EAT - SHOP - PLAY...AND MORE!

Here is the latest list of where to Eat, Shop & Play in our community this week, February 10-16, 2025 

Monday, February 10
7:00 pm-8:00 pm – Jazz Fest at LFHS jazz-fest
Tuesday, February 11
11:30 am-2:00 pm – Project Valentine: Help Fill a Heart for Kids lakebluffwomensclub
6:30 pm-7:00 pm – Tryout Tuesday with Lake Forest Swim Club tryout-tuesday
Wednesday, February 12
9:00 am-10:30 am – The Ultimate Playbook: Navigating the Recruiting Journey at Suite Escape morning-brew
10:00 am-11:00 am – eBooks & eAudiobook Tips & Tricks tips-tricks
Thursday, February 13
5:00 pm – The Silent Service Speaks: USS Cobia & United States Submarine Veterans at History Center Lake Forest-Lake Bluff silent-service-speaks
6:00 pm-8:00 pm – Community Dinner: Fried Chicken Night fried-chicken
7:00 pm-8:00 pm – Mystery Book Group: "Bluebird, Bluebird" (hybrid) with Lake Forest Library mystery-book-group
Friday, February 14
3:00 pm-9:30 pm – Valentine's Day Special at Oaken Bistro+Bar valentines-day
Saturday, February 15
1:00 pm-3:00 pm – Navy Explorers: Be Mine - Sailor Valentines at National Museum of the American Sailor NavyExplorersSailorValentines
4:00 pm-6:00 pm – Lake County Symphony Orchestra - Timeless Classics concerts
7:30 pm-9:30 pm –Academy Chamber Music Concert with Music Institute of Chicago academy-chamber
Sunday, February 16
10:00 am-4:00 pm – Stained Glass Workshop at The Art Center Highland Park stained-glass
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 – Youth Art Month (January 31-February 22) youth-art
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: Returning Home from War
(November-March), Docent-Led Walking Tours; Self-Guided Tours – Arcady Farm and its Neighbors, Lake Road Walking Tour; 11 Stately Observers: Witness Trees of Lake Forest lflbhistor
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 Forest Civic Orchestra – past concerts and recordings archive past-concerts
Lake Forest Parks & Recreation –Winter/Spring Resident Registration Opens resident-registration
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
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
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; hotel-deals; Afternoon Tea at The English Room - seatings at 2:00 pm, 2:30 pm and 3:00 pm Wednesday through Saturday dining
Egg Harbor Café: Specials: Winter in Italy French Toast, Pot Roast Sandwich, Pot Roast Skillet, Cinnamon Apples Oatmeal, Down Home Biscuits and Gravy 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
The Forester – a Hyatt Place Hotel: Oaken Dining Package, Culinary Experience Package, Great Lake 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: 50th anniversary Gorton tote bag $20, Gorton 50th branded insulated mug $20 shop-gorton
Lake Forest Civic Orchestra: Season Subscriptions $30-$60 (25% off single ticket price) lakeforestcivicorchestra
The Lake Forest Shop: Sale items sale
Mathnasium of Lake Forest: Free Assessment promotions
Oaken Bistro + Bar at the Forester Hotel: Entrée of the Month: Prix Fixe Special: New England Style Clam Chowder, Short Rib Risotto, Chocolate Budino; 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: 25% off on all green and flowering indoor plants (January 11-February 16), 20% off on all Indoor Containers from (January 11-February 16) 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: $10 off $50+, 40% off Emerald Products, 25% off other paints and stains, 10% off paint supplies (February 7-24), 50% off any Purdy Brush (ends February 10) sherwin-williams
Suite Escape: Shop Women Owned Businesses shop
Sunset Foods: See Weekly Specials weekly-ad
Touched by Jules: 30-minute massage $75, 60-minute massage $130, 90-minute massage $185 touchedbyjules