DuPage Co. hobbies calendar

• Submit events at least two weeks in advance to Melynda Findlay via e-mail to mfindlay@dailyherald.com or by fax, (630) 955-0895.

Today

• Dr. Adriane Beck will deliver Elmhurst College's annual Goldsmith Lecture "Phases of Group Development: A Systems Perspective" at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Illinois Hall inside the Schaible Science Center, Prospect and Elm Park avenues. Beck's book "The Process of Group Psychotherapy: Systems for Analyzing Change" will be sold in the college's Book Cellar that evening and Beck will sign copies after her lecture. Beck's psychology-related research explores the developmental processes that take place in small groups of people. Admission is free. For details, call (630) 617-3587 or visit www.elmhurst.edu.

• The Lombard Women's Club will meet at 1 p.m. Monday in the DuPahze Room at Beacon Hill Retirement Community, 2400 S. Finley Road, Lombard. The meeting will include recognition of the club's past presidents and a demonstration of the Feldenkrais Method, which uses gentle movement to help improve well-being and function. Guests are welcome. For details, call (630) 268-8647.

• A teen gaming program will be offered from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Addison Public Library, 2 Friendship Plaza. Students in grades six through 12 will be able to play Guitar Hero, Dance Dance Revolution, board games and more. Admission is free. For details, call the Adult Services desk at (630) 458-3318.

• The After Hours Film Society meets at 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of each month, except December, at the Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave., Downers Grove. This week's film is "Diva." Upcoming films include "4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days" March 24. Admission costs $5 for members and $9 for others. For details, call (630) 534-4528 or visit www.afterhoursfilmsociety.com.

• Villa Park Recreation's Readers Theatre Group meets from 3 to 4 p.m. Mondays at Community Recreation Building, 320 E. Wildwood Ave. The program, led by local resident Joe Schrantz, offers an opportunity to perform without memorizing scripts. Participation is free. For details, call (630) 834-8970 or visit www.vprd.org.

• The West Towns Chorus, a men's a cappella singing group, rehearses at 7:30 p.m. Mondays at the Moose Lodge, 1030 Warren Ave., Downers Grove. New members are welcome. For details, visit www.westtowns.org.

• The Choral-Aires, an award-winning Sweet Adelines Chorus rehearses at 7:30 p.m. Mondays. For rehearsal location, call Mary Brzezinski at (630) 964-0792 or visit www.Choral-Aires.org.

• Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital will offer a Therapeutic Golf Clinic for adults of all skill levels from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday and April 14 at the White Pines Golf Dome, 500 W. Jefferson Ave., Bensenville. The cost is $25. details or to register, call (630) 909-6010.

Tuesday

• Oak Brook Public Library staff member Mary Duncan leads a group of fellow knitting enthusiasts at 7 p.m. Tuesdays in the library's lobby, 600 Oak Brook Road. For details, call (630) 368-7725.

• A series of programs about working with fabric will be offered from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through March 25 at the Sheldon Peck Homestead, 355 E. Parkside, Lombard. This week's topic will be quilting and embroidery. Upcoming programs include quilting and spinning wool March 18 and weaving and knitting March 25. Each program includes a demonstration of techniques and instruction. Guests may buy supplies at the program or bring their own. Admission is free. For details, call (630) 629-1885 or visit www.lombardhistory.org.

• The Illinois Prairie Weavers will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Downers Grove Public Library, 1050 Curtiss St. Guild member Nancy Weill will present a hands-on program about how to finish edges on woven items. Guests are welcome. For details, call Karen at (773) 847-3271 or visit www.illinoisprairieweavers.org.

• The Village Vocal Chords, an award-winning a cappella chorus, rehearses at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at St. John Lutheran Church, 47th Street and Brainard Avenue, LaGrange. Any woman ages 18 to 55 may join. For details, call Ms. Michael Bogert at (708) 275-8329 or visit www.villagevocalchords.com.

Wednesday

• The Fox Valley Bicycle and Ski Club will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Ave. Three local brothers will discuss their bicycle journey from their parent's home in Aurora to Kitty Hawk, N.C. on a quest to spend quality time together. Guests are welcome. The club meets the second Wednesday of each month. For details, visit www.fvbsc.org.

• The Valley Human Resources Association will meet Wednesday at the Fox Valley Country Club, 2500 N. Route 25, North Aurora. Registration and networking start at 7 a.m., followed breakfast at 7:30 a.m. and a program from 8 to 9 a.m. by Vince Pellettiere, an assistant professor of business at Aurora University, who will discuss career trends and opportunities in human resources. Reservations are required. The cost is $25 for guests. For details, call (630) 892-4228 or e-mail events@viaassn.org. For more information, visit www.valleyhrassociation.com

• The Lombard Area American Association of University Women will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at First Church of Lombard, 220 S. Main St. In honor of Women's History Month in March, the meeting will include a program titled "Celebrate Women with Careers in the Arts." Actress Kristin Collins, managing director of Alchemy Theatre Company, will perform several monologues and opera singer Barbara Staley, a faculty member at DePaul University, will perform works by composers Richard Strauss, Hector Berlioz, Giuseppe Verdi and Pietro Mascagni. Lombard Area AAUW membership is open to women who hold at least an associate's degree and live or work in Lombard, Villa Park, Addison, Glendale Heights and surrounding towns. For details, call (630) 627-5180 or visit www.aauw-il.org/lombard.

• Crafters are needed for the 2008 Lilac Time Art and Craft Fair from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. May 4 on St. Charles Road in downtown Lombard. Booths are 12 feet by 12 feet. The cost is $75 for new exhibitors and $65 for returning vendors until Wednesday; $100 for new vendors and $90 for returning vendors after. Double spaces are available. This is a juried show. All merchandise must be handmade, displayed and sold by the registered artist. For details, call the Lombard Chamber of Commerce and Industry at (630) 627-5040 or e-mail info@lombardchamber.com.

Thursday

• Cheese-makers Larry and Linda Faillace will discuss how artisan cheeses are created at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Whole Foods Market, 201 63rd St., Willowbrook. A wine and cheese reception and book signing follow the program. The cost is $20 and reservations are required. For information, call (630) 655-5000.

• Seniors 55 and older may attend the Villa Park Recreation Birthday Bingo program, held from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the Community Recreation Center, 320 E. Wildwood Ave., Villa Park. The cost is $5 for both residents and others, which includes lunch, bingo, prizes and birthday cake. Admission is free the month of your birthday. Registration is required. For details, call (630) 834-8970 or visit www.vprd.org.

• The Addison Art Guild meets at 7:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month, September through May, at Addison Village Hall, 1 Friendship Plaza. This month's meeting will include a demonstration about pastel pet portraits by Ann Gilma. Upcoming topics include: Connie Glowacki, watercolor demonstration, on April 10, and Diana Garrett, Prismacolor and Grumbacher product demo, on May 8,. For more information, call (630) 543-4100, ext. 7416.

• Eastland historian David Nelson will discuss the 1915 boat disaster at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Center for History, 315 W. Front St., second floor, Wheaton. Museum admission and tours of the Eastland exhibit cost $7.50, free for members and children 8 and younger. Reservations are required. For details, call (630) 871-6601.

• The AT&T Telecom Pioneers Forest Life Member Club will meet at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Monti's Banquets, 703 S. York, Bensenville. Tickets cost $18. For reservations, call Mary Amato at (708) 383-4273 or Lori Kallas at (630) 629-1633.

Friday

• The DuPage Rivers Fly Tyers' 15th annual auction will be at 6:30 p.m. Friday at VFW Post 2801, 39 E. St. Charles Road, Villa Park. Participants will be able to bid on fishing items such as rods, reels, boats, guided trips, fly-tying supplies and more. The event also will include a raffle of a hand-crafted bamboo fly rod. Proceeds from the auction will be used for conservation and education programs. For details, call Steve Culen at (312) 502-0842.

• Villa Park Recreation offers country line-dancing classes the second and fourth Fridays of every month at the Community Recreation Building, 320 E. Wildwood Ave., Villa Park. Beginning class starts at 6 p.m. and class for more experienced dancers will be from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Singles, couples and groups all are welcome. Partners are not necessary. The weekly fee is $5 per for residents and $6 for others, payable at the door. For details, call (630) 834-8970, e-mail jenny@vprd.org or visit www.vprd.org.

• The West Chicago Sister Cities Organization will show the film "The Lives of Others" at 7 p.m. Friday at Wheaton Academy, 900 Prince Crossing Road, West Chicago. The German movie includes English subtitles. West Chicago's Sister City is Taufkirchen, Germany. Admission is free. For details, visit www.westchicagosistercities.com or call (630) 621-0128.

Saturday

• Villa Park Recreation's third annual Wellness Fair will be from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Iowa Community Center, 338 N. Iowa Ave. The event will include health screenings, samples of fitness classes, five-minute massages, vendor exhibits and more. Admission is free. For details and a schedule of events, visit www.vprd.org or call (630) 834-8970.

• Register by Saturday for the Czech and Slovak American Genealogy Society mini-conference "Immigration of the Czechs and Slovaks Into Illinois" from 8:30 to 2:30 p.m. March 29 at First Presbyterian Church of LaGrange, 150 S. Ashland Ave. Keynote speakers include immigration expert William Galush, professor emeritus at Loyola University Chicago and Malynne Sterstein, assistant professor at University of Chicago's department of Slavic Languages and Literatures. The topic will be Eastern European immigrants from 1840 to 1920. The cost is $35 for members and $40 for others, which includes lunch. Make checks payable to CSAGSI and mail to: CSAGSI, PO Box 313, Sugar Grove, IL, 60554-0313. For details, call Dolores Duy at (630) 906-8175 or e-mail dolly1939@aol.com or czechekf@aol.com.

• The workshop "Teaching Military History" will be offered from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Cantigny Park's First Division Museum, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. Reservations are required. For details, call (630) 668-5161 or visit www.cantignypark.com.

• The YWCA Child Care Resource and Referral will offer a workshop titled "How to Start a Family Child Care Home" from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at 739 Roosevelt Road, building 8, Suite 200, Glen Ellyn. Registration is required. The fee is $10. For details, call (630) 790-3030, ext. 474.