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booklet containing recipes and life style tips to prevent and manage diabetes.
Choral Society Auditions. Auditions for singers interested in participating in the Downers Grove Choral Society concert, Love’s Sweet Songs available prior to November 29, 2010. Interested singers should contact Andrea Cygan, Membership Chairwoman, at president@dgcs. org or call 630-515-0030 for more information or to schedule an audition. Grove Players presenting “Oliver!” Grove Players opens their 2010-2011 season with family favorite musical, “Oliver!” with book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. Based on the classic “Oliver Twist” by Charles Dickens, the show is directed by Cynthia Katz, musical directed by Jack Davis and choreographed by Mariellen Basalone. The musical will run Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm, November 5-7, 12-14, and 19-21. Tickets for musicals are $18 – adults, $14 – seniors (62+), and $10 for students/children. Performances are held at Lincoln Center, 935 Maple Ave, in Downers Grove. For season tickets, single tickets or more information, please visit www.groveplayers.org, call 630415-3682 or email boxoffice@ groveplayers.org. Tickets are also available at Consider It Done, 133 Main Street, Downers Grove, 630-964-7194.
ONGOING Thank you cards. The Woodridge Junior Woman’s Club is honoring veterans by collecting cards and notes from the community thanking them for their sacrifice. Cards, notes and letters may be dropped off at the Woodridge Library thru Friday Nov. 12. These gifts of the heart will be delivered to two medical clinics serving DuPage County veterans as well as the Darien-Woodridge Fire Department for their Operation Support the Troops project to be sent to those serving overseas. Job club. Come to the Library Job Club on Mondays from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Job Club members learn to write résumés and cover letters, develop interviewing skills and find job leads. No sign-up, no fee, just drop in. For further information call 630-964-7899 or email askus@woodridgelibrary.org or visit www.woodridgelibrary.org.
Anniversary all day. Noon. The Two Way Street Coffee House, located in the First Congregational Church on Curtiss St., is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Since the 70s when coffee houses were in fashion, a determined group of folk music singers and fans have kept this coffee house alive. Starting at noon, the church will be filled with music, square dancing, jam sessions, ending with an evening concert.
The Library is located at 3 Plaza Drive, Woodridge. The Library Job Club is co-sponsored by the Woodridge Public Library and Lisle Township Youth and Family Services, 630-968-2087. Through the eye of a needle. Until February, the Woodridge Public Library will be exhibiting various needlework pieces in the window on the west side of the Art Gallery space. The displays are the work of the Waterfall Glen Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America.
NOVEMBER 4 College of DuPage admissions. 5 p.m. The adult admissions representative from the College of DuPage will be available in the Woodridge Library to answer general questions about the college and provide information for first-time college students, career changers who already have a degree and those looking to take classes for enjoyment. For more information, please contact Angela Nackovic, College of DuPage adult admissions, at 630942-2398 or nackovic@cod.edu. Oktubafest. 5:30 p.m.Woodridge District 68 and the Woodridge Organization of Music Parents (WOMP) presents Oktubafest 2010 at Jefferson Junior High School gym, 7200 Janes Avenue, Woodridge, starting with a hot dog dinner at 5:30 p.m. and featuring the elementary bands in concert at 7p.m. The hot dog dinner costs $5 per person or $20 per family and all proceeds raised will benefit the band students in District 68. No admission is charged to attend the concert. The public is welcome to attend. For further information, please contact District 68 Elementary Band Director, Brad Payne, at
(630) 967-2090, ext. 2526, or PayneB@woodridge68.org eBay 101. 7 p.m. Ready to make some money selling some of your stuff on eBay? Jack Waddick, eBay University instructor, is returning to walk us through the steps to successful eBay selling. This lively session will include real-time demos on eBay.com and plenty of time for questions. Jack will share all the tools, tips, and strategies he has learned over the years. For further information call 630-964-7899 or visit www. woodridgelibrary.org. Free Workshop for Parents of Teens. 7:30 p.m. “Steering Your Teen Toward Healthy Relationships” is a free upcoming workshop at the B.R. Ryall YMCA in Glen Ellyn, 49 Deicke Drive, offered by Amplify Youth Development, a nonprofit reaching over 8, 000 teens in schools and community groups in the western suburbs. This free workshop will equip parents with information and resources on how to talk to teens about making healthy choices in dating and relationships. Location: For more information go to amplifyyouthdevelopment.com, or e-mail tori@mylifeamplified. com Fiction Book Discussion Group. 7:30 p.m. “Not My Daughter” by Barbara Delinsky in the 2nd Floor Conference Room. Three teenage girls make a pregnancy pact prior to their senior year in high school. Their decision will have consequences not only on their lives, but on their families and community. Register for these events at the Downers Grove Public Library, 1050 Curtiss St., online at www. downersgrovelibrary.org, at the
Circulation Desk, or by calling (630) 960-1200.
NOVEMBER 5 First Fridays for Teens. 7 p.m. Teens in 7th through 12th grade are invited to play Wii ™, Guitar Hero, and Dance, Dance Revolution- snacks included. Register for these events at the Downers Grove Public Library, 1050 Curtiss St., online at www. downersgrovelibrary.org, at the Circulation Desk, or by calling (630) 960-1200.
NOVEMBER 6 C.A.R.E. Fall Fundraiser. 8 a.m. Join Us at Edgewood School for fun-filled day that includes a one-mile Walk-A-Thon benefiting Edgewood School and the American Diabetes Association from 8 to 10 a.m. and a Kids Expo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. organized by Edgewood P.T.O. Diabetes awareness day. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Meijer will be presenting an in-store healthy living event at all store locations. In support of the cause, each Meijer location will feature a sampling demonstration of diabetic friendly food. Free glucose testing will be provided by a trained Meijer Pharmacy Technician in the pharmacy department. Customers are also encouraged to pick up a free Meijer “Healthy Living Naturally”
Kids Expo. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Edgewood School, 7900 Woodridge Dr. in Woodridge. A fire engine will be present from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., a FOX Chicago news personality from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. There will also be apple stamping, pumpkin painting, scarecrow building (bring old clothes to stuff), and vendors for information about goods and services for families. Downloading e-books, audiobooks. 10 a.m. Now that e-book readers,MP3 players,WMA players, iPods, and smart phones have become commonplace, George Kalinka, head of the Adult/Young Adult Department, and Chris Keefe, librarian, will demonstrate how you can search for, check out, and download digital books using Media on Demand, the Woodridge Library’s downloadable e-book and audiobook service accessible to Woodridge Public Library cardholders at http://www. mediaondemand.org. For further information on any Woodridge Public Library programs, services or events, call 630-964-7899 or visit www.woodridgelibrary.org. FISH volunteers wanted. 10 a.m. to noon. Find out about Community Bank of Downers Grove (1111 Warren Avenue) Call Janet Pleimling to RSVP no later than Nov. 1 at 630-968-4700. The Downers Grove Area FISH pantry