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Updated: March 13, 2012 10:28AM

Bowl-A-Thon: We Grow Dreams, the West Chicago nonprofit that advocates for employment of people with disabilities, will host its seventh annual bowling fundraiser from 2 to 5 p.m. at Brunswick Zone, 1555 W. 75th St., Woodridge. Registraion starts at 1 p.m. A raffle will award assorted great prizes, including a weeklong getaway to a secluded private home on Bald Head Island, N.C. Call 630-293-0100 or go to www.wegrowdreams.org.

International Festival: North Central College hosts its annual International Festival, featuring ethnic dancing, authentic international cuisine for purchase, live music, games and educational exhibits by community groups from noon to 4 p.m. at North Central’s Merner Field House, 450 S. Brainard St., Naperville. Admission is $6 at the door; children 3 and younger admitted free. All proceeds support North Central College scholarships for international study. To register for the language immersion rooms, call 630-637-5132.

Naperville Table Tennis Tournament: The annual tournament, co-sponsored by the Naperville Park District and the Naperville Table Tennis Club, will take place at River Woods School, 2607 River Woods Drive. The adult division will register and check-in at 11:30 a.m.; play begins at noon. The youth division will register and check-in at 2 p.m.; play begins at 2:30 p.m. Visit www.napervilleparks.org.

History Speaks: An Evening with Mr. & Mrs. Lincoln will take place from 4 to 5 p.m. at Naper Settlement in Naperville. Max and Donna Daniels portray the president and Mary Todd Lincoln as they talk about their lives together from Springfield to the White House.

The DuPage Symphony Orchestra: The group celebrates the immigrant experience and American dream at North Central College with its performance of “Heroic and Hopeful” at 3 p.m. in the college’s Wentz Concert Hall at the Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. Tickets are $28/adults, $25/senior citizens and $11/students; call the North Central College box office at 630-637-7469 or visit northcentralcollege.edu/showtix.

Monday

Heroin on the rise: Two narcotics detectives from the Naperville Police Department and an addictions counselor will team up to present “The Rising Tide of Heroin Abuse in Naperville” at 7 p.m. at the 95th Street Library, 3015 Cedar Glade Drive, Naperville. Implicated in seven deaths Naperville deaths in 2011, heroin has made a strong comeback in recent years. The presentation is being organized by the Police Department in conjunction with the DuPage Child Abuse Prevention Coalition and the Naperville Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 4,2. No reservations are required.

Program Guide delivery: The Park Districts spring virtual Program Guide will be available today at NapervilleParks.org. The Spring Program Guide and Summer Camps Guide will be delivered Thursday, Feb. 16. If you do not receive your guide, call 630-848-5000 to request a re-delivery.

Tuesday

University Women meeting: The Naperville area branch of the American Association of University Women will host speaker Agnes Kovacs, manager of school groups and teacher programs at the Chicago Zoological Society/Brookfield Zoo, at 6:46 p.m. at Our Saviour’s Celebration Community Life Center, room 105, 919 S. Washington St., Naperville. Kovacs has been studying the plight of polar bears. Call 630-961-0858.

Wednesday

City open house on Smart Grid: Naperville utility customers can learn more about the Naperville Smart Grid Initiative at a neighborhood open house taking place from 7 to 9 p.m. at Ellsworth Elementary School, 145 N. Sleight St. An interactive map of installation dates is available to view on the city’s website at www.naperville.il.us/smartgrid.aspx.

Thursday

Art exhibit: North Central College opens Ana Žanic’s “Small Worlds,” an exhibit of abstract compositions with fluid forms, lines and colors. The exhibit continues through Feb. 16 in the college’s Oesterle Library Gallery, 320 E. School St.

Saturday, Feb. 18

HELP fundraiser: Homes for Endangered and Lost Pets will host “Strikes for Strays,” a bowling fundraiser from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Fox Valley Bowl, 1101 Butterfield Road, Wheaton. Purchase tickets at www.helpinganimals.org.

Black History Month: The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park will offer a free presentation about the role of African American soldiers during the World War I era at 7:30 p.m. Chad L. Williams, a scholar of U.S. and African American history who serves as associate professor of history at Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., will speak. He received the Society for Military History 2011 Distinguished Book Award for “United States Military History for Torchbearers of Democracy: African American Soldiers in the World War I Era.” A book signing will follow. Doors open at 6:45 pm. Admission and parking are complimentary. Call 630-260-8187 or visit FirstDivisionMuseum.org.

Monday, Feb. 20

Naperville Area Humane Society: NAHS’s next adoption promotion, My Furry Valentine. ends today, with significantly reduced adoption fees: adult cats $25, kittens $100, adult dogs $100 and puppies $150. Visit www.napervilleareahumanesociety.org to learn more, or visit the shelter at 1620 W. Diehl Road, Naperville.

Tuesday, Feb. 21

Children’s Author Mo Willems: The Naperville Public Library in February will read favorite Mo Willems stories, dance and create a craft. Program dates are 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, in the 95th Street Library, 3015 Cedar Glade Drive, and 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, at in the Nichols Library, 200 W. Jefferson Ave.

Saturday, Feb. 25

The West Suburban Symphony: The group’s annual dinner-dance gala is at the Burr Ridge Marriott. Tickets are $75 and are available to the public for advance purchase. Call 630-887-7464 or visit www.westsubsymphony.org.

Saturday, March 3

Children’s resale: The Owen Elementary School PTA will hold its Spring/Summer Children’s Clothing, Toy and Equipment Resale from 7 to 11 a.m. with a half-price sale from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Owen Elementary School Gymnasium, 1560 Westglen Drive, Naperville. Numbers will be given out at 6 a.m. Closely supervised children only. No strollers,

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