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2 | August 9, 2018 | The wilmette beacon calendar<br />
wilmettebeacon.com<br />
In this week’s<br />
beacon<br />
Pet of the Week6<br />
Police Reports 6<br />
Editorial 15<br />
Puzzles 18<br />
Obituaries 20<br />
Dining Out 23<br />
Home of the Week 24<br />
Athlete of the Week 27<br />
The Wilmette<br />
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THURSDAY<br />
Armchair Travels -<br />
Mysterious Myanmar<br />
1-2:30 p.m. Aug. 9, Wilmette<br />
Public Library, 1242<br />
Wilmette Ave. Join Brian<br />
Michalski to discover<br />
unique Myanmar for its<br />
rich history, endless diversity,<br />
stunning topography<br />
and enriching travel opportunities.<br />
Tax Assessment Appeal<br />
Workshop<br />
6 p.m. Aug. 9, Wilmette<br />
Public Library, 1242 Wilmette<br />
Ave., Wilmette.<br />
Cook County Board of Review<br />
Commissioner Michael<br />
M. Cabonargi will<br />
host an assessment appeal<br />
workshop for residents of<br />
New Trier Township and<br />
surrounding areas.<br />
The BOR is open for<br />
pre-filing property tax assessment<br />
appeals for all<br />
residents countywide at<br />
https://appeals.cookcountyboardofreview.com<br />
or at<br />
BOR workshops.<br />
FRIDAY<br />
Imagination Playground -<br />
All ages<br />
3-9 p.m. Aug. 10, Wilmette<br />
Public Library, 1242<br />
Wilmette Ave., Wilmette.<br />
All ages. Come build and<br />
play with the library’s big<br />
blue blocks.<br />
SATURDAY<br />
Pet Adoption<br />
Noon-3 p.m. Aug. 11,<br />
Chalet Nursery, 3132 Lake<br />
Ave., Wilmette. Chalet is<br />
partnering with leading<br />
pet adoption agencies and<br />
hosting adoption events<br />
every weekend — both<br />
Saturdays and Sundays —<br />
in August.<br />
Today’s partner is Heartland<br />
Animal Shelter.<br />
MONDAY<br />
Storybook Restyle -<br />
Grades 4-6<br />
3-4:30 p.m. Aug. 13,<br />
Wilmette Public Library,<br />
1242 Wilmette Ave. What<br />
happens when the words<br />
disappear from your book,<br />
leaving only pictures? You<br />
get to decide!<br />
Make up a new story<br />
for an old book you’ll get<br />
to keep. Registration required.<br />
TUESDAY<br />
Wimette Writers Group -<br />
7-8:30 p.m. Aug. 14,<br />
Wilmette Public Library,<br />
1242 Wilmette Ave. Meets<br />
weekly,led by Julie Johnson.<br />
Newcomers welcome.<br />
This group serves as a creative<br />
writing workshop in<br />
which participants read<br />
and critique each other’s<br />
work, in addition to learning<br />
about useful literary<br />
techniques.<br />
UPCOMING<br />
Car Wash<br />
Noon-4 p.m. Aug. 18,<br />
Heart Auto, 1201 Green<br />
Bay Road, Wilmette. All<br />
hands on-deck for the The<br />
Warming House’s fundraiser,<br />
sponsored by the<br />
youth leadership board.<br />
Camp Half-Blood<br />
3:30 p.m. Aug. 20, Wilmette<br />
Public Library, 1242<br />
Wilmette Ave. Summer<br />
camp might be over, but<br />
give Camp Half-Blood a<br />
try, with games and activities<br />
inspired by Greek and<br />
Roman mythology. Grades<br />
5-8. Registration required.<br />
Music on the Green - Chris<br />
Karabas and Band<br />
7 p.m. Aug. 21, Village<br />
Hall, Wilmette. Have dinner<br />
at your favorite downtown<br />
restaurant, grab a<br />
bottle of wine and a picnic<br />
blanket, and join us for<br />
a night of music on the<br />
front lawn of Village Hall.<br />
Sponsored by the Village<br />
of Wilmette.<br />
Abba Salute<br />
8 p.m. Aug. 24, Wallace<br />
Bowl, Gillson Park Lakefront.<br />
Everyone’s favorite<br />
dancing queens are returning<br />
for their reschedule<br />
date.<br />
Join us as we welcome<br />
Abba Salute back to the<br />
Wallace Bowl stage for the<br />
final concert of the 2018<br />
season.<br />
Movie Night: ‘Indiana<br />
Jones and the Last<br />
Crusade’<br />
7 p.m. Aug. 27, Wallace<br />
Bowl, Gillson Park Lakefront.<br />
Movie begins at sundown.<br />
Rain date is Tuesday,<br />
Aug. 28. Free show.<br />
ONGOING<br />
Type 1 Diabetes Lounge<br />
7 p.m., second Wednesday,<br />
Wilmette Public<br />
Library, 1242 Wilmette<br />
Ave. The Type 1 Diabetes<br />
Lounge provides a supportive<br />
social network<br />
with monthly programs<br />
provided by medical and<br />
technical professionals<br />
with topics such as research<br />
updates, cuttingedge<br />
technologies, management<br />
techniques and<br />
lifestyle issues.<br />
Connect with peers to<br />
exchange information,<br />
feelings and ideas for creative<br />
problem solving.<br />
Find out more at type1diabeteslounge.org.<br />
Writers Group<br />
7-8:30 p.m. Sundays,<br />
Wilmette Public Library,<br />
1242 Wilmette Ave. This<br />
group meets weekly and<br />
offers peer reviews of<br />
submitted works within a<br />
supportive environment.<br />
Facilitator Julie Johnson<br />
coordinates the group.<br />
Newcomers are welcome.<br />
World War II Veterans’<br />
Roundtable<br />
10-11:30 a.m., third<br />
Wednesday of every<br />
month, Wilmette Public<br />
Library, 1242 Wilmette<br />
Ave., Wilmette. World War<br />
II veterans gather for lively<br />
conversation and plentiful<br />
coffee. Participants rarely<br />
miss a meeting. Newcomers<br />
are welcome.<br />
Observation Days<br />
By appointment, weekdays,<br />
Rose Hall Montessori<br />
School, 1140 Wilmette<br />
Ave., Wilmette.<br />
Observation days are held<br />
every day at Rose Hall, so<br />
call the school to schedule<br />
an appointment.<br />
Observe a classroom,<br />
meet with the director and<br />
learn about how a Montessori<br />
school can benefit<br />
your child. Schedule an<br />
appointment by emailing<br />
admin@rosehallmontessori.org<br />
or by calling (847)<br />
256-2002.<br />
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Cafe Conversations in<br />
French<br />
10-11 a.m., first Monday<br />
of the month or 7-8<br />
p.m., third Thursday of<br />
the month, Panera Bread,<br />
1199 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette.<br />
Meet fellow Francophones<br />
for relaxed conversations<br />
in French. They<br />
meet in the main seating<br />
area, and conversation is<br />
facilitated by a native or<br />
fluent speaker from the Alliance<br />
Francaise du North<br />
Shore. Membership isn’t<br />
required, and all levels are<br />
welcome. Visit www.AFnorthshore.org<br />
or contact<br />
info@afnorthshore.org.<br />
Tuesday Tours, Baker<br />
Demonstration School<br />
By appointment, 9-10<br />
a.m., Tuesdays, Baker<br />
Demonstration School,<br />
201 Sheridan Road, Wilmette.<br />
Baker welcomes<br />
parents to schedule an<br />
appointment to see their<br />
Pre-kindergarten through<br />
eighth-grade classrooms<br />
in action, each Tuesday<br />
while school is in session.<br />
Tour the campus, meet the<br />
faculty and staff, and learn<br />
how Baker’s century-long<br />
commitment to progressive<br />
education can benefit<br />
your child. Contact Hilary<br />
Holder at (847) 425-5813<br />
or admissions@bakerdemschool.org<br />
to confirm your<br />
appointment.<br />
Ronald Knox open<br />
enrollment<br />
Ronald Knox Montessori<br />
School offers open<br />
enrollment. For more information<br />
or to arrange<br />
a tour, contact Anita Mc-<br />
Ging at anita_mcging@<br />
ronaldknox.org.
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