Cook County club briefs
News about club meetings and events. Deadline is two weeks before event date.
July 31
Friends of WINGS Bingo Night: 7-10 p.m. Friday, July 31, Diemer Hall at St. Marcelline's Church, 822 S. Springingsguth Road, Schaumburg. The Schaumburg Friends of Women In Need Growing Stronger will hold their first Bingo Night. First game prize is $200 and the Big Game prize is $250. Registration includes 10 Bingo cards and one Big Game card for $10. Space is limited; participants must be 18. Register at wingsprogram.com/bingo.htm, or call (847) 519-7820.
Aug. 1
Sons of the American Legion Palatine: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, American Legion Hall on Palatine Road. Call (847) 359-1606 or e-mail sal690.commander@gmail.com. Visit amlegion-palatinepost690.org.
Aug. 2
Schaumburg Scrabble Club: 6-9 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, Dominicks Finer Food, Roselle and Schaumburg roads, Schaumburg. All welcome.
Hadassah North Shore Chapter dinner party: 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, at the home of a member. Big Gifts Dinner Party to honor five exceptional women. Guest speaker will be Bonnie Lipton, past national president of Hadassah. $1,800. For information or reservations, (847) 205-1900 or e-mail northshore@Hadassah.org.
Aug. 3
Mount Prospect/Prospect Heights Rotary Club: 12:15 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3, Bogie's, 303 E. Kensington, Mount Prospect. Public is welcome.
New Beginnings Women's Chorus: 9:30 a.m.-noon Monday, Aug. 3, 330 W. Golf Road, Arlington Heights. Call (847) 870-1567.
Les Bavards: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, Des Plaines area. Monthly francophone dinner group meets for dinner and conversation. Participants have various leels of proficiency. Reservations to lesbavards@yahoo.com or (847) 720-4502 before Monday, Aug. 3.
Aug. 4
Polish Roman Catholic Union of America: 10 a.m.-Noon Tuesday, July 7, 984 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. Socialize, light refreshments, Bingo. (773) 782-2601.
Aug. 5
Ladies of Victory Chapter Red Hat Society: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, Victory Center of Bartlett, 1101 W. Bartlett Road. Program features singer Heather Braoudakis of Hoffman Estates presenting, "The Best Of." For information, (630) 213-0100.
Aug. 6
Brotherhood of Harmony: 7:30-10:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, Friendship Village Assembly Hall, 350 W. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg. Male a-cappella singing group for ages 18 and older. New members welcome. For information, (847) 985-9127 or (888) 494-8704.
Aug. 7
Northwest Suburban Astronomers: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, Hoffman Estates Park District Community Center, 1685 W. Higgins Road, Hoffman Estates. Open to the public. Free. nsaclub.org.
Aug. 10
Square Spares and Pairs Square Dance Club: 7:30 p.m., Monday, Aug. 10; Park Ridge Senior Center, 100 S. Western Ave., Park Ridge. Theme is Country Deelights. (773) 775-9427.
Long Grove-Kildeer Garden Club meets: Monday, Aug. 10, Reed Turner Nature Center, 3851 Old McHenry Road, Long Grove. Club offers gardening programs, events, projects and filed trip to all levels of gardeners. For information, call Ivy, (847) 800-5000.
Schaumburg Jaycees: 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10, Fox and Hound, 1416 N. Roselle Road, Schaumburg. Young persons leadership training organization (847) 879-1193 or schaumburgjaycees.org.
Aug. 12
Elk Grove Jaycees: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, Elk Grove Village Bank and Trust, 75 Turner Ave., Elk Grove Village. Leadership organization for ages 21-41.
Elgin Area Women's Connection: Noon-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, Villa Olivia Country Club, Route 20 in Bartlett. Elizabeth Sincox, Remac of Barrington Realtor and guest on HGTV's "What's My House Worth?", talks about current trends in the housing market and how to establish the correct asking price for your home. $15 includes lunch and complimentary child care. Penni, (847) 524-5112.
Aug. 13
Les Bavards du Nord: 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, Buffalo Grove area. Monthly francophone lunch group meets for lunch and conversation in French. Participants have various leels of proficiency. Reservations to lesBavardsduNord@yahoo.com or call (847) 921-7864 before Thursday, Aug. 13.
Aug. 18
Palatine Jaycees: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, American Legion Hall on Palatine Road, in Palatine. For membership or events information, call (847) 604-0288 or palatinejaycees.org.
AAUW Daytime Bridge Group: Meets Thursday, Aug. 18, at a member's home. $2 donation to the AAUE Education Foundation. Call Bobbie (847) 381-335.
La Leche of Mount Prospect/Arlington Heights: 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, Community Presbyterian Church, 407 N. Main St., Mount Prospect. Mother-to-mother support for breast-feeding mothers. Babies welcome. Jennie (847) 830-0570.
St. Joseph's Club of Italian Americans: Meets at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 18, American Legion Hall, 121 N. Douglas, Arlington Heights. Men only. Visit stjosephsclub.com
Aug. 20
Palatine Jaycees: Meet 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, Palatine American Legion Hall, 122 W. Palatine Road. (847) 604-0288 or info@palatinejaycees.org. palatinejaycees.org.
Northwest Suburban Quilters Guild: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, Concorde Banquet Hall, 20922 N. Rand Road, Kildeer. Featured speaker quilt artist Bonnie McCaffrey presents "Inspiration in Development of a Quilt Artist." Guests, $7. Workshops on painted faces will be held Friday, Aug, 21 and Saturday, Aug. 22. For information visit nsqg.net.
Aug. 22
Nehara Hadassah Couples Bowling League: 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, Lakeside Lanes, 900 S. Lake, Mundelein. Couples are invited to bowl on the fourth Saturday of each month. $25 per month, per couple. (847) 205-1900 or northshore@hadassah.org.
Aug. 24
Square Spares and Pairs Square Dance Club: 7:30 p.m., Monday, June 22; Park Ridge Senior Center, 100 S. Western Ave., Park Ridge. Theme is So Long to Summer. (773) 775-9427.
Aug. 31
Buffalo Grove Afternoon Group Hadassah North Shore: Monday, Aug. 31, Congregation Beth Am, 225 N. McHenry Road, Buffalo Grove. Hot dog picnic lunch with a program by Jack Diamond on opera singer/cantor Richard Tucker. $10 benefits Hadassah Medical Organization. (847) 205-1900 or e-mail northshore@hadassah.org.
Sept. 4
Northwest Suburban Astronomers: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, Hoffman Estates Park District Community Center, 1685 W. Higgins Road, Hoffman Estates. Open to the public. Free. nsaclub.org.
Oct. 2
Northwest Suburban Astronomers: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, Hoffman Estates Park District Community Center, 1685 W. Higgins Road, Hoffman Estates. Open to the public. Free. nsaclub.org.
Nov. 6
Northwest Suburban Astronomers: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, Hoffman Estates Park District Community Center, 1685 W. Higgins Road, Hoffman Estates. Open to the public. Free. nsaclub.org.
Dec. 4
Northwest Suburban Astronomers: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, Hoffman Estates Park District Community Center, 1685 W. Higgins Road, Hoffman Estates. Open to the public. Free. nsaclub.org.
Ongoing
Department 56 Collectors: Windy City 56'ers meet at 7 p.m. the first Monday from September to June at European Imports in Niles. For details, e-mail Kitty G ksgus17@sbcglobal.net or Al K dadchgo@comcast.net.
Bottle Decanter Collectors: Chicago Jim Beam Specialties Club meets noon-3 p.m. every third Sunday from September to June at the Wood Dale Park District. Dues are $20. Call (847) 824-1097 or Al K dadchgo@comcast.net
Illinois Fencers Club: Meets at Lions Park Recreation Center, 411 South Maple St., Mount Prospect. Mondays, 5-10 p.m.; Tuesdays, 6-10 p.m.; Thursdays, 5-10 p.m., and Saturdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Visit illinoisfencersclub.org or call David St. George, (847) 356-5395.