Crafts, bazaars and markets
Craft shows, bazaars, rummage sales, farmers markets. Send items to nbrcalendar@dailyherald.com two weeks before event date.
Nov. 22
Rummage Sale: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, Wauconda High School, 555 N. Main St., Wauconda. The Wauconda High School Varsity Girls Softball team will conduct a community rummage sale. Donations will be accepted at the school until Friday, Nov. 21. For details, contact Diane Olson at compete2win@yahoo.com or (847) 487-2741.
ExtraCare Craft Fair: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, Wildwood Presbyterian Church, 18630 W. Old Gages Lake Road, Grayslake. Boy Scout pancake breakfast, preschool cookie walk, Santa visits from 8 a.m.-noon, crafters, lunch. Dee, (847) 223-9309 or extracare.us.
New Apostolic Church Craft Fair: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, 24560 Indian Trail Road, North Barrington. Handmade crafts, jewelry, photos, skin and body care, more. Raffle and bake sale. Handicapped accessible, plenty of parking.
Saints Peter and Paul Holiday Faire: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, 1401 Wagner Road, Glenview. Crafts, homemade Greek cuisine and pastries, silent auction, children's breakfast with Santa from 8:30-10:30 a.m., Santa photos. Reservations and fee required for breakfast, call Dena (847) 668-3607. Admission $1; under 12 free. (847) 729-4263.
CLC Holiday Art Sale: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22; 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23; and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Nov 24 and 25 in the Atrium outside the Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art at the College of Lake County, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake. The juried sale will feature original art by 40 different Illinois and Wisconsin artists, including handmade jewelry, wearable art, decorative and functional ceramics, wood and metal sculpture, gourds, fused and blown glass, mosaics and handmade soaps and candles. For information, call Christina Rasmussen, at (847) 543-2405 or e-mail crasmussen@clcillinois.edu.
Transfiguration School holiday fair: 307 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, 316 W. Mill St., Wauconda. Vendor and craft fair. Admission $5 includes one raffle ticket.
Nov. 23
Temple Beth-El Holiday Boutique: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, 3610 Dundee Road, Northbrook. Exhibitors offering hand painted clothing, jewelry, personalized stationary, giftware, ceramics, fused glassware, more. (847) 205-9982.
Invitational Art Show and Sale: 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, Prairie Arts and Fibers, 960 Harris Road, Grayslake, in Station Square at Prairie Crossing. Over a dozen regional artists will be on hand with their work, including paintings, sculptures, pottery, jewelry and finished knitted goods. Admission is free. For information, call (847) 543-5255.
Holiday Bazaar: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, Temple Chai, 1670 Checker Road Long Grove. Over 60 vendors selling jewelry, clothing, purses, home goods and Judaic giftware. Children's entertainment will include a magic act, the Buffalo Grove Park District Dance Team and an arts and crafts station. Lunch items will be available for purchase. For information, call (847) 537-1771 or e-mail Sisterhood@templechai.org.
Prairie Arts and Fibers Art Show: 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, 960 Harris Road, Grayslake. Over 12 regional artists in a variety of media will be on hand with their work. Free.
Nov. 24
Ivy Hall School PTO Holiday Boutique: 5-7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 24; and 2-7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25, 1072 Ivy Hall Lane, Buffalo Grove. Vendors in a variety of media. (847) 459-0022.
Nov. 29
Festival of Arts & Crafts: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30, Lake County Fairgrounds, 1060 E. Peterson Road, Grayslake. Offering 250 indoor booths of quality handcrafted items by exhibitors from seven states. $2, under 12 free. Free parking. (847) 301-8543 or www.stepbystepcraftshows.com.
Dec. 3
Woodlands holiday gift boutique: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3 at Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart, 760 E. Westleigh Road, Lake Forest. Featuring gift and holiday items, the boutique is hosted by the Parent Association of Woodlands Academy to benefit Woodlands' scholarships and programs. Call Susie Hoffmann at Woodlands Academy at (847) 234-4300, ext. 226 or visit woodlandsacademy.org.
Dec. 6
Woodcarvers Demonstration: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, Ela Area Public Library, 275 Mohawk Trail, Lake Zurich. The North Suburban Woodcarvers will demonstrate their work and sell holiday ornaments. Money raised from sales will be donated to the Make A Wish Foundation. No registration is required. For information, call (847) 438-3433, visit eapl.org or e-mail infodesk@eapl.org.