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THURSDAY
Foreign Film Showing
9:30 a.m.-noon, Jan.
17, Wilmette Public Library,
1242 Wilmette Ave.
The third Thursday of the
month brings foreign film
showings. Films begin at
9:30 a.m. This month features
“The Piano in a Factory.”
Conversations with Weigel
7 p.m. Jan. 17, Wilmette
Theatre, 1122 Central
Ave., Wilmette. As part of
her series, “Conversations
with Weigel,” Jenniffer
Weigel welcomes Joe Mc-
Quillen who will share his
story about losing his son,
Christopher, in a horrible
canoe accident with three
other boys — all of whom
had attended New Trier
— and how he has been
able to connect with Christopher
since his passing.
Tickets are: $10/$15 door.
www.wilmettetheatre.com
FRIDAY
Let’s Play: Dungeons and
Dragons
5-8 p.m. Jan. 18, Wilmette
Public Library, 1242
Wilmette Ave. Welcoming
experienced and new players
alike, we will be playing
Dungeons and Dragons
5e! Open to grades
7-12.
SATURDAY
Cardboard Creations
10-11:30 a.m. Jan. 19,
Wilmette Public Library,
1242 Wilmette Ave. All
ages. Come build with us!
We’ll supply the boxes,
you bring the creativity.
MONDAY
MLK Day of Service
1-4 p.m. Jan. 21, Wilmette
Public Library, 1242
Wilmette Ave. All ages.
Drop in to make a cooperative
sticker poster that
will be donated to an area
organization. In case your
stickering finger gets tired,
we’ll also be showing Pixar
shorts.
TUESDAY
Tax Calendar Seminar
6:30 p.m. Jan. 22, New
Trier Township, 739 Elm
St., Winnetka. This event
had previously been scheduled
for Jan. 8. New Trier
Township Assessor Jan
Churchwell and Deputy
Assessor Len Shifflett will
offer their 2019 update of
the Annual Real Estate Tax
Calendar. The session will
give you an opportunity to
review all of the steps involved
in the annual real
estate tax process. The
presentation is of particular
importance this time
because 2019 is New Trier
Township’s triennial reassessment
year. The session
is a repeat of the presentation
held on Nov. 6, 2018.
The seminar is open to the
public and is free. It will
be held at the New Trier
Township offices, 739
Elm Street, in Winnetka.
The New Trier Township
Assessor’s office can be
reached at 847-446-8200.
UPCOMING
Monte Carlo Night
6-10 p.m. Jan. 26, A.
Perry Homes Studio,
1220 Washington Ave.,
Wilmette. The event is
an upscale cocktail attire
gala and benefiting Northwestern
Settlement. This
year’s theme is a night
in Monte Carlo and will
feature blackjack, poker,
craps, roulette and the opportunity
to win some fabulous
prizes. Cost is $50,
includes food, drinks and
chips to begin your night.
Registration: https://montecarlonight2019.eventbrite.com.
Bowl-A-Thon
3-5 p.m. Jan. 27, Wilmette
Bowling Center,
1903 Schiller Ave., Wilmette.
The 24th annual
event celebrates the Warming
House Youth Center
and its 48 years of service
to community teens. All
guests bowl free and are
asked to make a tax-deductible
contribution to the
Warming House. Pizza,
snacks and dessert will be
provided. Families, friends
and children of all ages are
welcome.
Flower Arranging for
Beginners
2 p.m. Jan. 30. Wilmette
Library, 1242 Wilmette
Ave. Ginny Noyes, master
flower arranger, will
demonstrate easy ways to
incorporate simple household
items into flower
arrangements for striking
results. Arrangements
will be offered to audience
members following
this Go Green Wilmette/
Wilmette Public Library
Greener Choices Program.
Details at: gogreenwilmette.org/calendar.
Long Term Care Planning
Personalized
7 p.m. Jan. 30, Wilmette
Public Library, 1242 Wilmette
Ave. With the advance
in healthcare, and
healthy life style, people
in the US are living longer.
According to statistics,
there is a 70 percent
chance of needing extended
care sometime during
your life. Alice Chow,
a licensed long-term care
professional, will guide
you step by step as you
consider the possibilities.
Story of Mary Todd Lincoln
2 p.m. Feb. 6, Wilmette
Library, 1242 Wilmette
Ave. Historical actor and
Wilmette resident Betty
Kay portrays Elizabeth
Todd Edwards, the firstborn
of all the Todd children.
Elizabeth’s position
in the family allowed her
a unique perspective on all
the Todds but especially
with Mary who considered
Elizabeth her “mother” after
their own mother died.
She knew Mary’s ups and
downs and her good and
her bad.
DNA, Behind the Scenes
2 p.m. Feb. 9, Wilmette
Public Library, 1242 Wilmette
Ave. DNA testing
has become part of genealogy
but what does it really
mean? What are the different
tests? Why do they tell
us different things? Where
did we get the different
components of our genetic
heritage? Who should
be tested? How can DNA
testing be used to attack
genealogical problems? In
short, what do you need
to know to start to think
about DNA? Presented by
genealogist Daniel Hubbard.
Road to Recovery
1-4 p.m. Feb. 10, St.
Augustine’s Episcopal
Church, 1140 Wilmette
Ave., Wilmette. Al-Anon/
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CORRECTION
In our Jan. 10 edition
of The Beacon, the
incorrect reporter was
listed as the author of
a story on the Wilmette
Park District’s Lose to
Win fitness challenge.
Alexa Burnell is the
correct reporter.
The Beacon acknowledges
and apologizes for this
error.
Alateen Open Workshop.
Adults and teens welcome.
More at www.niafg.org.
ONGOING
National Charity League
The Wilmette Chapter of
National Charity League,
Inc. is holding their annual
membership drive for current
sixth-grade girls and
their moms. NCL, Inc.
is the oldest and largest
mother-daughter organization
in the nation, giving
mothers and daughters (in
7th – 12th grade) a unique
opportunity to strengthen
their bond through community
service, leadership
development, and cultural
experiences. The membership
drive runs through
Jan. 31 and is open to
those who live or attend
school in Wilmette or Kenilworth.
Visit wilmette.
nationalcharityleague.org
to submit a membership
inquiry form. Or email us
at wilmette.nationalcharityleague.org.