5 events for $5 (or less): Visit an Orchid Show in Wheaton or see Mona Phiffer's folk art in Waukegan

Posted February 11, 2020 5:00 am

By Scott C. Morgan

The Chicago Suburban Orchid Show & Sale comes to the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton this weekend. Daily Herald File Photo

Home improvement

Get all sorts of ideas for sprucing up your abode with the Arlington Home & Garden Show this weekend at Arlington International Racecourse, 2200 Euclid Ave., Arlington Heights. Free admission and parking. (847) 385-7500 or homeshowarlington.com. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 15-16

Suburban blooms

Browse or purchase exotic plants at the Chicago Suburban Orchid Show & Sale this weekend at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton. Free admission and parking. (630) 668-6636 or dupagecountyfair.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16

Dandelion Gallery in Waukegan displays Mona Phiffer Folk Art starting Saturday, Feb. 15, with an opening reception from 5 to 9 p.m. The exhibit continues through Thursday, March 14. Courtesy of Dandelion Gallery

Folk memories

See an exhibition of Mona Phiffer Folk Art as part of Black History Month. The self-taught African-American artist was inspired by her childhood in Wyatt, Missouri. An opening reception happens Saturday at Dandelion Gallery, 109 S. Genesee St., Waukegan. Free admission. (224) 627-6039 or dandeliongallery.org. Opening reception: 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15; exhibit continues through Thursday, March 14

Soprano AnDréa James performs with pianist Valerie Heinkel-Bollero for "Damsels and Divas: A Musical Revue" at the St. Charles Public Library on Sunday, Feb. 16.

Distressed and driven

Soprano AnDréa James and pianist Valerie Heinkel-Bollero team up to perform songs inspired by women in states of being distressed or driven in “Damsels and Divas: A Musical Revue.” The concert takes place Sunday at the St. Charles Public Library, 1 S. 6th Ave., St. Charles. Free admission. (630) 584-0076 or scpld.org. 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16

Jazz duo

Seating is limited for the jazz duo Dave and Dave at Cantigny Park's Le Jardin, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. Free admission, but $5 parking. (630) 668-5161 or cantigny.org. 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16

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