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Posted October 27, 2007 11:00 pm

Antiques and crafts

• The Sandwich Antiques Market finishes its 2007 season from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at 1401 Suydam Road, Sandwich. Admission is $5. Parking is free. Call (815) 786-3337 or www.antiquemarkets.com.

• The Chicago Antique Market finishes its 2007 season from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today between Ada and Ogden avenues, Chicago. Admission is $8. Call (312) 951-9939 or visit www.chicagoantiquemarket.com.

• The Kane County Flea Market is at the Kane County Fairgrounds, Route 64 at Randall Road, St. Charles, from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 4. Cost is $5, kids under age 12 are admitted free. (630) 584-6926.

Housewalks

• The Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust has tickets available online for its 2008 "Wright Plus" tours. Plans include an excursion to Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House in far southwest suburban Plano, exclusive dinners in Wright-designed homes, a behind-the-scenes tour of the Robie House and rare interior tours of private Oak Park residences designed by Wright and his contemporaries. Tickets start at $90 for nonmembers and are available at www.wrightplus.org. Call (708) 848-1976 for more information.

Demonstrations and shows

• The Woman's Board of Winnetka Community House present the 18th Annual Modernism Show: Exposition and Sale of 20th Century Design, 1890-1990, featuring items in the style of art nouveau, arts and crafts, art deco and more. The show is 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Winnetka Community House, 620 Lincoln Ave., Winnetka. Cost is $12 per person for a two-day admission. There is also an opening-night reception from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $100. Call (847) 446-0537 or visit www.winnetkacommunityhouse.org.

• Mangels of Long Grove presents a series of Holiday Design Workshops offering advice and instruction on decorating for the holidays. Classes run from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday and continue through Nov. 9 at Long Grove Café, 235 Robert Parker Coffin Road, Long Grove. Each workshop costs $25 and includes lunch. Call (847) 634-9287.

-- Scott C. Morgan

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