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

• 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.

• The Naperville Community Gardeners Club will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at John Greene Realtor, lower level, 1311 S. Route 59, Naperville. Kristen Ludwig of Ball Seed will discuss and display new plants introduced this year. For details, visit www.napervillecommunitygardeners.org.

• A mother-daughter scrapbooking program will be offered from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Roselle Public Library, 40 S. Park Ave. Girls in grades two through six and their moms will learn new techniques to make family-themed scrapbook pages. Registration is required. For details, call (630) 529-1641, ext. 351 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.

• The Wheaton Woman's Department Club's spring luncheon will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Arrowhead Golf Club, 26W151 Butterfield Road, Wheaton. Violinist Jennifer Silk will provide entertainment. For details or reservations, call (630) 653-2229.

Tuesday

• Reserve your spot by Tuesday for the York Center Park District's Cruisin' Connoisseurs trip to Cooper's Hawk Winery and Restaurant in Orland Park May 13. The trip will leave at 11:15 a.m. from the park district, 1609 S. Luther Ave., Lombard, and will return about 2:30 p.m. The cost is $8 for residents and $10 for others, which includes transportation only. For details, call (630) 629-0886 or visit www.yorkcenterparks.org.

• Work by senior art majors at Wheaton College will be on display from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday in the college's Adams Hall Gallery, north of Blanchard Hall, 500 College Ave. Admission is free. For details, call (630) 752-5050.

• College of DuPage fashion design students will present "Fierce," their annual fashion show, at 11:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday in the college's McAninch Arts Center, Theater 2, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. Tickets cost $10. For details, call (630) 942-2619 or visit www.cod.edu/fashion/.

• The Winfield Area Gardeners will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Winfield Fire Department, 27W530 High Lake Road. University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener Sandy Lentz will present a program about planting annuals. Visitors are welcome. For details, call Donna at (630) 244-9432.

• DuPage Against War Now will present "Free Speech on Trial" 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Glen Ellyn Public Library, 400 Duane St. War protester Jeff Zurawski and his attorney, Shawn Collins, will give an update on the trial of Zurawski and Sarah Hartfield, who were arrested for disorderly conduct in May 2007. The event is free. For details, visit www.d-a-w-n.org.

Wednesday

• Spring Brook Nature Center's 2008 Ask the Expert series opens with a program titled "Gardening with Native Plants" at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Itasca Community Library, 500 W. Irving Park Road. Nature Center staff member Bill Wickers will give a PowerPoint presentation and answer audience questions. The cost is $3. Registration is requested. Ask the Expert programs will be offered the first Wednesday of each month through July and again in September. For details, call Spring Brook Nature Center at (630) 773-5572 or visit www.itascanaturecenter.com.

• Villa Park Recreation offers a Scrabble group at 10 a.m. the first and third Wednesday of each month at the Community Recreation Building, 320 E. Wildwood. Boards will be supplied. Participants may bring lunch and a drink. The group is free and registration is not required. For details, call (630) 834-8970, e-mail jenny@vprd.org or visit www.vprd.org.

Thursday

• The Lombard Service League's installation dinner for new officers will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Casey's Restaurant, 415 E. North Ave., Lombard. The guest will be the league's Lombard Woman of the year, Pat Poskocil. The event also will include a year-in-review program. For details or reservations, call (630) 629-3514.

• Seniors 55 and older may attend the Villa Park Recreation Birthday Bingo program 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 the second Thursday of each month, September through May, at Addison Village Hall, 1 Friendship Plaza. This month's meeting will include a Prismacolor and Grumbacher product demonstration by Diana Garrett. For more information, call (630) 543-4100, ext. 7416.

• Advertising, Design and Illustration Portfolio Night will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at College of DuPage, SRC 2800, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. Students will present their work. Admission is free. For details, call (630) 942-3418.

• University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener Beth Corrigan will share gardening tips at 2 p.m. Thursday at Belmont Village, 545 Belmont Lane, Carol Stream. Reservations are requested. For details, call (630) 510-1515.

Friday

• Purchase tickets by Friday to attend the Garden Club of Bensenville's annual spring luncheon at 11:30 a.m. May 15 at Monty's Banquet Hall, 703 S. York Road, Bensenville. The program, "Fresh Ideas for Spring," will be presented by University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener Nancy Carroll. Tickets cost $16-$18, depending on choice of entree. For details, call Alice at (630) 766-8775.

• The Bloomingdale Historical Society's garage sale will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the corner of Third and Washington streets, Bloomingdale. For details, call (630) 529-3120, ext. 2801.

• The reception and awards ceremony for the Elmhurst Artists' Guild Spring Members' Show will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the guild's gallery at the Elmhurst Art Museum, 150 Cottage Hill Ave. Admission to the reception is free. The show runs through May 30. Regular museum admission costs $4, $3 for seniors, $2 for students, free for children 11 and younger. Everyone is admitted free on Tuesdays. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays and 1 to 4 p.m. Fridays and Sundays. For details, call Frank Tumino at (630) 279-1009.

• 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 Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois will meet at 8 p.m. Friday at College of DuPage, Building K, room 131, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. Dan Behnke will share favorites from his collection. Guests are welcome. For details, visit www.esconi.org.

Saturday

• The AAUW-Downers Grove Area Branch will collect used books from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Eagle Storage, 555 Rogers St., Downers Grove. All books collected will be sold at the club's annual book sale June 12-14 at Henry Puffer School, 2220 Haddow Ave., Downers Grove. Proceeds will benefit the AAUW scholarship fund. For details, call (630) 415-2531; e-mail dgaaususedbks@yahoo.com or visit www.aauw-il.org/downersgrove.

• The Chorus of DuPage will hold a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Grace United Methodist Church, 300 E. Gartner Road, Naperville. The event is part of the Barbershop Harmony's national effort, "Singing for Life." Chorus of DuPage, as well as other local quartets and choruses, will provide entertainment. Appointments are required. For details, call (630) 355-1748. The Chorus of DuPage is an all-male barbershop harmony chorus that rehearses on Tuesdays in Naperville. New members are welcome. For more information about the chorus, visit www.harmonize.com/dupage or call (630) 964-3139.

• Overshadowed Theatrical Productions will hold auditions for the musical "State Fair" from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Itasca Community Library, 500 W. Irving Park Road. Callbacks will be from 6 to 9 p.m. May 19. Those who audition should bring a recent headshot, any scheduling conflicts and be prepared to sing. Women may choose either "It Might As Well Be Spring" or "Our State Fair." Men can sing either "That's For Me" or "Our State Fair." Roles are available for 20 men, seven women and one 11-year-old girl. Performances will be July 18-19, 22, 24-26, 29, 31 and Aug. 1-2. For details, call (630) 250-7518 or visit www.overshadowedproductions.com.

• The Three Fires Council of Boy Scouts of America will host Scout-O-Rama from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Cantigny Park, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. The event will include a variety of activities, displays, booths, demonstrations and more. Tickets cost $4. For details, call Wade Elder or Nancy Loftus at (630) 584-9250. For more information and a schedule of events, visit www.threefirescouncil.org.

• Girls ages 4 to 11 and their mothers may attend the Glen Ellyn Park District's jewelry-making party at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Lake Ellyn Boathouse, 645 Lenox Road. The cost is $16 for residents, $24 for others. For details, call (630) 858-2462.