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.

November

St. John Lutheran Church Harvest Days Craft Fair: Today: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 1800 Rodenburg Road, Schaumburg. Variety of handcrafted items, luncheon, home baked goods, barbecue beef and apple slices for sale. Free admission. Helen: (630) 529-6915.

Catholic Daughters of the Americas, West Chicago Court 432, Crafts and Treasures Bazaar: Today: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., VFW Hall, Route 59, one block north of Walgreens, West Chicago. Featuring 18 crafters, bake sale, used treasures table, lunch, raffle. Free admission. Kathy: (630) 231-2036.

Frisbie Senior Center Holiday Bazaar: Today: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 52 Northwest Highway, Des Plaines. Homemade goods, holiday items, vendors, baked goods, cafe. Melissa (847) 768-6944, ext. 228.

Harper College Festival of Arts & Crafts show: Today: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 1200 W. Algonquin Road, Palatine. Featuring 200 indoor booths of quality handcrafted items. Admission is $3; free for children under age 12. Free parking. (847) 301-8543. www.stepbystepcraftshows.com.

Ladies Auxiliary of Tri-City Evergreen Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2298 Holiday Arts and Crafts Show: Today: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 117 S. First St., West Dundee. Free admission. Lois: (847) 695-9411 or Frances: (847) 426-2205.

Lake County Haven 10th annual Holiday Boutique: Today: noon-4 p.m., 1461 Minard Lane, Green Oaks. Jewelry, purses, belts, spa products, pewterware, kitchen accessories, stationery, clothing, shoes, candles, more. Admission is $15. Benefits Lake County Haven. Sarah: (847) 549-1832.

Mayslake Peabody Estate Home Jewelry and Craft Fair: Today: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 1717 W. 31st St., Oak Brook. Arts and crafts, vendors, more. Admission $2, free parking. (630) 206-9566 or artisticfairs@sbcglobal.net.

Mothers Club of Geneva 33rd annual Arts and Crafts Show: Today: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Geneva High School, 415 Logan Ave., Geneva. Juried arts and crafts in a variety of media, luncheon, raffle, drawings, bake sale. Downtown location, plenty of parking.

Museum Guild of the DuPage County Historical Museum Holiday Bazaar: Today: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 102 E. Wesley St., Wheaton. Handmade ornaments, gifts, scarves, fall and holiday arrangements, Granny's Attic, antiques, more. Free admission. Benefits the museum. (630) 682-7343.

St. Isidore Catholic Church 19th annual Council of Catholic Women Holiday Craft Show: Today: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Ministry Center, 427 W. Army Trail Road, Bloomingdale. Handcrafted items, sandwiches, bake sale, raffle. Special performance by the Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus at 12:15 p.m. and Lynn's Dance Academie at 1:15 p.m. Admission is $2. Cathy: (630) 682-4146 or Liz: (630) 894-1843.

St. Mark's Lutheran Church Holiday Bazaar: Today: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., 101 S. Sixth Ave., St. Charles. Crafts, Christmas items, bakery, white elephant, jewelry, greenery, lunch. Admission free. (630) 584-8638.

St. Paul's Art and Craft sale: Today: 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., 118 First St., Bloomingdale. Crafts and holiday items, baked goods, bargain boutique, decorating accessories, coffee and doughnuts, lunch. Free admission. (630) 980-9196 before noon Monday-Friday.

Trinity Lutheran Church Mary/Martha 28th Guild Holiday Craft Show: Today: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Roosevelt and Meyers road, Lombard. Christmas shop, crafters, kids craft area, bakery. Free admission. (630) 347-9739.

ClaySpace and the Book & Paper Art Guild holiday sale: Sunday: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Warrenville Tavern, Second Street and Warrenville Road, and a the ClaySpace, 28 W. 210 Warrenville Road, Warrenville. Fine ceramics and handmade paper. (630) 393-2529.

Congregation Etz Chaim Hanukkah Bazaar: Sunday: 9 a.m.-noon, 1710 S. Highland Ave., Lombard. (630) 623912.

Unitarian Universalist Church of Elgin Alternative Gift Fair and Winter Farmer's Market: Sunday: 1-4 p.m., 39W830 Highland Ave., Elgin. Arts and crafts and locally produced meats, cheeses, honey, dried fruit, soap and more. Music, treats and a chance to donate to local and national organizations. Free admission. (847) 888-066 or www.uuce.org.

25th annual Autumn Festival: An Arts and Crafts Affair: Thursday and Nov. 16: 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Nov. 17: 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Nov. 18: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Odeum Sports and Expo Center, 1033 N. Villa Road, Villa Park. Juried fair, voted one of the Top 100 shows in the country by Sunshine Arts Magazine, offers fine art paintings and home decor, quilts, jewelry and more. Admission is $8 for adults; $7 for seniors; free for children under age 10.

Hephzibah's Children's Association's Western Auxiliary Board Holiday of Hope: Thursday: 6:30 p.m., 646 Duane St., Glen Ellyn. Vendors featuring gift items, jewelry, glass, knits, furniture and more. For tickets, call (630) 858-3244.

Little Angels of Good Shepherd Church Shopping and Bake Sale: Thursday: 6-8 p.m., 751 W. Army Trail Road, Bartlett. Multiple vendors, fresh greenery, raffle prizes and baked goods. (630) 830-3003.

Beacon Hill's Winter Bazaar: Nov. 16 and 17: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 2400 S. Finley Road, Lombard. Arts and crafts, boutique items, Christmas decor, bake sale, raffle, lunch. Benefits the retirement home's social committee. (630) 691-4007.

Belmont Village at Geneva Holiday Bazaar: Nov. 16: 1-4 p.m., 545 Belmont Lane, Carol Stream. Jewelry, ornaments, holiday gifts, toys, crafts. April (630) 510-1515.

Hanover Township Senior Center "Handmade in Hanover" Holiday Craft Show: Nov. 16 and 17: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 240 S. Route 59, Bartlett. Knits, crochet, quilts, fine art pieces, crafts, raffle, goodies, more. Tracey: (630) 483-5673 or tcolagrossi@htonline.info.

Providence Baptist College Christmas Market: Nov. 16: 3:30-8 p.m.; Nov. 17: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Northwest Bible Baptist Church, 9N889 Nesler Road, Elgin. Handcrafted items from a variety of vendors, home baked goods. Free admission and parking. (847) 931-7222.

Stampin'Up Demonstrators Holiday Craft Show and Stamp Camp: Nov. 16: 6-9 p.m.; Nov. 17: 9 a.m.-noon, St. Hugh's Episcopal Church, Randall Road and Highland Avenue, Elgin. Crafts, raffles, scrapbooking, card making, rubber stamping gift baskets. Free admission to the craft show. Stamp Camp is $20, reservations required. Proceeds buy phone cards for soldiers overseas. Bobbi: (847) 254-2623.

Victory Centre of Bartlett Winter Bazaar: Nov. 16 and 17: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 1101 and 1105 W. Bartlett Road, Bartlett. Artists, crafters and vendors, bake sale, raffle, light lunch menu. Rose: (630) 213-0100 or rsimone@pathwayseniorliving.com.

DuPage Expo Festival of Arts & Crafts show: Nov. 17: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Nov. 18: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 4050 E. Main St., St. Charles. Featuring 170 booths of quality handcrafted treasures by artists from six states. Admission is $2; free for children under age 12. Free parking. (847) 301-8543. www.stepbystepcraftshows.com.

Highland Avenue Church of the Brethren Global Holiday Bazaar: Nov. 17: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 783 W. Highland Ave., Elgin. Handmade items from around the world distributed by Serv International Handicrafts, silent auction, environmentally-friendly products, Habitat for Humanity and Heifer Project International products, refreshments, lunch. (847) 741-5124.

South Elgin High School Parent Booster Foundation's Storm Artisan Expo: Nov. 17: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 760 E. Main St., Elgin. Unique and original gifts, artisan designs, crafts in a variety of media, home baked treats, raffle, concessions. Free admission, plenty of parking. Melanie: (847) 289-3760, ext. 3663.

Marion Christmas Craft Show: Nov. 24: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Nov. 25: 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Marmion Academy, 1000 Butterfield Road, Aurora. Juried show features 158 crafters in a variety of media, food service, raffles, bake sale. Admission is $3 for adults over age 12. No strollers; babysitting available. (630) 897-6936.

Wyndemere Retirement Community's Holiday Shopping Day: Nov. 27: 3-7 p.m., 200 Wyndemere Circle, Wheaton. Crafters and gift vendors. Paulette: (630) 681-4132.

Clay People annual Fall Ceramics Sale: Nov. 28 and 29: 10 a.m.-7 p.m., College of DuPage, in the SRC near the library. For information, (630) 393-CLAY or www.clayspace.net.