Need some destination ideas? Here are some of the events happening this week in Chicagoland. (Please send your festival listings three weeks in advance to Friday Festivals, c/o Jodie Jacobs, 590 Longwood Dr., Lake Forest, IL 60045.)
CITY
AMERICAN INDIAN CENTER POWWOW: 5-10 p.m. Friday (7 p.m. grand entry), 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday (1 and 7 p.m. grand entries), 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday (noon grand entry). $10 general, $4 seniors 55 and older and youth ages 5-12, free to ages under 5. $18 weekend pass. University of Illinois at Chicago Pavilion, 1150 W. Harrison St.. 773-275-5871
THE GREAT TREE LIGHTING AND HOLIDAY WINDOWS UNVEILING: Saturday. Windows may be viewed from 7 a.m.-midnight. Tree lighting at noon in the Walnut Room. Free. Marshall Field’s State Street store, 111 N. State St. 312-781-5454
CHICAGO CHEVY-VETTE FEST: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Admission $12, free to children under 12. McCormick Place, 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive. 708-563-4300 and www.midamericapromotions.com
THE GALLERIES AT VINTAGE PINE HOLIDAY MARKET: Continues 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Free admission. 904 W. Blackhawk St. 312-943-9303
SUBURBS
HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday. Donation $3. Lake Forest Hospital Health Education Center, 660 N. Westmoreland Rd., Lake Forest. 847-234 -5600
WALK THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS 2001: Noon-9 p.m. Friday. Tickets $15. Villagers Club of Bloomingdale. For locations call 630-924-0897
CRAFT FAIRE: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Admission $5 adults, $1 children covers fair, visit to Grannie’s Christmas Cottage, Holiday House and Gingerbread House. The Grove, 1421 Milwaukee Ave., Glenview. 847-299-6096
THE ERNEST HEMINGWAY FOUNDATION OF OAK PARK RESTORATION CELEBRATION WEEKEND: The World Traveled by Hemingway: 6-10 p.m. Friday, tickets $10 covers art show, 8 p.m. lecture and reception. Word Fest-Writer’s Fair, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, $6 adults, $4.50 children; both events are at The Ernest Hemingway Museum, 200 N. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park. Sundae Kids’ Tour at Hemingway Birthplace, $5 includes tour, visits with Curious George and Harry Potter, games, ice cream, 339 N. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park; both locations 708-848-2222
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CHRISTMAS IN THE COUNTRY ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Admission $2. Sandwich High School, intersection of Wells, Lions and Dayton Streets. (Also Sandwich Grade School and Junior High. Shuttle service to school. No strollers.) In Sandwich. 630-466-4546
HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Free. State Street Market, 701 N. State St., Elgin. 847-695-3066
NATURE ARTISTS’ GUILD HOLIDAY EXHIBIT: Noon-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Free admission. Parking $7 per car. The Morton Arboretum, 4100 Illinois Highway 53, Lisle. 630-719-2465 and 630-719-2400