Events

 

Monday, September 15

1:00 pm-6:00 pm – Woodlands Academy to host memorial blood drive blood-drive

7:00 pm-9:00 pm – Lake County Film Festival Closing Night Feature: SPEAK at Gorton Center speak

 

Tuesday, September 16

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

12:00 pm-2:00 pm – Park Here: Business Conversations at Lake Forest City Hall parking

2:30 pm-3:30 pm – Afternoon Book Club: The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb at Lake Bluff Public Library book-club

3:00 pm-5:00 pm – National Voter Registration Day at Lake Bluff Public Library voter-registration

4:00 pm-4:30 pm – Middle School Meeting at CROYA croya

 5:00 pm-6:00 pm – Chess Club at Lake Bluff Public Library chess-club

5:00 pm-8:00 pm – Culvers Cares Donate While You Dine with Assured Health Care donate-dine

7:00 pm-8:00 pm – Finding the Clues: Then and Now with Steve Burns (Illinois Libraries Present - Online Program) with Lake Bluff Public Library finding-the-clues

 

Wednesday, September 17

8:00 am-8:45 am – Forward Focus Walking Club walking-club

1:00 pm-2:30 pm – Misery at Citadel Theatre misery

4:15 pm-4:45 pm – Beginning Reader Storytime at Lake Bluff Public Library storytime

5:00 pm-6:30 pm – COC BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: City of Hope Cancer Center city-of-hope

5:00 pm-7:00 pm – Highwood Design Week Night 2: ABLAZE Documentary Premiere Party premiere-party

5:00 pm-7:00 pm – Park Here: Business Conversations at Lake Forest City Hall parking

6:00 pm-9:00 pm – Elegant Entertaining: Alfresco Dinner (Demo Cooking Class) at Elawa Farm alfresco-dinner

6:00 pm-8:00 pm – Burger Night at Elawa Farm burger-night

7:00 pm-8:00 pm – High School Meeting and Homecoming Carnival at CROYA croya

7:00 pm-8:30 pm – Community Drum Circle with Noah Plotkin at The Art Center Highland Park drum-circle

7:00 pm-9:15 pm – The Senior: Special Screening with Michael Chiklis and author Mike Flynt at Wayfarer Theaters the-senior

 

Thursday, September 18

9:00 am-11:00 am – Park Here: Community Conversations at Market Square parking

10:30 am-11:00 am – Mini Movers mini-movers

11:45 am-1:30 pm – Equity in the Work of Home and Care: Reframing “Chores” So Your Whole Family Thrives at Suite Escape lunch-series

6:00 pm-7:30 pm – What is AI Anyway? at Lake Bluff Public Library what-is-ai

  6:00 pm-8:00 pm – Summer Grill Night at Elawa Farm grill-night

7:00 pm-8:30 pm – Edith Cummings, Jordan Baker, and the Golden Age of Golf in Fitzgerald’s Fiction at History Center Lake Forest-Lake Bluff golden-age-golf

7:00 pm-9:15 pm – Woman, Life, Freedom Film Festival 2025 at Wayfarer Theaters film-festival

7:30 pm-9:00 pm – Misery at Citadel Theatre misery

 

Friday, September 19

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

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

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

9:00 am-12:00 pm – Rosh Hashanah Baking...Made Simple! (Baking Class) at Elawa Farm rosh-hashanah-baking

9:30 am, 11:30 pm – Youth Class: Feathery Friends: A Chicken Experience feathery-friends

10:00 am, 11:15 am – Jamberry Music at Elawa Farm jamberrymusic

10:00 am-5:00 pm – Bedazzle Your Library Card at Lake Bluff Public Library bedazzle

10:00 am-5:00 pm – Grab & Go Crafts at Lake Bluff Public Library grab-go-crafts

11:00 am-4:00 pm – Lake Bluff Community Golf Classic with Lake Bluff Park District golf-scramble

12:00 pm-12:30 pm – Goat Stroll at Elawa Farm goat-stroll

12:00 pm-2:00 pm – Park Here: Community Conversations at City Hall Lot parking

5:00 pm-9:00 pm – LFHS Homecoming Weekend 2025 - Friday Night Under the Lights lfhs-homecoming

7:00 pm-9:00 pm – Oaktoberfest Dinner at Oaken Bistro+Bar oaktoberfest

7:30 pm-9:30 pm – Brooklyn Charmers at Gorton Center brooklyn-charmers

 

Saturday, September 20

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

9:00 am-10:00 am – "A Walk Down Memory Lane: Stanley Anderson and the Design of Historic Lake Forest High School" with Lake Forest Preservation Foundation design-lfhs

9:00 pm-5:00 pm – LFHS Homecoming Weekend 2025 - A Walk Down Memory Lane lfhs-homecoming

9:30 am, 11:30 pm – Youth Class: Feathery Friends: A Chicken Experience feathery-friends

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

10:30 am-12:30 pm – Lake Forest College Campus Walking Tour with History Center Lake Forest-Lake Bluff campus-walking-tour

11:30 am-2:30 pm – Shop Lake Forest, support Woodlands Academy shop-woodlands

12:30 pm-1:30 pm – Kids Fall Floral Workshop at Lake Forest Flowers floral-workshops

1:00 pm-2:30 pm – Battle Robots with RoboThink at Lake Bluff Public Library robots

7:30 pm-10:00 pm – Misery at Citadel Theatre misery

 

Sunday, September 21

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

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

3:00 pm-4:30 pm – Misery at Citadel Theatre misery

3:25 pm-6:55 pm –Chicago Bears vs. Dallas Cowboys at Soldier Field schedule

 

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

Lake Bluff Park District: www.lakebluffparks.org

Lake Forest Parks and Recreation: www.lfparksandrec.com

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

  

Ongoing:

  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 

Elawa Farm: 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 – Influencers: A Legacy of Creative Spirit

(September 2025), 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 – Calendar of Events: lakeblufflibrary-events; 1000 Books Before Kindergarten (September 1-November 30) 1000-books;

National Library Card Sign Up Month (September 1-30); Voter’s Registration other-services

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

Lake Forest Parks and Recreation – Sunrise Yoga at Forest Park Beach (Monday-Saturday, June 2-September 29) at 8:00 am fitness-classes,  Fall Resident Registration opens August 16 resident-registration

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

Sonnenschein Gallery, Durand Art Institute – ARTificial and Waiting, (200 Weeks) Art Exhibits (August 28-September 28) events

 

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  Chalet: 50% off all Weigela, Spirea + Barberry, Save 20%-80% on outdoor furniture, raised garden beds and more 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 16 oz 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 (2025-2026 Season Line-up: Misery, Miracle on South Division Street, Admissions, Ruthless: The Musical) $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: Celebrate The #1 Resort in the Midwest: World's Best Award Offer,

A Floral Affair: Petals at the Path, Rest & Reset: Fit for Royalty, Literary Getaway: A Good Book and a Spot of Tea, Baby On Board: Babymoon Getaway, Discover the North Shore: Local's Only Package, Mocktail Mixology: Zero-Proof Experience, Creating Lasting Memories: Gramping Getaway, Tea Time for Two: Girls’ Getaway hotel-deals; Afternoon Tea at The English Room - seatings at 2:00 pm, 2:30 pm and 3:00 pm Wednesday through Saturday dining

Dinx Social Club: Enjoy Summer Sips Drink Specials included with any pickleball or golf simulator reservation; explore individual, couples, family and social memberships dinxsocialclub

DMK Metal: DMK Metal is offering free evaluations of your gold and silver items with no obligation to sell dmk-metal

Egg Harbor Café: Specials: Pumpkin Pancakes, Orchard Valley Wrap, Cozy Scrambler, Pumpkin Spice Latte, Pumpkin Spice Chai Tea Latte, Pumpkin Spice Caramel Macchiato, Pumpkin Spice Harborccino, Apple Cider Mimosa, 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); Summer Massage or Skincare Gift Cards - Up to $30 Off  elementsmassage.com/bannockburn

ENAZ North: Join our newsletter and get 10% off your first order, Sale items sale

Faherty Lake Forest: Summer Sale sale 

The Forester – a Hyatt Place Hotel: Oaken Dining Package, Culinary Experience Package, Great Lakes 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

Gerhard’s Elegant European Desserts – Classic Cakes classic-cakes

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

Lake Bluff Public Library: Use your card to access free admission to museums, zoos and cultural attractions through Explore More Illinois and the Museum Adventure Pass. museum-passes

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

Lake Forest Hardware Cards & Gifts: Monthly Specials local-ad

Lake Forest Shell: Free cup of great coffee with a fill-up lakeforestshell

The Lake Forest Shop: Sale items sale

Le Colonial: “Le Colonial 75” Hard Hat Special Beverage ($19) – with Champagne, Tinkerman’s Gin, Fresh Yuzu-Lemon Cordial, Angostura Bitters lecolonial-lake-forest

The Left Bank: Online ordering for (delicious!) pick up or delivery leftbankhotdogs

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: September Entree of the Month: Panzanella Salad, September Cocktail of the Month: Fall 75, 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, Bottomless Mimosas Saturday & Sunday 9AM-3PM oakenbistro.com/specials-events

Offshore Marine/Paddling Warehouse: Paddleboard Blowout 30-60% off, Closeouts, Blems, Odds & Ends offshore-chicago

Once Upon a Bagel Lake Forest: The Baker’s Dozen Deal: Enjoy 13 freshly made bagels for just $8.98! Available Tuesday–Friday, 4pm to close.

Pasquesi Home & Gardens: Bulb Value Pack Sale: $12.99, reg. $15.99, 3.5″ sale pansy pots: $2.49, reg. $4.99 $15.99 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: $10 off $50+; 30% off Cashmere^® & SuperPaint^® products (September 5-15) special-offers

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: 20% off $350+ vintagemagnality

The Viti Companies: Complimentary review or quote your home, auto, business, employee benefits, or individual benefits coverage viticompanies

 

Be sure to check back for more specials!