Here is the latest list of where to Eat, Shop & Play in our community this week,

April 28-May 4, 2025 🌺

 

Monday, April 28

6:30 pm-8:30 pm – Performing Arts Spring Showcase – Lakeshore at College of Lake County events

7:00 pm-8:30 pm – Environmental Stewardship: The Future of Public/Private Collaboration with the League of Women Voters environmental-stewardship

 

Tuesday, April 29

11:00 am-1:00 pm – Sari-sari (Filipino convenience store) recreation at College of Lake County events

3:30 pm-5:30 pm – Middles School Human Whack a Mole at CROYA croya

5:00 pm-7:00 pm – LFLB Nonprofit Board Leadership Event at Gorton Center nonprofitboard

5:30 pm-7:30 pm – Evening with basketball legend Bill Cartwright with Lake Forest Book Store bill-cartwright

6:00 pm-6:30 pm – Tryout Tuesday with Lake Forest Swim Club tryout-tuesday

7:00 pm-8:30 pm – Lake Forest Spring Ward Meetings - Ward 4 ward-4

 

Wednesday, April 30

9:00 am-10:30 am – Design Unfiltered: A Peek Behind the Curtain of the LFIWS 2025 Showhouse & Gardens at Suite Escape morning-brew

1:00 pm-3:30 pm – A Jukebox for the Algonquin at Citadel Theatre jukebox

3:00 pm-4:00 pm – Tea Party Storytime for Ages 3–7 at Lake Forest Library tea-party

6:00 pm-7:00 pm – LBES 5th Grade Music Concert music-concert

6:00 pm-9:00 pm – Wisconsin Supper Club at Elawa Farm classes-programs

7:00 pm-8:00 pm – HS Youth Meeting, Elections & Karaoke at CROYA croya

7:00 pm-9:00 pm – Rebel with a Clause at Wayfarer Theatre events

 

Thursday, May 1

9:00 am-10:00 am – CHAMBER BENEFITS WORKSHOP (Zoom) chamber-benefits-workshop

10:30 am-1:00 pm – “Noon Tunes” at Lake Forest College noon-tunes

11:00 am-1:00 pm – Sari-sari (Filipino convenience store) recreation at College of Lake County events

5:00 pm-6:30 pm – COC BIZ & BREWS at Lake Bluff Brewing Company coc-biz-brews

6:00 pm-7:00 pm – PreK Art Show - Lake Bluff School District 65 prek-art-show

6:30 pm-7:45 pm – Ending the Silence for Families (Online Program) with Lake Bluff Public Library ending-the-silence

7:00 pm-8:00 pm – Lake Forest in 1916 at Lake Forest Library lake-forest-in-1916

7:00 pm-9:00 pm – Spring 2025 International Film Series - THE ZONE OF INTEREST (UK/Poland, 2023) at College of Lake County events

7:00 pm-9:00 pm – Superman at Gorton Center superman

7:30 pm-10:00 pm – A Jukebox for the Algonquin at Citadel Theatre jukebox

 

Friday, May 2

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

4:30 pm -7:30 pm – Safe Sitter at Lake Forest Parks & Recreation safe-sitter

7:00 pm-10:00 pm – The Benefit at The Art Center Highland Park benefit

7:30 pm-9:00 pm – CLC Music: Jazz Ensembles Spring Concert events

7:30 pm-10:00 pm – A Jukebox for the Algonquin at Citadel Theatre jukebox

7:30 pm -10:00 pm – One Composer, One Community Florence Price Celebration with Music Institute of Chicago florence-price

 

Saturday, May 3

7:00 am-11:00 am – EmpoweRun 5K- benefitting A Safe Place empowerun

8:00 am-3:00 pm – First Presbyterian Church Spring Rummage Sale firstchurchlf

8:30 am-2:00 pm – Safe Sitter at Lake Forest Parks & Recreation safe-sitter

10:00 am-10:15 am, 10:30 am-10:45 am, 11:00 am-11:15 am – Hooves and Hugs at Elawa Farm hooves-hugs

10:00 am-11:00 am – Viva La Zumba at Lake Forest Parks & Recreation viva-la-zumba

11:00 am-2:00 pm – Preschool Fun Fair at Lake Bluff Park District fun-fair

2:00 pm-3:00 pm – Art and Adventures with Author Dan Santat (Illinois Libraries Present - Online Program) with Lake Bluff Public Library art-and-adventures

7:30 pm-10:00 pm – A Jukebox for the Algonquin at Citadel Theatre jukebox

 

Sunday, May 4

10:00 am-10:15 am, 10:30 am-10:45 am, 11:00 am-11:15 am – Hooves and Hugs at Elawa Farm hooves-hugs

12:00 pm-6:00 pm – North Shore Jazz & Classical Music Festival (Fun Fest) (Free) at Midwest Young Artist Conservatory upcoming-events

3:00 pm-5:30 pm – A Jukebox for the Algonquin at Citadel Theatre jukebox

4:00 pm-5:30 pm – CLC Music: Wind Ensemble Spring 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 – Emerging Artist Exhibit at Market Square (April 1-30) emerging

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

Elawa Farm: Seedling Sale shop; Café open Wednesday - Sunday 8:00 am to 3:00 pm cafemarket

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

Gorton Center – Calendar of Events: gortoncenter-events

History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff – Exhibit: Behind the Glamour: Inside (and Outside) F. Scott Fitzgerald's Lake Forest (April 4-October 4), Docent-Led Walking Tours; Self-Guided Tours – Arcady Farm and its Neighbors, Lake Road Walking Tour; 11 Stately Observers: Witness Trees of Lake Forest lflbhistory

International Chamber Artists – Couch Concerts (Virtual), 2024-2025 Season Musically It’s All Relative concert-series

Lake Bluff History Museum –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 – 1000 Books Before Kindergarten 1000-books; Calendar of Events: lakeblufflibrary-events; Voter’s Registration other-services 

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

Lake Forest College: Sonnenschein and Albright Galleries – Student Art Exhibition (April 24-May 4) Student Art Exhibition 

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 

Bedside Manor: Join our newsletter and get 10% off your first order shopbedside

Chalet: $2 off all 4" potted spring bulbs including tulips, daffodils, and hyacinth, $40 off Serviceberries Autumn Brilliance (7 Gallon Pot), $3 off Large 6 Packs of Pansies, $9 off 10" Hanging Pansy Baskets, 20%-70% on Outdoor Furniture and Ceramic Birdbaths 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

Cluckers Charcoal Chicken: Loyalty Program - Earn 1 point for each $1 spent (25 bonus points to sign up) cluckerscharcoalchicken

Deer Path Inn: Fit for Royalty: Rest & Reset, 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: Bacon Bibimbap, Key West Crepes, 1985 Burger, Smoked Salmon Avocado Toast, Lavender Dirty Chai Latte, Cinnamon Bun 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

The Forester – a Hyatt Place Hotel: Oaken Dining Package, Culinary Experience Package, Great Lakes Naval Station Graduation Offer, Celebration 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: Mother’s Day Menu: Espresso Cheesecake, Angel Food Cake, Chocolate Orange Charlotte, Berry Tiramisu Charlotte, Champagne Cake, Key Lime Tart, Petit Fors, Mother’s Day Cookie, Petit French Macarons, Assorted Swiss Truffles in Gift Boxes

Gorton Center: 50^th anniversary Gorton tote bag $20, Gorton 50^th branded insulated mug $20 shop-gorton

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

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

Lake Forest Hardware Cards & Gifts: Monthly Specials 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, Taco Tuesdays lukeslakebluff

Mathnasium of Lake Forest: Free Assessment promotions

Mustard Seed: Fair Trade Gift Guide and much more mustardseedfairtrade

Oaken Bistro + Bar at the Forester Hotel: April Cocktail of the Month: PCM Punch;

May Cocktail of the Month: Tortugita; April Entrée of the Month: Shepherd’s Pie; May Entrée of the Month: Ensenada Shrimp Tacos; 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: Closeouts, Blems, Odds & Ends offshore-chicago

Pasquesi Home and Gardens: 4 inch pansy pots $2.99 (regular $5.99), enter to win a $500 Pasquesi gift card & a shopping spree with garden expert, Melinda Myers (winner chosen May 5)  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+ 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

Vintage Magnality: enter email for 15% off first order 20% off $350+ vintagemagnality