MEL ACTIVITIES

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS*

*See calendar at bottom of home page for start times and activity leaders

August 2025

1 MONTHLY MEETING – Temple Beth-El, Northbrook 10:00 am

1 BRIDGE – Demetri’s 660 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield 11:00 am

4 MEL MONTHLY BREAKFAST – Demetri’s 660 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield – 9:00 am

4 GOLF (Weather Permitting)  Location TBD

4 SNL BIKE RIDE (Weather Permitting)  Location TBD

4 POOL – Arlington Lanes 12:00 noon

5 BIKE RIDE (Weather Permitting)  Location TBD

5 PICKLEBALL (Weather Permiotting) – Stonegate Park 8:00 am

5 CANASTA – D’Agostino’s on Milwaukee Ave. in Wheeling 11:00 am

6 TAI CHE – Stonegate Park in Northbrook 9:00am

6 HEARTS GAME – D’Agostino’s in Wheeling 11:00 am

6 WATER VOLLEYBALL – JCC on Revere Dr. Northbrook 1:00 pm

6 LINE BALL – FIELD JUST EAST OF NORTHBROOK COURT ON LEE ROAD 9:30 am

7 PICKLEBALL (Weather Permiotting) Stonegate Park 8:00 am

8 BRIDGE – Demetri’s 660 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield 11:00 am

11 GOLF (Weamther Permitting)  Location TBD

11 GIN – D’Agostino’s on Milwaukee Ave. in Wheeling 11:00 am

11 POOL – Arlington Lanes 12:00 noon

11 SNL BIKE RIDE (Weather Permitting)  Location TBD

12 BIKE RIDE (Weather Permitting)  Location TBD

12 PICKLEBALL (Weather Permiotting) Stonegate Park 8:00 am

12 CANASTA – D’Agostino’s on Milwaukee Ave. in Wheeling 11:00 am

12 HIKING ADVENTURE

13 LINEBALL – Field on LRR Rd 2 Blocks South of Lake Cook Rd

13 HEARTS GAME – D’Agostino’s in Wheeling 11:00 am

13 WATER VOLLEYBALL – JCC on Revere Dr. Northbrook 1:00 pm

13 TAI CHE – Stonegate Park in Northbrook 9:00am

14 PICKLEBALL (Weather Permiotting) – Stonegate Park 8:00 am

14 PINOCHLE – Portillo’s on Lake Cook Rd in Deerfield 11:00 am

15 BOWLING – Classic Bowl in Morton Grove 10:30am

15 BRIDGE – Demetri’s 660 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield 11:00am

18 GOLF (Weather Permitting)  Location TBD

18 SNL BIKE RIDE (Weather Permitting)  Location TBD

18 RUMMIKUB – Portillo’s Deerfield 11:00 am

18 POOL – Arlington Lanes 12:00 noon

18 PHOTO CLUB MEETING – Zoom 7:00 pm

19 BIKE RIDE (Weather Permitting)  Location TBD

19 PICKLEBALL (Weather Permiotting) – Stonegate Park 8:00 am

19 CANASTA – D’Agostino’s on Milwaukee Ave. in Wheeling 11:00 am

20 LINEBALL – Field on LRR Rd 2 Blocks South of Lake Cook Rd

20 HEARTS GAME – D’Agostino’s in Wheeling 11:00 am

20 WATER VOLLEYBALL – JCC on Revere Dr. Northbrook 1:00 pm

20 TAI CHE – Stonegate Park in Northbrook 9:00am

21 PICKLEBALL (Weather Permiotting) – Stonegate Park 8:00 am

21 MEL LUNCH – McAlister’s Glenview  11:30

21 COUPLES CANASTA – Demitri’s Greek Restaurant on Lake Cook Rd. west of Waukegan Rd. in Deerfield 5:00 pm

22 BRIDGE – Demetri’s 660 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield 11:00am

22 MARGULIES MOVIE GROUP – Hackney’s on Lake 11:00 am

25 SNL BIKE RIDE (Weather Permitting)  Location TBD

25 POOL – Arlington Lanes 12:00 noon

25 GOLF – (Weather Permitting)  Location TBD

25 POKER – D’Agostino’s on Milwaukee Ave. in Wheeling 11:00 am

26 PICKLEBALL (Weather Permiotting) – Stonegate Park 8:00 am

26 CANASTA – D’Agostino’s on Milwaukee Ave. in Wheeling 11:00 am

26 BIKE RIDE (Weather Permitting)  Location TBD

26 HIKING ADVENTURE

27 HEARTS GAME – D’Agostino’s in Wheeling 11:00 am

27 WATER VOLLEYBALL – JCC on Revere Dr. Northbrook 1:00 pm

27 TAI CHE – Stonegate Park in Northbrook 9:00am

27 LINEBALL – Field on LRR Rd 2 Blocks South of Lake Cook Rd

28 PICKLEBALL (Weather Permiotting) – Stonegate Park 8:30 am

28 CURRENTS EVENTS DISCUSSION – Zoom

28 BOOK GROUP DISCUSSION – Deerfield Library 10:00 am

29 BRIDGE – Demetri’s 660 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield 11:00am

September 2025

1 GOLF (Weather Permitting)  Location TBD

1 SNL BIKE RIDE (Weather Permitting)  Location TBD

1 POOL – Arlington Lanes 12:00 noon

2 BIKE RIDE (Weather Permitting)  Location TBD

2 PICKLEBALL (Weather Permiotting) – Stonegate Park 8:00 am

2 CANASTA – D’Agostino’s on Milwaukee Ave. in Wheeling 11:00 am

3 TAI CHE – Stonegate Park in Northbrook 9:00am

3 HEARTS GAME – D’Agostino’s in Wheeling 11:00 am

3 WATER VOLLEYBALL – JCC on Revere Dr. Northbrook 1:00 pm

3 LINE BALL – FIELD JUST EAST OF NORTHBROOK COURT ON LEE ROAD 9:30 am

4 PICKLEBALL (Weather Permiotting) – Stonegate Park 8:00 am

5 MONTHLY MEETING – Temple Beth-El, Northbrook 10:00 am

5 BRIDGE – Demetri’s 660 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield 11:00 am

8 MEL MONTHLY BREAKFAST – Demetri’s 660 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield 9:00 am

8 GOLF (Weamther Permitting)  Location TBD

8 GIN – D’Agostino’s on Milwaukee Ave. in Wheeling 11:00 am

8 POOL – Arlington Lanes 12:00 noon

8 SNL BIKE RIDE (Weather Permitting)  Location TBD

9 BIKE RIDE (Weather Permitting)  Location TBD

9 PICKLEBALL (Weather Permiotting) – Stonegate Park 8:00 am

9 CANASTA – D’Agostino’s on Milwaukee Ave. in Wheeling 11:00 am

9 HIKING ADVENTURE

10 LINEBALL – Field on LRR Rd 2 Blocks South of Lake Cook Rd

10 HEARTS GAME – D’Agostino’s in Wheeling 11:00 am

10 WATER VOLLEYBALL – JCC on Revere Dr. Northbrook 1:00 pm

10 TAI CHE – Stonegate Park in Northbrook 9:00am

11 PICKLEBALL (Weather Permiotting) – Stonegate Park 8:00 am

11 PINOCHLE – Portillo’s on Lake Cook Rd in Deerfield 11:00 am

12 BRIDGE – Demetri’s 660 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield 11:00 am

15 GOLF (Weather Permitting)  Location TBD

15 SNL BIKE RIDE (Weather Permitting)  Location TBD

15 RUMMIKUB – Portillo’s Deerfield 11:00 am

15 POOL – Arlington Lanes 12:00 noon

15 PHOTO CLUB MEETING – Zoom 6:00 pm

16 BIKE RIDE (Weather Permitting)  Location TBD

16 PICKLEBALL (Weather Permiotting) – Stonegate Park 8:00 am

16 CANASTA – D’Agostino’s on Milwaukee Ave. in Wheeling 11:00 am

17 LINEBALL – Field on LRR Rd 2 Blocks South of Lake Cook Rd

17 HEARTS GAME – D’Agostino’s in Wheeling 11:00 am

17 WATER VOLLEYBALL – JCC on Revere Dr. Northbrook 1:00 pm

17 TAI CHE – Stonegate Park in Northbrook 9:00am

18 PICKLEBALL (Weather Permiotting) – Stonegate Park 8:00 am

18 MEL LUNCH – McAlister’s Glenview  11:30 am

19 BOWLING – Classic Bowl in Morton Grove 10:30am

19 BRIDGE – Demetri’s 660 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield 11:00am

22 SNL BIKE RIDE (Weather Permitting)  Location TBD

22 POOL – Arlington Lanes 12:00 noon

22 GOLF – (Weather Permitting)  Location TBD

22 POKER – D’Agostino’s on Milwaukee Ave. in Wheeling 11:00 am

23 PICKLEBALL (Weather Permiotting) – Stonegate Park 8:00 am

23 CANASTA – D’Agostino’s on Milwaukee Ave. in Wheeling 11:00 am

23 BIKE RIDE (Weather Permitting)  Location TBD

23 HIKING ADVENTURE

24 HEARTS GAME – D’Agostino’s in Wheeling 11:00 am

24 WATER VOLLEYBALL – JCC on Revere Dr. Northbrook 1:00 pm

24 TAI CHE – Stonegate Park in Northbrook  9:00am

24 LINEBALL – Field on LRR Rd 2 Blocks South of Lake Cook Rd

25 PICKLEBALL (Weather Permiotting) – Stonegate Park 8:30 am

25 CURRENTS EVENTS DISCUSSION – Zoom

25 BOOK GROUP DISCUSSION – Deerfield Library 1:00 pm

25 COUPLES CANASTA – Demitri’s Greek Restaurant on Lake Cook Rd. west of Waukegan Rd. in Deerfield 5:00 pm

26 BRIDGE – Demetri’s 660 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield 11:00 am

29 GOLF – (Weather Permitting)  Location TBD

29 SNL BIKE RIDE (Weather Permitting)  Location TBD

29 POOL – Arlington Lanes 12:00 noon

30 BIKE RIDE (Weather Permitting)  Location TBD

30 PICKLEBALL (Weather Permiotting) – Stonegate Park 8:00 am

30 CANASTA – D’Agostino’s on Milwaukee Ave. in Wheeling 11:00 am

SPECIAL AND  SEMI-REGULAR EVENTS

2025

Jan 10   Let’s Talk Sports Super Bowl Edition at Grill House – 11:15 am (Bruce Edelson)

Jan 16  Bocce Ball at Pinstripes – 11:30 am (Les Sgnilek)

Feb 28 National Museum of the American Sailor – Great Lakes Naval Station – Car pool at 10:45 am (Bruce Edelson)

March 27 Fermi Lab Tour – 10:30 am (Nick Brown)

March 31 Texas Hold Em Tourney (Bruce Edelson)

April 1 Men Who Have Lost a Partner Breakfast at Scrambled (Larry Williams)

April 10 Bocce At Pinstripes (Les Sgnilek)

April 18 Roadster Event Tour (Mickey Baim)

April 21 Mini Golf – Weather Permitting (Bruce Edelson)

May 1 MEL’s Margulies Movie Group at Landmark Theaters at the Glen in Glenview – 4:00 pm (Gerry Linda)

May 15 Marriott Theater – Titanic – 5:15 pm (Bruce Edelson / Walter Brown)

May 23 New Member Presentation at Demetri’s  (Bruce Edelson – Sheldon Kail)

May 30 Annual Cubs Game (Bruce Edelson – Bob Shuman)

June 12 Union Railroad Museum Tour June (Bruce Edelson)

June 13  Miniature Golf at Highland Park Golf Learning Center (Bruce Edelson)

June 26  Spa Day At Pretty Nails Salon (Buddy Kalish)

June 27 Kayak Adventure at Independence Grove (Mike Stricker)

June 30  Texas Hold Em Tournament At D”Agostino’s  (Bruce Edelson)

July 23 Annual Mel Dinner (Bruce Edelson – Bob Greenberg – Dave Marcus)

July 25  Bocce Ball at Pinstripes – 11:45 am & 1:15 pm (Les Sgnilek)

July 25 Men Who Have Lost A Spouse Breakfast at Scrambled  – 9:30 am (Larry Williams)

July 30 American Family Field in Milwaukee Event Cubs/Brewers  (Bruce Edelson – Bob Shuman)

Aug 8 Mini Golf – Highland Park Golf Learning Center (Bruce Edelson)

Aug 15  Let’s Talk Sports – Football Prediction Edition At Grill House (Bruce Edelson)

Sep 4 Little City Bingo Event (Alan Esterman)

Sep 17  COAT DRIVE PICKUP LAST DATE (Bob Shuman)

Sep 20 CASINO DEADLINE FOR PAYMENT

Sep  26  Let’s Talk Sports-World Series Prediction Edition At Grill House (Bruce Edelson)

Sep 29 Fall Texas Hold Em Tournament at D’Agostino’s (Bruce Edelson)

Oct 8 Casino Night at Beth El Temple  (Bob Stein/John Simon/Bruce)

Oct 16  Bocce at Pinstripes (Les Sgnilek)

Nov 17  Toys for Tots Event location TBD  (Larry Krupp)

Dec 9  Couples Holiday Party at D’Agostino’s  (Bruce)