Tri-Cities briefs
Bingo in Elburn:The Elburn Lions Club hosts bingo every Friday night. Doors open at 5 p.m., early-bird bingo starts at 6:30 p.m. and regular games begin at 7 p.m. Twelve regular games are offered as well as three progressive and one split the pot raffles. Food and drink are available for purchase. Proceeds benefit Campaign SightFirst II, a worldwide Lions fundraising campaign to fight preventable and reversible blindness. Call (630) 365-6315 for more information. The club is located at 500 Filmore St.Lifeguard training:Delnor Health and Wellness Center on Randall Road in Geneva offers American Red Cross Lifeguard Training to everyone. The course is on Saturdays and Wednesdays, April 10 to May 1. Registration is under way and the cost is $230. Contact Ginny Schwartz at (630) 262-6057 or gschwartz@powerwellness.com.Support Batavia Bulldogs:The Batavia Bulldog Boosters club is having a dinner, dance and auction to benefit Batavia High School and Rotolo Middle School athletes at 6 p.m. April 16 at Gaslite Manor in Aurora. For tickets, go to bataviabulldogboosters.org/DinnerDance.htm.Children's art sought:Water Street Studios invites children in first through fifth grade to enter its Fox Valley Young Artists' exhibition. The show is April 23 to May 30 at the studios, 160 S. Water St., Batavia. Work does not need to be framed, but should be display-ready. Drop off artwork from noon to 4 p.m. April 10 and 11. One entry per student is allowed. Visit bataviaartistsassociation.org, call (630) 761-9977 or e-mail Rita Grendze at grendze@hotmail.com.DaVinci Academy benefit:DaVinci Academy in Elgin will host its annual benefit auction May 1 at St. Charles Country Club, 1250 Country Club Road. The auction has a theme of "Night of Knights" and celebrates the gifted preschool and grade school's 10th anniversary. Local businesses are invited to donate items, sponsor the event and advertise in the auction catalog. Contributors also will be recognized on the auction blog. The event features raffles and both live and silent auctions. For details, visit dvacademy.org/auction or email auction@dvacademy.org.