Savor the Summer Harvest at Markets

Includes plays, films, festivals, art exhibits and receptions, concerts, dance shows and more. Deadline is two weeks before event.

Mount Prospect Farmers Market: 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 23, Metra lot at Northwest Highway and Route 83, Mount Prospect.

Buffalo Grove Farmers Market: 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sundays, through Oct. 16, Spray 'n Play Park, 951 McHenry Road, Buffalo Grove. More than 25 vendors with an array of products, including meats, dairy, veggies, fruit, flowers, spices, herbs, seasonings, kettle corn, mushrooms, pastries, hot dogs, dog biscuits, tapenades, doughnuts made on-site, knife sharpener on-site and entertainment. Bring nonperishable items for the Vernon Township Food Pantry collection at the information booth. For details, visit vbg.org/market.

Kevin Wisor, Photo Collages:

Sunday, July 10, Rolling Meadows Library, 3110 Martin Lane. Dramatic collages using photographs to tell a story. Call (847) 259-6050

Arts Alive concert: 2 p.m. Sunday, July 10, Rolling Meadows Library, 3110 Martin Lane. The Destiny Ramblers perform "good old songs." Free tickets are available at the Welcome Desk or call (847) 259-6050 for reservations.

Shakespearean Swordsmanship: 3 p.m. Sunday, July 10, Mount Prospect Public Library, 10 S. Emerson St. Babes with Blades, an all-female ensemble, takes on the dramatic fight scenes of Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet. Registration is required. Visit mppl.org/events or call (847) 253-5675.

Jazz Consortium Big Band: 7-10 p.m. Sunday July 10, Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St. Palatine. 17-piece band performs swing and jazz-rock favorites from Glenn Miller, Count Basie and Maynard Furguson. Cover is $10.

WTTW Kids Readers Are Leaders Summer Tour: 10:30 a.m.-noon Sunday, July 10, Golf Mill Shopping Center, 239 Golf Mill Center, Niles. The WTTW Kids Readers Are Leaders Summer Tour and Miss Lori of Miss Lori's Campus visit the shopping center for a live musical performance. Free, family-friendly show. Activities include singing, dancing, story reading and free children's books for the first 200 kids in attendance. Call (847) 699-1070 or visit golfmill.com.

Schaumburg Park District Triathlon & Duathlon: Races begin at 6:30 a.m. Sunday, July 10, Meineke Recreation Center, 220 E. Weathersfield Way, Schaumburg, and end at Bock Neighborhood Center, 1223 W. Sharon Lane. Call (847) 490-7015 or visit parkfun.com.

'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying' auditions: 6:30-10 p.m. Sunday, July 10, and Monday, July 11, Winnetka Community House, 620 Lincoln Ave., Winnetka. Big Noise Theatre holds auditions for its fall musical. For details, call (847) 604-0275 and leave a voice-mail message or email info@bignoise.org.

Northwest Cultural Council Corporate Gallery Exhibition: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, July 11, Arlington Green Executive Centre, 2101 S. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights. Pottery by Joan Brinkworth, watercolor paintings by Betty Morley of Arlington Heights and prints and mixed media works by Min Ja La of Schaumburg are on display. Free admission. For details, call (847) 991-7966.

Garden Walk: 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, July 11, Reed-Turner Woodland Nature Center, 3849 Old McHenry Road, Long Grove. Four notable area gardens will be open for touring. Boxed lunch follows. Reservations are required. Cost is $25; $20 without lunch. Benefits local student internships in landscaping and maintenance of the …

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Publication information: Article title: Savor the Summer Harvest at Markets. Contributors: Not available. Newspaper title: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL). Publication date: July 10, 2011. Page number: 1. © 2009 Paddock Publications. COPYRIGHT 2011 Gale Group.

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