Thursday, July 3, 8:30 a.m. MCL Restaurant and Bakery, 2151 Wabash Ave. Steve Spearie has been a full-time reporter at The State Journal-Register since 2018, covering education and breaking news. Before that, Spearie worked for Catholic Times and free-lanced for the SJ-R for almost 20 years. His work has been featured in numerous publications, including USA TODAY.

Thursday, June 26, time TBA, AMC Springfield 12, 3141 Mercantile Drive. The June movie matinee will be June 26. We will notify ALL members of the name of the movie via email blast when showtimes become available. You are responsible for buying your own ticket, and you can sit where you like. We also will try to let you know what restaurant we plan to visit following the movie. Please join us

Monday, June 30, 1 p.m. Mah Jongg has a large group of regular participants, and the energy in the room is warm, social, fun and exciting. Any ALL member who knows the basics of this game is invited to join. If you have a Mah Jongg set, we ask that you bring it so we’re certain to have enough sets for everyone to play.

Friday, June 27, 1 p.m. Salvation Army, 1600 E. Clear Lake Ave., second floor. Noncompetitive pickleball play for ALL members continues Friday afternoons.  Our sessions are open play, meaning returning players may need to help newbies. 

Wednesday, June 26, 1 p.m. We have a great group of pinochle players who meet each month to play and have fun. We have welcomed some new players to the group and look forward to having even more join us. We play single deck, auction bidding pinochle. We have learned some new variations on the basic game and will learn even more.