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THURSDAY
Creating your elevator
speech
7 p.m. Nov. 15, Wilmette
Public Library, 1242
Wilmette Ave. Stop struggling
to describe the value
statement for your business
at networking events
and meetings, and learn
how to grab people’s attention
quickly. In this session,
you will create a 15-
20 second statement, often
called an Elevator Speech
as well as learn how to
expand your comments
where situations allow.
Presented by John Fisher,
who has crafted elevator
speeches for over 25 years,
is a SCORE volunteer and
an instructor at DePaul
University.
FRIDAY
Friday Night Jazz
7-8 p.m. Nov. 16, Wilmette
Public Library, 1242
Wilmette Ave. Planet Flippo
Trio, come enjoy “Jazz
for the Generations,” a diverse
concert experience
that blends standard jazz
with arrangements of contemporary
popular classics.
MONDAY
Bitsbox - Grades 1-4
10-11 a.m. Nov. 19, Wilmette
Public Library, 1242
Wilmette Ave. Write and
iterate code to create an
interactive app! Suitable
for all skill and experience
levels.
TUESDAY
Pop-Up Adventure
Playground
10 a.m.-noon, Nov. 20,
Wilmette Public Library,
1242 Wilmette Ave. Use
your imagination to explore
and create with loose
parts at our own indoor
playground, facilitated by
playworker Yulia Borisova.
All ages.
WEDNESDAY
Care Kits for the Homeless
10:30-11:30 a.m. Nov.
21, Wilmette Public Library,
1242 Wilmette Ave.
Cold weather is coming.
Make a care kit of basic
supplies for the homeless.
The library will be collecting
socks and mittens
for care kits in the library
lobby.
UPCOMING
Straws: Screening and
Discussion
1 p.m. Nov. 27 and 7
p.m. Nov. 29, Wilmette
Public Library, 1242 Wilmette
Ave. More than 500
million plastic straws are
used in the U.S. every day.
They aren’t recyclable
and become garbage after
one use. Join friends and
neighbors for this short,
compelling documentary
and share ideas for reducing
single-use plastics in
our community. For more
information, visit gogreenwilmette.org.
Parent Observation Days
7:30 p.m. Nov. 27, Trinity
Church Nursery School,
1024 Lake Ave., Wilmette.
Trinity Church Nursery
School is hosting observation
days for prospective
parents. Participants will
get a tour of the school, see
classes in action, meet the
staff, and receive a brief
presentation where they
have an opportunity to ask
questions. To reserve a
spot contact Sue Gaertner
at sue@trinitywilmette.
org.
St. Francis Xavier Sip &
Shop Holiday Shopping
Event
6-9 p.m. Nov. 29, Michigan
Shores Club, 911
Michigan Ave., Wilmette.
Grab a friend and join
everyone at the Michigan
Shores Club from 6-9 p.m.
Nov. 29. Sip some cheer
while shopping for your
holiday gear! Admission is
$10.
German ancestry
10 a.m. Dec. 1, Wilmette
Public Library, 1242 Wilmette
Ave. Finding your
immigrant ancestor’s town
of origin is often considered
the holy grail of genealogical
research. What if
you’ve spent years trying
to find this piece of information
and have not been
successful? This talk suggests
many strategies that
just might help you break
down that brick wall. Presented
by Genealogist Teresa
Steinkamp McMillin
Wilmette Tree Lighting
Ceremony
5-6 p.m. Dec. 1, Wilmette
Village Hall, 1200
Wilmette Ave., Wilmette.
Welcome Santa as he
makes a grand entrance
to Downtown Wilmette to
help Village President Bob
Bielinski light up the big
tree in front of Village Hall
at the Annual Tree Lighting
Ceremony. After the
lighting ceremony, Santa
will hear holiday wishes
and take photos with kids.
Breakfast with Santa
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Dec. 1, Wilmette Golf
Club, 3900 Fairway Drive.
Enjoy a pancake breakfast,
visit with Santa, have your
picture taken and receive
a goodie bag. Registration
required. Register at www.
register.wilmettepark.org.
Holiday Learn-to-Skate
Dec. 5-Jan. 6, Centennial
Ice Rink, 2300 Old
Glenview Road, Wilmette.
This mini-series of lessons
is for children who have
never been on skates, or
who have not had formal
lessons. Registration is
Sunday, Nov. 25.
‘The Nutcracker’
Dec. 7-9, Community
Recreation Center, 3000
Glenview Road, Wilmette.
The annual Center for the
Arts production is a popular
holiday tradition. Tickets
will be available online
and in person.
Skate with Santa
1-2:45 p.m. Dec. 9, Centennial
Ice Rinks, 2300
Old Glenview Road. Can
Santa really skate? Join
Santa on the ice and find
out. Activities will include
candy cane giveaways,
snowman building, relay
races and a shoot-the-puck
contest. With canned food
donations students and
adults get in for $4. Nonperishable
or canned food
items will be donated to
the New Trier Township
Food Pantry.
Holiday Skating Exhibition
3-6 p.m. Dec. 9, Centennial
Ice Rinks, 2300 Old
Glenview Road. The holiday
skating exhibition is a
showcase of park district
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skaters’ talents that gives
them an opportunity to
perform for an audience.
Last year 70 skaters were
part of this special event.
Stick around Centennial
after “Skate with Santa”
and get a glimpse of the
up-and-coming stars. This
program is free to the general
public.
ONGOING
Type 1 Diabetes Lounge
7 p.m., second Wednesday,
Wilmette Public
Library, 1242 Wilmette
Ave. The Type 1 Diabetes
Lounge provides a supportive
social network
with monthly programs
provided by medical and
technical professionals
with topics such as research
updates, cuttingedge
technologies, management
techniques and
lifestyle issues.
Connect with peers to
exchange information,
feelings and ideas for creative
problem solving.
Find out more at type1diabeteslounge.org.
World War II Veterans’
Roundtable
10-11:30 a.m., third
Wednesday of every
month, Wilmette Public
Library, 1242 Wilmette
Ave., Wilmette. World War
II veterans gather for lively
conversation and plentiful
coffee. Participants rarely
miss a meeting. Newcomers
are welcome.