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The 15th annual “Love of Art Show and Sale” will be presented by the Lemont Artists Guild and the Lemont Park District. The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Lemont Park District, 16028 127th St.

Organizers note the show grows in size, attendance and the quality of fine art and fine craft each year. In 2008, more than 45 artists exhibited and sold their original work in painting, ceramics, photography, woodworking, drawing, glass, jewelry, fiber and other media. Only original fine art and fine craft are allowed at the show, which is judged by professional artists.

Members and friends of the Book and Paper Guild will have their seventh annual sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, at the historic Warren Tavern, 3S540 Second St., Warrenville.  
 
The show includes the work of local artists from the Chicago area who work in a variety of mediums, including glass, paper, fiber, botanicals, pottery and others. Home accessory items, hand-bound books, journals, cards, original art, ornaments, pottery, jewelry, hand knits and other items will be featured.
 
Admission is free.

The Vintage Cottage Holiday Market is gathering a selection of “best in the Midwest” in antiques, vintage home décor and artists’ goods for the home. Seen in Romantic Homes and Auction Action Antique News, exhibitors from Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan will bring the best of their work to Western Springs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7.

Two historic buildings — the 100-year-old Village Club and Grand Avenue Community Center, both on the corner of Chestnut Street and Lawn Avenue at 4221 Lawn Ave. — will be filled with antiques and artist goods and will provide an intimate setting for the market.
 

The show has been featured in Romantic Homes magazine. SUBMITTED IMAGE

You can plant a simple flower or grow a garden with the help of the Morton Arboretum Annual Fall Bulb Sale.

From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, more than 150 spring-blooming varieties of bulbs in a variety of colors and sizes will be for sale at the Morton Arboretum Store in Lisle.

The list includes daffodils, crocuses, irises, hyacinths, snowdrops, 59 kinds of tulips and more. There will also be unusual bulbs, like the winter aconite and fritillaria.

Expert gardeners will be on hand to answer questions and provide their bulb-planting advice.