Monday, July 22

7:30 am-8:30 am – Beach Yoga with Lake Bluff Park District at South Beach lakebluffparks

  6:00 pm-7:00 pm – Knollwood Park Master Plan with Lake Bluff Park District knollwood-park-meeting

 

Tuesday, July 23

10:00 am-11:30 am – Go LF Walk – Fire Truck Fun with Lake Forest Parks & Recreation fire-truck-fun

6:30 pm-9:00 pm – Figure Drawing Drop-in at The Art Center Highland Park Figure-Drawing-Drop-In

7:00 pm-8:00 pm – Shipwrecks: Treasures of The Great Lakes at Lake Forest Library shipwrecks

 

Wednesday, July 24

7:30 am-8:30 am – Beach Yoga with Lake Bluff Park District at South Beach lakebluffparks

4:00 pm-5:00 pm – Puzzle Piece Art at Lake Bluff Public Library puzzle-piece-art

5:30 pm-7:00 pm – Moving into a Senior Community: Tips, Tools, and Resources at Sunrise Highland Park with Long World Services for the Living  moving-senior-community

5:30 pm-7:30 pm – Burger Night at Elawa Farm burger-night-at-elawa-farm

 

Thursday, July 25

11:30 am-1:00 pm – COC Lunch with the Mayors coc-lunch-with-the-mayors

11:30 am-1:00 pm – Luncheon With Author Joyce Maynard with Lake Forest Book Store lakeforestbookstore

3:00 pm-5:00 pm – Garden Produce Sale at Lake Forest College garden-produce-sale

6:30 pm-7:30 pm – The Six Wives of Henry VIII at Lake Bluff Public Library the-six-wives-of-henry-viii

6:30 pm-9:00 pm – Free Outdoor Concert with Lake Forest Parks & Recreation Featuring: Strung Out and Market Square Car Show free-outdoor-concert

7:00 pm-8:30 pm – Mid-Century Modernism and the American Body at History Center Lake Forest-Lake Bluff mid-century-modernism

 

Friday, July 26 

7:00 am-12:00 pm – Lake Bluff Farmer's Market at Village Green farmers-market

7:30 am-8:30 am – Beach Yoga with Lake Bluff Park District at South Beach lakebluffparks

8:00 am-1:00 pm – Garden Market at Elawa Farm market

9:00 am-9:30 am – Lake Bluff Library at the Farmer's Market lake-bluff-library-at-the-farmers-market

10:00 am, 11:15 am – Jamberry Music at Elawa Farm adult-classes

10:00 am-6:00 pm – Grab & Go Crafts at Lake Bluff Public Library grab-go-crafts

1:00 pm-4:00 pm – Watercolor Painting with Evelyn Phelps at Elawa Farm watercolor-painting

3:30 pm-8:30 pm – Friday Night Fun in the Alley with Suzy’s Swirl fun-in-the-alley

4:30 pm-9:00 pm – Parents Night Out at Giggles Play parents-night-out

6:00 pm-9:00 pm – July Farm Dinner at Elawa Farm july-farm-dinner

7:00 pm-10:00 pm – Live Music: Chase Ventrella at Oaken Bistro+Bar chase-ventrella

 

Saturday, July 27

8:00 am-1:00 pm – Garden Market at Elawa Farm market

10:00 am-11:00 am – Yoga on the Farm at Elawa Farm goatyoga

10:00 am-11:30 am – Basic Soap Making with Gretta's Goats basic-soap-making

10:00 am-11:30 am – Free Club Pilates Class at Oaken Bistro+Bar club-pilates-class

10:30 am-12:00 pm – Lake Forest Roots: Where It All Began Walking Tour with History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff lake-forest-roots

11:00 am-8:15 pm – Northwestern Medicine Lake Bluff Criterium criterium

11:30 am-12:30 pm – Goat Yoga at Elawa Farm Goat-Yoga

1:00 pm-3:00 pm – Arty Party with Magic, Ice & Foam at Lake Forest Library arty-party

1:00 pm-3:00 pm – Navy Explorers: Summer of Ratings - Master-at-Arms at National Museum of the American Sailor navy-explorers

1:00 pm-3:00 pm – Poetry of Recovery at The Art Center Highland Park Poetry-Recovery

  7:00 pm-9:00 pm – Gravity at Gorton Center gravity

7:00 pm-9:00 pm – Hollywood's Humble Maestro: The Russell Garcia Story at Wayfarer Theaters humble-maestro

 

Sunday, July 28

10:00 am-2:00 pm – Garden Market at Elawa Farm market

11:30 am-1:30 pm – Bruch with New York Times Bestselling Author Chris Whitaker with Lake Forest Book Store chris-whitaker

1:00 pm-3:00 pm – Frozen at Gorton Center frozen

6:00 pm-7:30 pm – Bluffinia Summer Concerts Featuring: Rosie & The Rivets - Oldies with Lake Bluff Park District bluffinia

7:00 pm-9:00 pm – Almost Famous at Gorton Center almost-famous

 

Get outside…be sure to check the status of our amazing community facilities!

Lake Bluff Park District: www.lakebluffparks.org

Lake Forest Parks & Recreation: www.lfparksandrec.com

Lake Forest Open Lands – www.lfola.org/recreational-activities

 

Ongoing: 

The Art Center Highland Park – Deconstructing Paper / PULP (June 21-August 3) deconstruction-paper

CROYA –After School Drop-In Hours croya-calendar

Dickinson Hall – Special Events, Life Enrichment, Ongoing Programs, Healthy Living Lectures and Fitness for Seniors dickinson_hall

Fill A Heart 4 Kids – See Events & Volunteer Opportunities fillaheart4kids

Gorton Center – Calendar of Events: gortoncenter-events

Great Lake Adaptive Sports Association (GLASA) – Calendar of Events glasa.org-calendar

History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff – Exhibit: Modern in the Midcentury

(May 11-November 1), Docent-Led Walking Tours; Self-Guided Tours – 11 Stately Observers: Witness Trees of Lake Forest, Houses of Lake Road; LF-LB History online; Main Exhibit & Digital Exhibits: Milestone Travels: Leaving Home to Find Yourself; Map Stories: The Hidden History in the Maps of Lake Forest and Lake Bluff; The Holiday Collection: from 1898 to Today; 300 Photos, 30 Days: A Candid Look at Covid-19; 20 in the Twenties: A Century of Change; Facing School 2020; History of Epidemics; History of Vaccines; A Spark of Genius: Local Events and Their Discoveries; Arcady Farm and its Neighbors lflbhistory

International Chamber Artists – Couch Concerts (Virtual), 2023-2024 Season Celebrating Women Composers icamusic 

Lake Bluff History Museum – The Lake: Lake Bluff and Michi Gami opens July 15 the-lake-lake-bluff-and-michi-gami; Lake Bluff Walking Tours App (nearly a dozen tours available): Uptown Commercial District; Lake Bluff Camp Meeting Grounds; Camp Meeting Cottages; Dogs on the Bluff public art display; Green Bay Road Estates; Moffett Road Estates; Sheridan Road Estates; Lake Bluff Commemorative Plaques Tour; Early Settlers of Lake Bluff, and Development in West Lake Bluff. lakebluffhistory

Lake Bluff Public Library –Summer Reading Club at Lake Bluff Public Library (June 7-August 16) summer-reading-club; Silly Sidewalk Obstacle Course (July 13-31) silly-sidewalk-obstacle-course, Seed Library seed-library, 1000 Books Before Kindergarten 1000-books-kindergarten, Calendar of Events: lakeblufflibrary-events; Voter’s Registration other-services

Lake Forest Civic Orchestra – past concerts and recordings archive past-concerts

Lake Forest Parks & Recreation – Fall Registration Opens for Residents (July 16), for non-residents (July 23) fall-resident-registration-opens

Oaken Bistro + Bar at the Forester Hotel – Pan Seared Sea Bass – Entrée of the Month, Blue Hawaiian – Cocktail of the Month (July 1-31) specials-events

Rendezvous Arts – Summer Vignette Series and Patreon Channel (Virtual) rendezvousarts

  

Sales & Specials:

Bedside Manor: Join our newsletter and take 10% off first purchase shopbedside-sale

Britt Carter & Company: Select floor samples from 50-80% MSRP off, extra discounts on special orders for instock upholstery (July 12-27) summer-sale-celebration

Chalet: 30% off Hosta, 30% off Japanese Maple, 30% off Fruit Trees, 30% off Spring Flowering Trees, Outdoor Furniture 20-70% off chaletnursery

Chief's Pub:  Monday - $3.50 All Domestic bottles All Day, $3 Cheeseburger Sliders during MNF; Tuesday - $3.75 Corona and Corona Light bottles, $5 House Margarita and 1/2 price tacos; Wednesday - 1/2 price bottle of wine, $3.50 domestic jumbos; Thursday – Thirsty Thursdays $20 Domestic beer towers, $10 domestic pitchers, 1/2 off domestic beer & house wine; Friday - $6 16oz Craft draft beer; Saturday - $15 domestic buckets, $20 Claw and Noon buckets, 1/2 price pizza all day; Sunday - $4 Screwdriver, $5 Bloodys and $6 Mimosas, Kids Eat Free; Happy Hour: M–F 3pm-6pm: $3.50 Miller Lite & Budlight Bottles, $4 16oz pints Miller Lite & Budlight, $4.75 23oz Miller Lite & Budlight, $5 Rail Drinks-House Vodka, Gin, Rum, Tequila & Whiskey + a mixer, $6 House Wine-Red: Cabernet, White: Chardonnay chiefspub

Citadel Theatre: Season Subscriptions (2023-2024 Season Line-up: The Cottage, Dames at Sea, I and You, A Jukebox for the Algonquin) $40-$120 citadeltheatre

Courtyard Wines: Holiday & Special occasion gift baskets, 10% discount on case purchase winestorelakeforestil

Deer Path Inn: World’s Best Award Offer, Literary Getaway: A Good Book and a Spot of Tea, Babymoon Getaway - Baby On Board, Local's Only Package: Discover the North Shore, Zero-Proof Experience Mocktail Mixology, Gramping Getaway, Girls’ Getaway Tea Time For Two; north-chicago-hotel-deals; Afternoon Tea at The English Room - seatings at 2:00 pm, 2:30 pm and 3:00 pm Wednesday through Saturday; Afternoon Tea available for carry-out Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 4:00 pm with preorder thedeerpathinn.com/dining

Egg Harbor Café: Specials: Geneva Rosti, Key West Crepes, Lemon Poppy Seed Pancakes, Fresh Lemonade, Strawberry Lemonade, Blackberry Lavendar Lemonade eggharborcafe

Elements Massage: $30 off first one-hour massage session, New client discounts: One-hour massage session for only $89 (regular $119); 90 minute massage for $129 (regular $159) elementsmassage.com/bannockburn

ENAZ: Sale items collections/sale

Foodstuffs Gourmet Food & Catering: 10% off select items (July 1-31), Build Your Own Gift Basket, Get Fired Up Grilling Gift Basket, Take Me to the Ball Game Gift Basket, Sale: Foodstuffs Puppy Chow, Foodstuffs Milk Chocolate Covered Gummy Bears, Foodstuffs Gummy Bears, Foodstuffs Sour Gummy Worms, Sour Gummy Bears, Jane’s Popcorn Simply Salted, Jane’s Popcorn Gourmet Cheese, Foodstuffs Asiago Cheddar Cheese Crisps, Brooklyn Born Chocolate Keto Dark Chocolate 70% Dark Bar, Brooklyn Born Chocolate Keto Chocolate Peanut Butter & Jelly Bar, Sea Salted Matzo Chips foodstuffs

The Forester – a Hyatt Place Hotel: Oaken Dining Package, Sweeten Your Stay Package, Culinary Experience Package, Great Lakes Naval Station Graduation Offer, Member Rates theforesterhotel

Forever Om Yoga: $79 new client offer (local clients only); unlimited golden membership $195, $29 single class, packages available foreveromyoga

Gorton Center: Gorton tote bag featuring artist Leslie Gould’s illustration of our beautiful west entrance $20, Gorton 50^th branded insulated mug $20! shop-gorton

Hansa Coffee Roasters: Free Shipping on orders over $75, Espresso Based: Horchata Latte, Sparkling Raspberry Latte, Blueberry Latte, Coconut Latte; Cold Brew Based: Cold Brew Latte, Cold Foam Cold Brew; Tea Based: Cool Down, Galaxy hansacoffee

Kuro Bistro: Lunch Specials - Maki, Sashimi, Sushi, Classic Roll Choices, Bento, DonBuri kurolakeforest

Lake Forest Book Store: 10% discount available for military personnel and educators lakeforestbookstore

Lake Forest Civic Orchestra: Season Subscriptions $30-$60 (25% off single ticket price) lakeforestcivicorchestra

Lake Forest Hardware Cards and Gifts: Bargains of the Month local-ad

The Lake Forest Shop: Sale items sale

Luke’s of Lake Bluff: 10% off first order; Daily Specials Include Small Fries and Medium Drink lukeslakebluff

Mathnasium of Lake Forest: No enrollment fee for new enrollments through 7/31/24 and an additional $50 off our 24-Session Summer Pass (July 18-20) summer-sale-celebration

Mustard Seed: Fair Trade Gift Guide and much more mustardseedfairtrade

Oaken Bistro + Bar at the Forester Hotel: Weekday Happy Hour 3-6: drink specials from $5 and starters specials from $7 each; 16.18% Conway Park neighborhood business discount weekdays 11-4; E-Club Special – Free Sapling; Citadel Theatre Goers discount 20% when you show a same day ticket stub oakenbistro.com/specials-events

Offshore Marine/Paddling Warehouse: 30-60% off Boardworks Paddleboards, Closeouts, Demos and Sales offshore-chicago

Pasquesi Home and Gardens: 25% off All Outdoor Fountains, 20% off Perennials, 25-50% off select Trees & Shrubs sales-events

Shakou: Loyalty Plan – earn $5 for each $1 spent, special food & beverage items earn 2X to 5X points, 2500 points earn a $25 reward certificate shakou

Sherwin Williams: Online: $50 off with $300+, $100 off with $400+, Scotchblue 2090 1.5” Painter’s Tape 4 Packs $15.99 (through July 31), $10 off $50+ sherwin-williams

Smith’s Men’s Store: Made-to-measure private appointments available smithsmensstore

Sunset Foods: See Weekly Specials weekly-ad

Suzy’s Swirl: Military Discount - 20% OFF your Cup Every Day - Thank you for your Service!; Seniors Discount - 10% OFF you Cup Every Day - Treat Yourself!; Birthday Cups - FREE Mini Cup on Birthday! suzysswirl

Touched by Jules: 30-minute massage $65, 60-minute massage $120, 90-minute massage $175 touchedbyjules

Vintage Magnality: 15% off $350+ vintagemagnality