GOTTA DO IT

Today

Spaghetti dinner: 4-6:30 p.m. Nov. 4, Knights of Columbus No. 382, 100 S. 129th Infantry Drive, Joliet. Cost $7, $5 ages 6-12; free age 5 and younger. Carryouts available. Call 815-725-0746.

Thursday

Giving thanks buffet: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Nov. 5, Wilco Area Career Center, 500 Wilco Blvd., Romeoville. Call 815-838-6941 for reservations.

Friday

World Community Day celebration: 10 a.m. Nov. 6, Ingalls Park Methodist Church, Washington and Davison streets in Joliet. Sponsored by Church Women United. Bring kitchen items (trash bags, dish towels, sponges, cleaning supplies) for Guardian Angels. Lunch will be at noon.

Spaghetti dinner fundraiser: 4-7 p.m. Nov. 6, Lockport VFW Post 5788, 1026 E. Ninth St. in Lockport. Hosted by VFW District 18. Cost $5 ($1 extra for meatballs); $3 for ages 3-6; free for age 2 and younger. Raffle prizes. Tickets available at the door. Charles Gawle and Company will provide music from 7-10 p.m. Call 815-838-1066 to reserve tables for parties of six or more.

Saturday deadline

Founders Day/Gold Star Scholarship banquet: 6 p.m. Nov. 28, Holiday Inn, 411 S. Larkin Ave. in Joliet. Sponsored by the National Hook-Up of Black Women. Tickets for the black-tie affair are $50 per person. Deadline to purchase tickets is Nov. 7. Call 815-726-1768 or visit Web site at www.nhbwjoliet.com.

Saturday

Holiday preparation workshops and festival: 1-5 p.m. Nov. 7, Pathway Christian Fellowship, 19554 NW Frontage Road in Shorewood. Free entry and small fees for some of the workshops for materials, free cookies and drinks. Also raffle, craft and business vendors. E-mail Julia at pathwayshorewood@comcast.net.