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THURSDAY
Holiday Sip & Shop
5-8 p.m. Dec. 5, Downtown
Wilmette and Plaza
del Lago. Adults are invited
out for an evening of
Holiday “sipping & shopping”
hosted by local merchants,
who will provide
wine, snacks and special
merchandise/sales.
FRIDAY
Dance with ‘The
Nutcracker’
6:30 p.m . Dec. 6 and 3
p.m. Dec. 8, Regina Dominican
High School, 701
Locust Road, Wilmette.
Studio North Academy of
the Performing Arts presents
their annual winter
performance.
SATURDAY
Breakfast with Santa
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Dec. 7, 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 book sale
9 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 7,
Wilmette Public Library,
1242 Wilmette Ave. Books
Down Under at The Wilmette
Public Library will
be hosting a holiday sale
in the Lower Level Small
Meeting Room. Light Refreshments
will be served.
See the great selection!
Books are the best holiday
gift.
FamilySearch Family Tree
10:30 a.m. Dec. 7, Wilmette
Public Library, 1242
Wilmette Ave. Family Tree
is a free, world-wide family
tree that can be used by
anyone with internet access
to preserve family information.
This live internet
presentation will cover
how to add your own information
to the tree, correct
errors, and add sources
and pictures. There will
be time for questions; you
may bring information
about a personal problem
with Family Tree. Presented
by Julie Busse, genealogist
with 30+ years of
experience, and the Director
of the Wilmette Family
History Center.
TedXWilmette Women
1 p.m. Dec. 7, Regina
Dominican High School,
701 Locust Road, Wilmette.
Wilmette’s very
own inaugural TEDxWilmette
event featuring eight
dynamic speakers. For
more information about
TEDxWilmetteWomen,
contact Heather Hehman,
(847) 691-8399, Heather-
Hehman@gmail.com or
visit https://heatherhehman.wixsite.com/tedxwilmettewomen
Meet Santa
4 p.m. Dec. 7, Kenilworth
Assembly Hall,
410 Kenilworth Ave., Kenilworth.
Meet and get
photos with Mr. and Mrs.
Claus. The little ones can
also enjoy making some
holiday crafts and singing
along with festive caroloers
too.
Wilmette Tree Lighting
5-6 p.m. Dec. 7, 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.
Kenilworth Tree Lighting
6:15 p.m. Dec. 7, Kenilworth
Assembly Hall,
410 Kenilworth Ave.,
Kenilworth. Join the Kenilworth
community for
the tree lighting and caroling
around the Kenilworth
Fountain.
Gingerbread House
Workshops
Dec. 7-11, Community
Recreation Center, 3000
Glenview Road, Wilmette.
A holiday tradition! Cover
a house with frosting and
embellish with a giant selection
of goodies. Eleven
workshop dates to fit your
schedule. Ages 3 and up.
Learn more at wilmettepark.org.
MONDAY
Kids’ Library Council
7-8 p.m. Dec. 9, Wilmette
Public Library, 1242
Wilmette Ave. Upcycled
holiday crafts. Grades
5-8. Get ready for the
holidays the environmentally
friendly way by making
gifts and decorations
with upcycled materials.
Snacks will be served.
TUESDAY
Behind the Scenes at
Marshall Field’s Holiday
Traditions
2:30-3:30 p.m. Dec. 10,
Wilmette Public Library,
1242 Wilmette Ave. Amy
Meadows, former director
of windows and marketing
events for Marshall
Field’s, will provide a
sneak peek into the design
& execution of the famed
animated windows, Main
Aisle decor & Great Tree.
UPCOMING
Private Movie Screening
6-10 p.m. Dec. 12,
Wilmette Theatre, 1122
Central Ave., Wilmette.
The public is invited to
a movie screening of the
film, “Foster Boy,” partially
filmed in Chicago.
The film was written by
Chicago attorney, Jay Paul
Deratany, and is based on
events from his foster care
cases and sheds light on
the horrible mistreatment
of children in the for-profit
foster care system. $20
per peson includes an appetizer
buffet prior to film
and Q&A after. For more
information and to reserve
a seat for the screening,
www.fhfchicagoland.org.
‘The Nutcracker’
Dec. 13-15, 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.
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Correction
In the Nov. 25 edition
of The Wilmette
Beacon, in an article
about Cardinal Blasé
Cupich’s recent visit
to Loyoal Academy, it
incorrectly stated the
number of people that
died at the Auschwitz
concentration camp
during World War II. It
should have stated “an
estimated 1.1 million
died.”
The Beacon recognizes
and regrets this error.
Skate with Santa
1-2:45 p.m. Dec. 15,
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.
Nonperishable or canned
food items will be donated
to the New Trier Township
Food Pantry.
Hanukkah celebration
6 p.m. Dec. 15, Beth
Hillel Bnai Emunah, 3220
Big Tree Lane, Wilmette.
“The Light of Song.”
Holiday dinner with latke
bar and gelt fish. Songs
and candles. Micro play:
“A Charlie Brown Hanukkah.”
Also, a multigenerational
musical happening
with Rebecca Toon of the
Old Town School.
ONGOING
Holiday Learn-to-Skate
Dec. 5-Jan. 4, Centennial
Ice Rink, 2300 Old
Glenview Road. This miniseries
of lessons is for children
who have never been
on skates, or who have not
had formal lessons.