Club calendar

Pottawatomie Garden Club of St. Charles meets at noon today in the Community Room, Mid-America Bank, 2600 E. Main St., St. Charles. After light refreshments and a short business meeting, guest speaker Jack Shouba will cover the wonders and history of the Illinois prairie. The group meets monthly at various locations February through October. Guests and prospective members are welcome. For information, call (630) 584-3956 or visit www.pottagardenclub.org.

Cosmetologist Illinois: Fox Valley Chapter 19 meets from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Batavia Moose Lodge, 1535 S. Batavia Ave. (Route 31) in Batavia.

A design team will present two cuts from the spring and summer collection. There are two hours of continuing education hours. Cost is $25 for nonmembers, $12.50 for students and free for members. For information, call (630) 879-8983.

The Batavia League of Women Voters will open its new season with a meeting at 7 p.m. today at the Batavia Public Library. The public is invited. Focus of the meeting will be on the question "Does your vote really make a difference?" The League believes that in a democracy all voters should have the opportunity to see every bill before the state Legislature in its final form at least 21 days before it is passed so voters will have time to discuss and react to the bill. The current practice of changing bills at the last minute and then rushing to pass them does not give the public a fair chance to make their wishes known. Speakers will explain why this change in policy will take an amendment to the Illinois Constitution and how that can be accomplished.

The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan organization that encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government and works to increase understanding of major public policy issues and to influence public policy through education and advocacy. The League welcomes men and women members. Visit the Web site at www.1wvbatavia.org or call (630) 879-1539 for information.

The Kane County Genealogical Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the first-floor meeting room of the Geneva History Center, 113 S. Third St., Geneva.

The presentation for the evening will be "Storing and Protecting Your Family Photographs" presented by Larry Pepper, owner of Pepper Photography.

Pepper has 25 years of photography experience in a variety of areas including casual portraits, landscapes, collectibles, and special events. Three years ago, Pepper Photography began as a home-based photography business specializing in digital restoration of photographs, especially for images that are faded, cracked, and heavily damaged, and then creates new photographs resembling the like-new condition of the old originals.

All are welcome to attend this interesting and unique presentation. For information, call (847) 697-1029 or visit the society's Web site at www.rootsweb.com/~ilkcgs.

The Kane County Audubon Society invites the public for a field trip to Big Rock Forest Preserve, at 8 a.m. Saturday. Meet at Peck Farm's parking lot and car pool to Big Rock Forest Preserve. For more information on the event call Paul Mayer at (630) 377-3438. For more information on Kane County Audubon and for maps to activities visit kanecountyaudubon.org or call Bob Andrini at (630) 584-8386 or Jerry Hope at (630)-377-1444.

The Allied Illinois Markswomen will have the Fun Duck Shoot at St. Charles Sportsmen's Club in Elburn, at 9 a.m. Sunday All experience levels are welcome to this shooting event. This 75-round sport clays event mimics duck/goose hunting, complete with the appropriate props and decoys. Bring your auto-loader or pump shotgun. Registration begins a 9 a.m. and shooting will begin at 9:30 a.m.

There is a $30 registration fee for shooters; non-shooters are welcome to join us for lunch for $5. They will serve pulled pork, side dishes and beverages. There will be a raffle complete with a variety of raffle items.

For information, visit www.girlswithguns.net, or all call (847) 309-7298. The St. Charles Sportsmen's Club is on Keslinger Road, just west of Route 47 in Elburn.

The Elburn Seniors meet for a potluck lunch at noon Oct. 4 at the pavilion at Lions Park, 500 Filmore St. Bring a dish to share. For information, call (630) 466-4495.

Fermilab International Folk Dancing and Silk and Thistle Scottish country dancing has returned to the fall-through-spring location of Fermilab's spacious Kuhn Barn.

International folk dancing meets every Thursday, beginning at 7:30 p.m. with teaching and dances for children, and continuing with more advanced teaching and requests. Newcomers are always welcome and no partners are needed.

Scottish country dancing meets every Tuesday from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Newcomers are welcome and all dances are taught or walked through. One need not come with a partner.

English country dancing at Fermilab will continue to meet one Sunday afternoon, from 2 to 5 p.m., each month; the first Sunday of the month through the fall and winter. Upcoming dates are Oct. 7, Nov. 11, and Dec. 2. The group also welcomes newcomers and often holds a potluck supper following dancing.

Kuhn Barn is on Sauk Boulevard, just north of Batavia Road, in Fermilab's Village on the east side of the lab site. One can enter via either gate by showing ID. For information on any of these groups, call (630) 584-0825 or (630) 840-8194, e-mail folkdance@fnal.gov, or visit www.fnal.gov/orgs/folkclub/folkdance.html.

The Mother's Club of Geneva: The club is a philanthropic women's organization dedicated to raising money to benefit the community while providing social opportunities for members. The Holiday Arts and Crafts Show is scheduled for Nov. 10 at Geneva High School.

Members are invited to attend social functions throughout the year.

Call Linda Biesecker at (630) 262-1952, or by e-mail at LBiesecker@yahoo.com.

Fox Valley Knitting Guild: meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month, September through May, at the University of Illinois Kane County Extension office, 535 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. Visit www.fvkg.com or call (630) 584-3635.

Misty River Music Makers: The women's four-part harmony a cappella chorus rehearses from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Mondays in the Wheeler Room at Park National Bank, 808 W. State St., Geneva. Women ages 12 and above are invited to visit at any time. The ability to read music is not required.

The group is seeking new members and will have guest nights at 7 p.m. Oct. 1

If you love to sing and perform and would like more information, or if you would like Misty River Music Makers to entertain at your special event, call Donna Pelletierat (630) 673-0800.

The Elias Kent Kane Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at 7 p.m. Oct. 2. at the Oaks Meeting Room at 87 White Oak Circle, St. Charles. The program is on DAR insignia and DAR schools. Refreshments will be served. For further information contact Heather Simpson, Regent at eliaskentkane@ildar.org.

The Zonta Club of St. Charles-Geneva-Batavia will meet Oct. 2 at Prairie Landing Golf Course, 2325 Longest Drive in West Chicago.

This month's meeting will start with networking at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is $25.

The program for the evening will be a presentation by local life and professional coach Amy Cotter. Individuals interested in "Advancing the Status of Women" are welcome to attend.

Reservations must be made by calling Evelyn Canale at (630) 232-4165 by Tuesday.

For information about Zonta, contact Colleen Lang, club president, at clang7872@yahoo.com or (630) 377-6449. Visit www.zonta.org. The club meets the first Tuesday of each month.

The Batavia Chapter of Bachelor and Bachelorettes Square Dancing Club dances from 8 to 10:30 p.m. every second and fourth Friday at the Free Methodist Church at Third and Walnut streets in St. Charles. Dave Sutter is featured Oct. 12, Don and Doug Sprosty from Davenport, Iowa, will call the Square Dance and Doug Sprosty will cue the Round Dancing. On Oct. 26, Steven Sullivan of Pocatello, Idaho, will be calling the Halloween Square Dance and Julian Hill will cue the Round Dancing. Singles and couples are welcome. Call (630) 584-1343 or (630) 896-7133.

The two fall programs of the Fox Valley Associates involve bus trips to the Art Institute of Chicago. On Oct. 10, Jeff Nigro, the director of adult programs in the Institute's Department of Museum Education, will introduce members to the artistic genius of Lorenzo Ghiberti who created the "Gates of Paradise" doors from the Baptistery of Florence. It took Ghiberti 27 years to design and fashion these doors. Three relief panels and sections of the door's frieze are on display at the Art Institute. When they return to Italy, they will be reintegrated with the rest of the doors, never to travel again. Nigro will also discuss the complex process of the 25 year restoration of the Gates. After lunch at the Union League Club, there will be a docent-led tour of its extensive art collection.

The deadline for registration is Oct. 1; contact Carol at (630) 262-0733.

Due to changes in Art Institute policies people wishing to partake in programs involving bus travel must be members of the Fox Valley Associates and the AIC. For membership information call Pam at (630) 443-0313.

The November program is also at the AIC. This is a combined lecture with other associate groups. Abelardo Morell, a well-known Cuban-born photographer, will talk about "A Life in Pictures." Morell is professor of photography at the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston.

Lunch will be at the Brasserie JO, a locale well known for its art nouveau interior.

The deadline for registration is Nov. 1; contact Ruth at (630) 377-7345.

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