Lake County club notes

To submit a listing, send e-mail to clubs@dailyherald.com, or fax to Club News at (847) 427-1301. Listings must be received no later than two weeks prior to the event.

April

Shoreline Dance Club dance: 7:30 p.m. Saturday; Gorton Community Center, 400 W. Illinois Road, Lake Forest. $20 per member couple; $25 for guests. (847) 816-7602 or (847) 295-1417.

Zion Genealogical Society meets: 7 p.m. Monday; Beach Park Village Hall, 11270 W. Wadsworth Road, Beach Park. Sarah Kirby will present, "Beyond the Begats-Adding Biographical Information to Your Genealogy." All welcome, no charge. Joanne, (847) 360-0360.

Green Thumbs of Barrington Garden Club meets: 12:30 p.m. Monday; Barrington Area Library. Bob and Kathy Andrini will present, "Those Amazing Birds." Refreshments served. Vicki, (847) 526-5998.

Aviva/Lilah Group Hadassah North Shore meets: 12:30 p.m. April 21 in a Northbrook home. Meditation experts Zoe Kaufman and Carol Jerome will be the guests. Reservations required. (847) 433-6350.

Speechmakers Toastmasters meets: 1 p.m. Tuesday; in the Siemens building, 1000 Deerfield Parkway, Buffalo Grove. Guests welcome. Tmspeech4704@gmail.com.

Travelogue Group of Waukegan Area Branch AAUW meets: 7 p.m. Tuesday. Ken and Anne Miller will present, "Around the World in One Hour." For details, call (847) 244-1844.

Millburn Masonic Lodge 127 annual dinner dance: 6 p.m.-midnight April 26; Midlane Country Club, 4555 W. Yorkhouse Road, Wadsworth. $45, over 21 only. For tickets, call Louie at (847) 219-7600 or Joe at (847) 372-6679.

Exchangettes of Grayslake anniversary dinner: April 26; Spring Valley Country Club, Salem, Wis. Diane, (847) 546-0340 or Pat, (847) 223-5994.

Walleyes Unlimited meets: 7 p.m. April 30; Gurnee American Legion Hall Post 771, 749 Milwaukee Ave., Gurnee. www.walleyesunlimitedusa.org.

Woods and Wetlands Group of the Sierra Club meets: 6:45 p.m. April 30; Vernon Area Library, Lincolnshire. David Meyer, president of the Rainforest Conservation Fund, will speak on "Protecting the Peruvian Rainforests." Open to the public, free of charge.

May

Reflections on Reading Group of Waukegan AAUW meets: May 1 for a discussion of "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen. For details, call (847) 395-8171.

Garden Club of Lake Zurich meets: 7 p.m. May 6; St. Mathews Lutheran Church, on Old McHenry Road, just west of Quentin Road. Master Gardener Adele Kleine presents "What's New." Visitors welcome. (847) 438-2989 or (815) 444-6289.

Northern Lake County Quilters' Guild meets: 6:30 p.m. May 7; Lake Villa/Antioch Township Center, on Deep Lake Road, Lake Villa. Guest fee $3. Carol, (847) 395-3555 or www.nlcqg.org.

Inverness Women's Club meets: 9 a.m. May 8; Inverness Golf Club. Dr. Amy Derick, presents "Ageless Faces." Also includes a business meeting and luncheon. Lenore, (847) 381-2883 or e-mail hg139@aol.com.

Garden Club of Lake Zurich plant sale: 8:30 a.m.-noon May 10; Ela Library, 275 Mohawk Trail, Lake Zurich. Home grown, locally adapted plants at great prices.

Four Seasons Garden Club plant sale: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. May 10; 25849 Crest Hill Drive, Barrington. Plants, containers, garden magazines and other garden related items.

Gardeners of Central Lake County plant sale: 8:30-11 a.m. May 10; Libertyville Civic Center loading dock, 135 W. Church St., Libertyville. Mature perennials, herbs and ground covers dug from local gardens. Tony, (847) 816-7602.

Lake County Astronomical Society "Astronomy Under the City Lights": 7:30 p.m. May 12, Lake Villa District Library, Lake Villa. Free public viewing of Saturn and the moon. Event depends on weather and acceptable sky conditions. www.lcas-astronomy.org.

Coterie of Barrington game day: 10 a.m. May 13; Inverness Golf Club. Bridge, Mah Jongg, dominos and other table games, lunch. $40. Send checks to: Patricia Toole, 1055 White Pine Drive, Cary, IL 60013 before May 9. Guests welcome.

Czech Slovak American Genealogy Society meets: 1:30 p.m. May 17; First Presbyterian Church of LaGrange, 150 S. Ashland Ave., LaGrange. Craig L. Pfannkuche will present "Analyzing 19th Century Photographs for Family History Data." Additional 2008 meetings will be held Aug. 16 and Oct. 18. Marge: (847) 392-9036 or mdstueck@aol.com.

Go Veggie Northwest Vegan potluck lunch: 1-4 p.m. May 18; Barrington Library, 505 N. Northwest Highway, Barrington. Bring your own table service, serving utensil and beverage with shared dish and ingredient list. Future meetings will be held July 20; Sept 21 and Nov. 16. For reservations or information, call Mary at (847) 381-5564.

June

Garden Club of Lake Zurich meets: 7 p.m. June 3; St. Mathews Lutheran Church, Old McHenry Road, Lake Zurich. Actress, humorist and 36-year gardener Abby Adams presents "The Gardener's Gripe Book."

Miscellaneous

Knit or crochet for babies: The Waukegan Area Branch of American Association of University Women is looking for people to knit or crochet baby hats for babies born at Vista Medical Center East. Call (847) 244-7926.

Inverness Women's Club scholarships: The Women's Club of Inverness, as part of its annual charitable giving, sponsors several $1,000 scholarships that will be awarded to graduating seniors, college students and returning students residing in District 211 and 221. Scholarship grants are based on financial need and strong academic achievement. Applications are available in the guidance offices of local high schools. Deadline for submission is today. For more information, call (847) 358-8438.