Lake County club notes

From the clubs To submit a listing, send e-mail to clubs@dailyherald.com, or fax to Club News at (847) 427-1301. Listings must be received no later than two weeks prior to the event.

May

Caregiver support group: 1:30-3 p.m. today; 800 Audubon Way, Lincolnshire. Sedgebrook Retirement Community caregiver support group. Register at (847) 876-2380.

Garden Club of Lake Zurich plant sale: 8:30 a.m.-noon Saturday; Ela Library, 275 Mohawk Trail, Lake Zurich. Home grown, locally adapted plants at great prices.

Four Seasons Garden Club plant sale: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; 25849 Crest Hill Drive, Barrington. Plants, containers, garden magazines and other garden related items.

Gardeners of Central Lake County plant sale: 8:30-11 a.m. Saturday; Libertyville Civic Center loading dock, 135 W. Church St., Libertyville. Mature perennials, herbs and ground covers dug from local gardens. Tony, (847) 816-7602.

Lake County Astronomical Society Astronomy Day: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; Volo Bog Natural Area, Ingleside. Also includes evening star party at 8:30 p.m., weather permitting. Free. www.lcas-astronomy.org.

Gardeners of Central Lake County: 7:30 p.m. Monday, Evangelical Free Church, 431 W. Austin Ave., Libertyville. Landscaping with hostas by Tom Micheletti. The public is invited the free meeting. For information or directions, call Susan at (847) 816-8007.

Astronomy Under the City Lights: 7:30 p.m. Monday, Lake Villa District Library, Lake Villa. Free public viewing of Saturn and the moon. Event depends on weather and acceptable sky conditions. Presented by the Lake County Astronomical Society. Additional viewing scheduled for 7:30 p.m. May 14; Antioch Public Library, Antioch. www.lcas-astronomy.org.

Grand Dominion Group Hadassah North Shore: 7 p.m. Monday, in a Mundelein home. Planning of the new group's charter will take place. (847) 433-6350.

Lake County Genealogical Society: 7 p.m. Tuesday; Fremont Public Library, 1170 Midlothian Road, Mundelein, Sarah Kirby presents, "Going Beyond the Begats-Adding Biographical Detail to Your Genealogies Content." Jeanine, (847) 918-3208.

International Association of Administrative professionals: 6 p.m. Tuesday; CDW, 200 N. Milwaukee Ave., Vernon Hills. Michelle, (847) 482-3251.

Breakfast Exchange Club of Gurnee: 11:30 a.m. May 19; In Laws Restaurant, 720 Milwaukee Ave., Gurnee. Luncheon and seminar for Lake Country seniors. Guest speaker Kim Nerheim will present "How Our Justice Department Works," and the Gurnee Fired Department will provide the File of Life presentation. Reservations required, limited seating. Roberta, (847) 680-0331 or Millie, (847) 244-0784 before Tuesday.

Wauconda Township Seniors Club: 1 p.m. Tuesday; Wauconda Township Hall, 505 Bonner Road, Wauconda. Dr. Warren Kruckmeyer of Good Shepherd Hospital speaks on "Aging, What is Normal." A business meeting and refreshments follow. Nonie, (847) 526-6306 or Mary, (847) 526-7076.

Yahava Group Hadassah North Shore: Tuesday; Ethel's Chocolate Lounge, 20530 W. Rand Road, Deer Park. $13. (847) 433-6350.

Walleyes Unlimited: 7 p.m. Wednesday; Root River Lanes, 7220 W. Rawson, Franklin, Wis. www.walleyesunlimitedusa.org.

National Council of Jewish Women Chicago North Shore: 7-9 p.m. Wednesday; Am Yisrael, 4 Happ Road, Northfield, for a discussion of "Greening" our homes and schools. $5. (847) 853-8899 or e-mail communityservice@ncjwcns.org.

AAUW Barrington: noon Wednesday; The Garlands of Barrington. Luncheon book discussion group. "My Invented Country" by Isabel Allende will be discussed. Loretta, (847) 381-1804.

Lincolnshire Garden Club: 11 a.m. Thursday; Ivanhoe Club, 28846 Thorngate Drive, Mundelein. Spring luncheon and 50th anniversary celebration. Presentation of spring floral designs, reminiscences by past garden club presidents, and installation of new officers. $30. New members welcome. Elaine, (847) 945-4421.

Garden Club of Inverness spring luncheon: 11 a.m. Thursday; Inverness Golf Club. Includes installation of new officers. Carole, (847) 381-2727.

AAUW Barrington daytime Bridge group: Thursday; at the home of a member. $2. Bobbie, (847) 381-3315.

Hadassah North Shore Chapter luncheon: 10:45 a.m. Thursday; Wildfire, 1300 Patriot Blvd., Glenview. Glencoe/Northbrook/Winnetka Group Hadassah North Shore Chapter luncheon Guest speaker, Joyce Schrager. $36; $40 at the door. (847) 433-6350. E-mail northshore@hadassah.org.

Lake Country Astronomical Society: 7:30 p.m. May 16; Volo Bog State Natural Area visitor center, Ingleside. John Vittallo, will share images and scientific findings from Cassini-Huygens mission. Public star party begins at 9:30 p.m. weather permitting. www.lcas-astronomy.org.

Plant and botanic art show and sale: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. May 17 and 18; Reed-Turner Woodland and Nature Preserve, 3849 Old McHenry Road, Long Grove. Presented by the American Society of Botanical Artists www.amsocbotartists.org.

Hawthorn Woods Women's Club garage sale: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. May 17; village wide sale includes over 200 homes. For information, directions or participation information, call (847) 438-0723. www.hwwc.info.

Foresters Lago Branch: 7 p.m. May 20; Community Protestant Church, United Church of Christ, 418 N. Prairie Ave., Mundelein. Membership meeting, public invited. (800) 828-1540.

AAUW Barrington evening book discussion group: 7:30 p.m. May 27; in a member's home. "Men I Didn't Marry" by Janice Kaplan will be discussed. Peg, (847) 381-4791.

Czech Slovak American Genealogy Society: 1:30 p.m. May 17; First Presbyterian Church of LaGrange, 150 S. Ashland Ave., LaGrange. Craig L. Pfannkuche will present "Analyzing 19th Century Photographs for Family History Data." Additional 2008 meetings will be held Aug. 16 and Oct. 18. Marge (847) 392-9036 or mdstueck@aol.com.

Long Grove-Kildeer Garden Club plant sale: 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. May 17; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. May 18; Reed-Turner Woodland Nature Center, 3849 Old McHenry Road, Long Grove. Perennial and native plants from member's gardens, heirloom tomato plants, herbs. Penny, (847) 540-8212.

Wheeling Garden Club plant sale: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. May 17; Wheeling Village Hall, 25 W. Dundee Road. Variety of annual, hanging baskets, perennials, herbs and vegetable plants. Helen, (847) 537-9279.

Go Veggie Northwest Vegan potluck lunch: 1-4 p.m. May 18; Barrington Library, 505 N. Northwest Highway, Barrington. Bring your own table service, serving utensils and beverage with shared dish and ingredient list. Future meetings will be held July 20; Sept 21 and Nov. 16. For reservations or information, call Mary (847) 381-5564.

Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois: 2 p.m. May 18; Temple Beth Israel, 3601 W. Dempster St., Skokie. Irwin Lapping presents, "Genealogy Gems from Reading Jewish Tombstones." (312) 666-0100.

June

Hadassah North Shore Big Gifts Reception and Brunch: 11 a.m. June 1 in a Glencoe home. Celebrates the 60th birthday of Israel. Reservations required, call (847) 433-6350.

Garden Club of Lake Zurich: 7 p.m. June 3; St. Mathews Lutheran Church, Old McHenry Road, Lake Zurich. Actress, humorist and 36-year gardener Abby Adams presents "The Gardener's Gripe Book."

Hadassah North Shore: 10:45 a.m. June 4; Marriott Lincolnshire Resort, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. Donor luncheon and installation of officers. For reservations, (847) 433-6350.

Northern Lake Country Quilters' Guild: 6:30 p.m. June 4; Lake Villa/Antioch Township Center, Deep Lake Road, north of Grass Lake Road, Lake Villa. Guests $3. Carol, (847) 395-3555.

Lincolnshire Garden Club: 9:30 a.m. June 5. The Lincolnshire Garden Club will hold their end-of-the-year Members Picnic and Plant Exchange celebration. Garden walks at members' homes from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., then join the picnic at North Park at the intersection of Riverwoods and Everett Roads. A plant exchange will follow the picnic. New members are welcome. Call Elaine Peterson at (847) 945-4421.