Remember those engraved silver
platters that you received as a wedding gift or heirloom, but now lie in a pile
somewhere in a closet? The Arlington Heights Historical Society will show you
how to re-purpose those platters at 1p.m. Saturday, September 19, in a class
called What You Can do With a Silver Platter.
“No one
wants to polish silver anymore,” says Betsy Kmiecik, president of the society,
who is using the class as a way to introduce the Festival of the Wreaths to the
community, a fundraising effort being sponsored by the society on November, 27,
28 and 29. “But silver platters with some tarnish actually look good with some
patina, and we will show you how to re-use them in a fresh, unique way that you
can use as gifts for upcoming holidays,” says Kmiecik.
The
Silver Platter class costs $25 and will be held at the Historical Museum,
located at 110 W. Fremont Street, near the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Class goers are asked to bring their own family silver platter, or can purchase
one at the class. The $25 fee includes floral supplies, ribbons, hanger and
other items to choose from. Go to ahpd.org to register online for class
3523-5, or call 847-577-3000 for more information.
Kmiecik says the Festival of the
Wreaths is patterned after other cities who ask their residents to make and
donate any type of wreaths to the Historical Society for a silent auction that
coincides with the village’s Tree Lighting Ceremony in North School Park on
Friday, November 27. The deadline for registering your wreath is Friday,
October 16; you must bring your finished wreath to the Historical Museum by
Friday, October 30. There will be an invitation-only preview party at the museum
for those donating wreaths, and awards for wreaths in various categories will
be announced.
The Festival of the Wreaths begins
right after the Tree Lighting Ceremony on Friday, November 27, when people can
view the wreaths and vote for the People’s Choice Awards for individual
wreaths. The Festival of the Wreaths silent auction begins at 1:30 pm Saturday,
November 28 and ends at 4:30 pm Sunday, November 29. For more information call
847-255-1225, or to register your wreath, go to ahmuseum.org
