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LAKE FOREST/LAKE BLUFF COMMUNITY CALENDAR
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LEAD's Parent University
Time:
8:30am - 1:00pm
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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.
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Garrick Players
Time:
2:00pm
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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.
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Citadel Theatre Company
Time:
8:00pm
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'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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Citadel Theatre Company
Time:
2:00pm
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'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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Cabin Fever Jazz Concert
Time:
4:00pm - 6:00pm
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Cabin Fever Jazz celebrates its 20th Anniversary featuring BMR4 at Gorton Community Center, 400 E. Illinois, Lake Forest. For more information please call 847-234-6060.
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North Suburban Symphony
Time:
4:00pm
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North Suburban Symphony's next concert "Reflections on Winter" will be held at Gorton Community Center in Lake Forest. The program includes Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #2, Gonoud's Petite Symphonie, Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole and Tchaikovsky's Symphony #1. The Lalo will be performed by Ryan Murphy, one of the winners of the James Glacking Young Musicians Competition.
For a brochure or to purchase tickets, call 847-234-4150 or visit www.northsubsymphony.org.
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LF Symphony Guest Artist Tea
Time:
1:30pm
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The Lake Forest Symphony Guild will host a guest artist tea in anticipation of the symphony's concerts on March 7th and 8th. The tea will feature Maestro Alan Heatherington, Music Director of Lake Forest Symphony and bassoonist, Robert Barris. Barris will speak to the group about his work as a professional musician and also include a short performance.
Guest artist teas are open to all and hosted in local private homes. The admission charge is $10 per person for non-Guild members. To learn more about the event, including the location and driving directions, contact Guild President Betty Benton at 847-234-5279.
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Citadel Theatre Company
Time:
8:00pm
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'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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Citadel Theatre Company
Time:
8:00pm
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'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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LF Symphony
Time:
8:00pm
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Lake Forest Symphony, under the musical direction of Alan Heatherington, at the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts in Grayslake on the College of Lake County campus. The concert will begin at 8:00 p.m., with a free pre-concert talk at 7 p.m.
Single tickets for the concert are $45, $35 and $25 with senior and student discounts available. Tickets may be purchased by calling the Symphony office at 847-295-2135 or online at www.lakeforestsymphony.org.
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Citadel Theatre Company
Time:
8:00pm
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'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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LF Symphony
Time:
8:00pm
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Lake Forest Symphony, under the musical direction of Alan Heatherington, at the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts in Grayslake on the College of Lake County campus. The concert will begin at 8:00 p.m., with a free pre-concert talk at 7 p.m.
Single tickets for the concert are $45, $35 and $25 with senior and student discounts available. Tickets may be purchased by calling the Symphony office at 847-295-2135 or online at www.lakeforestsymphony.org.
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International Club
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A members only Biennial Fundraiser "An Evening of International Artistic Culture" will be held at the Lake Forest Club. For information, please contact clairemc@aol.com by email or send a check for $75 per person to the LF International Club c/o Anja Grevers, 821 N. Waukegan Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045.
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Citadel Theatre Company
Time:
2:00pm
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'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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Cabin Fever Jazz Concert
Time:
4:00pm - 6:00pm
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Cabin Fever Jazz celebrates its 20th Anniversary featuring John Burnett Swing Orchestra at Gorton Community Center, 400 E. Illinois, Lake Forest. For more information please call 847-234-6060.
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LEAD
Time:
7:00pm - 8:30pm
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Addiction by Prescription: Dangers in Your Medicine Cabinet at Lake Forest Hospital, Health Education Center, Conference Room A, 600 Westmoreland Road, Lake Forest. A panel of experts, including a pharmacist and a psychologist, will address the dangers of commonly abused drugs such as Vicodin, OxyContin, Ritalin, Adderol and other medications. Learn what you as a parent can do to keep your child and medicine cabinet safe. For parents of children in grades 6-12.
For more information, contact LEAD at 847-295-9075 or visit the website: www.leadweb.org.
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Relay for Life Kick-Off
Time:
6:00pm - 8:00pm
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2008 Relay Kick-Off at Lake Forest Health & Fitness, 1200 N. Westmoreland, Lake Forest.
Bring along your family, friends, co-workers, and teammates for this amazing celebration. It's a night of fun, food, and fighting cancer. Celebrate survivors and caregivers. Remember loved ones and friends. Fight back in your community.
Get your team registered today at www.relayforlifelakeforest.com.
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Citadel Theatre Company
Time:
8:00pm
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'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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Citadel Theatre Company
Time:
8:00pm
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'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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LF Open Lands
Time:
9:30am - 12:00pm
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Adult Natural History: Native Landscaping Workshop
Lake Forest Open Lands - Lockhart Family Nature Center, 350 N. Waukegan Road,
Lake Forest
Join Lake Forest Open Lands' Restoration Ecologist Ryan London as he shares his success with restoring his own yard with native plants. Learn how to choose the right plants for growing conditions and how to identify and fight aggressive non-native species. Rain gardens, prairie islands and woodland restoration techniques will be covered. For registration and information please call (847) 482-1928 or visit www.lfola.org.
Members: $20
Non-members: $28
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LEAD
Time:
11:30am - 1:30pm
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Let's Talk: Luncheon, Program and Fashion Show for Middle School Girls and their Moms at Gorton Community Center in the Community Room, 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest.
Mary Carolyn Embry, Love & Logic facilitator, will present an engaging and interactive program on keeping communication open between girls and their mothers. This will be followed by lunch and a fashion show presented by Lake Forest's Lillie Alexander Boutique and Phoebe & Frances.
For girls in grades 5-8 and their moms. $20 per person. This requires advance registration. To register, call LEAD at 847-295-9075 or visit www.leadweb.org.
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Citadel Theatre Company
Time:
8:00pm
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'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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Cabin Fever Jazz Concert
Time:
4:00pm - 6:00pm
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Cabin Fever Jazz celebrates its 20th Anniversary featuring Bobby Lewis Quintet at Gorton Community Center, 400 E. Illinois, Lake Forest. For more information please call 847-234-6060.
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St. Patrick's Day
Easter
Garrick Players
Time:
8:00pm
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Garrick Players present "Sophocles' Electra" in the Allan Carr Theater located in Hixon Hall on Lake Forest College's South Campus.
General admission: $7; seniors and children $3.
Showtimes are 8 p.m. nightly. Call 847-735-5216 for reservations or visit www.lakeforest.edu for more information.
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Garrick Players
Time:
8:00pm
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Garrick Players present "Sophocles' Electra" in the Allan Carr Theater located in Hixon Hall on Lake Forest College's South Campus.
General admission: $7; seniors and children $3.
Showtimes are 8 p.m. nightly. Call 847-735-5216 for reservations or visit www.lakeforest.edu for more information.
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Garrick Players
Time:
2:00pm
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Garrick Players present "Sophocles' Electra" 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.
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