Arts & Crafts calendar
May
Christus Victor Lutheran Church craft/vendor and rummage sale: Saturday from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 1045 S. Arlington Heights Road, Elk Grove Village. Monika, (708) 906-8190.
Yorkville Junior Women's Club Spring Craft Show: Saturday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Town Square, on Route 47 in Yorkville. (630) 554-0877.
Lilac Time Art and Craft Fair: Sunday from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., on St. Charles Road in downtown Lombard. Juried show. For information, call the Lombard Chamber of Commerce and Industry at (630) 627-5040 or e-mail info@lombardchamber.com
The American Society of Artists Inc. 18th annual An Arts & Crafts Adventure: May 10 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Hodges Park, Prospect and Vine, Park Ridge. For information, contact the American Society of Artists at (847) 991-4748 or visit americansocietyofartists.org.
Northwest Cultural Council's Corporate Gallery program: May 15 is the deadline to submit applications for the Northwest Cultural Council's Corporate Gallery program. Exhibitors are displayed for three months at a time at participating corporate spaces. $25 jury fee. www.northwestculturalcouncil.org.
Blooming Fest: May 17 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., downtown West Chicago. Crafters are need. All types of crafts and art is welcome, especially garden-related items. Sellers of vegetables, herb plants or seeds only also welcome. For information or an application, call Krista at (630) 293-2200, ext. 135. www.westchicago.org.
Geneva Cultural Arts Commission Depot Deals community-wide flea market: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. May 17 (rain date is May 18); Metra station, south parking lot. Individuals with excess business inventory, garage sale items, crafts, flea market merchandise and collectibles are invited to participate. To participate, call Carolyn at (630) 845-9654 or Tim at (630) 232-4051.
Rolling Meadows Garden Club Hometown Plant and Craft Sale: May 17 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., William D. Ahrens building, 3200 Central Road, Rolling Meadows. Crafters/artists of nature, gardening, outdoor and wildlife-themed creations are being sought to participate. For information or an application, call Carol at (847) 818-3200, ext. 230, during business hours.
American Society of Botanical Artists Reed-Turner Group plant and botanic art show and sale: May 17 and 18 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Reed-Turner Woodland and Nature Preserve, 3849 Old McHenry Road, Long Grove. Co sponsored by the Long-Grove-Kildeer Garden Club. (847) 438-4743.
Art in the Park: May 18 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Austin Gardens Park, downtown Oak Park at Ontario and Forest avenues. Art works in a variety of media, children's area, entertainment. Free admission and parking. For information or an artist application, visit www.westsuburbanartistsguild.org.
Moraine Valley Community College Community Art Exhibit: May 27; 9000 W. College Parkway, Palos Hills. Juried event. (708) 974-5500.