Your guide to arts and crafts
Your guide to arts & crafts To submit your listing, e-mail arts&crafts@dailyherald.com, or fax (847) 427-1301.
March
Easter in the Country Arts, Crafts and Bake Sale: Saturday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Sandwich High School, Lynn Haskin Grade School and Sandwich Middle School. More than 140 crafters in a variety of media, lunch available at the high school and middle school, door prizes, bake sale. A shuttle bus service will provide access to all three buildings. Admission $2, no strollers allowed.
DuPage Expo Festival of Arts & Crafts Show: Saturday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 4050 W. Main St., St. Charles. More than 150 booths of quality handcrafted items in a variety of media by artists from five states. Admission $2, children under age 12 free. Free parking. (847) 301-8543 or stepbystepcraftshows.com.
St. Matthew Day School PTL fourth annual craft fair and boutique: Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Krueger Hall, 24460 N. McHenry Road, Hawthorn Woods. Items for Easter, Mother's Day and Father's Day, raffles. Cheryl (847) 987-0161 or e-mail cherylhoeft@sbcglobal.net.
Chicagoland American Indian Marketplace: March 15 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; March 16 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, 3001 Central St., Evanston. American Indian artists will exhibit and sell their work in this non-juried event. Admission $5 adults; $2.50 seniors, students and children; $10 maximum per family. (847) 475-1030 or www.mitchellmuseum.org.
Harper College Festival of Arts & Crafts Show: March 29 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and March 30 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 1200 W. Algonquin Road, Palatine. Offering 150 indoor booths of quality handcrafted items by exhibitors from seven states. Admission $3, free for children 12 and younger. Free parking. Exhibitors wishing to participate may do so by calling (847) 301-8543 or visiting www.stepbystepcraftshows.com.
April
Lake County Fairgrounds Festival of Arts and Crafts Show: April 5 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and April 6 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., routes 120 and 45 in Grayslake. Offering 200 indoor booths of quality handcrafted items by exhibitors from seven states. Admission $2, free for children 12 and younger. Free parking. Exhibitors wishing to participate may do so by calling (847) 301-8543 or visiting www.stepbystepcraftshows.com.
Ross/Sullivan PTO Spring Boutique: April 26 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Betsy Ross School, 700 N. Schoenbeck Road, Prospect Heights. Crafters and vendors in a variety of media. $1 admission includes a raffle coupon. Culvers will be on hand to sell lunch and frozen custard with 10 percent of all sales benefiting the Ross/Sullivan PTO. Crafters and vendors are being sought, contact Bonnie at (847) 870-3868 for information.