Wolff's Flea Market is opening a new indoor market in Palatine in the former Menard's building at 1775 N. Rand Road on Nov. 21. The market will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Admission is $1, 50 cents for seniors and children ages 6 to 12. Call (847) 524-9590 or visit wolffs.com.

Seminars, sales

• Holiday open houses, The Growing Place, Nov. 20-21 and Dec. 4-5. Designer demonstrations on Thanksgiving decorations and how to transform them for Christmas, plus bow-making lessons at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Nov. 20-21. Create hostess gift arrangements, lighted outdoor decorations, winter s'mores Dec. 4-5. The Growing Place, both locations, 25W471 Plank Road, Naperville, and 2000 Montgomery Road, Aurora. Call (630) 355-4000 or (630) 820-8088.

• Winter Container Garden Workshop, 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20; 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 21; and 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23. Create your own outdoor winter container; all materials provided. $45. Bring a pair of gloves and pruners. Register by calling (847) 359-1080; fee due at registration. Knupper Nursery, 1801 N. Rand Road, Palatine.

• Container and wreath workshops, 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 30 and Dec. 5, The Growing Place, 25W471 Plank Road, Naperville, and 2000 Montgomery Road, Aurora. Cost: Container, $49; wreath, $49; swag, $39; garland accents, cost of materials. Call to register, (630) 355-4000.

Holiday events

• Pictures with Santa. Free photo opportunity for children (bring your own camera), 1-3 p.m. Nov. 21-22. Free photo opportunity for pets with Santa, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15; bring your pet on a leash and your own camera. Knupper Nursery, 1801 N. Rand Road, Palatine. (847) 359-1080.

• Live reindeer, 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21. Pet and feed live reindeer and learn about reindeer fur and antlers, where reindeer come from and how they stay warm; no charge. Knupper Nursery, 1801 N. Rand Road, Palatine. (847) 359-1080.

Garden clubs

• Garden Club of Inverness: Janet Gallagher, floral designer and faculty member at Kishwaukee College, demonstrates how to use flowers from retail sources to produce designs for home entertaining with style, 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 19. Holiday luncheon, Dec. 3. The club meets at All Saints Lutheran Church, 630 S. Quentin Road, Palatine. Call Beth at (847) 934-7929.

• South Barrington Garden Club: Holiday luncheon at Seville Banquet Center in Streamwood, 11:30 a.m. Dec. 10. Cost is $35 and includes door prizes, basket raffles, silent auctions and a floral demonstration by Cathy Rose of Kaleidoscope Designs. Call Anita at (847) 277-7151. Meetings first Thursday morning of month. Membership $25 for residents; $35 for nonresidents.

Flea markets, antique shows

• Antique Market, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, at DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 W. Manchester, Wheaton. Continues the third Saturday of the month through December 2010. Admission $5; zurkopromotions.com.

• Kane County Flea Market, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6. Final one for season; resumes March 6. $5 daily admission; free parking. On Randall Road between routes 64 and 38 in St. Charles. Call (630) 377-2252 or visit kanecountyfleamarket.com.

• Antique Market, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, at Grayslake County Fairgrounds, 1060 E. Peterson Road, Grayslake. Admission $6; early buyers, $25 for shopping 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Dec. 12. zurkopromotions.com.