Free travel show at Arcada: The St. Charles travel agency Wilson Travel & Cruise will celebrate its 45th anniversary Saturday with a free travel show and movie at the Arcada Theater, 105 E. Main St. The event begins at 2 p.m. with presentations fro...

Remember prom? Whether thoughts of gowns, cummerbunds and corsages conjure up fond memories from your high school days, it's hardly debatable that prom is much more than just another dance. For most young girls, it's a rite of passage. Yet, for many...

Orchard Valley Golf Course, 2411 W. Illinois Ave. in Aurora, will conduct its first Chili Bowl golf event at noon Jan. 27. The nine-hole event is $30 per person and includes greens fee, chili, beer and door prizes. Reservations will be taken starti...

The Northern Illinois LEGO Train Club model train display featuring a variety of landscapes -- including the Chicago skyline and Harry Potter's world -- will be at the St. Charles Public Library from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and from noon to 5 p.m. Su...

Children and youth Batavia: 10 S. Batavia Ave., (630) 879-1393, www.batavia.lib.il.us. • Dance Dance Revolution Tournament from 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 20 for students in grades 6-12. The tournament continues in February. Registration is required for the t...

My daughter did some last-minute grocery shopping for me on Christmas Eve, battling not only the crowds at the store, but also the throngs in the street. We live in an area woefully underserved by grocery stores; none is closer than 2½ miles, a nei...

Controversy in the arts Reservations are due Jan. 7 for the Fox Valley Associates of the Art Institute of Chicago lecture at 5 p.m. Jan. 13 at the Herrington Inn, 15 S. River Road, Geneva. James Yood of the School of the Art Institute will discuss w...

Send listing information to tricity@dailyherald.com. bull; Waubonsee Community College is seeking volunteers to help low- to moderate-income families file tax returns and claim valuable federal and state tax benefits. Waubonsee participate...

Submit listings to tricity@dailyherald.com. Audubon Society: The Kane County Chapter of the Audubon Society will have a New Year's Day Bird Walk at 8 a.m. at Nelson's Lake. Meet in the parking lot by the silo, which is west of Nelson Lake Road, and ...