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2 | September 13, 2018 | The highland park landmark calendar
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THURSDAY
Family Night Out
4-7 p.m. Sept. 13,
Brown Park, 655 Burton
Ave., Highland Park.
We’re hosting a free Family
Night Out to coincide
with the last Food Truck
Thursday of the season.
Residents are invited to
join the fun, a petting
zoo, pony rides, a bouncy
house, snacks, giveaways,
and more are available for
the whole family to enjoy.
‘Jefferson & Adams’
Theatrical Reading
6:30 p.m. Sept. 13,
Highland Park Public Library,
494 Laurel Ave.
The Shakespeare Project
of Chicago presents a
theatrical reading of Jefferson
& Adams, Howard
Ginsberg’s play about the
turbulent friendship of
Thomas Jefferson, John
Adams, and Adams’ wife,
Abigail. Based on the collection
of letters between
these prolific Founding
Fathers—and one equally
astute woman—the play
fuses compelling political
thoughts with passionate
personal beliefs.
FRIDAY
Gather for Good
6:30-9 p.m., Sept. 14,
Binny’s Beverage Depot,
153 Skokie Valley Road,
Highland Park. The Highland
Park Community
Foundation (HPCF) invites
you to a festive evening
featuring amazing
local chefs, delicious bites,
and sumptuous sips. Registration
is open now. For
more information, visit hp
cfil.org.
SATURDAY
Electric Car Fair
11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 15,
St. Johns North Parking
Lot, 1800 St. Johns Ave.,
Highland Park. Curious
about electric cars? Tired
of buying gas? Want to
save money and feel good
about doing it? Come to
the Highland Park Electric
Vehicle Show. Learn
about and test drive EVs
and plug-in hybrids. Double
your environmental
impact by talking to solar
energy companies and local
green groups about
ways to charge your vehicle
with renewables. For
more information, visit
out www.driveelectric
week.org.
Wine and Beer Walk
11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 15,
17 Highwood Ave., Highwood.
The Chamber sells
eight-ounce glasses to participants
who proceed to
walk through participating
businesses, restaurants,
and bars for a small pour
of wine or beer. Each business
offers its own specials
to showcase what they
have to offer.
SUNDAY
Beekeeping
1-2:30 p.m. Sept. 16,
Heller Nature Center, 2821
Ridge Road, Highland
Park. Put on a bee suit and
get a safe, fascinating look
inside Heller’s beehives
and taste our own special
honey. Children must be
accompanied by a paid
registered adult. All participants
must wear closed
shoes and long socks to
visit the hives.
UPCOMING
Back-to-School Open
House Coding Workshops
4-8 p.m. Sept. 20, 1929
Sheridan Road, Highland
Park. Kids ages 7-18 are
invited to attend the free
sessions, meet the coaches,
enjoy light bites, and
win prizes. Parents will
also receive 25 percent off
their first month of Code
Coaching.
High and Dry on the North
Shore
7 p.m. Sept. 20, Santi’s
Garden, 324 Green Bay
Road, Highwood. The
Highland Park Historical
Society and Highwood
Historical Society jointly
present ‘High and Dry on
the North Shore,” by Bill
Savage. In this talk, Bill
Savage will discuss how
the politics of temperance,
and the battle between
wets and drys, exposes
rifts in American identity
(and American food-anddrink
culture) that still
resonate today.
Comedy in the Cellar
8 p.m. Sept. 20, 210
Live, 210 Green Bay Road,
Highwood. Live standup
comedy in Highwood
with Comedy in the Cellar,
from Funnier By The
Lake Comedy. The show
lineup includes Mike All,
Maya May, Rebekah Gibson,
with headliner Darius
Kennedy. Tickets are $10
at the door. There is also
a one drink minimum per
person.
Autumn Fest
4-7 p.m. Sept. 21, Heller
Nature Center, 2821 Ridge
Road, Highland Park. Join
us for the changing of
the season at Heller Nature
Center. This family
friendly event features live
reptiles, campfire, crafts,
games, self-guided nature
walks, hayrides, pumpkin
hunt, pony rides, and much
more. Adult wristbands are
$6 per person for unlimited
hay rides and one pumpkin.
Children wristbands
are $12 per person for
unlimited hay rides, pony
rides, and one pumpkin.
Stupey Cabin Harvest
Festival
3-7 p.m. Sept. 22, Stupey
Cabin, 1755 St. John’s
Ave., Highland Park.
Come out for some great
food and music to celebrate
Stupey Cabin. A
donation of $25 per adult
covers a BBQ plate from
Highland Park’s Bluegrass
Restaurant plus a decorative
Stupey Cabin mug (for
bottomless soft drinks) to
benefit the Highland Park
Historical Society’s restoration
of Stupey Cabin.
How-To Fest
1-5 p.m. Sept. 23, Highland
Park Public Library,
494 Laurel Ave. Learn
something new. Try something
new. Do something
new. Attend multiple howto
sessions and demonstartions
at the Library. Leave
with new skills, tips, and
knowledge. How-to sessions
include how to make
a button, square dance,
make a pizza, downsize,
play a rhythm on three
musical instruments, craft
for a cause, stay safe in
water, use a comma, practice
relaxation techniques,
make an upcycled envelope,
collect comics, say
goodbye to gas and drive
electric, do yoga (just for
kids), keep your kids safe
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online, 3D print, prepare
for the college process, get
started with bullet journaling,
determine if solar is
right for your house, make
a “stained glass” window
decoration and more.
Highwood Starving Artists
Show
10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sept. 29-
30, 306 Green Bay Road,
Highwood. Discounted
artwork, live music, great
food and fun activities for
kids make the Highwood
Starving Artists Show a
destination for art lovers
of all ages.
ONGOING
Spanish Conversation
Group
10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Tuesdays, Highland Park
Public Library, 494 Laurel
Ave. Meet at the library
for Spanish conversation.
Former high school Spanish
teacher, Graciella Napoles,
facilitates the discussion.
Conversational
ability required. Meets in
the Alyce Brenner Room.
This is a drop-in event and
no signup is necessary.
Drop in Chess
10:30 a.m.-noon, Saturdays,
Highland Park
Public Library, 494 Laurel
Ave. Play chess with a
group o fplayers in the
Youth Services Department.
Children 5-14 are
invited. No registration
required.