Original jewelry, textiles and paintings by the Women’s Wisdom Artisans of People’s Resource Center will be featured from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 2, at Taste of Wheaton’s Marketplace Business Expo in Memorial Park.

Two Brothers Brewing Company presents its fourth annual Hop Juice Festival on Friday and Saturday, June 1 and 2, celebrating the release of its most popular artisan beers, Hop Juice Double IPA and Hop Juice Black. Supporting charity, the festival will take place at Two Brothers Roundhouse, 205 N. Broadway (Route 25), downtown Aurora.

Mario and Phillip Aliano are the brothers behind Aliano’s Ristorante, launched late last year near the Fox River in Batavia after a long search for the right location.

The founders of CONSTRUCTOR Craft Fair say they are super psyched to announce the date for CONSTRUCTOR 5.0. Celebrating its fifth anniversary, the craft fair is described as a professional, high quality and high design fair that speaks to the suburban craft consumer.

Niche restaurant in Geneva dishes up its newest “Concert Between Courses” series, launching with a performance by guitarist Goran Ivanovic at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 6.

“We are incredibly passionate about this business,” says Anthony Vai, who, with his father, Michael, and their chef and partner Brian Goewey, just opened flour + wine for dinners in downtown Glen Ellyn.

Cantigny Park’s horticulture department will present a free lecture on vegetable gardening by Liz Omura at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 2. Omura, the Idea Garden curator at Cantigny, is a strong believer in sharing what you grow.

It’s been 10 years since the first offbeat travel guide to the Land of Lincoln, “Oddball Illinois,” and it’s safe to say things have only gotten weirder, according to author Jerome Pohlen. He'll give a book signing and a talk Saturday night, May 26, in Tamale Hut Cafe, North Riverside.

Instead of a chore, grocery shopping at Standard Market in Westmont is designed as a destination attraction, an independent original where departments are chef-driven, and patrons can take a break at the wine-and-beer bar or dine in the restaurant, where inventive fare is prepared from the market’s gourmet wares.

A restaurant whose roots go back six decades acquires stories. For William Tell Restaurant & Banquets in Countryside, they link the Swiss hero to the Marx brothers and to a family from Europe building their American dream.

Pick your pleasure from among eclectic choices including elegant patio fare and cocktails at Waterleaf in Glen Ellyn; an arts weekend in Riverside; all things drum related at a show in St. Charles; and free access to four Elmhurst museums with trolley service.

A smorgasbord of activities for every taste awaits, served up by Blooming Fest in West Chicago, and the JustPlay! Sports and Recreational Festival in Carol Stream.

Rob Pierce is a self-taught musician who plays the drums, piano and a variety of stringed instruments. When he bought the Friendly Tap in March of 2007, he obtained an entertainment license so he could host bands. It quickly became a popular nightspot but, unfortunately, the upstairs tenants could not tolerate the funk.

The gluten-free desserts featured at the Geneva French Market each weekend by Chef Christopher Clem will play a dual role this Sunday, May 20, as a fundraiser for Misericordia/Heart of Mercy.

The space called 22, a design studio and multi-use gallery in Berwyn, opens “Home Town” with a reception from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, May 18. The exhibit features work by four Berwyn artists: Mike Helbing, Tommaso Lesnick, Robyn Oliver and Mr. Walters.

From beer to a bug exhibit, the weather is perfect this weekend for some family (or adult) fun.

Riverside Arts Weekend (RAW) will put artists, musicians, designers and architects at the heart of the historic village from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 19, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 20.

If this weekend’s NATO summit put a damper in your plans to go downtown, the suburbs have got you covered. From architecture tours to a tattoo festival to towering animatronic bug displays, there’s something fun for everyone.

Foodies are invited to the cafe at Whole Foods Market in Hinsdale at noon Saturday, May 19, where local Chef Paul Virant of Vie and Perennial Virant will prepare seasonal recipes to sample from his long-awaited cookbook, “Preservation Kitchen.”

Time for music lovers to mark calendars for the summer season by the Wheaton Pops, back for a 53rd season. Kevin McMahon returns to lead the orchestra. All four concerts will begin at 8 p.m. Saturdays in the Glenbard South High School Auditorium, Glen Ellyn.