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VFW Post to host spaghetti dinnerThe Ladies Auxiliary to Watch City Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1307 will hold its all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 24. Cost is $6 for adults, $5 for children ages 7 and younger. The dinner will consist of salad, spaghetti and meatballs, garlic bread and dessert. The dinner is open to the public. Tickets can be purchased at the door, 1601 Weld Road, Elgin. For details, call (847) 888-9809. All proceeds will go to veterans programs.Hockey club to hold benefit nightThe Enforcers Hockey Club will hold a benefit night from 4 to 10 p.m. Thursday, April 8, at Colonial Cafe, 2555 Bunker Hill Dive, Algonquin. Colonial Cafe will donate a percentage of the sales to the Enforcers fundraiser for the Alexander Leigh Center for Autism. Visit eteamz.com/enforcerscharityhockeyclub.St. John PTL hosts family bowing nightSt. John's Lutheran School Parent Teacher League is sponsoring a Family Bowl and Silent Auction on Sunday, April 18, at the Brunswick Zone, 2075 E. Algonquin Road on Algonquin's east side. The community is invited to attend from 1 to 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 per person which covers the cost of shoes and bowling for the full two hours. Snacks and soda will also be available for purchase. A silent auction will be held throughout the afternoon. All proceeds will be used to enhance the Algonquin school's computer lab and technology program. All tickets must be purchased in advance; no tickets will be sold at the door. Call Char at (847) 854-2304 or the school office at (847) 658-9311.Sign up now for World of Faeries festThe sixth annual World of Faeries Festival on Aug. 7-8 is looking for vendors and sponsors. The festival features a weekend of music, entertainment, family activities and shopping. It's a themed event and dressing up in fairy, fantasy costumes are encouraged. There is entertainment by Patchouli, Gypsy Nomads, Mystic Harp with Megan Upchurch, native flute and hang drum musician Randy Granger and more. The vendor village showcases the finest fairy and fantasy handicrafts and artist from Illinois and surrounding states. The 10- by 10-foot spaces cost $150; after March 31, it will be $210. Volunteers are welcome. Both corporate as well as advertising sponsorships are available. For details, visit theworldoffaeries.com.