50 S. Emerson Street
Mt. Prospect, IL , 60056
Thursday, October 10, 2013 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
The evening, which will begin at 7 p.m., will feature a fun mix of wine, hors d’oeuvres, entertainment and both silent and live auctions to help you pick up some truly unique and entrancing handbags for yourself and others and at the same time support the restoration of the one-room 1896 Central School, located at 103 S. Maple Street on the Museum campus.
Tickets, which are limited, can be purchased for $10 each at the museum or via PayPal at www.mtphist.org.
Reservations are needed by October 4th.
Get yourself ready for the 2013-14 fall and winter seasons or buy your holiday gifts early when the Mount Prospect Historical Society holds its "Power of the Purse" handbag auction on the evening of Thursday, October 10 in the community room of the Mount Prospect Village Hall, 50 S. Emerson St., Mount Prospect.
The event will feature a wide variety of new and almost-new designer, vintage, quirky and handmade purses and messenger bags for adults and children. Brand names like Coach, Vera Bradley, Brighton, Fossil and Michael Kors, have been donated by retailers and members and friends of the Society.
Of special interest will be a wide variety of handmade purses and bags, ranging from quilted purses to a felted wool purse, made by members of the Sew-Bee-It Quilters and the Mount Prospect Historical Society board of directors.
LOCATION: Village Hall Community Room
50 S. Emerson Street
Mt. Prospect, IL 60056
PH: (847) 392-9006