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The Winnetka Current 110917
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2 | November 9, 2017 | The winnetka Current calendar<br />
winnetkacurrent.com<br />
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Police Reports 8<br />
Pet of the Week 8<br />
Sound Off 13<br />
Puzzles 16<br />
Dining Out 22<br />
Home of the Week 23<br />
Athlete of the Week 26<br />
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Andrew Nicks<br />
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THURSDAY<br />
Kids Who Care Volunteer<br />
Club<br />
4-5 p.m., Nov. 9, Winnetka<br />
Public Library, 768<br />
Oak St., Winnetka. Looking<br />
to make a difference<br />
inside and outside the library?<br />
Each month, kids<br />
in fourth grades and up<br />
dedicate themselves to a<br />
different project to better<br />
our communities. Register<br />
at winnetkalibrary.org.<br />
Microsoft PowerPoint<br />
2013- Special Effects<br />
6:30-8:30 p.m., Nov. 9,<br />
Winnetka Public Library,<br />
768 Oak St., Winnetka.<br />
Adults will learn how to<br />
insert objects such as text<br />
boxes, shapes and charts,<br />
then discover how to apply<br />
animations to spruce<br />
up even the most basic<br />
presentations. Register at<br />
winnetkalibrary.org.<br />
FRIDAY<br />
Bright Beginnings<br />
10:30-11 a.m., Nov.<br />
10, Northfield Public Library,<br />
1785 Orchard Lane,<br />
Northfield. Babies 0-18<br />
months and their parents<br />
are invited to share in<br />
simple stories, music and<br />
movement. Register at<br />
winnetkalibrary.org.<br />
SATURDAY<br />
Comics and Cartooning<br />
10-11 a.m., Nov. 11,<br />
Winnetka Public Library,<br />
768 Oak St., Winnetka.<br />
Kids 8 and up are invited<br />
to learn the basics of writing<br />
and drawing their own<br />
comic books. Register at<br />
winnetkalibrary.org.<br />
Smarty Pants Presents:<br />
The Mousetrap Machine<br />
Science Show<br />
2-3 p.m., Nov. 11, Winnetka<br />
Public Library, 768<br />
Oak St., Winnetka. Children<br />
can learn about simple<br />
machines via balloon<br />
sculptures, then watch<br />
five machines combine<br />
to form a Rube Goldberg<br />
contraption that really<br />
catches a runaway mouse.<br />
Register at winnetkalibrary.org.<br />
MONDAY<br />
Schakowsky Discusses<br />
Medicare and Hearing<br />
Aids<br />
10 a.m.-noon, Nov. 13,<br />
North Shore Senior Center,<br />
161 Northfield Road,<br />
Northfield. Representative<br />
Jan Schakowsky discusses<br />
new laws related<br />
to hearing devices and<br />
how she advocates for<br />
those with hearing loss.<br />
This free program is presented<br />
by the Chicago<br />
North Shore Chapter of<br />
the Hearing Loss Association<br />
of America. It will<br />
be held in the auditorium<br />
equipped with a hearing<br />
loop. For information, call<br />
(847) 784-6040.<br />
Great Green Reads<br />
6:30-8:30 p.m., Nov. 13,<br />
The Book Stall, 811 Elm<br />
St., Winnetka. Go Green<br />
Winnetka will discuss<br />
“Lentil Underground,” an<br />
account of how Montana<br />
farmers came to realize<br />
the health of their soil, the<br />
health of those who eat<br />
the foods they raise and<br />
the health of their own<br />
pocketbooks depend on<br />
radically altering almost<br />
everything they know<br />
about working the land.<br />
There is a $5 charge for<br />
book group discussions,<br />
fully redeemable for instore<br />
purchases.<br />
TUESDAY<br />
Calling All SOHOpreneurs<br />
11 a.m.-1 p.m., Nov.<br />
14, Winnetka Community<br />
House, 620 Lincoln<br />
Ave., Winnetka. North<br />
Shore Community Bank<br />
& Trust is sponsoring<br />
a networking event for<br />
small office and home office<br />
entrepreneurs. Tony<br />
Ulman of Sanders IT<br />
Consulting will provide a<br />
presentation on cyber security.<br />
RSVP to etaylor@<br />
nscbank.com.<br />
Voting Rights and<br />
Citizenship Talk<br />
7 p.m., Nov. 14, Winnetka<br />
Public Library,<br />
768 Oak St., Winnetka.<br />
Richard Sobel, author<br />
and social scientist, will<br />
speak on voting rights<br />
and citizenship in a<br />
program hosted by the<br />
League of Women Voters<br />
of Winnetka-Northfield-<br />
Kenilworth. Sobel’s work<br />
on privacy and foreign<br />
policy have appeared on<br />
CNN.com and in the New<br />
York Times, USA Today<br />
and The Washington Post.<br />
WEDNESDAY<br />
Go Green Winnetka’s Fall<br />
Green Tea<br />
1-3 p.m., Nov. 15, Winnetka<br />
Public Library, 768<br />
Oak St., Winnetka. Join<br />
Go Green Winnetka as<br />
they show “The Clean<br />
Bin Project” in honor of<br />
America Recycles Day.<br />
“The Clean Bin Project”<br />
features laugh-out-loud<br />
moments, stop-motion<br />
animations and unforgettable<br />
imagery in this<br />
award-winning documentary.<br />
Partners Jen and<br />
Grant compete to see who<br />
can swear off consumerism<br />
and produce the least<br />
garbage.<br />
Family Science<br />
6:30-7:30 p.m., Nov.<br />
15, Northfield Public Library,<br />
1785 Orchard Lane,<br />
Northfield. Han Solo and<br />
other figurines are trapped<br />
in ice. Use science to free<br />
them from captivity. Parents<br />
and kids can register<br />
at winnetkalibrary.org.<br />
THURSDAY<br />
Randoons Holiday Night<br />
4-8 p.m., Nov. 16, Randoons,<br />
961 1/2 Green Bay<br />
Road, Winnetka. Gather<br />
around as Randoons kicks<br />
off the holiday season<br />
with their annual holiday<br />
shopping event. Sip cider,<br />
eat holiday treats and enjoy<br />
a glass of wine while<br />
shopping at the cozy boutique<br />
and receive 15 percent<br />
off your entire purchase.<br />
For information,<br />
call (847) 784-1890.<br />
UPCOMING<br />
Faith, Hope & Recovery<br />
7-8:30 p.m., Nov. 21,<br />
Winnetka Presbyterian<br />
Church, 1255 Willow<br />
Road, Winnetka. Join a<br />
spiritual support group<br />
for individuals, families,<br />
friends and caregivers affected<br />
by mental health<br />
challenges. Led by Rev.<br />
Kathy Dale McNair, participants<br />
experience a safe<br />
place for sharing concerns,<br />
practicing skills to<br />
refresh the spirit and listening<br />
with compassion.<br />
There is no charge. Programs<br />
are held the third<br />
Tuesday of each month,<br />
same time and location.<br />
RSVP at info@faithhoperecovery.org<br />
or call<br />
(847) 302-6017.<br />
Children’s Home + Aid’s<br />
Woman’s Board Holiday<br />
Boutique<br />
10:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Dec.<br />
1, Winnetka Community<br />
House, 620 Lincoln Ave.,<br />
Winnetka. The Woman’s<br />
Board of Children’s Home<br />
+ Aid will host a holiday<br />
boutique with a portion of<br />
the proceeds benefitting<br />
Children’s Home + Aid’s<br />
Mitzi Freidheim Englewood<br />
Child & Family<br />
Center, the Marietta Darnall<br />
Schaumburg Child<br />
& Family Center and the<br />
Jerri Hoffmann Child &<br />
Family Center. These centers<br />
provide education to<br />
children from birth to 5<br />
years. Vendors will sell<br />
one-of-a-kind artwork,<br />
unique clothing and jewelry<br />
for men, women and<br />
children.<br />
Holiday Give, Sip and<br />
Shop<br />
Regular business hours,<br />
Dec. 8 and 9, various<br />
downtown Winnetka<br />
stores. Support the Winnetka<br />
Youth Organization<br />
and local shops by saying,<br />
“I am shopping with<br />
Winnetka Youth Organization.”<br />
A percentage of<br />
your purchase will support<br />
youth programming and<br />
services in the community.<br />
Participating stores<br />
include: Randoons, Good<br />
Grapes, “Oui, Madame!”,<br />
Maze Home, Sara Campbell,<br />
Valentina, The Book<br />
Stall, Village Toy Shop,<br />
DENIM & SOUL, North<br />
Shore Frugal Fashionista,<br />
J.McLaughlin, and Spynergy<br />
Winnetka.<br />
ONGOING<br />
‘The North Shore —<br />
What a Beautiful Place to<br />
Live’ Photo Exhibit<br />
Nov. 1-Dec. 8, Northfield<br />
Public Library, 1785<br />
Orchard Lane, Northfield.<br />
This photo exhibit<br />
by Wilmette resident<br />
and professional musician,<br />
Jerry Coleman, is<br />
designed to make us all<br />
aware of Nature’s beauty<br />
that surrounds us as we go<br />
through daily life.<br />
Mom & Tots Group<br />
3:30-5:30 p.m., every<br />
other Thursday, Various<br />
locations. Looking<br />
for a great mom and tots<br />
group? The Village Club,<br />
a social organization for<br />
those who live on the<br />
North Shore, serves towns<br />
within New Trier Township<br />
and hosts a mom and<br />
tot group bi-monthly. For<br />
information, email villageclubeditor@hotmail.<br />
com.<br />
To submit an item for the<br />
community calendar, contact<br />
Editor Jacqueline Glosniak<br />
at jacqueline@winnetkacurrent.com.
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