Here is the latest list of where to Eat, Shop & Play in our community this week, October 7-13, 2024

 

Monday, October 7

11:30 am-1:00 pm – Student Garden Sale at Lake Forest College student-garden-sale

6:00 pm-8:00 pm – Knitting Communities Together at The Art Center Highland Park knitting-together

7:00 pm-9:00 pm – Trivia Night @ Lake Bluff Brewing Company trivia

 

Tuesday, October 8

10:30 am-11:00 am – Baby & Me at Lake Bluff Public Library baby-me

1:00 pm-3:00 pm - Your Life Stories at Lake Forest College your-life-stories

4:00 pm-5:00 pm – How the COVID-19 Outbreak in China Spiraled Out of Control: Agency, Cognition, and the Politics of Information at Lake Forest College how-covid-spiraled

7:00 pm-8:00 pm – Nine Brains Are Better Than One: Octopus Intelligence octopus-intelligence

7:00 pm-8:30 pm – Deciphering Truth from Noise: Media Literacy for Every American at Gorton Center northshorecivicclub

 

Wednesday, October 9

8:15 am-9:00 am – Low-Impact Strength Class/Aerobics (virtual) with Elderwerks strength

12:00 pm-1:00 pm – Don't Get Hooked! ‘Spot-a-Phish' at College of Lake County phish

1:00 pm-3:00 pm – The Cottage at Citadel Theatre the-cottage

6:00 pm-7:00 pm – Don't Get Hooked! ‘Spot-a-Phish' at College of Lake County phish

6:00 pm-8:30 pm – Hand Filled Pasta at Elawa Farm hand-filled-pasta

7:00 pm-8:00 pm – Being Imperfect with Erika Sanchez (Illinois Libraries Present - Online Program) with Lake Bluff Public Library erika-sanchez

7:00 pm-9:00 pm – Fall Choral Concert at Lake Forest College choral-concert

7:15 pm-9:15 pm – Do Not Submit - Lake Forest at Gorton Center do-not-submit

 

Thursday, October 10

10:30 am-11:00 am – Storytime: Together Time at Lake Bluff Public Library storytime

11:30 am-2:30 pm – Navy's 249th Birthday Celebration at the National Museum of the American Sailor navys-249th-birthday-celebration

7:00 pm-8:30 pm – Chicagoland Prize Homes: A Postwar Architectural Competition at History Center Lake Forest-Lake Bluff prize-homes

7:00 pm-9:00 pm – "A Look at the 2024 Election from Political Science" at Lake Forest College election-political-science

 

Friday, October 11

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

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

8:15 am-9:00 am – Low-Impact Cardio Class/Aerobics (virtual) with Elderwerks cardio

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

11:45 am-1:30 pm – Elevating Events with Innovation & Creativity: A Masterclass with Paulette & Jodi Wolf at Suite Escape Lake Forest events

7:00 pm-8:15 pm – Rendezvous Arts Presents The Black Oak Ensemble with guitarist Goran Ivanovic + Featured Artist Elliot Mandel rendezvous-arts

7:00 pm-9:00 pm – The World’s Fastest Indian - Film at Gorton Center worlds-fastest-indian

7:00 pm-10:00 pm – Live Music: Dina Bach at Oaken Bistro+Bar dina-bach

7:30 pm-9:30 pm – 7th+8th Grade Fall Dance at CROYA croya

7:30 pm-10:00 pm – The Cottage at Citadel Theatre the-cottage

 

Saturday, October 12

8:00 am-9:00 am – Coffee in the Park with Ward 4 Aldermen with City of Lake Forest calendar

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

  8:00 am-1:00 pm – Fall Fest at Elawa Farm market

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

10:30 am-11:00 am – Sensory Storytime at Lake Bluff Public Library sensory-storytime

🩷 12:00 pm-3:00 pm – Support Breast Cancer Awareness with the Lake Forest Police calendar

1:00 pm-2:00 pm – Bag It: Navy Sailors and Seabags at the National Museum of the American Sailor sailors-and-seabags

3:00 pm-5:00 pm – Inside Out – Film at Gorton Center inside-out

7:30 pm-10:00 pm – The Cottage at Citadel Theatre the-cottage

 

Sunday, October 13

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

10:00 am, 11:00 am – Hooves and Hugs at Elawa Farm hooves-and-hugs

  1:00 pm-2:00 pm – Forest Park Beach Pathway Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Lake Forest calendar

3:00 pm-5:30 pm – The Cottage at Citadel Theatre the-cottage

4:00 pm-6:00 pm – Lake Forest Civic Orchestra - "In The Beginning" in-the-beginning

4:00 pm-6:30 pm – CLC Music: Wind Ensemble Fall Concert events

 

Get outside…be sure to check the status of our amazing community outdoor 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:

CROYA – After School Drop-In Hours croya-calendar

Deer Path Art League – Apply for The City of Lake Forest’s Saturday Holiday Market to be held on December 14 & 21 saturday-holiday-market

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), 2024-2025 Season Musically It’s All Relative concert-series

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 Park District – Resident Fall registration begins August 17, non-resident registration begins August 24 calendar

Lake Bluff Public 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 College – Josh Moulton '00: From Lake Forest to Lincoln Park/A Business and Career/Chicago's Painter Exhibit at Sonnenschein/Albright Gallery, Durand Art Institute josh-moulton

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 – Entrée of the month – Seared Tuna, Cocktail of the Month: Autumn in the City (October 1-31) specials-events

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

 

Sales & Specials:

ABLAZE Design Group: 15% off or 1 year interest free financing on interior painting, 10% Off All Painting Projects Plus Free Upgrade, 20% OFF ALL Hunter Douglas Window Treatment Orders promos

Alesia C. Design House: Join our newsletter and take 15% off first purchase alesiac.com

Bedside Manor: Join our newsletter and take 10% off first purchase, all on sale-linens, furniture, accessories and more: 10% off $100, 15% off $500, 20% off $1,000 shopbedside-sale

Chalet: Fall Outdoor Plant Sale: 50% off Oak and Native Trees, 50% off Roses and Maples (for rewards members)/20% off (for non-members), 70% off fruiting trees and shrubs, 50% off Weigela, 20%-70% off Outdoor Furniture 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

Club Pilates East Lake Forest: First Class Free clubpilates

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

Deer Path Inn: 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: Cozy Scrambler, Pumpkin Pancakes, Orchard Valley Roll-up, Iced Pumpkin Apple Macchiato, Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte, Pumpkin Spice Latte 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 (October), Build Your Own Gift Basket, Trick or Treat Halloween Candy, Halloween Gift Basket foodstuffs

The Forester – a Hyatt Place Hotel: Oaken Dining Package, Member Rates theforesterhotel

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

Gerhard’s Elegant European Desserts: Austrian Apple Strudel (October) gerhardsdesserts

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: $31 off Enrollment (October), Free Assessment promotions

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: Eddyline Color Clearance, 30-60% off Boardworks Paddleboards, Closeouts, Demos and Sales offshore-chicago

Pasquesi Home and Gardens: Pansy Sale with 3.5″ pots: $2.49, reg. $4.99 while supplies last, Bulb Value Pack $11.99, reg. $14.99, 20% off hydrangeas 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: 30% off Emerald Products, 15% off Paint Supplies (September 27-October 7); $10 off $50+ sherwin-williams

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

Sunset Foods: See Weekly Specials weekly-ad

Touched by Jules: 30-minute massage $75, 60-minute massage $130, 90-minute massage $185 touchedbyjules

Vintage Magnality: 15% off $350+, Enter email for 15% off first order vintagemagnality