This family friendly Wright Home and Studio Open House — 5-7 p.m. June 2 at Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, 951 Chicago Ave., Oak Park — will include a highlights tour of the home and studio.

June 1-3

2018 COMPEX Stamp Show
10 a.m.-6 p.m. June 1-2
10 a.m.-4 p.m. June 3
Guerin College Preparatory High School, 8001 W. Belmont Ave. River Grove
Free

COMPEX stamp show features more than 100 exhibit frames of stamps, covers and other philatelic material. Show has 50 dealer booths and club meetings and speakers open to the public. Booths will be available for youth and beginners. Snack bar. Free parking.

June 2

“Pets at the White House”
2 p.m.
River Forest Public Library, 735 Lathrop Ave., River Forest
Free

Did you know that President Thomas Jefferson had a pet mockingbird who often sat on his master’s shoulder? Or that President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Scottish terrier Fala traveled with the President and attended parties with world leaders? In “Pets at the White House,” the singing and acting duo, Jenny Riddle and Elizabeth Doyle, tell stories and sing songs about the four-legged, beaked and pawed inhabitants who have resided at the White House. With upbeat music and little-known anecdotes, the performers reveal how pets have played an important role at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, not only by providing companionship to the presidents and their families, but also by humanizing and softening their political images.

Wright Home and Studio Open House
5-7 p.m.
Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, 951 Chicago Ave., Oak Park
Free

This family friendly open house will include a highlights tour of the home and studio. Children get to put their art skills to practice on a project in the courtyard after the tour. Food will be served. Registration is required. Go to flwright.org.

June 3

Festa della Repubblica
12-3 p.m.
Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii, 1224 W. Lexington St., Chicago
Free

This event marks Italy’s national holiday, Republic Day, established on June 2, 1946, when Italian voters supported a referendum to get rid of the monarchy and for the country to become a republic. After the 11 a.m. mass, the Sicilian Band will play centuries-old, traditional Italian march music and lead a parade from the church to Garibaldi Park in Chicago’s Little Italy. Italian governmental officials will join local Italian Americans in honoring the importance of the day in Italian history. At 1 p.m., an Italian car show, music and food will be available back at the church.

Kids Fishing Derby
3-6 p.m.
Swan Pond, Riverside

Riverside’s first Kids Fishing Derby will be open to three age groups: 3-5, 6-9 and 10-12. All participants must register at riverside.il.us before June 3. Check-in begins at 2 p.m. Each child must be accompanied by an adult and should bring their own fishing gear and bait. Derby volunteers will be available to help with various tasks such as baiting the hook and removing fish. Awards will be given according to age group.

June 5

Cruise Night
5-9 p.m.
Along Oak Park Avenue from 171^st Street to 173^rd Place, Tinley Park
Free

This classic car show does not have an entry fee. Car enthusiasts are invited to show off their classic cars and hot rods or just come to enjoy seeing others’ cars. Food and beverages will be sold, and a DJ will provide music.

June 6

Discussion with Local Author
6 p.m.
The Wildbird Shack, 854 E. Northwest Highway, Mount Prospect
Free

Local author Barbara Serbinski Sipe will talk about her recently published book “Letters From The Box In The Attic: A Story of Courage, Survival and Love.” Sipe’s book traces her mother’s courageous and terrifying journey from the Soviet invasion of Poland, through Soviet prisons and her eventual release from a Siberian labor camp, through the deserts of the Middle East, through Italy and then eventually to the shores of Great Britain where she learns tragic information. The memoir is based upon letters, documents and photographs Sip discovered in her mother’s attic as well as her own memories growing up in a Polish household.

–Cook County Calendar of Events May 30 – June 6–