Northwest suburban clubs & hobbies

Northwest Astronomers: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, Hoffman Estates Park District Community Center, 1685 W. Higgins Road, Hoffman Estates. www.nasclub.org.

Windy Brushes of Northern Illinois: 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, Poplar Creek Country Club, Hoffman Estates. Registration, call Camille, (847) 524-2821.

Woodfield Women's Connection Book Club: 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 13, Panera Bread, 622 E. Golf Road, Schaumburg. Linda, (847) 717-0210.

Arts in Bartlett garden party: 4-7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, 980 Longstreet, Bartlett. Informal meet and greet. (630) 289-8614.

Barrington United Methodist Women: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, Barrington United Methodist Church, 98 Algonquin Road, Barrington. Reservations due Sunday, Sept. 14, call (847) 836-5540.

Northwest Suburban Sewing Friends: 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 15, Palatine Public Library, 700 N. North Court, Palatine. (847) 394-1786.

Green Thumbs of Barrington Garden Club: 12:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15, Barrington Area Library, 505 N. Northwest Highway. Vicki, (847) 526-5998.

PFLAG Palatine meets: 7-9 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15, Countryside Unitarian Universalist Church, 1025 N. Smith Road, Palatine. (847) 601-0804.

National Society Daughters of the American Revolution: Signal Hill Chapter of NSDAR meets 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, Barrington Area Library,505 N. Northwest Hwy. (847) 587-5301.

Laughter Club: Meets 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, Towne Square Park, 150 W. Palatine Road, Palatine. Free. Doug, (847) 359-6969 or www.laughteryogachicago.org.

Schaumburg Motorola Retirement Club: Meets 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, Innovation Center at the Schaumburg campus. (847) 669-1020 or (847) 253-4696.

Garden Club of Inverness: 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, All Saints Lutheran Church, 630 S. Quentin Road, Palatine. Carole, (847) 381-2727.

Golden Corridor Chapter IAAP: 5:45 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, ZurichNA, 1400 American Lane, Schaumburg. www.goldencorridor.org.

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, Arlington Heights. Men only. Visit www.stjosephsclub.com

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.

Fireside Doll Workshop: 1 p.m. Sept. 13; Elk Grove Library, 1001 Wellington. Topic is "Summer Finds and Convention Souvenirs." New adult members are invited. Call Agnes (847) 437-724

Crochet Guild of America: 1:30-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13; Rolling Meadows Library, 3110 Martin Lane. Members will be putting together afghans for charity and also crocheting other items for charity, as well as learning to crochet a unique Granny square. Visitors are welcome. Call (630) 980-3548 or visit www.nicrochet.com.

Northwest Suburban Sewing Friends: 10 a.m. Sept. 15, Palatine Public Library, 700 N. North Court, Palatine. Awards given for contributions of charitable donations and for the sharing of show and tell items sewn by members over the summer. The group makes items that are donated to charities. Annual dues $10. (847) 394-1786.

Green Thumbs of PFLAG Palatine meets: 7-9 p.m., Monday, Sept. 15, Countryside Unitarian Universalist Church, 1025 N. Smith Road, Palatine. A person from Collage will speak about "Being A Gay Parent." (847) 601-0804.

Des Plaines Toastmasters: 7 p.m. Mondays, Sept. 15 and 29; Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood Ave. On August 18, they held an Evaluation Contest and a Humorous Speech Contest. Patrick Conlon won the Evaluation Contest and Marguerite O'Connor placed first with her humorous speech. Contact Hap at (847) 635-6351 or hap@therainreport.com.

Hadassah North Shore Chapter: The afternoon Buffalo Grove Group meets at noon Monday, Sept. 15; Grove Banquet Hall, 301 N. Weiland Road, Buffalo Grove. Fashion Show by Coldwater Creek of Deer Park. Fundraising Brunch Buffet is $35. Raffles benefit the research at Hadassah Hospital. Call (847) 433-6350.

Elk Grove Garden Club: 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16; Elk Grove Library, 1000 Wellington, Elk Grove Village. Topic is Heirloom Plants, presented by Marolyn Bina. No reservations required. For details, contact Cathy Koch at (847) 593-0453 or cek379@sbcglobal.net

Hadassah North Shore Chapter: Henrietta Szold Group meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16 at a home in Arlington Heights. Israeli buffet supplied by the members. Call (847) 433-6350 or e-mail: northshore@hadassah.org

Northwest Suburban Council of Genealogists: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16; Forest View Educational Center, Room 100, 2121 S. Goebbert Road, Arlington Heights. A member of the Wilmette Family History Center staff present a "Spotlight on Illinois Resources." Learn what materials are available at the History Center, what other items can be ordered for use on temporary loan and how the staff at the History Center can help you with research.

Wheeling/Prospect Heights Area Chamber: 8-9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16; 430 S. Wheeling Road, Wheeling. Continental breakfast. "Tour of Manufacturing Facility, Slide ProductsAlso meeting for brown bag lunch from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16 at National Louis University, 1000 Capitol Drive, Wheeling. "Five keys to E-mail Marketing." Wednesday, Sept. 17, 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m.; Pinstripes, 1150 Willow Road, Northbrook. "Putting Disabilities to Work." Speaker is Mark Schiller, president of Quaker Foods and Snacks. Cost: $25 in advance, $30 at the door. (847) 541-0170.

National Society Daughters of the American Revolution: Signal Hill Chapter of NSDAR will meet at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, at the Barrington Area Library, Room "A", 505 N. Northwest Hwy., Barrington. Shirley Beene, a former U.S. Marine, will present the program "Marines­ -In the Era When Women Were in Favor." Call (847) 587-5301.

National Society Daughters of the American Revolution: The Twenty-first Star Chapter will meet at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17 at the Park Ridge Country Club, 636 N. Prospect Ave., Park Ridge. Katherine Reuter will present the preservation program "Who Gets Grandma's Yellow Pie Plate?" Call (847) 818-9001 for details. The NSDAR announces the national celebration of Constitution Week which begins Sept. 17.

Schaumburg Motorola Retirement Club: Meets 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, in the auditorium of the Innovation Center at the Schaumburg campus. For information, call (847) 669-1020 or (847) 253-4696.

Arlington Camera Club: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17; Arlington Historical Society, 110 W. Fremont, Arlington Heights. Program is "Nature Photographer's Quest for Impact," and will be presented by award-winning photographer Pat Wadecki. The club meets on the first and third Wednesday of the month September through June. Guests are welcome. Call (847) 253-1471.

Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Judea: 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 17, Studio J, 390 Half Day Road in Buffalo Grove's Woodland Commons Shopping Center next to the Duman JCC. Cost is $20 per person. Membership in Beth Judea is not necessary in order to join the Sisterhood. Call the synagogue office at (847) 634-0777.

Golden Corridor Chapter IAAP: 5:45 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, ZurichNA, 1400 American Lane, Schaumburg. Speaker, Emily Prochnoe, executive recruiter for Kelly Services, update the club on interviewing techniques and how to avoid interview blunders. $20 for members; $22 for nonmembers. www.goldencorridor.org.

Wheeling/Prospect Heights Area Chamber: Noon-1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18; Soul2Sole Dance Inc., 1350 Abbott court, Buffalo Grove. "Zumba Fitness (Cardio Workout with Latin Rhythms." Brown bag lunch or purchase the $10 box lunch, but payment is due by Sept. 16. (847) 541-0170.