Lake Co. clubs & hobbies notes
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Lake Zurich Rotary Club: 12:15 p.m. Fridays, Gino's East 557 W. Main Street Lake Zurich. For information visit www.lakezurichrotary.org. Aug. 15: Guest Speaker, Ambassadorial Scholarship Candidate Debra Stanislawski; Aug. 22: Guest Speaker, Cynthia Mikal, discussing Shelterbox, an innovative disaster relief solution.
Sketchbook Teen Drawing Club: 2-3:30 p.m. Aug. 15, Wauconda Area Public Library District, 801 N. Main St., Wauconda. The theme of August's meeting is Artist's Choice. An instructor will be on hand. Bring supplies or use the library's. Free and open to teens in grades 7 and up. Advanced registration is required. Call (847) 526-6225 ext. 203, visiting the Adult Services Reference Desk, or sign up at www.wauclib.org.
Alpha Gamma Delta Alumnae Club: Aug. 16. Tour the Adlai E. Stevenson Home in Mettawa and Ragdale, the former summer home of Howard Van Doren Shaw, currently an artists colony in Lake Forest. For information, call (847) 963-6871.
11th Annual Cardboard Boat Regatta: Registration starts at 8 a.m., race at noon, Aug. 17, Lakefront Building, 71 Nippersink Blvd., Fox Lake. $25 for the kit, which includes cardboard and duct tape. Trophies are awarded for both on- and off-site building in three categories. For more information, visit www.foxlake.org or call (847) 587-2151.
UFO symposium: 1-7 p.m. Aug. 17, Holiday Inn Convention Center, 18501 S. Harlem Ave., Tinley Park. The Illinois Mutual UFO Network will host four UFO experts, with an open question and answer period following their presentations. Admission is $20 in advance at the PayPal Web site, www.illinoismufon.com, or $30 at the door.
Anime Club: 4-6 p.m. the first and third Mondays of the month, Indian Trails Public Library District, 355 S. Schoenbeck Road, Wheeling. Teens in sixth through 12th grade can enjoy a new Anime movie or series and Japanese snacks. Registration is required. For information, call (847) 459-4100 or visit www.indiantrailslibrary.org.
Zion Genealogical Society: 7 p.m. Aug. 18, Beach Park Village Hall, 11270 W. Wadsworth Road, Beach Park. Sherry Wood will speak on "Ohio Research." There is no charge; all are welcome. For information, call Joanne Layne, at (847) 360-0360.
Hadassah North Shore: Noon, Aug. 18, Congregation Beth Am, 225 N. McHenry Road, Buffalo Grove. Hot dog luncheon with guest speaker Joanne Stein presenting a program about Jewish American Song Writers titled "Inspiration of a Nation." $7.50 in advance or $8 the day of the event. For information or reservations, call (847) 433-6350 or e-mail northshore@hadassah.org.
PFLAG meets: 7-9 p.m. Aug. 18, Unitarian Universalist Church, 1025 N. Smith St., Palatine. A person from Be-HIV, Better Existence with HIV, will speak on related health care issues. The public is welcome.
No Sew Workshops: 1:30, 4 and 6:30 p.m. Aug. 18, Lake Villa District Library, 1001 E. Grand Ave., Lake Villa. Volunteers will help participants prepare for the Lake Villa Civil War Reenactment Sept. 13-14. Bring materials and ideas. Pick up information at the Adult Reference Desk. For information, call (847) 356-7711 or visit www.lvdl.org.
Culinary Arts Open House: 6-8 p.m. Aug. 18, in the Willow Room (C 001) at the College of Lake County, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake. Get information about CLC's food service management and culinary arts programs. For information or to RSVP, call (847) 543-2041 or e-mail businessdivision@clcillinois.edu.
Summer Tapas: 7-8:30 p.m. Aug. 18, Vernon Area Public Library District, 300 Olde Half Day Road, Lincolnshire. Learn how to cook these crowd-pleasing dishes. A tasting and recipes are included. For information or to register, call (847) 634-3650 or visit www.vapld.info.
Senior Men's Club: 8:45 a.m. every Tuesday at Patty Turner Senior Center, 375 Elm St., Deerfield. On Aug. 19, professor Arthur Cyr will speak on foreign policy and presidential politics; on Aug. 26, Penny Williams will present "Get Well and Stay Well While You Are in the Hospital." For details, call (847) 940-4010.
Laughter Club: Meets 7:30 p.m. Aug. 20 and Sept. 17, at the gazebo in Towne Square Park, 150 W. Palatine Road, Palatine. (847) 991-1112.
Northwest Chapter Hadassah: 7:15 p.m. Aug. 20; Buffalo Grove Youth Center, 50 1/2 Raupp Blvd., Buffalo Grove. A member of the League of Women Voters will speak on the upcoming election in November. (847) 520-9860.
Chicago sculpture lecture: Registration at 11:30 a.m., lunch at noon, program at 1 p.m., Aug. 21, Country Squire Restaurant, 19133 E. Belvidere Road, Grayslake. Libertyville/Mundelein Art Associates will host the lecture "Inside/Out: Sculpture in Chicago and the Art Institute." Nonresidents and nonmembers welcome. $30. To register, call Pat, at (847) 362-0198. For information, call Becky, at (847) 816-3551.
Friends of the Lake Villa Library: 5:30 p.m. Aug. 21 and Sept. 18, Lake Villa District Library, 1001 E. Grand Ave., Lake Villa. The Friends of Lake Villa District Library will meet in Meeting Room A.
Nutcracker auditions: Call for times, levels 6-P2, Aug. 22; pre-ballet to level 5, Sept. 12, Performing Arts of Spring Grove, 2222 Pierce Drive, Spring Grove. Illinois Youth Dance Theatre, Inc. will hold auditions for "The Nutcracker." For times, call (815) 675-9359. The final performances will be Dec. 19-21 at Lake Zurich Performing Arts Center.
Country Western Blast: 5-8 p.m. Aug. 24, Little Big Horn Bar and Grill, 2061 West Maple, Mundelein. The Grand Dominion Group of North Shore Hadassah invites the public to their Country Western Blast with line dancing. Admission will be $10. Dinner and raffles will be available at an additional cost.