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Eat Shop Play 2021

Here is the latest list of where to Eat, Shop & Play in our community this week, March 4-10, 2024 πŸ΄πŸ›πŸ€Έβ€β™€οΈβ˜˜οΈ

Monday, March 4

πŸ™ 4:00 pm-5:00 pm – Space Age Religion: The Imagined World of Brazil's Valley of the Dawn at Lake Forest College space-age-religion-the-imagined-world-of-brazils-valley-of-the-dawn

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

 

Tuesday, March 5

πŸ€Έβ€β™‚οΈ 8:30 am – Summer/Camp Registration Opens for Residents at Lake Forest Parks & Recreation summer-camp-reg-2024-opens-for-residents

πŸ–₯️ 9:00 am-10:30 am – The Importance of Critical Thinking Skills in the Age of AI at Suite Escape in Lake Forest the-importance-of-cricital-thinking-skills-in-the-age-of-ai

πŸ₯™ 11:30 am-1:30 pm – Luncheon and Discussion with Author Katherine Reay The Berlin Letters

πŸ‘΅ 1:00 pm-2:00 pm – Scams - Be Alert and Be Aware (virtual) with Elderwerks scams-be-alert-and-be-aware

🎼 7:00 pm-8:00 pm – Explore Music Therapy (Read Between the Ravines) at Lake Forest Library explore-music-therapy

 

Wednesday, March 6

πŸ’ͺ 8:00 am-9:00 am – Low-Impact Strength Class (virtual) with Elderwerks low-impact-strength-class

πŸ¦‰ 9:30 am-10:30 am – Montessori School of Lake Forest Admission Open House montessori-school-of-lake-forest-admission-open-house

🎭 1:00 pm-3:30 pm – Silent Sky at Citadel Theatre silent-sky

πŸ₯˜ 5:00 pm-6:30 pm – Winter Carryout at Elawa Farm carryout-at-elawa-farm

🎀 7:00 pm-9:00 pm – 2024 Spring Choral Concert: Songs That Changed the World at Lake Forest College renewal-a-spring-choral-concert

πŸŽ₯ 7:00 pm-9:00 pm – The Light of Truth: Richard Hunt's Monument to Ida B. Wells at Wayfarer Theaters the-light-of-truth

 

Thursday, March 7

πŸ’» 9:00 am-10:00 am – CHAMBER BENEFITS WORKSHOP (virtual) chamber-benefits-workshop

πŸ’΄ 12:00 pm-1:00 pm – How to Create a Budget That Works for You (virtual) with SCORE how-create-a-budget-works-you

πŸ₯˜ 4:00 pm-6:00 pm – Heat & Serve Suppers at Elawa Farm eat-and-serve-suppers

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

πŸ‘©β€πŸ« 6:30 pm-9:30 pm – a,tria Opening Reception and Artists’ Talk at Lake Forest College atria-opening-reception-and-artists-talk

πŸ‘¨β€πŸŽ¨ 6:45 pm-8:15 pm – Artists on the Bluff March Speakers Event - "I made a pact with painting." by Rosylne Smith i-made-a-pact-with-painting

πŸ§‘β€πŸ« 7:00 pm-8:30 pm – Let’s Talk: AI and the Transformation of Work at Lake Forest High School ets-talk-ai-and-the-transformation-of-work

 

Friday, March 8

πŸ’ͺ 8:00 am-9:00 am – Low-Impact Cardio Class (virtual) with Elderwerks low-impact-cardio-class

β˜•οΈ 9:30 am-10:30 am – Virtual Coffee: Admissions Q&A at School of St. Mary virtual-coffee-admissions-q-a

πŸ«– 10:00 am-4:00 pm – Trinkets & Treasures at Lake Bluff History Museum trinkets-treasures

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

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

🎭 7:30 pm-10:00 pm – Silent Sky at Citadel Theatre silent-sky

 

Saturday, March 9

πŸ–οΈ 8:00 am-9:00 am – Summer Registration Begins at Lake Bluff Park District summer-registration-begins

πŸ₯ž 9:00 am-10:30 am – Flapjacks With a Firefighter: Mother and Son Pancake Breakfast with Lake Forest Parks & Recreation mother-and-son-pancake-breakfast

🐢 10:00 am-11:00 am – Paws for Patrick Therapy Dog Visit at Lake Forest Library paws-for-patrick-therapy-dog-visit

☘️ 10:00 am-12:30 pm – Family Shamrock Scavenger Hunt family-shamrock-scavenger-hunt

πŸ«– 10:00 am-3:00 pm – Trinkets & Treasures at Lake Bluff History Museum trinkets-treasures

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

πŸ–ΌοΈ 1:00 pm-3:00 pm – The Art Center Highland Park Open House Open-House

🎺 5:00 pm-6:30 pm – All That Jazz at Lake County Symphony Orchestra all-that-jazz

🎭 7:30 pm-10:00 pm – Silent Sky at Citadel Theatre silent-sky

 

Sunday, March 10

🎻 9:00 am-5:00 pm – 2024 Chicago Bass Festival at with Midwest Young Artists Conservancy at Ravinia's Bennett Gordon Hall 2024-chicago-bass-festival

🎭 3:00 pm-5:30 pm – Silent Sky at Citadel Theatre silent-sky

🎼 6:00 pm-7:00 pm – Music at The Fort Recital: Chamber Music Competition Winners chamber-music-competition-winners

 

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

🎾 Lake Bluff Park District: www.lakebluffparks.org

πŸ€ Lake Forest Parks & Recreation: www.lfparksandrec.com

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

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Ongoing:

πŸ–ΌοΈ The Art Center Highland Park – Focus & Click (March 1-April 6) Focus-Click, Ted Degener: At Home with Artists (March 1-April 6) Ted-Degener

πŸ—“οΈ CROYA – After School Drop-In Hours croya-calendar

πŸ‘΄ 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

πŸ“† 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: 4 Degrees of Difference: From Glaciers to Global Warming (January 25-May 11), 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

πŸ‘© International Chamber Artists – Couch Concerts (Virtual), 2022-2023 Season Celebrating Women Composers icamusicΒ 

🏑 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

πŸ€Έβ€β™‚οΈ Lake Bluff Park District: Summer Registration Begins summer-registration-begins

πŸ“š Lake Bluff Public Library – Calendar of Events: lakeblufflibrary-events; Voter’s Registration other-services

πŸ“– Lake Forest Book Store – The Lake Forest Book StoreΒ Book Club meets monthly at the store onΒ the 3rd Tuesday of every monthΒ at 7:00 pm: March: The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enrigh, April: James by Percival Everett lakeforestbookstore.com/store-book-clubs

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

πŸ€Έβ€β™‚οΈ Lake Forest Parks & Recreation – Summer/Camp Registration Opens for Residents summer-camp-reg-2024-opens-for-residents

❀️ Oaken Bistro + Bar at the Forester Hotel – 50% off your meal or 50% to Fill A Heart for Kids (March), Winter Wonderland Igloos (through March 2024) oakenbistro.com/specials-events

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

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Sales & Specials:

πŸ›Œ Bedside Manor: Join our newsletter and take 10% off first purchase, Friends and Family Sale (March 1-18): 20% offΒ all bed and bath linens, furniture, down and more shopbedside-sale

πŸ” Chief's Pub: Β 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 - $20 Domestic beer towers, $10 domestic pitchers; 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 Mimosa's, 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: Mousetrap, She Loves Me, Silent Sky, and Baby) $40-$120 citadeltheatre

Deer Path Inn
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Literary Getaway: A Good Book and a Spot of Tea, Babymoon Getaway - Baby On Board, Local's Only Package: Discover the North Shore, Β 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-outΒ Wednesday through SaturdayΒ from noon to 4:00 pm with preorder thedeerpathinn.com/dining

🍳 Egg Harbor CafΓ©: Winter Specials: Bacon Bimbap, Mike’s Burger Bar, Red Velvet French Toast, Habanero Bacon eggharborcafe

πŸ’†β€β™€οΈ 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

🍫 Fannie May: Free Ground Shipping on orders $75+, Easter items available for a limited time fanniemay-sale

☘️ Foodstuffs Gourmet Food & Catering: St. Patrick’s Day Menu, Charcuterie Board Kit + Wooden Board, Build Your Own Gift Basket, Sale: Foodstuffs Pretzel Dippers, Dark Chocolate and Toffee Kettle Potato Chips, Foodstuffs High Society Mix, Wasabi Nut Crunch 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

πŸ§˜β€β™‚οΈ Forever Om Yoga:
$79 new client offer (local clients only); unlimited golden membership $175, $29 single class, packages available foreveromyoga

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

πŸ“š 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

πŸ’ Lake Forest Flowers: Specials Specials

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

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

πŸ¦™ 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% off plus Oaken 5 Happy Hour menu outside of the regular weekday 3-6pm hours when you show a same day ticket stub oakenbistro.com/specials-events

πŸ›Ά Offshore Marine/Paddling Warehouse: 30-60% off Boardworks Paddleboards, Sale Items offshore-chicago

🐦 Pasquesi Home and Gardens: Wild Bird Seed Sale (February 15-March 10) sales

🎨 Sherwin Williams: 10% off $50+ sherwin-williams

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

🍎 Sunset Foods: See Weekly Specials weekly-ad

πŸ’†β€β™€οΈ Touched by Jules: 30-minute massage $65, 60-minute massage $120, 90-minute massage $175 touchedbyjules

 

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