Learn how hard holiday candy is made at Winfield's Klline Creek Farm
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'Candy for the Holidays'
Learn how bright, colorful hard candies are made from scratch at Kline Creek Farm's "Candy for the Holidays" program. See the sugar mixture boiling on a wood-burning stove and take home a special recipe for modern kitchens.
Demonstrations run at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, at Kline Creek Farm, 1N600 County Farm Road, Winfield. Free. No registration required. (630) 876-5900 or dupageforest.com.
Today
'Plaid Tidings'
Noble Fool Theatricals presents "Plaid Tidings," the sequel to Stuart Ross' "Forever Plaid" holiday spectacular.
2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, at Pheasant Run Resort and Convention Center, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. $39. Dinner show package $59 Saturdays and Sundays. (630) 584-6300.
Wonderland of trains
The Chicago Botanic Garden's annual Wonderland Express train holiday exhibition features garden-scale trains winding their way over bridges, past waterfalls and detailed landscapes with more than 80 miniature versions of Chicago landmarks. New this year is the Union Stockyard's Old Stone Gate and President Barack Obama's Hyde Park home. Realistic snow falls throughout the exhibit.
10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, in the Regenstein Center of the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake-Cook Road, Glencoe. Admission to the Chicago Botanic Garden is free. Admission to the special exhibit is $6-$10. Parking is $20 per car. (847) 835-5440 or chicagobotanic.org.
This week
LEGOs galore!
Cantigny Park and the First Division Museum host the "Eighth Annual Holiday LEGO Train Show." The Northern Illinois LEGO Train Club presents displays featuring thousands of LEGO blocks.
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 5-6, in the Visitors Center at Cantigny Park and First Division Museum, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. Admission is free. Parking is $5. (630) 668-5161 or cantigny.org.
Mother-and-daughter memoir
Holocaust survivor Rita Lurie and her daughter Leslie Gilbert-Lurie discuss their new book, "Bending Toward the Sun: A Mother and Daughter Memoir," in the Illinois Holocaust Museum's Lillian and Larry Goodman Auditorium.
7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie. Admission is $30 for museum members and $35 for nonmembers. Reservations are required. Space is limited. (847) 967-4505 or ilholocaustmuseum.org.
'The Nutcracker' comes to Barrington
Barrington Youth Dance Ensemble presents "The Nutcracker," a revival of the classic Tchaikovsky Christmas ballet about a young girl who helps rescue a cursed nutcracker prince.
7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 4-5, at Barrington High School, 616 W. Main St., Barrington. $27. (847) 382-6333 or byde.org.
Lambs Farm brings crafts to Arlington
The Lambs Farm Holiday Art & Craft Show features fine art and crafts from more than 600 vendors.
11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4; 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, at Arlington Park, 2200 W. Euclid Ave., Arlington Heights. Admission and parking are $6 each. Visit lambsfarm.org or arlingtonpark.com.
Kansas in Joliet
The Legendary rock band Kansas, known for their pop/rock hits such as "Dust in the Wind" and "Carry on Wayward Son," headlines at the Rialto Square Theatre.
8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, at the Rialto Square Theatre, 102 N. Chicago St., Joliet. $29-$59. (815) 726-6600 or ticketmaster.com or rialtosquare.com.