Things to do

Posted December 14, 2007 10:00 pm

Antiques and crafts

• The Wheaton Antique Market offers hundreds of dealers with antiques and collectibles from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the DuPage County Fairgrounds at 2015 W. Manchester Road, Wheaton. Admission is $5 ($2 for early entry at 6 a.m.), free for ages 12 and younger. Free parking. (715) 526-9769 or www.zurkoantiquetours.com.

Housewalks and tours

• The Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust has tickets available online for its 2008 "Wright Plus" tours. Plans include an excursion to Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House in far Southwest suburban Plano, exclusive dinners in Wright-designed homes, a behind-the-scenes tour of the Robie House and rare interior tours of private Oak Park residences designed by Wright and his contemporaries. Tickets start at $90 for nonmembers and are available at www.wrightplus.org. Call (708) 848-1976 for more information.

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A "DreamHome" features nine rooms created by celebrated local designers, providing solutions to common design dilemmas including green design, creating multifunctional space, displaying a collection, maximizing a small space, using color, incorporating innovative materials and more. At the Merchandise Mart, 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday in the North Lobby, Suite 130. $5 voluntary donation; proceeds benefit the University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation Women's Board. (800) 677-6278 or www.merchandisemartdesigncenter.com

-- Scott C. Morgan

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