Northwest suburban clubs & hobbies

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St. Joseph's Club of Italian Americans: Meets at 7:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month; American Legion Hall, 121 N. Douglas, Arington Heights. Men only. Visit www.stjosephsclub.com.

Rolling Meadows Chamber of Commerce Meadows Success Union Networking: MSU 1 Group meets from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. the first and third Thursday at the Rolling Meadows Chamber of Commerce, 2775 Algonquin Road, Rolling Meadows; MSU 2 Group meeting is 7:30-9 a.m. the first and third Tuesday; Transnational, 3701 Algonquin Road, Suite 800, Rolling Meadows. To join the MSU, membership in the chamber is required. To join the chamber, call (847) 398-3730 or for details, call (847) 398-1963.

Polish Arts Club of Chicago: Annual fine arts exhibition through Aug. 20 at the Polish Museum of America, 984 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago.

Arlington Heights Book Club: Meets at 11:30 a.m. the fourth Tuesday October through May at various banquet halls in the area. Lunch at noon, reviewer presentation at 1:15 p.m. Cost for six gatherings is $125. Call (847) 255-5084 or (847) 392-2804.

Northwest Suburban Astronomers: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15, Hoffman Estates Park District Community Center, 1685 W. Higgins Road, Hoffman Estates. "The Birth of the Universe" by Dr. Saltish Desai, a physicist at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, will be presented. Free. Visit www.nsaclub.org.

Alpha Gamma Delta Northwest Suburban Alumnae Club: Meets at 10 a.m. Aug. 16 at a member's home to car pool to a tour of historic homes, and lunch. Call (847) 963-6871.

Computer-Assisted Genealogy Group: 10:30 a.m. Aug. 16, Schaumburg Township District Library, 130 S. Roselle Road, Schaumburg. Computer-Assisted Genealogy Group of Northern Illinois host Everett Butler, presenting "Genealogy Research Reasoning- Learning to Think Like an Expert."

Wheeling Township Democrats: 9:30 a.m. social, 10 a.m. meeting, Aug. 16, 1310 W. Northwest Hwy, Arlington Heights. The Wheeling Township Democrats host a discussion of Jim Hightower's new book, "Swim Against the Current: Even a Dead Fish Can Go With the Flow." To R.S.V.P. or for more information, e-mail Hal Snyder, at drxyzzy@gmail.com.

Palatine Township Republicans/TOPPER: 8:15 a.m. Aug. 16, Vittorio de Roma, Smith Street and Northwest Highway, Palatine. Guest speaker, State Senator Bill Brady, Bloomington, a likely 2010 gubernatorial candidate, will talk about the deadlock in Springfield. Buffet breakfast. $9 members; $13 guests. For information, call (847) 359-5212.

Buffalo Grove Hadassah North Shore: Noon Aug. 18, Congregation Beth Am, 225 N. McHenry Road. Hot dog luncheon. Guest speaker: Joanne Stein presents a program about Jewish American song writers. $7.50 in advance; $8 at the door. For information or reservations, call (847) 433-6350 or northshore@hadassah.org.

Wheeling Area Chapter of AARP picnic: Noon, Aug. 25; Wheeling Pavilion Senior Center, 199 N. First St., Wheeling. Cost is $5 per person. Bring a wrapped white elephant for Bingo prize. For more information, call (847) 459-2670 Reservations due Aug. 18. Call (847) 459-8231 or (847) 215-8129.

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.

Des Plaines Toastmasters speech contest: 7 p.m. Aug. 18; Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood Ave. The club meets on the first, third, and fifth Mondays of each month at 7 p.m. at the library. The next meetings are on Sept. 15 and 29. For details, contact Hap at (847) 635-6351 or hap@therainreport.com.

Presidential candidate discussion: 1 p.m. Aug. 19; Arlington Heights Senior Center, 1801 W. Central Road. Information exhibit at 9 a.m. showing what publications say about the presidential candidates and other issues. Participants may submit a card with the positive aspects of the candidate they believe is best suited for president. A panel representing liberal, moderate and conservative views will record all positive aspects of each candidate. Call (847) 253-5532.

Schaumburg Motorola Retirement Club: Meets 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 20, in the auditorium of the Innovation Center at the Schaumburg campus. For information, call (847) 669-1020 or (847) 253-4696.

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.

Delightful Dining: The following events are planned by the Delightful Dining group. Reservations are due one week before the event:

Aug. 23: 6 p.m.; The Bank, 121 W. Front St., Wheaton. Reservations must be made through Delightful Dining at www.delightfuldining.com or call (630) 588-8289 or e-mail brooke@delightfuldining.com.

Leopard Basics Workshop: 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Aug. 23; Hotel Indigo, Route 53 and Northwest Hwy., Palatine. Hosted by The Northwest of Us Macintosh Users Group. Leopard is Apple's latest operating system. Workshop includes Internet, mail, calendar, troubleshooting, etc. Cost: $20. Visit www.nwou.org.