Stagg Music Boosters Craft Show Becomes Holiday Tradition

PALOS HILLS, IL – Arts and crafts enthusiasts have 190 local crafters, artisans and vendors to visit during the Stagg Music Boosters' annual fall craft show at Stagg High School, 8015 W. 111th St., Palos Hills. Show hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16; and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17. Admission is $2 for adults; children are admitted free. Proceeds support Stagg’s music program.

Shoppers can enjoy musical entertainment performed by Stagg students while perusing rows and rows of booths featuring jewelry, party items, crochet, wood crafts, Christmas decor, wreaths, candles, doll furniture and clothing, soaps, lotions, body wash, natural products and much more. Food wares will also be for sale, including homemade candy, jams, jellies and dips.

About 30 vendors have signed on (no duplicates) from such popular direct sale companies as Lula Ro, Pink Zebra, Norwex, Thirty One Gifts, Mary Kay, Avon, Cutco, Usborne Books, Tupperware and more.

During the show on Saturday, the Stagg Madrigal Singers will be caroling through the rooms starting at 11 a.m., followed by the high school jazz band at 1 p.m.

Santa and Mrs. Claus will drop by for visits and professional digital photos for $10. Bring your digital photo with Santa to Palos Photo, 10705 S Roberts Road, Palos Hills, and get prints made for your holiday cards or to give away as gifts. The $5 cost covers a 5X7 and two wallet-sized photos.

Buy lunch while you’re at the show, courtesy of the Stagg Music Boosters. There is also a split-the-pot raffle, with the drawing taking place near the end of the show on Sunday.

The Stagg Music Boosters’ famous fall and spring craft shows were started in 2003 by two band mothers, co-chairs Karen Lencioni and Patty Winker. Although their children have since graduated from Stagg, the pair have continued to organize the fall and spring craft shows ever since.

“There is consistency to the show, which is why it’s so well received,” Lencioni said. “Some crafters have been with us 15 years.”

The craft shows help supplement Stagg’s music department, enabled the school to provide an even higher quality experience for students. Keep up with Stagg Music Boosters Craft Show happenings on Facebook.