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Clubs and hobbies

Posted July 17, 2008 11:00 pm

Daily Herald Staff Reports

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Northwest Suburban Astronomers: Meets 7:30 p.m. July 18, Hoffman Estates Park District Community Center, 1685 W. Higgins Road, Hoffman Estates. Dr. Rao Kotamarthi presents, "Climate Models and Climate Change." Free. For information, visit www.nsaclub.org.

Computer-Assisted Genealogy Group of Northern Illinois: Meets 10:30 a.m. July 19, Schaumburg Township District Library, 130 S. Roselle Road, Schaumburg. Susan Anderson will speak on "What's Happening in Salt Lake: New Developments in FamilySearch."

North West of Us: 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. July 19, Hotel Indigo, Route 53 and Northwest Highway, Palatine. Topic: "Leopard Basics Workshop." Members will facilitate a class and answer question about the new Apple operating system, Leopard. $15. Register at www.nwou.org.

Go Veggie Northwest: 1-4 p. m. July 20, Barrington Library, 505 N. Northwest Highway, Barrington. Vegan Potluck lunch at 1:15 p.m.; program begins at 2:15 p.m. Future meetings Sept. 21 and Nov. 16. For information or reservations, call (847) 381-5564.

Northwest Stamp Club: 7-10 p.m. July 21, Arlington Heights Library, 500 Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights. Summer auction. (847) 439-1947.

West Suburban Tango Club: Meets 7:30 p.m. July 21, Victory Centre of Bartlett, 1101 W. Bartlett Road. For information, e-mail Betty at jocave3@hotmail.com.

Des Plaines Toastmasters: 7 p.m. July 21 and Aug. 4; meets on the first, third, and fifth Mondays of each month. Speech Contest on Aug. 18. For more information contact Hap at (847) 635-6351 or hap@therainreport.com.

Wheeling Area Chapter of AARP: 1 p.m. July 28; Pavilion Senior Center, 199 N. First St., Wheeling. Installation of officers will follow the meeting. "Yankee Doodle Dandy," with James Cagney, will be shown and refreshments served. All seniors are invited. Call (847) 459-2670.

Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois: 2 p.m. July 27; Temple Beth Israel, 3601 W. Dempster Street, Skokie. Topic is "Mining the National Archives." Facilities at Temple Beth Israel will open at 12:30 p.m. for those who want to use library materials. Visit www.jewishgen.org/jgsi or phone (312) 666-0100.