All are welcome. R.S.V.P. to Mary at (847) 381-5564.

Northwest Stamp Club: The Northwest Stamp Club meets from 7 to 10 p.m. various nights throughout the year at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library, 500 N. Dunton Ave., or the Schaumburg Township District Library, 130 S. Roselle Road. The following programs are planned. (847) 439-1947.

• Monday: $1 auction in Schaumburg.

• Sept. 24: Fall auction in Arlington Heights.

• Oct. 29: Nominations/Mixture in Arlington Heights.

• Nov. 26: Nominations/Swap in Arlington Heights.

• Dec. 17: Holiday party/donation in Arlington Heights.

• Jan. 23: Show and Tell/Mixture in Arlington Heights.

Bartlett Historical Society: The Bartlett Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, at 128 S. Hickory Ave, northwest corner of Hickory and Oneida. Agenda will include plans for a historic housewalk in 2008, the program of date plaques for village historic properties and the scheduling of open programs.

Alpha Delta Pi Sorority: Northwest Countryside Alumnae Chapter of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, at a member's home, for an Italian Potluck. For more information, call (847) 824-2415.

American Association of University Women: American: Association of University Women Barrington Area Branch will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the Barrington Area Library. A physician from Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital will address, "Shaping Our Lives Through Shaping Ourselves," using plastic surgery to empower women. Guests are welcome.

• At noon on Wednesday the luncheon book group will meet at The Garlands, 1000 Garlands Lane, Barrington, to discuss Thomas Friedman's book, "The World is Flat." Call Loretta at (847) 381-1804 for book group details.

• The daytime bridge group will meet Thursday, at the home of a member. Each player donated $2 to the AAUW Education Foundation. Call Bobbie at (847) 381-3315 for more information.

• At 7:30 p.m. Sept. 25, the evening book group will meet, at the home of a member, to discuss "Personal Memoirs" by Ulysses S. Grant. Call Peg at (847) 381-4791.

Women in Careers: Marcia Gerzan will present "Enrich Your Life-Being in Money's Energy Flow," when Women in Careers meets Monday, at the Double Tree Hotel, National Parkway and Woodfield Drive, Schaumburg. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m.; meeting at 6 p.m.; dinner at 6:30 p.m.; "open mike" at 7:30 p.m.; and program at 8 p.m. Meeting fee is $28 for members and first-time guests; $32 for regular guests; and $10 for the 8 p.m. program only. For reservations, www.womenincareers.org. (847) 622-4496.

Sigma Kappa: The Chicago Northwest Towns Alumnae of Sigma Kappa sorority will hold a Welcome Back Potluck at 7 p.m. Monday. Bring a salad or appetizer and a picture from your Sigma Kappa college days. Any Sigma Kappa sorority member is welcome. For more information and meeting location, call Eloise at (847) 358-8597.

Coterie of Barrington Game Day event: Members and nonmembers are invited to join The Coterie of Barrington for a Game Day event at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, at the Inverness Golf Club. Make new friendships while playing cards and board games. Day includes a noon luncheon. The event costs $40 per person. For Game Day information, call (847) 462-9032. For membership, call (847) 277-7179.

Fall kick-off dinner: The Chicago Northwest Suburban Alumnae Chapter of Delta Delta Delta will hold a fall kick-off catered dinner event at 7 p.m. Tuesday, at the home a member. Reservations are necessary. Call (847) 381-5228 for more information, directions, and to make reservations.

St. Anne Women's Club: The St. Anne Women's Club will hold its first general meeting of the year at 7 p.m. Tuesday, in the Hospitality Room, 120 Ela St., Barrington. The club meets September through May. For more information or a membership form, call Pat Kolasinski at (847) 381-6859 or e-mail panakk@yahoo.com.

TOPS IL 1093 Schaumburg: TOPS IL 1093 Schaumburg meets at 7 p.m. Wednesday, at the Schaumburg Township Hall, 1 Illinois Blvd, Hoffman Estates. Take Off Pounds Sensibly is a support group for men, women and teens who are interested in losing weight. For more information, call (630) 872-8051.

LeTip of Schaumburg Networking Group: Join the LeTip of Schaumburg Networking Group from 7-8:30 a.m. for breakfast every Wednesday, at Poplar Creek Country Club, 1400 Poplar Creek Drive, Hoffman Estates. LeTip is a group of business professionals meeting to work together to promote each others businesses. (847) 878-6211.

Bartlett Adult Chorus: If you sing and read music, you are welcome to join the Bartlett Adult Chorus as it begins its fall rehearsals. The group, sponsored by Arts in Bartlett, meets at 7 p.m. Wednesday, in the lower level community room at Victory Centre, Route 59 and West Bartlett Road. All ranges of voices, male and female, are needed. For more information, call Rita at (630) 213-0100 or send an e-mail addressed to rlopienski@pathway seniorliving.com.

Alpha Omicron Pi: The Northwest Suburban Alumnae Chapter of Alpha Omicron Phi will hold a Manicures, Makeup and Martinis event at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, at the home of a Barrington member. (847) 870-7548.

New members meeting and high tea: The Women's Club of Inverness will begin its 2007-08 years with a special new members meeting and high tea at 9 a.m. Thursday, at the Inverness Golf Club. Learn about the club, meet current members, join the brief business meeting and enjoy high tea. Members and interested parties can call Marcia at (847) 358-5325 for reservations.

Northwest Cook County Group of the Sierra Club: Engineer Martha Van Geem will discuss environmentally friendly building design and how homeowners can make their homes more efficient when the Northwest Cook County Group of the Sierra Club meets at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, at Spring Valley Nature Sanctuary, 111 W. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg. Refreshments and socializing begin at 7 p.m. For more information, www.illinoissierraclub.org/ NWCook or Greg at greg.stolzer@illinois.sierra club.org.

National Daughters of the American Revolution: District IV DAR Days will be held from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 14, in Alsip. Car pools will be arranged. Cost is $17, with checks made payable to Louis Joliet Chapter, NSDAR, and sent to Mary Helfrich, Regent, Eli Skinner Chapter by today. Membership information is available from Darlene at (847) 359-0839 or Mary at Marric36@aol.com.

Party Over Palatine VI: The Rotary Club of Palatine will host the Party Over Palatine VI fundraiser from 6 to 10 p.m. Sept. 14, at Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St., Palatine. Enjoy live entertainment by Old School, heavy hors d'oeuvres, beer, wine, raffles, live and silent auctions. Proceeds benefit Rotary Green, a new park to be located on the corner of Smith Street and Palatine Road, and local charities. Tickets cost $45 in advance; $50 at the door. To purchase tickets or for more information, call Bob at (847) 842-2640 or Sue at (847) 359-9054 or visit the Web site palatinerotary.com.

Palatine Lions Club: The Palatine Lions Club is sponsoring a free hearing screening from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 15, at the Palatine Township Office, 721 S. Quentin Road. Participants must be 18 years of age or older. During the screening the club will also accept donations of used keys, cell phones, ink cartridges, eyeglasses and hearing aids. The items will be recycled and the proceeds will benefit Lions of Illinois Foundation. For details, call Paul at (847) 609-5805.

Barrington Newcomers and Neighbors: The Barrington Newcomers and Neighbors will host an open house for perspective members from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Sept. 15, at the Barrington Area Library, 505 Northwest Highway, Barrington. Child care will be provided for the open house by reservation only. Open to resident of the 60010 zip code and District 220, the social organization offers a variety of activities for all interests. Dues annually cost $30. For more information, call Nicky at (847) 387-3051 or Donna at (847) 387-3398.

Computer-Assisted Genealogy Group: The Computer-Assisted Genealogy Group of Northern Illinois will meet at 10:30 a.m. Sept 15, in the Schaumburg Township District Library, 130 S. Roselle Road, Schaumburg. Mike Karsen will moderate the meeting, which will help provide the basics for searching databases using case studies to illustrate various techniques. For more information, (630) 529-4849.

Dinner with Democrats: The Wheeling and Palatine Township Democrats will host a tent covered picnic supper from 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 16 at Twin Lake Recreation Center, 1200 Twin lake Drive, Palatine. $30 per person; $50 per couple includes food and music by Daphne Willis and Company. Send R.S.V.P. to wheelingtownshipdems@yahoo.com.

Palatine Women's Club: All Northwest suburban women are invited to attend the Palatine Women's Club kick-off dinner meeting for 2007-08 at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 18, at the Presbyterian Church, 800 E. Palatine Road, Palatine. Members will provide a potluck dinner. Come find out about the club. Call Marilyn at (847) 934-8888.

Signal Hill Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution: The Signal Hill Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 18, at the Barrington Area Library, 505 Northwest Highway, Barrington. Following the business meeting, a light buffet will be served before the 1 p.m. presentation of "Images of our Digital Past." For more information, call Christianson (847) 836-1758 or Laura (847) 658-9527.

Hoffman Estates Commission for Senior Citizens: The Hoffman Estates Commission for Senior Citizens will hold a "Feel Good Day," for seniors from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 19, in the Hoffman Estates Park District center, 1685 W. Higgins Road, Hoffman Estates. Activities include a healthy meal demonstration by chef Wade Pratz of the Devonshire; manicures by Image Designer; cosmetic consultation from Mary Kay; free 911 emergency phones courtesy of sheriff Thomas Dart's office; and senior service information. Admission is $3. To register, call (847) 781-2606.

Garden Club of Inverness: At 9:30 a.m. Sept. 20, the Garden Club of Inverness will hold its first meeting of the season at All Saints Lutheran Church, 630 S. Quentin Road, Palatine. After a brief business meeting and refreshments, Lucille Barnas, a master gardener from the University of Illinois extension service, will provide professional guidance on preparing the garden for fall and winter. For more information, call Carol at (847) 381-2727.

American Association of University Women: The Schaumburg Area Branch of the American Association of University Women will kick off its 2007-08 program year with a "Welcome Back" salad supper and program at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 20, at the Sunderlage Farm, 1775 Vista Lane, Hoffman Estates. Penelope Bingham will present "Who Cooks? -- American Cookbooks and Changes in Gender Roles." The event is open to all current, past and interested prospective members. For more information, (847) 884-6097 or (847) 330-9015.

Novel Approach Group: The Novel Approach Group of the Schaumburg Area Branch of the American Association of University Women will meet at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24. "The Other Boleyn Girl" by Philippa Gregory will be discussed. For more information, call (847) 842-9056.

www.aauw-schaumburg.org.

Sempre Avanti Northwest Suburban Italian-Americans: Northwest Suburban Italian-Americans will meet at 7 p.m. Sept. 24; in the Hendrickson room of the Arlington Heights Memorial Library. Bring food or a meaningful item to share and be ready to explain to the club why it is important to you as an Italian-American. For more information, call Tania at (847) 337-2630.

Northwest Suburban Astronomers: The monthly meeting of Northwest Suburban Astronomers will meet at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Vogelei Center, second floor, 650 W. Higgins Road, Hoffman Estates. Meetings are open to the public at no charge. www.nsaclub.org.

Polish Genealogical Society of America: The Polish Genealogical Society of America holds its 29th annual conference, "Bridges to the Past," Sept. 28-30 at the Chicago Marriott Schaumburg, 50 N. Martingale Road. Stephen Morse speaks on databases, the U.S. Census, and Deep Linking. Admission is $110 for three days, $30 for Friday/Sunday, $80 for Saturday/Sunday (includes lunch). (312) 915-5927 or visit the Web site pgsa.org.

Sarah's Grove Chapter National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution: The Sarah's Grove Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution will host a genealogical workshop from 10:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 29, at the Hanover Park branch of the Schaumburg Township District Library, 1266 Irving Park Road. Helen Ollis Palmer, chairman of the membership task force, Illinois state organization NSDAR, and several of her Illinois research team, will provide on-on-one genealogy assistance. For more information, call Betty at (630) 893-2714.

Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois: In conjunction with Congregation Or Torah, the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois will host a discussion with Dr. Stephen Morse at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 30, at the congregation, 3800 W. Dempster St., in Skokie. Morse will discuss how to use his one-step search forms to help find your ancestors in the Ellis Island on-line database. $10, free to members. (312) 666-0100.

Illinois Shotokan Karate clubs: The Salt Creek Park District, in cooperation with the Illinois Shotokan Karate Clubs, will hold a series of traditional Japanese karate/self-defense classes in September. Classes are available for would be martial artists ranging in age from 5 to adults. Classes meet on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. For details, class times and locations, call the Illinois Shotokan Karate Clubs at (847) 359-0666. www.iskc.com.

October

Four Seasons Garden Club: Four Seasons Garden Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 3, at the Northern Trust Bank, Foundry Shopping Center, Northwest Highway and Hart Road, Barrington. The Sacred Use of Plants in Native American Ceremonies," will be presented by Mary Griffin. For more information, call Lenore at (847) 381-2883.

Barrington Chapter National Daughters of the American Revolution: The Barrington Chapter of the National Daughters of the American Revolution will host a genealogy workshop from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 3, at the Barrington Library, 505 N. Northwest Highway, Barrington. Kristen Smith, reference librarian from the Algonquin Area Library will present, "How Do I Begin?" -- an introduction to the basics of genealogical research. A light breakfast/lunch buffet will be provided. Call Laura at (847) 658-9527 for more information.