Lake County briefs
Blood drive at fire station:
The Mundelein, Countryside and Libertyville fire departments will hold a blood drive from 1 to 7 p.m. Friday, July 3 at Mundelein's main fire station, 1000 N. Midlothian Road. Donors will be eligible to win Cubs tickets. Walk-ins are welcome.
Experimenting in Lincolnshire:
Hands-on science experiments from more than a dozen places, including the Museum of Science and Industry, the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago Botanical Gardens, Working Bikes and Destination Imagination will be featured as part of LabFest on Saturday, June 27. The free hands-on science expo also will include exhibits, experiments, take-home activities, refreshments, raffles and an explosive stage show. It will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Vernon Area Public Library District, 300 Olde Half Day Road, in Lincolnshire. Visitors can explore the principles of light and surface tension in Bubbleology 101; play an interactive detective game, Nab the Aquatic Invader; discover the physical properties of various candies in Sweet Physics; and celebrate the International Year of Astronomy and telescopes by Becoming Galileo. Visit www.sciencechicago.com or call (847) 634-3650 for more information.
Art festival is coming:
The 8th Annual Buffalo Grove Fine Art Festival consisting of approximately 150 artists will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 18 and 19, at the Buffalo Grove Town Center at Lake-Cook Road and Route 83. All media, including painting, sculpture, wood, ceramics, photography, jewelry, glass, fine crafts and others, will be available for sale. The festival also will offer a chance for artists ages 9 to 18 to showcase their painting, drawing, jewelry design, photography, sculpture, origami and much more. Entertainment will include Cirrus Falcon, Michelet and Pacific Coast. In addition, the Betty Haag Suzuki Academy will perform at 4 p.m. Saturday and Limelight on Stage at 4 p.m. Sunday. Families can create art in the Family Art Tent and Sunshine Craft will offer activities for purchase for $5 to $12, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Children's Memorial Hospital. Admission to the festival is free as are many of the activities that area offered.
Temporary closure of Toft Street in Antioch
Toft Street in Antioch will be closed to traffic for the weekend beginning at 5 p.m. Friday, June 19 to make room for the annual Summer Arts and Crafts Faire. The event will be held on Toft Street and in the north two sections of the municipal lot. It has been relocated to this site at the request of the village. This allows Orchard Street to remain open for residential and emergency traffic. The event draws more than 10,000 people into downtown Antioch, according to Chamber of Commerce Director Barbara Porch. The parking lot behind the west side of Main Street, and the south aisle of the municipal lot behind Hannah's Home Accents and the Limerick, also will remain open to traffic. Signs will be posted throughout downtown encouraging shoppers to park on the east side. All crafters will be parking at Antioch Elementary School. For more details call Tom Laures at the village of Antioch, (847) 395-6342.