Here is the latest list of where to Eat, Shop & Play in our community this week, October 14-20, 2024

Monday, October 14

9:30 am-6:30 pm – 7th+8th Grade Fright Fest Trip with CROYA croya

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

6:30 pm-8:00 pm – Apple Desserts with Chef Gale Gand apple-desserts

6:30 pm-8:30 pm – Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Film Screening and Q&A with Indigenous Activist Casey Camp-Horinek at Lake Forest College the-condor-and-the-eagle

 

Tuesday, October 15

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

11:30 am-12:30 pm – Paws/Pause for Wellness! – Southlake at College of Lake County paws-pause

1:00 pm-2:00 pm – Scam Prevention (Zoom) with Elderwerks scam-prevention

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

2:00 pm-4:00 pm – Kings of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones at Wayfarer Theaters kings-of-kings

2:30 pm-3:30 pm – Afternoon Book Club: A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay at Lake Bluff Public Library afternoon-book-club

 

Wednesday, October 16

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

10:00 am-11:00 am – Data Breach Protection (Zoom) with Elderwerks data-breach-protection

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

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

6:00 pm-8:30 pm – Dinner in France at Elawa Farm dinner-in-france

7:00 pm-9:00 pm – Rose and the Rime: A Midwestern Fairy Tale at Lake Forest Academy rose-and-the-rime

 

Thursday, October 17

10:00 am-12:00 pm – Go Lake Forest Cemetery Walk with Lake Forest Parks and Recreation cemetery-walk

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

11:00 am-12:00 pm – Key Facts About Influenza and Covid (Zoom) with Elderwerks influenza-and-covid

11:00 am-1:00 pm – Paws/Pause for Wellness at College of Lake County paws-pause

4:00 pm-6:00 pm – Paint and Steep at Lake Bluff Public Library paint-and-steep

5:00 pm-6:30 pm – Realtor Referral Charity Mixer at ABLAZE Design Group realtor-referral-charity-mixer

6:30 pm-8:00 pm – Chicago’s Unsung Women of the Midcentury Modern Movement at History Center Lake Forest-Lake Bluff unsung-women

7:00 pm-9:00 pm – Rose and the Rime: A Midwestern Fairy Tale at Lake Forest Academy rose-and-the-rime

7:00 pm-9:00 pm - Fall Play: One Stoplight Town (RMA) - Lake Forest District 115 fall-play

 

Friday, October 18

7:30 am-9:00 am – COC B4Work Networking Breakfast coc-b4work-breakfast

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

1:00 pm-2:30 pm – Jean and John Greene Nature Preserve Autumn Walk with History Museum Lake Forest-Lake Bluff and Lake Forest Open Lands autumn-walk

5:00 pm-9:00 pm – Recycled Art Sale | Opening Night at The Art Center Highland Park opening-night

5:30 pm-7:00 pm – Dried Flower Bouquet Social at Elawa Farm dried-flower-bouquet

5:30 pm-10:00 pm – Boo Bash at Blair boo-bash-at-blair

6:00 pm-7:30 pm – Terlato's Wine Pairing Dinner at Oaken Bistro+Bar wine-pairing-dinner

6:00 pm-9:00 pm – Flavors of Spain at Elawa Farm flavors-of-spain

6:00 pm-9:30 pm – Ghost Walk with Lake Bluff History Museum ghost-walk

7:00 pm-9:00 pm - Fall Play: One Stoplight Town (RMA) - Lake Forest District 115 fall-play

7:00 pm-9:00 pm – Forks Over Knives – Film at Gorton Center forks-over-knives

7:00 pm-9:00 pm – Rose and the Rime: A Midwestern Fairy Tale at Lake Forest Academy rose-and-the-rime

7:00 pm-10:00 pm – Live Music: Live Music: Pete the Pianist at Oaken Bistro+Bar pete-the-pianist

7:30 pm-9:00 pm – Movie Night at Blair Park: Hocus Pocus presented by Lake Bluff Public Library and Lake Bluff Park District hocus-pocus

7:30 pm-10:00 pm – Tommy Castro & The Painkillers plus the Nick Moss Band at James Lumber Center at College of Lake County events

 

Saturday, October 19

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 yoga-farm

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

10:00 am-12:00 pm – Basic Soap Making with Gretta's Goats at Elawa Farm soap-making

10:00 am-1:00 pm – Natural Dye and Cooking Class at Elawa Farm dye-and-cooking

10:00 am-4:00 pm – Recycled Art Sale | Opening Weekend at The Art Center Highland Park opening-weekend

2:00 pm-4:00 pm – Music Instruction Open House at Music Institute of Chicago
Lake Forest Campus open-house

2:00 pm-4:30 pm – Madame ZUZU's Matinees: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir at Wayfarer Theaters the-ghost-and-mrs-muir

2:00 pm-5:30 pm – Jazz Combo Concert with Midwest Young Artists Conservatory jazz-combo-concert

5:30 pm-8:30 pm – Broadway Cabaret with Lake County Symphony Orchestra broadway-cabaret

6:00 pm-9:00 pm – Flavors of Spain at Elawa Farm flavors-of-spain

6:00 pm-9:30 pm – Ghost Walk with Lake Bluff History Museum ghost-walk

6:00 pm-10:00 pm – Oktoberfest at Gorton Center oktoberfest

7:00 pm-9:00 pm - Fall Play: One Stoplight Town (RMA) - Lake Forest District 115 fall-play

7:00 pm-9:00 pm – Haunted Trail Walk: Forest Park Beach with Lake Forest Parks & Recreation haunted-trail

7:30 pm -10:00 pm – Blind Boys of Alabama at James Lumber Center at College of Lake County events

 

Sunday, October 20

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

12:00 pm-4:00 pm – Recycled Art Sale | Opening Weekend at The Art Center Highland Park opening-weekend

1:00 pm-3:00 pm – Music Instruction Open House at Music Institute of Chicago
Winnetka Campus open-house

1:00 pm-4:00 pm – Family Walk Around West Park with Lake Forest Preservation Foundation family-walk-around-west-park

2:00 pm, 3:00 pm, 7:00 pm – Fall Concerts 2024 with Midwest Young Artists Conservatory fall-concerts

2:00 pm-4:00 pm – Knife Sharpening at Pasquesi Home and Gardens events

3:00 pm-4:00 pm – Peter Rabbit And Friends at Gorton Center peter-rabbit-and-friends

4:30 pm-7:00 pm – Night of Mystery and Intrigue! Fresh Kills Screening at Wayfarer Theaters fresh-kills-screening

 

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:

CROYA – After School Drop-In Hours, Pointsettia Sale Begins (October 16) 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 (October 3-23) 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, 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 shopbedside-sale

Chalet: 30% off Outdoor Plant, 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, Apple Cider Mimosa, 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: Bulb Value Pack $11.99, reg. $14.99 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 Paints and Stains, 10% off Paint Supplies (October 11 -21); $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 and enter to win one of our solid Jewelry Travel Case Wallets vintagemagnality