Your guide to arts and crafts
October
Amish and Mennonite Quilt Sale: Today: 7-9:30 p.m.; Saturday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Christ Community Mennonite Church, 888 S. Roselle Road, Schaumburg. Hand-quilted bed quilts and wall hangings. (847) 895-3654.
Autumn Drive: Today-Sunday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Garden Valley Road, Woodstock. Farms along Garden Valley Road open their doors to offer fresh produce, pumpkins, crafts, antiques and food. www.autumndrive.net.
Cedar Village of Arlington Heights Granny's Attic and Arts and Crafts Sale: Today and Saturday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 320 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. Arts and crafts, bake sale, gently used items. (847) 506-5411 or cvahsa@yahoo.com.
Heartland Creative Arts and Crafts Show: Today-Sunday: during mall hours, Spring Hill Mall, routes 31 and 72, West Dundee. Featuring 30 exhibitors of handcrafted items in a variety media. (847) 428-2200. www.springhillmall.com.
Bartlett High School Fine Arts Booster Club Art and Craft Fair: Saturday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 701 Schick Road, Bartlett. Featuring 150 crafters in a variety of media, musical entertainment by the high school choir, full concessions, breakfast and lunch. Admission $3; $2 for students and seniors; free for children under age 12. (630) 823-7759 bhscraftfair@aol.com.
Epworth United Methodist Women Gingerbread Lane Bazaar: Saturday: 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Epworth United Methodist Church, 37W070 Highland Ave., Elgin. Includes jewelry, Christmas items, quilts, silent auction, white elephant, homemade jams and jellies, bakery, Gingerbread Cafe. (847) 931-5400.
Friends of the Bloomingdale Library Craft Show: Saturday: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sunday: 1-4:30 p.m., in the library's meeting room, 101 Fairfield Way, Bloomingdale. (630) 529-3120.
Gifts of the World Shop Nativity Sale: Saturday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Oct. 29: 7-9:30 p.m., Christ Community Mennonite Church, 888 S. Roselle Road, Schaumburg. More than 100 Nativities from 30 developing countries available for viewing/purchase, Christmas decorations and gifts. (847) 895-3676.
Glenview United Methodist Women Country Market Craft Fair: Saturday: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Glenview United Methodist Church, 727 Harlem Ave., Glenview. Featuring 40 crafters and a variety of catalog representatives, lunch, bake sale. Admission is $2, includes entry into drawings for door prizes. (847) 729-1015.
Immanuel United Church of Christ Craft and Holiday Fair: Saturday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 1500 Old Church Road, Streamwood. Crafters in a variety of media, cookie walk, raffle, refreshments and lunch available. Free admission, handicapped accessible. (630) 742-4291.
Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church Handcrafted Tote Bag Sale: Saturday: 4:30-6:30 p.m.; Sunday: 8-11:30 a.m., 285 E. Washington St., Grayslake. Hand-sewn totes for $5 to benefit Lutheran World Relief. Admission free. Kathy: (847) 223-4111 or rlymanjr@juno.com.
St. Alphonsus Liguori School Family Fun Fest and Craft Fair: Saturday: 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 411 N. Wheeling Road, Prospect Heights. Featuring 50 crafters, carnival games, hayride, children's haunted house, scarecrow decorating, raffles, kids crafts, live entertainment, food and beverages. Admission is free for adults; $10 wristbands available for children ages 3 to 17. Pam: (847) 797-1018.
St. Paul United Church of Christ 34th annual Country Craft Fair: Saturday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 485 Woodstock St., Crystal Lake. Skilled craftspeople in a variety of media, demonstrations, pumpkin sale, homemade pies, silent auction, drawings, fall-themed lunch, bakery items. Admission is free, handicapped accessible. (815) 459-5096 or stpaulsucccl.org.
Sycamore Pumpkin Festival: Wednesday-Oct. 28, 33 W. State St., Sycamore. Includes decorated pumpkins on display, crafts, antique and art show, house walk, health fair, carnival, haunted house, more. www.sycamorepumpkinfestival.com.
Christkindlmarket Oak Brook: Oct. 26-Nov. 11: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays, Oakbrook Center, Corner of Route 83 and Cermak Road, Oak Brook. Artisans from Germany selling a variety of handcrafted items, German foods, beverage garden, entertainment. Admission free. www.oakbrookcenter.com or call (630) 573-0700.
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Fair Trade Fare: Oct. 26 and 27: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Oct. 27: 1-5 p.m., 330 Griswold St., Elgin. Decor, baskets, jewelry, toys, bake sale, fair trade foods including oil, coffee, sugar and cocoa. (847) 931-9774.
Arbor of Itasca Craft Bazaar and Bake Sale: Oct. 27: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 535 S. Elm St., Itasca. Christmas items, all-season crafts, baked goods, door prizes. Free admission. Benefits the resident's activity fund. (630) 773-9416.
Messiah Lutheran Church of Park Ridge Messiah Harvest Festival: Oct. 27: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 1605 Vernon Ave., Park Ridge. Craft and vendor fair, children's Halloween activities and craft projects, bake sale, free raffle ticket with a donation to the food pantry. Free admission. (847) 823-6984. www.messiahparkridge.org.
Our Saviour Evangelical Free Church Crafts and More: Oct. 27: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 300 S. Schoenbeck Road, Wheeling. Handcrafted gifts, bake sale, refreshments, cafe, raffles. Admission is $1, includes raffle ticket. (847) 459-4440.
Alexian Brothers Medical Center Auxiliary Craft Show: Oct. 28: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Oct. 29: 8 a.m.-3 p.m., hospital Conference Center, 800 Biesterfield Road, Elk Grove Village. Parking and admission free. (847) 437-5000, ext. 4753.
Elk Grove Village Jaycees Home and Hearth Vendor Fair: Oct. 28: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Pavilion, 1000 Wellington Ave., Elk Grove Village. Home party vendors and local small businesses share holiday ideas. Includes raffle, door prizes. Benefits Kenneth Young Foundation. www.egvjaycees.org.
Unity Northwest Church Art Fair: Oct. 28: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 259 E. Central Road, Des Plaines. Wide range of handcrafted items, light lunch available.
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