Jan. 11-15

Monday

Twin Cities

- Register by Friday for a hands-on educational workshop on how to use chopsticks, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Jan. 17, McLean County Museum of History, third floor classroom. Speaker: Mary Hollywood, instructional assistant history professor at Illinois State University. Cost: $5. Limited to 20 people. Call (309) 827-0428.

- Pen to Paper writers' group; 6:30 p.m., Normal Public Library Community Room. Call (309) 846-5548.

For kids

- Second Monday story club; 6:30 p.m., Bloomington Public Library Story Room. Students in first through third grades.

Tuesday

Twin Cities

- Illinois State University adult enrichment program, Academy of Seniors; 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., ISU Alumni Center, 1101 N. Main St., Normal. Topic: "Atheists in the News: An Appreciation and Critique." Cost: $45. Call (309) 438-2160. Also Jan. 15, 20 and 22.

- YWCA Senior Services free walk-in Medicare insurance counseling; 1 to 2 p.m., BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal. Call (309) 454-1451.

- Travelogue on trip to Egypt and Holy Land; 1:30 p.m., Dominy Memorial Library, Fairbury. Presenters: Arnold and Nancy Ifft.

- Anime Now; 4 to 5:30 p.m., Bloomington Public Library Community Room.

- Mystery book club, Under the Magnifying Glass; 7 p.m., Bloomington Public Library Community Room. Topic: "The Monsters of Templeton" by Lauren Groff.

Elsewhere

- Eureka Rotary Club; noon, Eureka College Cerf Center. Lunch: $6.50 for Rotary visitors. Call (309) 467-2247. Speaker: Greg Cassidy of the Developmentally Disabled of Woodford County.

For kids

- Fetch! Lab "Rescue Mission;" Jan. 13-19, Children's Discovery Museum, Normal. Free with paid admission. Call (309) 433-3444.

Wednesday

Twin Cities

- Rules of the Road review course; 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Normal Community Activity Center, One Normal Plaza, Normal. Free. Sponsored by Secretary of State Jesse White and Normal Community Activity Center.

For kids

- Preschool story time; 10 a.m., Bloomington Public Library Story Room. For ages 3 to 5.

Thursday

Elsewhere

- Woodford County Sewing Guild; 7 p.m., Woodford County Farm Bureau Building, Eureka. Topic: sewing. Call (309) 467-4525.

For kids

- Toddler Time; 10 a.m., Bloomington Public Library Story Room. For parents or grandparents and toddlers age 19 to 35 months.

- Afternoon movie; 2 p.m., Bloomington Public Library Community Room.