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THURSDAY
Montessori from the Start:
Morning Lecture Series
8:45 a.m.-9:45 a.m. April
12, Forest Bluff School,
8 W. Scranton Ave, Lake
Bluff. This week’s topic
is Encouraging Healthy
Motor Development and
Thought-Directed Movement.
Intended for parents
of children ages three and
under. Please RSVP to
Lynn Lillard Jessen at 847-
295-8338.
FRIDAY
Cookbook and Gardening
Used Book Sale
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-
Saturday, April 13-14,
Lake Forest Library, 360
E. Deerpath Road, Lake
Forest. Stock up on gently
used cookbooks. Those
with a military ID will
receive at 10 percent discount.
For more information,
call (847) 234-0636.
Friday Family Fun: Game
Night
6:30-8:30 April 13,
Lake Bluff Library, 123
E. Scranton Ave., Lake
Bluff. Bring your family
and friends and join us
after hours for an evening
of board games. Try your
hand at some of the classics
like checkers, card games,
monopoly and Scrabble
or try something new like
Settlers of Catan, Pandemic,
and Code Names.
Snacks will be provided.
For more information, call
(847) 234-2540.
SATURDAY
PASTA Presents Alice in
Wonderland
1-2 p.m. April 14, Gorton
Community Center,
400 E. Illinois Road,
Lake Forest. Travel down
the rabbit hole and enjoy
PASTA’s performance
of Alice in Wonderland!
The ever-curious Alice’s
journey begins innocently
enough as she chases the
White Rabbit. Her adventures
become increasingly
more strange as she races
the Dodo Bird, gets tied
up with Tweedle Dee and
Tweedle Dum, chats with
a bubble-blowing Caterpillar
and beats the Queen
of Hearts at her own game!
For more information, call
(847) 234-6060.
MONDAY
Create Your Own Podcast
10-11a.m. April 16,
Lake Forest Library, 360
E. Deerpath Road, Lake
Forest. More than 112 million
Americans listened to
a podcast last year. Talk
about a great way to reach
new audiences. Learn how
to use the Media Lab to
produce, record, and share
your own podcasts. For
more information, call
(847) 234-0636
TUESDAY
Woodlands Academy
Spring Open House
6-7:30 p.m. April 17,
Woodlands Academy
of Sacred Heart, 760 E.
Wesleigh Road, Lake
Forest. Connection with
teachers and administrators
and learn about the
many exciting clubs and
activities offered. Students
will share first-hand experiences.
To register online,
visit woodlandsacademy.org/openhouse
or call
(847) 234-4300.
Lake Forest College
Presents Pitch It
7 p.m. April 17, Gorton
Community Center, 400 E.
Illinois Road, Lake Forest.
Pitch It is Lake Forest College’s
premier collegiate
startup launch program.
The annual business and
social venture pitch competition
helps entrepreneurial
Foresters turn their
ideas into viable businesses.
Six student teams
will compete for $10,000
in new venture funds. For
more information, call
(847) 234-6060.
WEDNESDAY
ESL Conversation hour
10:30-11:30 a.m. April
18, Lake Bluff Library,
123 E. Scranton Ave., Lake
Bluff. This casual conversation
group is open to all
nonnative speakers to improve
their English speaking,
reading and writing
skills. Expand vocabulary
with Kavita Prasad and
Yoo Mi Hahn leading the
conversations. Participants
may attend any number
of these sessions at the library.
For more information,
call (847) 234-2540.
THURSDAY
Celebrating Illinois: The
Story of Lake County
7 p.m. April 19, Hunter
Family Education Hall,
Historical Society, 509
E. Deerpath Road, Lake
Forest. For a local angle
on the Illinois Bicentennial,
Nicole Stocker of the
Lake County Discovery
Museum will present an
overview of Lake County
history, from 17th century
French voyageurs to our
county’s settlement in the
1830s and beyond. This
presentation will cover aspects
of Lake County’s agriculture,
resorts, breweries,
manufacturers, motion
pictures, religious communities
and military installations,
to name a few.
For more information, call
(847) 234-5253.
UPCOMING
Author event with Kristin
Cavallari
6-8 p.m. Wednesday,
April 25, Lake Forest
Book Store, 662 N. Western
Ave., Lake Forest.
Author Kristin Cavallari
will discuss her new cook
book, “True Roots.” For
more information, visit
www.lakeforestbookstore.
com or call (847) 234-
4420.
Spring Marche
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday,
April 26, Lake Forest
Club, 554 N. Westermoreland
Road, Lake Forest.
Participants can enjoy a
bistro lunch, shopping,
gifts and the Make a Difference
table to see generosity
at work. Raffle
tickets will be available at
the event. Tickets are $15
in advance and $20 at the
door. All proceeds benefit
the Make A Difference
Grant Program. For more
information, visit lflblda.
com.
Lake Forest College Spring
Concert
7 p.m. Friday, April 27,
Gorton Community Center,
400 E. Illinois Road,
Lake Forest. The Women’s
Chorus, Concert Choir,
Concert Band and Orchestra
will present a joint
concert to help celebrate
spring and the end of the
school year. For more information,
call (847) 735-
6147.
ONGOING
Social Bridge Play
7-9 p.m. Thursday evenings
at First Presbyterian
Church of Lake Forest,
700 North Sheridan Road.
All levels of play are welcome
for social bridge
play. Beginner class available
also - contact Kimberly
Clair at kimjdclair@
gmail.com for information
on Beginner class.
Monthly Blood Pressure
Checks
10-11 a.m. on the second
Monday of every month,
Dickinson Hall, 100 E.
Old Mill Road, Lake Forest.
Nurse Patti Mikes will
visit Dickinson Hall to
give free blood pressure
checks to anyone 50 years
old and older. No appointment
needed. For more information,
call (847) 234-
2209.
CROYA Weekly Meetings
4-5 p.m. or 7-8 p.m.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays,
CROYA, 400 Hastings
Road, Lake Forest.
Take a mid-week break to
make friends, learn about
volunteer opportunities,
vote on community events
and take on leadership
roles. The middle school
meetings are 4-5 p.m. on
Tuesdays at CROYA. The
high school meetings are
7-8 p.m. on Wednesdays at
CROYA.
Toastmasters Club
Noon-1 p.m. first
and third Tuesdays of
the month, Lake Forest
Graduate School of Management,
1905 W. Field
Drive, Lake Forest. Toastmasters
is an international
organization that aims to
help communication and
leadership skills for professional
and personal
growth with unlimited potential.
Visit lfgsm.toastmastersclubs.org
for more
information.
Wildlife Discovery Center
10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday,
Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
Wildlife Discovery
Center, 1401 Middlefork
Drive, Lake Forest. The
Wildlife Discovery Center
is a living natural history
museum. The learning
journey brings visitors
face-to-face with a variety
of reptiles, amphibians,
birds and mammals. Admission
is free. For more
information, call (847)
810-3663.
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