5 things to do for $5 (or less) this week in the suburbs

Posted April 24, 2018 6:00 am

By Scott C. Morgan

Here are five budget-friendly ideas for the week ahead.

Faux fun

Fishing and bird hunting afficionados won't want to miss the North American Vintage Decoy and Sporting Collectibles Show. Nearly 350 member tables will feature decoys, fishing lures, sporting art, shell boxes and more this weekend at Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. $5. (630) 584-6300 or nadecoycollectors.org. 2 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 27, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 28

Indoors and out

Get all kinds of ideas on how to improve your house and grounds at the Lake County Home and Garden Show this weekend at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 1060 E. Peterson Road, Grayslake. Free. (630) 953-2500 or freehomeshow.com or lcfair.com. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 28-29

Economic endeavors

Find out about businesses in your hometown or how to run a home business during the Lindenhurst-Lake Villa Chamber of Commerce's Spring Business Expo Saturday at Palombi Middle School, 133 McKinley Ave., Lake Villa. Free. (847) 356-8446 or llvchamber.com. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 28

Rita Moreno won an Academy Award for starring as Anita in "West Side Story." The 1961 film version of the Broadway musical is screened as part of a "Bernstein Birthday Bash" Tuesday, May 1, at the Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin. Courtesy of United Artists

Bernstein centennial

Elgin Symphony Orchestra music director Andrew Grams hosts a “Bernstein Birthday Bash” to honor the late American composer Leonard Bernstein. There will be a birthday cake plus a screening of the 1961 Academy Award-winning film “West Side Story” on Tuesday at the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin. Free. (847) 742-2411 or gailborden.info or elginsymphony.org. 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 1

Storytelling sojourn

Storytellers from the Geneva Public Library will be on hand for a “Tales & Trails” event for kids and parents on Wednesday at Johnson's Mound Nature Preserve, 41W600 Hughes Road, Elburn. Free, but advance registration is required. (630) 232-0893 or gpld.org or kaneforest.com. 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 2

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