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Seminars/workshops

Beaded handbag workshop 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, Lombard Historical Society, 23 W. Maple St. Includes handbag kit for embellishing a drawstring handbag. Participants provide accents, including beads, flowers and lace. Ages 8 to adult. $10; $6 kit only. Register at (630) 629-1885, www.lombardhistory.org.

Fundraiser

King’s Court Home Tour Dream Interiors, Friday to Sunday, Aug. 15 to 17, Naperville Showcase Home, 24W170 Hobson Road. Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Parking at Naperville Evangelical Free Church, 1441 Hobson Road. $10 at the door. Proceeds benefit Sharing Connections Furniture Bank. For more information, visit www.kingscourtshowcasehomes.com.

Music

Summer concert “In Tune With Trees,” 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, Morton Arboretum, Interstate 88 and Route 53, Lisle. Singer Chris Isaak will perform. $42 in advance, $50 day of concert. Members discounts available. For tickets, call (630) 725-2066, www.mortonarb.org.

Museum

“Textile Treasures: Threads Through Time” 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16 and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St., Naperville. Includes selection of seldom-seen textiles, display of quilts, historic fabric presentations, rug hookers, spinners, storytellers and textile arts presentations. Floral sale in Daniels House. (630) 420-6010, www.napersettlement.museum.


Special events

Polo tournament and fundraiser Finals of the Wyndham Drake Gold Cup tournament will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, Oak Book Polo Grounds, 31st St. and Polo Drive. A fundraiser for the Graue Mill and Museum will take place throughout the afternoon, sponsored by Ronald McDonald House Charities and Crawford Group Sotheby’s International Realty of Hinsdale. Chicago GSB Pakistan Club and GSB Alumni Club of Metropolitan Chicago will host their annual polo outing that afternoon. A visiting Pakistani artist, known for his polo and horse paintings, will display a selection of polo-related paintings. Gates open at 12:30 p.m. Tickets, available at the gate, are $10 adults; $5 seniors. Children age 12 and under are free. For more information, visit www.oak-brook.org/polo.

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