The Great Big Home + Garden Show

Now in its 10th year, the 10-day Great Big Home + Garden Show is back at the I-X Center through Sunday. It features a whopping 600 exhibits centering on how to "renew, refresh and restore" your home and garden. This year's special exhibits include a fairytale-themed Garden Showcase, a Modernized Millennial Idea Home and a Backyard Living Showcase. Home improvement celebrities such as Madcap Cottage's John Loecke and Jason Oliver Nixon will be on hand as well. Loecke and Nixon will appear on today and tomorrow; Matt Fox, the creator of the HGTV show Room by Room, will serve as the Main Stage host. There will also be fine dining in the I-X Bistro, a full-service, white tablecloth restaurant, and landscaping experts will present daily gardening seminars. Check the show's website for hours and a complete schedule of happenings. Tickets cost $15 at the door, or $13 online. (Niesel)