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2 | May 23, 2019 | The wilmette beacon calendar<br />
wilmettebeacon.com<br />
In this week’s<br />
beacon<br />
Pet of the Week8<br />
Police Reports 12<br />
Editorial 21<br />
Puzzles 24<br />
Obituaries 26<br />
Dining Out 30<br />
Home of the Week 31<br />
Athlete of the Week 34<br />
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THURSDAY<br />
Open House for<br />
Superintendent<br />
5-6:15 p.m. May 23,<br />
Marie Murphy School,<br />
2921 Illinois Road, Wilmette.<br />
Join Avoca School<br />
District 37 in wishing Dr.<br />
Jauch farewell after his 13<br />
years of service at Avoca<br />
School District 37.<br />
‘The Russians’ concert<br />
7 p.m. May 23, Beth<br />
Hillel Bnai Emunah Congregation,<br />
3220 Big Tree<br />
Lane, Wilmette. A concert<br />
of Jewish, classical<br />
and popular music. Open<br />
to the community and<br />
featuring Cantor Pavel<br />
Roytman (BHBE Congregation,<br />
Wilmette),<br />
Cantor Sofia Falkovitch<br />
(Paris, France), Cantor<br />
Itzhak Zhrebker (Dallas,<br />
Texas), Kol Zimrah Jewish<br />
Community Singers,<br />
Alex Koffman, Peter Sadkhin<br />
and others. Tickets:<br />
$22 in advance and $25 at<br />
the door. Call (847) 256-<br />
1213.<br />
FRIDAY<br />
Imagination Playground<br />
Noon-9 p.m. May 24,<br />
Wilmette Public Library,<br />
1242 Wilmette Ave. All<br />
ages. Come build and play<br />
with our big blue blocks.<br />
Block play is great for developing<br />
STEAM skills<br />
and creativity, but most of<br />
all, it’s fun!<br />
SATURDAY<br />
Pools and Beaches Open<br />
May 25, Centennial<br />
Family Aquatic Center,<br />
Gillson and Langdon<br />
beaches. Let the summer<br />
begin! Open for the season<br />
in Wilmette.<br />
MONDAY<br />
Memorial Day Parade<br />
10:30 a.m. May 27,<br />
Village of Wilmette. The<br />
Huerter-Wilmette American<br />
Legion, Post #46, Memorial<br />
Day Parade starts<br />
from St. Joseph’s School<br />
parking lot, moving East<br />
down Lake Street, turning<br />
South on Park, and East<br />
again on Wilmette Avenue<br />
to the Wilmette Village<br />
Hall, where the ceremony<br />
will take place.<br />
WEDNESDAY<br />
Greener Choices<br />
7-8:30 p.m. May 29,<br />
Wilmette Public Library,<br />
1242 Wilmette Ave. All<br />
You Wanted to Know<br />
About Green Burial —<br />
Greener Choices. What is<br />
green burial and what options<br />
do I have?<br />
UPCOMING<br />
Dog Fashion Show/<br />
Adoption Event<br />
11 a.m.-3 p.m. June 1,<br />
Mallinckrodt Community<br />
Center, 1041 Ridge<br />
Road, Wilmette. Bring<br />
your friend to the gardens<br />
of Mallinckrodt for<br />
the second annual Dog<br />
Fashion Show. Win cash<br />
prizes for first, second and<br />
third prizes. Afterwards,<br />
Wright-Way of Morton<br />
Grove Will be on site with<br />
some lucky dogs who are<br />
looking to find a forever<br />
home.<br />
Downtown Wilmette Wine<br />
Walk<br />
4-7 p.m. June 1, participating<br />
shops and restaurants<br />
in downtown<br />
Wilmette. Cost to walkers:<br />
$50 donation ($40<br />
in advance) supporting<br />
NSSRA. A fun event in<br />
downtown Wilmette on a<br />
Saturday late afternoon/<br />
early evening of wine<br />
tasting. Wine walkers will<br />
receive a wine guide and<br />
map and a wine glass.<br />
They will stop into each<br />
location tasting the featured<br />
wines. Grab your<br />
friends and make it a night<br />
out in Wilmette. For more<br />
information and advance<br />
reservations go to www.<br />
wilmettekenilworth.com.<br />
Managing Your<br />
Medications<br />
7 p.m. June 3, Wilmette<br />
Public Library, 1242 Wilmette<br />
Ave. Optimize your<br />
or your family member’s<br />
medications by learning<br />
how best to research, store,<br />
organize, and take your<br />
meds. Presented by Barbara<br />
Takahashi, RN, MD,<br />
MPH. A former NICU<br />
nurse and public health<br />
policy specialist<br />
‘Hollywood Hounds’<br />
5-7 p.m. June 7, Kenilworth<br />
Assembly Hall,<br />
410 Kenilworth Ave.,<br />
Kenilworth. Kenilworth<br />
Union Church is hosting<br />
a “Hollywood Hounds”<br />
fashion show that will feature<br />
local pups strutting<br />
down the runway dressed<br />
as Hollywood characters.<br />
The event is open to all<br />
dog- and fashion-lovers,<br />
and welcomes both children<br />
and adults. Proceeds<br />
from the show all go to<br />
Kenilworth Union’s Outreach<br />
Agencies. To be<br />
sure you don’t miss this<br />
heartwarming and sweetnatured<br />
event, please<br />
purchase tickets through<br />
kuc.org or by calling the<br />
church at (847) 251-4272.<br />
Summer Reading Kickoff<br />
Concert<br />
1:30-2:15 p.m. June 15,<br />
Wilmette Public Library,<br />
1242 Wilmette Ave. Kick<br />
off summer reading with<br />
an all-ages concert by family<br />
favorite Scribble Monster.<br />
United churches celebration<br />
10 a.m.-1 p.m. June 30,<br />
Vattman Park, Wilmette.<br />
All are invited to a celebration<br />
of the Holy Eucharist<br />
at a Unity Mass as<br />
the Village’s two historic<br />
Roman Catholic parishes,<br />
Saint Joseph and Saint<br />
Francis Xavier, prepare to<br />
formally join together on<br />
July 1. A picnic gathering<br />
is set to begin immediately<br />
following the mass in Vattmann<br />
Park.<br />
Under the Stars<br />
Sunset July 13, Gillson<br />
Beach, Wilmette.<br />
Gather your camping gear<br />
and round up the kids<br />
for Wilmette’s Gillson<br />
Beach Campout. As the<br />
sun sets, roast marshmallows<br />
around the camp fire<br />
and enjoy some familyfriendly<br />
entertainment. At<br />
sunrise enjoy cereal, juice<br />
and coffee before your<br />
memorable stay draws to<br />
a close. All children must<br />
be accompanied by a parent/guardian.<br />
Staff will<br />
be available during the<br />
entire event. Visit www.<br />
wilmettepark.org for more<br />
information.<br />
ONGOING<br />
Guided Bird walks<br />
8-9:30 a.m. every Sunday<br />
in May, Gillson Park.<br />
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Meet near the Coast<br />
Guard station by the harbor,<br />
near the purple martin<br />
feeder. Participants<br />
of all ages and levels of<br />
experience are invited<br />
to look for warblers and<br />
other colorful migrating<br />
birds. Guides will assist<br />
attendees to identify the<br />
birds they see and hear —<br />
binoculars are helpful, but<br />
not necessary. Meet up<br />
east of the Coast Guard<br />
Station. Details at: www.<br />
gogreenwilmette.org.<br />
French Market<br />
Wilmette’s French Market<br />
on Saturdays features<br />
fresh produce, breads,<br />
flowers and other artisanal<br />
goods in the commuter lot<br />
just north of the Wilmette<br />
Village Hall, 1200 Wilmette<br />
Ave. Check it out<br />
from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. weekly.<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. Connect<br />
with peers to exchange<br />
information, feelings and<br />
ideas for creative problem<br />
solving. Find out more at<br />
type1diabeteslounge.org.