Get Out: International Children's Film Festival, Yard Sale, Gardening Workshop
Let Wilmette-Kenilworth Patch help you make plans for something fun to do this weekend.
It's Thursday and you have no idea what you're going to do this weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue. We've got the best bets for your done-with-work-outta-here time. Check out our picks for the activities to hit and new places to explore this weekend.
Caregivers of Children with Mental Illness Support Group
- When: Friday, July 20, 2012, 9:30 am
- Where: Wilmette Public Library, 1242 Wilmette Ave, Wilmette
- Why Go?: The sessions are facilitated by a volunteer from the National Alliance on Mental Illness. The next session is September 21.
- Pricing: Free
Keep Your Garden Green With A Free Watering "Refresher Course"
- When: Friday, July 20, 2012, 10:00 am
- Where: Chalet, 3132 Lake Ave, Wilmette
- Why Go?: Chalet Nursery will host a detailed “refresher course” on watering with a free, 90-minute lecture on “Watering Simplified.” Learn why, how, when and how much water to give plants when Mother Nature falls short.
- Pricing: Free
One-Man Show of Etchings and Monoprints by Dennis B. O'Malley
- When: Friday, July 20, 2012, 5:00 pm
- Where: Wilmette Public Library, 1242 Wilmette Ave, Wilmette
- Why Go?: Dennis B. O'Malley is a local artist who does etchings and prints of Chicago. For more of his work, visit: www.dennisbomalley.com
- Pricing: Free
First Annual International Children's Film Fest at Wilmette Theatre
- When: Saturday, July 21, 2012, 10:00 am
- Where: Wilmette Theatre, 1122 Central Ave, Wilmette
- Why Go?: The first Wilmette International Children’s Film Festival launches at the Wilmette Theater with 44 international films from 19 countries!
- Pricing: $9
- When: Saturday, July 21, 2012, 8:00 am
- Where: Metra Union Pacific North Line: Wilmette Station, 722 Green Bay Rd,Wilmette
- Why Go?: Stroll through Wilmette French Market to find farm-fresh produce.
- Pricing: Free
Yard Sale - Multi-House - Central Avenue
- When: Saturday, July 21, 2012, 8:00 am
- Where: 1736 Central Ave, Wilmette
- Why Go?: Lots of kid's stuff, books, toys, tricycles, baby seats, stroller, TVs, stand-along stroller and much more!
- Pricing: Free
- When: Saturday, July 21, 2012, 10:00 am
- Where: 3232 Lake Ave, Wilmette
- Why Go?: Artists from across the Midwest will exhibit their work includng glassworks, block prints, oil paintings, nature photography, acrylic paintings, jewlery in a variety of mediums including antique button jewlery, pencil drawings, watercolor paintings, digital photography and more. All the artists will be happy to discuss their work with you. Presented by American Society of Artists, programs will be available free of charge at the show listing the exhibitors, thier mediums and showing their location in the show. Free Admission. Held Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 5pm both days.
- Pricing: Free
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