Out & About: Our picks for the weekend
"Irving Renquist, Ghost Hunter," 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Hotel Indigo, 920 E. Northwest Hwy, Palatine. $30, $15 for students; proceeds benefit CNGM Pictures. (312) 278-3117 or www.irvingrenquist.com.
"Irving Renquist, Ghost Hunter" is a locally produced TV/Web series about the title spook sleuth, who assists a teenage girl with a ghost problem. This premiere screening features the first two episodes, followed by a Q&A with the cast and crew, an appetizer buffet, a silent auction and more.
-- Jeff Pizek, staff writer
Garden Marketplace, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today through Sunday at Morton Arboretum, just north of I-88 on Route 53, Lisle. Admission $6-$9. The arboretum is open 7 a.m. to sunset. (630) 968-0074 or www.mortonarb.org.
Browse the plants and autumn decorations at the Garden Marketplace, hike the Scarecrow Trail or gather up the kids to listen to the scary storytellers at Creepy Treeditions. It's the last weekend to enjoy the Arboretum's Fall Festival.
-- Pam DeFiglio, staff writer
"Vietnam, Long Time Coming," 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Geneva History Center, 113 S. Third St., Geneva. $5. Call (630) 232-8171.
Award-winning Chicago documentary maker Gordon Quinn, founding member of Kartemquin Films, tells the story of Vietnam vets who returned to Vietnam in 1998 for a bike tour with their former enemies. This movie is a preview to the Geneva Film Festival starting Nov. 10. Incidentally, Quinn produced another little doc back in 1994 called "Hoop Dreams."
-- Dann Gire, film critic
Zephyr Dance, 8 p.m. today through Saturday; 3 p.m. family dance matinee Saturday at Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, 1306 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. $24-$28; $6-$10 family matinee. (312) 344-6600 or www.zephyrdance.com.
Zephyr Dance explores the relationship between aging and isolation in artistic director Michelle Kranicke's world premiere of "Just Left of Remote," which also takes inspiration from Donald Judd's minimalist sculptures. See this women-centered Chicago dance company incorporate a multimedia element into the program as well.
-- Scott C. Morgan, staff writer
Uncork it, 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Gibby's Wine Den, 1772 S. Randall Road, Geneva. $5 (free for Gibby's Wine Club members). (630) 208-6424 or info@gibbys-wine.com.
The holidays are right around the corner and you need to stock the wine rack for all the dinners and parties you'll be hosting and attending. Taste before you buy at Gibby's Wine Den where they'll be opening two dozen or so bottles for sampling. Purchase your favorite vintages and use the $5 coupon you get for attending the tasting.
--Deborah Pankey, food editor