DuPage Co. Hobbies

Today

• The Lombard Woman's Club will meet at 1 p.m. Monday at Beacon Hill Retirement Community, 2400 S. Finley Road, Lombard. The program will include a flower arranging demonstration by Linda Trevoy of Shamrock Garden Florist. Tickets for the Christmas luncheon will be available. Guests are welcome. For details, call (630) 268-8647.

• The After Hours Film Society meets at 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of each month, except December, at the Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave., Downers Grove. Upcoming films include "This is England" Monday; "I Want Someone to Eat My Cheese" Nov. 26 and "Pete Seeger: The Power of Song" Dec. 3. Admission costs $4 for members, $8 for others. For details, call (630) 534-4528 or visit www.afterhoursfilmsociety.com.

• Villa Park Recreation's Readers Theatre Group meets from 3 to 4 p.m. Mondays at Community Recreation Building, 320 E. Wildwood Ave. The program, led by local resident Joe Schrantz, will offer an opportunity to perform without memorizing scripts. Participation is free. For details, call (630) 834-8970 or visit www.vprd.org.

• The West Towns Chorus, a men's a cappella singing group, is seeking new members. Rehearsals are 7:30 p.m. Mondays at the Moose Lodge, 1030 Warren Ave., Downers Grove. For details, visit www.westtowns.org.

• The Choral-Aires, an award-winning Sweet Adelines Chorus, rehearses at 7:30 p.m. Mondays at Christ Church of Oak Brook, 31st Street and York Road. For details, visit www.Choral-Aires.org.

• The Village Quilters of Wheaton will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at St. Daniel the Prophet Church, 101 W. Loop Road, Wheaton. Author Jackie Robinson will be the featured speaker. Guests are welcome. For details, call (630) 653-4587.

Tuesday

• The Friends of the Helen M. Plum Memorial Library will present the next installment of the Lyric Opera Lecture series at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the library, 110 W. Maple St., Lombard. The lecture will focus on Strauss' "Die Frau Ohne Schatten." For details, call adult services at (630) 627-0316 or visit www.plum.lib.il.us.

• The Illinois Prairie Weavers will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Downers Grove Public Library, 1050 Curtiss St. Mary Hettsmansperger will present a lecture about woven copper jewelry. Guests are welcome. For details, call Karen at (773) 847-3271 or visit www.illinoisprairieweavers.org.

• The Carol Stream Woman's Club will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Lutheran Church of the Master, 580 N. Kuhn Road, Carol Stream. The club is open to all women 18 and older. For details, visit www.cswomansclub.org.

Wednesday

• Young at Heart will meet at noon Wednesday at First United Methodist Church of Downers Grove, 1032 Maple Ave. The event will include lunch and Archie Benfield's presentation, "Shakespeare, My Acting Career and Other Tragedies." The cost is $10 and reservations are required. Young at Heart, a group for senior citizens, meets the second Wednesday of each month. For details, call the church at (630) 968-7120, ext. 107, or Marilou Welch at (630) 968-4136.

Thursday

• The 25th annual Autumn Festival: An Arts and Crafts Affair will be from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Odeum Sports and Expo Center, 1033 N. Villa, Villa Park. More than 400 vendors will sell handmade items, including fine art, home décor, quilts, jewelry and more. Admission costs $8, $7 for seniors, free for children 9 and younger. For details, visit www.hpifestivals.com.

• The League of Women Voters of Wheaton will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Wheaton Community Center, 1777 S. Blanchard Road. The program will be "TIFs: What Are They and How Are We Using Them?" Speakers include Terry Pastika, attorney and executive director of the Citizen's Advocacy Center and Don Rose, Wheaton's village manager. Guests are welcome. For details, call Jan Kay at (630) 665-0250.

• Alpha Gamma Delta DuPage-Area Alumnae Club will hold the "Make It, Fake It, Bake It" auction from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Thursday at Jean Frisoni's home in Naperville. All local alumnae may attend. For details, visit www.dupagealphagammadelta.com or call Julie Olsen at (630) 373-3727.

Friday

• The York Radio Club will meet at 8 p.m. Friday at the Elmhurst Fire Department Training Facility, 910 N. Addison Ave. The program will include a photo presentation about the history of ham radio. The club also offers testing for all amateur radio licenses before each meeting at 7 p.m. For information, visit www.yorkradioclub.com.

• The Belmont Village holiday bazaar will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Friday at the assisted-living community, 545 Belmont Lane, Carol Stream. The sale will include holiday items, jewelry, toys, crafts and more. For details, call April at (630) 510-1515.

• The Victory Centre of Bartlett's winter bazaar will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the senior living community, 1101 W. Bartlett Road, Bartlett. The event will include artists, crafters, vendors a bake sale, raffle and lunch. For details, call Rose at (630) 213-0100 or e-mail rsimone@pathwayseniorliving.com.

• The Handmade in Hanover holiday craft show will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Hanover Township Senior Center, 240 S. Route 59, Bartlett. The sale will include fine art, knitted and crocheted items, crafts, raffles and more. For details, call Tracey at (630) 483-5673 or e-mail tcolagrossi@htonline.info.

• Beacon Hill Retirement Community's Winter Bazaar will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the community, 2400 S. Finley Road, Lombard. The sale will include handmade crafts, boutique shopping, holiday items, a bake sale, raffles and lunch. Proceeds benefit Beacon Hill's social committee. For details, call (630) 691-4007.

• Christmas at the Mill, a fine artisan boutique, will be Friday through Nov. 18 at Graue Mill and Museum, 3800 S. York Road, Oak Brook. The preview night, with a wine and cheese reception, will be from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday. Remaining hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Nov. 18. Local artists will sell unique, handmade items such as jewelry, knitted garments, pottery, holiday ornaments and more. Admission is $6 for the Friday preview, free Saturday and Sunday. For details, call (630) 655-2090, (630) 920-9720 or visit www.grauemill.org.

Saturday

• The Festival of Arts and Crafts show will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the DuPage Expo Center, 4050 E. Main St., St. Charles. More than 170 crafters will sell handmade items. Admission costs $2, free for children 11 and younger. For details, call (847) 301-8543 or visit www.stepbystepcraftshows.com.

• The HO-gauge model railroad runs from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the DuPage County Illinois Historical Museum, 102 E. Wesley St., Wheaton. The layout, which covers more than 2,000 feet, depicts the Chicago and Northwestern, Burlington Northern and Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railroads. The display also includes railroad artifacts, stories and a panel exhibit. Museum admission costs $3, $2 for seniors older than 65 and children ages 4 to 17, free for children 3 and younger. For details, call (630) 682-7343 or visit www.co.dupage.il.us/museum.

Submit events at least two weeks in advance to Melynda Findlay via e-mail, mfindlay@dailyherald.com or by fax, (630) 955-0895.