Clubs & hobbies

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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 Specialities 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.

St. Joseph's Club of Italian Americans: Meets at 7:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month; American Legion Hall, 121 N. Douglas, Arlington Heights. Men only. Visit www.stjosephsclub.com

Rolling Meadows Chamber of Commerce Meadows Success Union Networking: MSU 1 Group meets from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. the first and third Thursday at the Rolling Meadows Chamber of Commerce, 2775 Algonquin Road, Rolling Meadows; MSU 2 Group meeting is 7:30-9 a.m. the first and third Tuesday; Transnational, 3701 Algonquin Road, Suite 800, Rolling Meadows. To join the MSU, membership in the chamber is required. To join the chamber, call (847) 398-3730 or for details, call (847) 398-1963.

Arlington Heights Book Club: Meets at 11:30 a.m. the fourth Tuesday October through May at various banquet halls in the area. Lunch at noon, reviewer presentation at 1:15 p.m. Cost for six gatherings is $125. Call (847) 255-5084 or (847) 392-2804.

Glenview Square Dance Club: 7:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 19; Glen Grove School, 3900 Glenview Road, Glenview. Randy Dougherty will call squares. Round dancing cued by Howard and Anna Hoffman, starts at 7:30 p.m. Square dancing starts at 8 p.m. All experienced square and round dancers are welcome. Admission is $6 per person. On Friday, Oct. 3, Herb Edwards will be the caller for Glenview Squares. The above information for dance times, etc. is the same. Call (847) 945-0370 or visit www.glenviewsquares.com.

"Les Bavards du Nord": 1 p.m. Sept. 20; Buffalo Grove-area restaurant. Monthly francophone lunch-group, meets for lunch and conversation in French. Participants, including a few native speakers, have various levels of proficiency in speaking French. Participants must have the ability to carry on general conversations in the language. No membership required, merely listening in French. For full details, R.S.V.P. by e-mail to LesBavardsduNord@yahoo.com or call (847) 921-7864 by the preceding Thursday evening. Visit lesbavardsfrancophones.blogspot.com.

Palatine Township GOP/Topper: 8:15 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, Vittorio de Roma, Smith Street and Northwest Highway, Palatine. Guest speaker, Doug Whitley, president of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. $9; $13, nonmembers. (847) 359-5212.

Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois: Meets 2 p.m. Sept. 21, Temple Beth Israel, 3601 W. Dempster St., Skokie. Topic: "Hidden Treasures." (312) 666-0100 or www.jewishgen.org/jgsi.

Wheeling Township Democrats: Annual picnic is from 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Twin Lakes Recreation Area, Palatine. This is a fundraiser and membership drive; food by Heybeck's, music by Daphne Willis and Company. Proceeds go to Palatine and Wheeling Township Democrats. R.S.V.P. to (847) 397-6181.

Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois: 1 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 21; Temple Beth Israel, 3601 W. Dempster Street, Skokie. Stephen Morse, Ph.D. will discuss how to use "One-Step Web pages: A Potpourri of Genealogical Search Tools" and "A Hodgepodge of Lesser Known Gems." Free to members of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois. There will be a $10 charge to nonmembers E-mail rsvp@jgsi.org.

Yahava Group of Hadassah North Shore Chapter: Tuesday, September 23 at a member's home. Games, pizza, a 50/50 raffle. Open to 20 and 30 year odds who are interested in meeting other young women. Call (847) 433-6350 or e-mail northshore@hadassah.org or yahavahadassah@yahoo.com

Artists Association of Elk Grove Village: 7:30 p.m., Sept. 24; Elk Grove Public Library, 1001 Wellington Ave., Elk Grove Village. Nationally recognized Artist, Tom Trausch will be doing a demonstration on oil painting. Members are free Nonmembers, $3. Visit artinelkgrove.org or call (847) 437-0252

Ostomy Association of Greater Chicago: 7 p.m., Wednesday Sept. 24; Advocate Lutheran General Hospital 1775 Dempster St., Park Ridge, in the 10th Floor West Special Function Dining Room. Guest speaker will be Madelene Grimm of Rush-North Shore Medical Center. Visit oachicago.org.

Mount Prospect Woman's Club membership tea: 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25. Club members are encouraged to sponsor women that they feel would participate in the club's activities. For details, call (847) 259-8881.

Punjabi Cultural Society of Chicago: Bhangra and Giddha competition and dinner banquet Nov. 8, Waterford Banquets, 933 S. Riverside Drive, Elmhurst. Professional Bhangra and Giddha teams from all over the world are invited to compete. Cash awards and trophies awarded. Interested teams must register before Sept. 26, visit info@PCSChicago.org for registration information.