Over 60 vintage Ferraris on display at downtown festival

Over 60 vintage Ferraris are on display at the Ferraris Festival, just outside of the Italian Village restaurant. Sample delectable morsels from the Italian buffet, sip Peroni beer and a variety of wines and you'll be ready for a respectable tarantella when the live music kicks in. There are also special activities just for the bambinos.

11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 29, at 71 W. Monroe St. Tickets are $30 per person. Kids under 6 admitted for free. Call (312) 332-7005 or visit italianvillage-chicago.com.

Suite surrender

Treat your favorite writer, future politician, princess or allergy-prone pal to a night at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago in one of the hotel's new top suites. There's the Presidential Suite on the 46th floor with beautiful views of the city, three bedrooms, four full bathrooms, a private fitness room, a marble master bath, a dining room and a roster of complimentary amenities including limo rides and a spa treatment. There's also the Royal Suite, the newly redecorated Author Suite and the Hypoallergenic Suite, which is an extended-stay accommodation with hypoallergenic bedding, toiletries and shades instead of curtains.

120 E. Delaware Place. Rates vary by date. Call (312) 280-8800 or visit fourseasons.com/chicagofs. 280-8800.

Pericles and Socrates approved

Make like Zorba and live for fun, food and dancing at the Taste of Greece in Chicago's own Greektown neighborhood. Kids can unwind in the Bouncy House, while you browse crafts and goods from the Greek Isles, watch belly dancers roll with it and get some Greek dance lessons of your own. There will be live music and samplings from the area's famous Greek restaurants.

Noon to 11 p.m. Saturday to Sunday, Aug. 28-29, in Greektown, 100 to 400 blocks of Halsted Street. Admission is free. Call (847) 509-8050 or visit greektownchicago.org.

Midwest

Forecast: Fair

Some say it's the best in the nation, the Minnesota State Fair boasts an educational factor with permanent buildings set aside to teach folks about agriculture, electricity, the solar system and more. Performers will include Rush, the BoDeans, Kiss, Carrie Underwood, "A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor" and "Weird Al" Yankovic. There will be a variety of animal exhibits, horse shows and an Eco Experience showcasing renewable energy all kinds of food.

6 a.m. to midnight Thursday, Aug. 26, to Monday, Sept. 6. Adults 13-64 will be $11, seniors, 65 and up, $9; kids 5 to 12 $8 and children under 5 are free. 1265 North Snelling Ave., St. Paul, Minn. Visit mnstatefair.org.

Quills and all

In Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Silver City, Mich., on Lake Superior, the sixth annual Porcupine Mountains Music Festival will feature more than 30 national and regional blues, folk and bluegrass acts. Performers will include Buckwheat Zydeco and up-and-coming Michigan artists.

Friday to Sunday, Aug. 27-29. A three-day pass is $90, one-day pass is $35; seniors 60 and up and teens 13 to 17 get a 20 percent discount and kids 7 to 12 are $10. Call (906) 884-2653 or visit porkiesfestival.org.

Days of wine and noses

Named one of Indiana's Top Ten Festivals, the 39th annual Swiss Wine Festival in Vevay offers food, arts and crafts, midway rides, fireworks, live entertainment, beer garden and riverboat cruises. Contests and events throughout the four-day event include canoe races, corn hole tournaments, cheerleader competitions and the 2010 edition of the Midwest Championship Grape Stomp. Individual and group competitors test their toe-squishing talents dressed in creative grape stomping costumes. Some of Indiana's award-winning wineries offer signature samples, glasses or bottles at the wine pavilion.

5 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26; 3 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 27; 10:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, and 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 29. Admission is $2 on Thursday, $3 Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Children 5-12 $1 per day and ages 4 and under free. Call (800) 435-5688 or visit vevayin.com.

Worth the trip

The Jane Austen Festival in Bath, England, kicks off with a Regency Costumed Promenade led by a town crier through the streets of the historic city as literary lovers from all over the world dress in 18th century attire. The annual September celebration of its most famous resident, Jane Austen, features a roster of activities including theater, concerts, soirees, walking tours, food, panel discussions and lots of dancing.

Friday, Sept. 17 to Saturday, Sept. 25. Admission is free, but some workshops require fees. Visit visitbath.co.uk.