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THURSDAY
Lake Forest Firefighters’
Chili Lunch
Noon Jan. 19, Dickinson
Hall, 100 E. Old Mill
Road, Lake Forest. Warm
up a cold January day with
a delicious chili lunch and
all the fixins’ prepared by
Lake Forest’s bravest. Our
Music Institute of Chicago
neighbor, Zach Friesen,
will serve up some sweet,
hot jazz for dessert. Come
for this feel-good community
event that will
help shake off the January
blues. This event is free.
For more information, call
(847) 234-2209.
Meditation 101: In Need
of a Pause Button?
1:30 p.m. Jan. 19,
Lake Bluff Library, 123
E. Scranton Ave., Lake
Bluff. Meditation can be
an effective form of stress
reduction and has the potential
to improve peace,
calm and quality of life.
Learn to achieve a state of
‘thoughtless awareness’ in
which the excessive stress
producing activity of the
mind is neutralized without
reducing alertness and
effectiveness. For more information,
visit www.lakeblufflibrary.org.
FRIDAY
Barry Bradford Lectures
10 a.m. Jan. 20, Dickinson
Hall, 100 E. Old
Mill Road, Lake Forest.
Through his commitment
to justice and belief in the
power of every individual
to affect history, Barry
brings conviction and
passion to his message of
leadership and personal
empowerment. This event
is free for members and
$10 for guests. For more
information, call (847)
234-2209.
Deer Path Middle School
Family Game Night
5-7:30 p.m. Jan. 20,
Deerpath Middle School,
95 W. Deerpath Road,
Lake Forest. The partial
list of the evening’s activities
includes a magician,
open gym, games, food
sales, an obstacle course
challenge, and amazing
raffle prizes from over 30
local businesses. In lieu
of an entrance fee for the
evening, attendees are
asked to bring a favorite
new book to donate. Donations
will be sent to K-5
students at Little Fort Elementary
School in Waukegan,
and the money raised
will be used to purchase
books and book bags to
create 250 summer reading
packs for students at Little
Fort Elementary. For more
information, call (847)
295-5151.
SATURDAY
Bernie’s Book Bank
Celebrates Volunteers
9-11 a.m. Jan. 21, Bernie’s
Book Bank, 917
North Shore Drive, Lake
Bluff. Celebrate the volunteers
who help the organization
get books into
the hands of children
in need with a volunteer
appreciation month
throughout January. All
past volunteers are invited
to a volunteer appreciation
open house. Bernie’s
Book Bank branded gifts
will be raffled and special
celebratory surprises will
also take place. For more
information, visit www.
berniesbookbank.org.
Princess for a Day
1-3 p.m. Jan. 21, Everett
Park, Lake Forest. Be
royal order, and come for
a day of tea, artwork and
make-believe that’s sure
to please any princess.
Read stories, dance and
have a ball on this magical
afternoon. Princess attire
is optional. The cost
is $34 for residents and
$41 for non residents. For
more information, visit
www.cityoflakeforest.
com.
SUNDAY
Cabin Fever Mucis with
The Buckthorns
4-6 p.m. Jan. 22, Gorton
Community Center, 400 E.
Illinois Road, Lake Forest.
This local a capella group
will perform a wide variety
of a capella as well
as instrumentally accompanied
songs. Tickets cost
$20 and includes small
bites. For more information,
visit www.gortoncenter.org/cabin-fever.
Helping Peace by Piece
4-6 p.m. Jan. 22,
CROYA, 400 Hastings
Road, Lake Forest. This biannual
fundraiser will benefit
CROYA scholarships
as well as House of Peace,
a women’s shelter for victims
of Domestic Violence
in North Chicago. There
will be a silent and live
auction, tours of the facility
and youth testimonials.
For more information, call
(847) 810-3980.
Hygge Event Planned
1-4 p.m. Jan. 22, Lake
Forest Book Store, 662 N.
Western Ave., Lake Forest.
Warm up with 20 percent
off socks, blankets,
candles and serving trays.
Register at (847) 234-
4420. For more information,
visit www.lakeforestbookstore.com.
TUESDAY
Picasso, Picasso and
Paris: An Afternoon with
Gertrude Stein
Noon Jan. 24, Dickinson
Hall, 100 E. Old Mill
Road, Lake Forest. Betsey
Means of WomanLore returns
with her portrayal of
Gertrude Stein, American
writer of novels, poetry
and plays. She was also a
fervent collector of modern
art. For some 40 years,
27 Rue de Fleurs on the
Left Bank of Paris was a
renowned Saturday evening
gathering place for
expatriate American artists
and writers, most notably
Pablo Picasso. Come and
hear more about this fascinating
era. This luncheon
event is $20 for members
and $25 for guests and registration
is due by Jan. 19.
For more information, call
(847) 234-2209.
THURSDAY
Travel Night
6 p.m. Jan. 26, Lake
Forest Book Store, 662 N.
Western Ave., Lake Forest.
Travel Night with Kirsten
Maxwell. Travel writer,
blogger and local resident,
Kirsten Maxwell, will
share her travel and adventure
tips for families and
adults. lakeforestbookstore.com
(847) 234-4420.
UPCOMING
Those Were the Days
Radio Players
1 p.m. Jan. 27, Dickinson
Hall, 100 E. Old Mill
Road, Lake Forest. Come
and shake off the winter
blues with this group.
Those Were the Days Radio
Players re-create radio
shows using original
scripts with their own talented
performers aided by
music, sound effects and
broadcast-like sound reproductions.
Watch an oldtime
radio show. Registration
for this event is due by
Jan. 24 and the event costs
$5 for members and $8 for
guests. For more information,
call (847) 234-2209.
1st Annual Basketball Allstar
Classic
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Jan. 28,
Deerpath Middle School,
95 W. Deerpath Road, Lake
Forest. This event is for
third-sixth grade boys and
third-eighth grade girls. Participate
in an all star game,
2-ball competition and a
free through competition.
Prizes will be awarded. For
more information call Jason
Olson at (847) 810-3946 or
email him at olson@cityoflakeforest.com.
The Sleds are Coming
2 p.m. Jan. 29, Ice Rink
on South Campus at Lake
Forest College, 555 N.
Sheridan Road, Lake Forest.
Come out to the College’s
Ice Rink to cheer
on members of the Great
Lakes Adaptive Sports
Association (GLASA)
Falcons sled hockey team
during an on-ice competition.
This annual event is
full of fun activities and
admission is free. For
more information, visit
glasa.org.
ONGOING
Universal Greatness: Art
Display
“Universal Greatness,”
an art exhibit organized by
local photographer Laurie
Giesen, will be on display
on the first floor of the
Lake Bluff Library, 123 E.
Scranton Ave., Lake Bluff,
during the month of January.
This features art created
by eight elementary
age children from diverse
backgrounds as well as
photography by Ms. Giesen.
For more information,
visit www.lakeblufflibrary.
org.
Pickle Ball
9:30-11:30 a.m. Mondays,
Lake Forest Recreation
Center, 400 Hastings
Road. Come on out
and play America’s fastest
growing sport. Purchase
four days of play for $15
or pay a $5 drop-in fee.
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