ATTEND IT: Weekend warriors in the western suburbs (or those willing to drive to St. Charles) might want to check out the 46th running of The Old House New House Home Show. It’s scheduled for 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday [Sept. 28] and Saturday [Sept. 28] and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday [Sept. 30] at the Pheasant Run Resort & Spa, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. Some 300 building and remodeling experts will be on hand to show and tell about home building, home styles and home improvement. Speakers include Brice Cooper, former host of HGTV’s “Design on a Dime,” who will address “Dream Kitchen Design” at noon each day.
Cost: $7; seniors over 62 and children under 18 free. Info: 630-515-1160 or www.kennedy productions.com (for more information and a printable $1-off coupon.
— Karen Klages
SHOP IT: Catch the final day of the annual Hinsdale Antiques Show Sunday [Sept. 23]. More than 30 dealers have descended upon The Community House with a variety of furniture, jewelry, accessories and art. Look for a mix of old favorites, such as Oak Park’s Barley Twist, with newcomers, such as Highland Park’s Boulevard 44.
Cost: $10. Hours:11 a.m. to 5 p.m..415 W. 8th St., Hinsdale. 630-323-7500. hinsdaleantiques show.org
— Shaila Wunderlich
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SEE IT: Take a tour of five Bronzeville homes — including one designed by Frank Lloyd Wright — and historic Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, which Martin Luther King Jr. chose for his “Why Jesus Called a Man a Fool” speech in August 1967. The tour is sponsored by the Bronzeville Area Residents’ and Commerce Council, a non-profit organization serving Bronzeville residents and businesses. An exposition area with restoration, decorating, rehabbing and financing tips will be set up at ShoreBank, 3401 S. King Drive.
Tours start at ShoreBank; free trolleys available. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday [Sept. 23]. Cost: $30 at door; reservations recommended. Call: 773-573-0934.
— Elaine Matsushita
SEE IT: Those who have yet to see this month’s “Teapots!” exhibition at the Fulton Market gallery Function + Art have one week left to take advantage. In the spirit of Function + Art’s mission of celebrating exceptional marriages of function and form, this show highlights 15 teapots created by a handful of artists, including Stephan Cox, Barbara Frey and Mark Rooker. The teapots are sculpted in a variety of media — from glass to metal to ceramics — some of them instantly recognizable and others more incognito. All teapots will be for sale at the close of the exhibition.
1046 W. Fulton Market. Through Sept. 29. 312-243-2780. functionart.com.
— S.W.
GREEN IT: To be young and green and activist-minded … Palatine High School’s Ecology Club is holding a compact fluorescent light bulb sale through Oct. 4 with proceeds being donated back to the school to help fund efforts to make the school building more energy efficient. Students will be selling CFLs at the Palatine Farmers Market (in the Palatine train station parking lot) on Saturday [Sept. 29]. CFLs also can be purchased through science teacher and Ecology Club sponsor Rosanna McHugh (send her an email at [email protected] ).
Some prices: $1.50 for a 15-watt mini-spiral bulb (equals a 60-watt incandescent bulb); $2.50 for a 25-watt spiral bulb (about the equivalent of a 75-watt incandescent); $3.50 for a three-bulb sample pack.
ComEd and Lights for Learning (an education-based outreach and fundraising program sponsored by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity) are co-sponsoring the fundraiser.
The idea for the fundraiser came from junior Ryan McCain, 16, who won $500 in grant money from Youth Service America and Civil Society Institute for his youth service project, which addressed climate change.
“When ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ came out, my Mom insisted I see it. I felt like I needed to contribute in some way,” says McCain, who used the grant money to buy materials to promote the CFL sale.
— K.K.
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