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2 | December 6, 2018 | The Northbrook tower calendar
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THURSDAY
GBN Orchesis Dance Show
Performances at 7 p.m.
on Dec. 6, 7 and 8, GBN’s
Sheely Center for Performing
Arts, 2300 Shermer
Road. Glenbrook North
High School Orchesis
Dance Company will present
their annual concert,
“Devotion.” Devotion features
the work of leading,
professional guest dance
choreographers and artists
and GBN student choreography.
Ticket cost is $10
and may purchased at the
door or in advance.
Investment and Asset
Accumulation Strategies
7 p.m. Dec. 6, North
Suburban YMCA, 2705
Techny Road. This free
workshop offers insight
and ideas to help make
informed decisions regarding
your investments
and how to make them
grow. Financial educators
Wei Zhang and Le Anh
Blanchard of the Heartland
Institute of Financial Education
will explain how to
think strategically about
investing. Open to the
public. Reserve your seat
by calling (847) 272-7250.
FRIDAY
Santa-Slimeology Lab
6-7 p.m., Dec. 7, Leisure
Center, 3323 Walters Ave.
Get ready for the ‘slime’ of
your life! Save Santa from
sinking snow and customize
your own slimetastic
creations. The fun includes
a slime-themed snack.
Cost is $45 for residents
and $59 for non-residents.
Register at nbparks.org.
Inn Shop Gallery Open
House
7-9 p.m., Friday, Dec. 7,
Northbrook History Museum,
1776 Walters Ave.
All are invited to enjoy
refreshments at an Open
House for the new Artisans
at the Inn Shop in the
History Museum. The Inn
Shop now features original
art and other distinctive
gifts by area artists, and a
number of plein air paintings
also will be on display
and available for purchase.
For more information, call
(847) 498-3404 or (847)
498-0884.
SATURDAY
Advent and Christmas
Concert
4:45 p.m. Dec. 8, Grace
Lutheran Church of Northbrook,
2245 Walters Ave.
Join for a holiday concert.
This event is free and open
to the public — everyone
is welcome. For more
information, please call
(847) 498-3060.
MONDAY
Low Back Pain and
Sciatica: Natural Healing
Approaches
11:15 a.m., Dec. 10,
North Suburban YMCA,
2705 Techny Road. Denise
Schwartz, a licensed physical
therapist, will speak
at the North Suburban
YMCA to discuss the three
main reasons for back pain
and how to heal naturally.
Reserve your seat by calling
(847) 272-7250.
TUESDAY
K-Pop (grades 6-12)
5-7 p.m., Dec. 11,
Northbrook Public Library,
1201 Cedar Lane.
Presenters from the Korean
Education Center will
provide an introduction to
the popular Korean music
genre, K-pop. This presentation
will be in English.
For more information, call
(847) 272-6224.
WEDNESDAY
Gingerbread Workshop
6-7:30 p.m., Wednesday,
Dec. 12, Leisure Center,
3323 Walters Ave. Have a
sweet time with your family
decorating a gingerbread
house. Customize
this festive holiday décor
item with candy, licorice
ropes and gumdrops. Pizza
and soda included. Bring
a box to take your masterpiece
home. Register at
nbparks.org.
UPCOMING
Northbrook Community
Choir Winter Concert
7-8 p.m., Monday Dec.
10, Northbrook Public Library,
1201 Cedar Lane.
The Northbrook Community
Choir presents a
winter concert of uplifting,
joyful music to brighten
your day. For more information,
call (847) 272-
6224.
Cosmic Skating
7-9 p.m., Dec. 15,
Northbrook Sports Center,
1730 Pfingsten Road. All
ages are invited to enjoy
some fun on the ice. Skate
and dance to DJ music.
Entry fee is $7. For more
information, please call
(847) 291-2993.
Holiday Skating Recital
6-9 p.m. Dec. 20, Northbrook
Sports Center, 1730
Pfingsten Road. Join your
friends and register to participate
in the Annual Skating
Recital. Skaters have a
maximum of two routines,
solo and/or group, if time
permits. Routines must
be limited to 90 seconds
or less. Holiday music is
preferred and costumes
and props are optional. For
more information, please
call (847) 291-2993.
ONGOING
Registration for
Northbrook Action
Baseball
Registration is now underway
for the Spring 2019
season. The program is for
boys pre-school through
second grade and girls preschool
through third grade.
This is a chance to play in
an organized league, and
have fun while learning to
play the game. The season
runs from mid-April to
June. For more information,
visit northbrookac
tionbaseball.org or call
847-564-9849
Take Off Pounds Sensibly
Want to lose weight?
Come join TOPS in Northbrook.
This organization
offers a healthy, caring,
supportive approach to
weight control at an affordable
price. Chapter IL 847
Northbrook meets every
Wednesday for a weigh-in
(6:15-6:45 p.m.) and meeting
(6:45-7:30 p.m.) in the
back lower level of the
North Northfield United
Methodist Church at 797
Sanders Road in Northbrook
(northeast corner
of Dundee and Sanders),
Northbrook. For more information,
call (847) 564-
3147 or visit www.tops.
org.
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Current Events Club
Every Tuesday at 1 p.m.
in the Leisure Center,
3323 Walters Ave. Join the
conversation at the Park
District’s current events
group. Connect with others
as you talk about the
latest topics in the news.
It’s free to join for Senior
Center members. Call
(847) 291-2995 to come to
a meeting and start making
new friends.
NorthShore Essential
Tremor Group
The NorthShore Essential
Tremor Group meets
the second Saturday of
every month at the Northbrook
Public Library.
Meetings are held in the
Civic Room, starting at 10
a.m. until 11:30 a.m. For
more information, please
call (847)564-1777
Laughter Group
Every Wednesday, 7-8
p.m., come to the free
Optimists Laughter Club,
John and Carol Walter
Ambulatory Care Center,
lower level meeting room
E, west side of Glenbrook
Hospital, 2180 Pfingsten
Road, Glenview. Park and
enter through Ambulatory
Care Center. Experience a
unique exercise that uses
laughing and breath work
to get happier and healthier.
No jokes needed. Everyone
is equipped to
laugh. Call (847) 571-7553
for more information.