DANCING
Dance Connection: Ballroom dance club. Singles and couples welcome on Sunday afternoons from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at St. Charles School of Dance, 1429 W. Main St., St. Charles. Call 630-202-3222 or e-mail dupageflute@aol.com or visit www.chrisburdick.com.
English Country Dance Group: Meets the first Sunday of the month at the Kuhn Barn in Fermilab's Village, Sauk and Batavia roads, Batavia. Admission free but donations are accepted. Call 630-584-0825 visit www.fnal.gov/orgs/folkclub/folkdance.html.
International folk dancing: Folk dancing is offered at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Kuhn Barn in Fermilab's Village, Sauk and Batavia roads, Batavia. Admission free but donations are accepted. Call 630-584-0825 or 630-840-8194 or e-mail folkdance@fnal.gov.
Line dancing: Free line dancing is offered at The Salvation Army, 1710 S. 7th Ave. in St. Charles, at 3 p.m. every Tuesday. Call Cathy Winters at 630-377-2769, 210.
Scottish country dancing: Silk and thistle Scottish country dancing is offered at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Kuhn Barn in Fermilab's Village, Sauk and Batavia roads, Batavia. Admission free but donations are accepted. Call 630-584-0825 or 630-840-8194 or e-mail folkdance@fnal.gov.
NIGHTSPOTS
Barley House: Ben Abney, Nov. 6. Dave Kaz, Nov. 7. Shows are 9 p.m. until midnight. At 1520 South Randall Road, Algonquin. Call 847-658-5520 or visit www.barley-house.com.
Duke's Alehouse and Kitchen: Jazz Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Comedy nights from 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. Saturdays, $10. At 110 N. Main St., Crystal Lake. Call 815-356-9980. Visit www.thedukeabides.com.
Gasthaus Zurlinde: Live Music every Friday & Saturday night. Whiskey Bar is quiet, no cover. At 15 N. Grove Ave, Elgin. Call 847-695-8828.
Hotel Baker: Live music featuring Paul Willaert from 8 to 11 p.m. every Thursday. Live music from 8 p.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays. No cover. In the Charlemagne Lounge at 100 W. Main St. (Route 64), St. Charles. Call 630-584-2100. Visit www.hotelbaker.com.
JB's Pub: Show Tunes Sundays is from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. At 297 S. McLean Blvd., Elgin. Call 847-695-0626.
Jambalaya: Thursday entertainment is 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday entertainment is 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. At Pheasant Run Resort and Spa, 4051 E. Main St. in St. Charles. Call 630-584-6342.
McNally's Irish Pub: Pub trivia at 8 p.m. Tuesdays. At 201 E. Main St., St. Charles. Call 630-513-6300.
Villa Verone: Frank Lamphere and the Rat Pack Review, Thursdays. Live music Fridays and Saturdays. Elgin OPERA Festival of Singers, 6 p.m. Sundays. At 416 Hamilton St., Geneva. Call 630-232-2201 or villaverone.net.
Wildwood: Live jazz featuring Mary Hunt Duo from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Live jazz at 8:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. No cover. At 477 S. Third Ave., Geneva. Call 630-377-8325.
SINGLES
After Dark Singles: Fall Fling Superdance at Willowbrook Ballroom, 8900 S. Archer Ave., Willow Springs, Nov. 6. $5. Free if in costume. Boogie Nights Disco Party at Nikos, 7600 S. Harlem Ave., Bridgeview at 7 p.m. Nov. 8. Free. Call 847-604-1185.
Delightful Dining: Jameson's Charhouse, 94 Stratford Dr., Bloomingdale. 6:30 p.m. Nov. 19. Reservation deadlines are one week before the scheduled event, and must be made through Delightful Dining at www.delightfuldining.com, by calling 630-588-8289.
New Horizons: New Horizons Sock Hop, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26, First Church of Lombard, 220 South Main Street. Members are $5; non-members $10. Socializing and dancing for singles 35 and older. Call 630-415-3369. Visit www.newhorizons2.com.
St. Charles Singles Club: The social non-profit club for singles age 40 and older meets on the second, fourth and fifth Mondays of the month at Riverside Receptions, 35 N. River Lane, Geneva, from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Admission is $8 for DJ and $10 for band dances. See web site for other activities. Call Larry 630-340-6647 or see www.stcharlessinglesclub.com.
Thunderbird Singles: SuperMixer Superdance at the Hyatt Woodfield Hotel, 1800 E, Golf Road, Schaumburg at 8 p.m. Nov. 6. $7. Club Night at Club 94, 1070 S. Milwaukee Avenue in Wheeling at 6 p.m. Nov. 8. $8. Call 847-604-3446. Visit www.thunderbirdsingles.com.
Young at Heart Singles Club: Dance from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. Oct. 30 at American Legion Hall, 9757 Pacific in Franklin Park. Call 630-415-3449 or 847-678-7068.
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