DuPage hobby calendar

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

Today

• Free introductory yoga classes are offered at 1 p.m. the second Sunday of each month at The Anahata Center, 929 S. Main St., Lombard. For details, call Pamela Myers at (630) 495-8988 or visit www.chicagohealers.com.

Monday

• Villa Park Recreation's Readers' Theatre Group meets from 3 to 4 p.m. Mondays at the 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.

• Mothers can play golf and get free babysitting from 8 to 9 a.m. Monday and May 19 at the Lombard Park District's Western Acres Golf Course, 2400 W. Butterfield Road. Participants can play nine holes for the regular greens fee or play fewer for a prorated fee. Children should be dropped off at Sunset Knolls Recreation Center, 820 S. Finley Road before tee time and picked up by noon. Registration is required. For details, call (630) 620-7322 or visit www.westernacres.com.

• 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 "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly." Admission costs $5 for members and $9 for others. For details, call (630) 534-4528 or visit www.afterhoursfilmsociety.com.

• Beth Corrigan, a University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener, will present a program about shade gardening at 7 p.m. Monday at the Roselle Public Library, 40 S. Park. Registration is required. For details, call (630) 529-1641 or visit www.roselle.lib.il.us.

• The Choral-Aires, an award-winning Sweet Adelines Chorus, rehearses at 7 p.m. Mondays at Elmhurst Presbyterian Church, 367 Spring Road. For details, call Mary Brzezinski at (630) 964-0792 or visit www.choral-aires.org.

Tuesday

• The Oakbrook Terrace Park District will offer Rise and Shimmy, a basic belly-dance class, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, May 13-June 17, at the park district's Fitness Center, 1 Parkview Plaza. The cost is $54 for residents and $60 for others. For details or to register, call (630) 574-0420 or visit www.obtpd.org.

• The Illinois Prairie Weavers will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Downers Grove Public Library, 1050 Curtiss St. Author and dye master Dagmar Klos will discuss warp painting and lead a hands-on workshop. For information, call Karen at (773) 847-3271 or visit www.illinoisprairieweavers.org.

• The Glen Ellyn Woman's Club will meet at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Cantigny Golf Course, 27W270 Mack Road, Wheaton. Carol Miller will present "Who Would Have Thought…" Tickets cost $25. For details, call (630) 469-3942.

• 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. Women ages 18 to 55 may join. For details, call Ms. Michael Bogert at (708) 275-8329 or visit www.villagevocalchords.com.

Wednesday

• The Lombard Area AAUW will meet Wednesday at First Church of Lombard, 220 S. Maple St. The event begins with a potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m. Those who attend may bring a casserole, entrée or salad to share. Drinks, dessert, bread and table service will be provided. A business meeting follows at 7:30 p.m. and will include the installation of newly elected officers, scholarship awards and the launch of the club's annual book sale season. For details, call (630) 627-5180 or visit www.aauw-il.org/lombard.

• The Glen Ellyn Historical Society will hold auditions for the 1890s melodrama "Oh Goodness" or "A Villian's Work in Vain" at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Glen Ellyn History Center, 800 N. Main St. A variety of roles are available for both actors and musicians. Appointments are required. Performances will be at 1:30 and 3 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Tavern Days Celebration. For details, call (630) 858-8696 or e-mail jeanmjeske@att.net.

• The Fox Valley Bicycle and Ski Club will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Ave. Club members Tom and Julie Szafraniec will discuss how to plan and lead a successful ride. For details, visit www.fvbsc.org.

Thursday

• The DuPage Symphony Orchestra will hold auditions by appointment only Thursday through May 30. The 85-member orchestra rehearses weekly. There are openings in all string sections, as well as selected brass, woodwind and percussion sections. For details or an appointment, call music director/conductor Barbara Schubert at (773) 702-7628 or e-mail b-schubert@uchicago.edu.

Friday

• North Central College's Summer Music Theatre will hold auditions for "Oliver!" and "My Favorite Year" from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday in Heininger Auditorium at Larrance Academic Center, 309 E. School St., Naperville. Those who audition should prepare 16 bars of one song and have a second song ready. An accompanist will be provided. For details, call (630) 637-5560 or visit www.northcentralcollege.edu.

Saturday

• The Elmhurst Running Club's annual Newcomers' Run will be at 7 a.m. Saturday at the Gazebo on the Illinois Prairie Path east of Spring Road. The event will include a casual four-mile run for all ages and ability levels. The club holds a variety of activities throughout the year, including marathon training programs and the Community Bank of Elmhurst 4 on the 4th four-mile run. For details, call (630) 225-5233, e-mail info@elmhurst-runners.com or visit www.elmhurst-runners.com.

• The Cook-DuPage Beekeepers' Association will meet at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Oak Brook Park District Shelter, Jorie Boulevard and 31st Street. Club member John Wallanches, known for sporting a bee beard on "Wild Chicago," will discuss "65 Years in Beekeeping." Those who attend may bring a dish to pass. For details, call (630) 858-6308.

• A free demonstration of children's music lessons will be offered at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Elmhurst College in Irion Hall, Room 103, 190 Prospect Ave. The college will offer Musicianship for Children, a six-week term of lessons for ages 3 ½ to 8, on Wednesdays, Thursdays or Saturdays starting June 11. Registration is required. For details, call (630) 617-3330.

• Christ United Methodist Church will hold a craft fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the church, 920 Swain Ave., Elmhurst. The event also will feature pillows and African food made by Somali and Bantu women who are part of Love Christian Clearinghouse's Helping Hands Refugee program. For details, call the church at (630) 833-7723.

• The Promenade Bolingbrook's first Spring Arts and Crafts show will be from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at the shopping center, Boughton Road and Feather Sound Drive. The event will include jewelry, decorated clothing, ceramics, floral designs, paintings, photography and more. For details, call Midwest Art and Craft Fairs at (630) 739-1071.

• The Wheaton Municipal Band will hold auditions for the summer season Saturday and May 25 at Wheaton City Hall, 303 W. Wesley St. Auditions for percussion will be from 9 a.m. to noon and auditions for winds and string bass will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Appointments are required. For details, visit the www.wheatonmunicipalband.org.

• The Czech-Slovak American Genealogy Society Illinois will meet at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church of LaGrange, 150 S. Ashland Ave., LaGrange. Guests are welcome. For details and meeting topic, call Marge Sladek-Stueckemann at (847) 392-9036, e-mail mdstueck@aol.com or visit www.csagsi.org.