Featured antique show for April 2012
Chicago Antiques And Garden Fair
Friday, April 20, 2012 - 10:00am - Sunday, April 22, 2012 - 5:00pm
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Friday, April 20, 2012 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday, April 21, 2012 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sunday, April 22, 2012 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

About the show:

PREVIEW EVENING, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 6 – 10 P.M.
Celebrating 12 years, the Antiques & Garden Fair continues to offer the best in classical and contemporary garden furnishings, botanical art, and home and garden design from more than 100 exhibitors from the United States and Europe.

The Fair will be held in the beautiful Regenstein Center. There will be tents over the Esplanade and the Rose Garden as well as vendors in Burnstein Hall, Runnells and Searle Courtyards, Nichols Hall, Joutras Gallery, and the Greenhouse Galleries. Guests will find a variety of treasures in every price range.

Guests will also be inspired by indoor gardens designed by local landscape companies and designers who will interpret this year's theme, "Around the Garden Table." Participants include Craig Bergmann Landscape Design, Inc., William Heffernan Landscapes, Rosborough Partners, Schmechtig Landscapes with Susan Fredman Design Group, and and Maria Smithburg with Manfredini Landscaping and Design.

Chicago Botanical Antique and Garden Fair
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1000 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe, IL 60022

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Honorary Chair and guest speaker David Easton is one of the world's most sought-after interior designers. While he has made his name as a new-classicist, his expertise in architecture and decoration is wide-ranging and ongoing. He was most recently honored by his peers with the Lifetime Achievement award at London's Design & Decoration Awards. During his lecture, "A Design Journey of the Past, Present, and Future," David Easton will take you on a journey of garden design from the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to ancient Rome and beyond.

Special Guest and guest speaker David Howard is former head gardener at Highgrove for H.R.H. The Prince of Wales. During his lecture, "My Gardening Life," Howard will take you on a journey of his 40 years of gardening in the U.K. including working for H.M. The Queen and H.R.H. Prince Charles as well as training at the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, and the Botanical Gardens in Gothenburg, Sweden.

FLOWER-ARRANGING DEMONSTRATIONS
On Saturday and Sunday, three complimentary flower-arranging demonstrations will be given in various vendor booths at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 2 p.m.

Visit our listing for the Chicago Botanical Gardens Antique and Garden Fair for maps, directions, weather and to see neighboring antique dealers, auctions and shows.

chicago botanical antiques and garden fair

Where to Eat

Guanajuato Mexican and Tequila Bar
73 Green Bay Road
Glencoe, IL 60093
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The best Mexican restaurant on Chicago's Northshore. Acapulco Shrimp, Pollo Azteca, Margarita Salmon , El Molcajete and Echiladas San Miguel are just a few of their specialties. About 3.4 miles north of the Botanical Gardens Show.

Gilson's
1126 Central Avenue
Wilmette, IL 60091
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Gilson's is a great moderately priced, yet upscale restaurant. They have a large lunch and dinner menu including Macadamian Chilean Seabass, Bistro Tenderloin Filet and Black Forest Mushroom Chicken. You'll enjoy the laid back atmosphere of Gilson's. Located about 7 miles south of the show.

Foodstuff's
338 Park Ave
Glencoe, IL 60022
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If you'd rather enjoy your food on the go or at home but you don't want to sacrifice quality then Foodstuffs is for you. Foodstuffs is a deli and offers different specials every day, created from the best possible ingredients by their own chefs. Some are some of the entrees you might find at Foodstuffs, Roasted Lemon Sage Turkey Breast, Mini Lobster Rolls, Irish Beef Stew. Great food and they are only 2.2 miles south of the show.