Tri-Cities club calendar

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Audubon Society: The Kane County Chapter of the Audubon Society will have a New Year's Day Bird Walk at 8 a.m. at Nelson's Lake. Meet in the parking lot by the silo, which is west of Nelson Lake Road, and about three-quarters of a mile south of Main Street, and two miles west of Randall Road in Batavia. For more information, call Rhonda Nelson at (630) 879-1387. Or visit kanecountyaudubon.org.

Elias Kent Kane DAR: The Elias Kent Kane Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at 1 p.m. Jan. 8 at the Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Ave., Batavia.

The program will be an "Antiques Road Show" by Deborah McArdle, antique appraisal.

Refreshments will be served. For information, e-mail Heather Simpson, Regent, at eliaskentkane@ildar.org.

Zonta Club of St. Charles-Geneva-Batavia: An evening with Gary Quigg, an archaeologist, historian, museum professional and television documentary producer, is being sponsored by the club at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 8.

Quigg is a member of the International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery, the world's leading aviation archaeological foundation; a nonprofit organization that tries to find, save and preserve rare and historic aircrafts.

The program for the evening will focus on the sharing of stories and artifacts from his recent expedition to the island of Nikumaroro in the Phoenix Islands southwest of Hawaii to search for remains of Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, who disappeared in July 1937.

All community friends, supporters and aviation enthusiasts young and old are welcome to attend. Space is limited; call in your reservation to Carol Patterson at (630) 377-7192 by Jan. 2.

The Zonta Club of St. Charles-Geneva-Batavia meets the first Tuesday of each month at Prairie Landing Golf Course in West Chicago. Zonta International is a worldwide service organization working to improve the status of women.

For information about Zonta, contact Colleen Lang, club president, at clang7872@yahoo.com or (630) 377-6449. Or visit www.zonta.org.

Aurora Area Job Club: The group was created by Waubonsee Community College and the Aurora Public Library to help people manage their careers and find meaningful employment.

Upcoming sessions include: "Being Your Own Boss: Is Self-employment Right for Me?" Jan. 10; and "Stories from the Trenches: A Job Seeker Shares his Success Story" Jan. 28.

Each meeting includes a strategy session or a guest speaker, followed by a networking breakout session and refreshments. Guest speakers, including local employers, will give updates on business trends and what employers are looking for in candidates.

The meetings are from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the downtown Aurora Public Library, 1 E. Benton Street.

For more information, call Waubonsee's Career Services at (630) 466-7900, ext. 2368. Registration is suggested because of limited space; visit www.aurora.lib.il.us and click the "Programs" link, then click "Main Library."

The Batavia Chapter of Bachelor and Bachelorettes: The square dancing club has dances from 8 to 10:30 p.m. every second and fourth Friday at the Free Methodist Church at Third and Walnut streets in St. Charles. Singles and couples are welcome. Call (630) 584-1343 or (630) 896-7133.

International Folk Dancing: Fermilab International Folk Dancing meets at 7:30 p.m. every Thursday, with teaching and dances for children, and continuing with more advanced teaching and requests. Newcomers are always welcome; no partners are needed.

Scottish country dancing meets every Tuesday from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Newcomers are welcome and all dances are taught or walked through. One need not come with a partner.

English country dancing at Fermilab will continue to meet one Sunday afternoon, from 2 to 5 p.m. each month; the first Sunday of the month through the fall and winter. The group also welcomes newcomers and often holds a potluck supper following dancing.

Kuhn Barn is on Sauk Boulevard, just north of Batavia Road, in Fermilab's Village on the east side of the lab site. Enter via either gate by showing ID. For more information on any of these groups, call (630) 584-0825 or (630) 840-8194, e-mail folkdance@fnal.gov, or visit www.fnal.gov/orgs/folkclub/folkdance.html.

Fox Valley Knitting Guild: The Fox Valley Knitting Guild meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month, September through May, at the University of Illinois Kane County Extension office, 535 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. Visit www.fvkg.com or call (630) 584-3635.

173rd Airborne Brigade Association: Chapter VI-Elite Forces, 173rd Airborne Brigade Association meets at 8 p.m. the second Friday of the month at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1307, 1601 Weld Road in Elgin. All veterans of the 173rd are invited to attend meetings and participate in activities. For more information, call (630) 777-8574 or send e-mail to rgetz173@yahoo.com.

For more on the group, visit www.fvwwc.org.