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

Posted March 12, 2019 6:00 am

By Scott C. Morgan

Changing rooms

Get ideas for sprucing up the interiors and exterior of your abode at The 33rd Annual St. Charles Home Remodeling Show this weekend at the Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 Randall Road, St. Charles. Free. (630) 385-4000 or chicagohomeshows.net. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 16-17

Eco living

See how you can live your life in a more environmentally friendly way by visiting the Green Living Fair this weekend at the Libertyville Civic Center, 135 W. Church St., Libertyville. Free admission. (847) 918-8880 or libciviccenter.org. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 16

Lake Zurich central

The Lake Zurich Chamber of Commerce shines a civic light on its Lake County businesses and organizations at its Everything Expo at Concord Banquets, 20922 N. Rand Road, Kildeer. Free. (847) 438-5572 or lzareachamber.com. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 16

Brother El's "Sonic Abstractions" is a series of live electronic music compositions inspired by the art in the collection at the University of Chicago's Smart Museum. Courtesy of Cecil McDonald Jr.

Sonic inspiration

Brother El creates electronic music in response to artwork as part of "Sonic Abstractions." Catch the second in a series of four events at the Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave., Chicago. Free. (773) 702-0200 or smartmuseum.uchicago.edu. Continues from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturdays, March 16, April 27 and May 18

Sister Suffragettes

Commemorate the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment by seeing Annette Baldwin's performance in "The Long Road to Victory." Learn about five suffragettes who protested for women to get the vote at Wood Dale Public Library, 520 N. Wood Dale Road. Free admission, but reservations are requested and donations are appreciated. (630) 766-6762 or wooddalemuseum.org or wooddalelibrary.org. 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 17

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