LAKE FOREST/LAKE BLUFF COMMUNITY CALENDAR
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March 2008, Saturday
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LEAD's Parent University
Time: 8:30am - 1:00pm
Laura Sessions Stepp, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist for The Washington Post and national bestselling author of "Our Last Best Shot" and "Unhooked" will be featured as keynote speaker at LEAD's Parent University at Gorton Community Center in Lake Forest.

"Talking Is Not Enough: What Really Matters When Raising Kids"
The keynote address will be followed by a morning of workshops on a wide range of subjects of interest to parents and educators of children in Pre-K through 12th grade, including a special workshop by Laura Sessions Stepp, 'Hooking Up', which will be based on her recently released book.

Pre-registration is requested and available online at www.leadweb.org. The fee is $30 per person/$45 for couples ($35/$50 at the door). Childcare is available on-site if reserved in advance. For more information, contact LEAD at 847-295-9075, or visit LEAD's website. The Gorton Community Center is loc ated at 400 E. Illinois, Lake Forest, IL.


Garrick Players
Time: 2:00pm
Garrick Players present Playwrights-in-Progress XXVII in the Allan Carr Theater located in Hixon Hall on Lake Forest College's South Campus.
General admission $7; seniors and children $3.

Call 847-735-5216 for reservations or visit www.lakeforest.edu for more information.


Citadel Theatre Company
Time: 8:00pm
'Til The Fat Lady Sings is a sharp, satiric comedy that finds wit and humor in family traditions, as Pat and her son Sean are descended on by clueless, but well-meaning loved ones who arrive to offer help and advice during a family crisis. This includes a hyper-ventilating neighbor, a lonely divorcee, a failed milkman, two military police, and an uncle with a camera determined to take the family portrait. Written by the award-winning playwright Scott McPherson (Marvin's Room).

Citadel Theatre is a professional, not-for-profit theatre that has established itself on the far North Shore. Citadel is currently housed in the Grotto, a 70-seat black box performance space, in Gorton Community Center, 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances begin at 8 p.m. and on Sunday at 2 p.m. For more information or to purchase tickets, call the Citadel box office at 847-735-8554 or go to Citadel's website at www.citadeltheatre.org.

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