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THURSDAY
Furniture event
4-8 p.m. Jan. 23, John
Plunkett Interiors, Plaza
del Lago, 1600 10th St.,
Wilmette. This event will
introduce Chicagoland’s
newest Ralph Lauren Furniture
Gallery. Stroll the
showroom and enjoy wine,
appetizers and very special
pricing. RSVP to office@
johnplunkettinteriors.com.
SATURDAY
Chinese New Year
5-8 p.m. Jan. 25, Baker
Demonstration School,
201 Sheridan Road, Wilmette.
Celebrate the Chinese
New Year with the
Chicago North Shore Chinese
Center. Understand
how Chinese people celebrate
the new year; how
dumplings are made; what
Chinese food culture is
like; help establish good
relationships between
neighbors; and participants
will enjoy authentic
Chinese food. Event is
$5 if you sign-up online
and $10 at the door. Children
are free. In addition,
bring a dish or two big
enough for your family to
consume and share with
others. Register at https://
forms.gle/SHSJGrToDtMpLZrT8
A Kosher Battle of the
Chefs
7:30-10:30 p.m. Jan.
25, Beth Hillel Bnai Emunah
Congregation, 3220
Big Tree Lane, Wilmette.
Come for a night of food
and fun as three of Chicago’s
top kosher chefs
compete live to cook a creative
dish out of a mystery
basket of eclectic ingredients.
Ricky Bielak, owner/
chef Tacos Gingi; Bryan
Gryka, executive chef/
general manager of Milt’s
BBQ for the Perplexed and
Carlos Resendiz, executive
chef at Shallots Bistro.
Sample delicious hors
d’oeuvres, desserts and
drinks from these popular
establishments. Tickets:
$95 through Jan. 21. Call
(847) 256-1213.
SUNDAY
Chicago 1919 lecture
2-3:30 p.m. Jan. 26, Wilmette
Historical Museum,
609 Ridge Road, Wilmette.
The Wilmette Historical
Museum will hold its annual
meeting and lecture.
The Chicago Race Riots
of 2019 were the most violent
in the city’s history.
Join D. Bradford Hunt,
Chicago historian and vice
president for research and
academic programs at the
Newberry Library, leads
the conversation. All welcome.
Seating is limited
and advance tickets are
recommended. Call (847)
853-7666 or email museum@wilmette.com
to
reserve your place.
Bowl-A-Thon for Warming
House
3-5 p.m. Jan. 26, Wilmette
Bowling Center,
1903 Schiller Ave., Wilmette.
Join the Wilmette
Chamber for an afternoon
of bowling in celebration
of the Warming
House Youth Center’s 49
years of service to community
teens. All guests
bowl free and are asked
to make a tax-deductible
contribution to the Warming
House. Donations can
be made online at www.
warminghouse.org or sent
to 1189 Wilmette Ave.,
PMB 152, Wilmette, IL
60091. Pizza, snakcs
and dessert are provided.
Famiies, friends and children
of all ages welcome.
MONDAY
Wilmette BSA Troop 5
Open House
7:30-8:45 p.m. Jan. 27,
First Presbyterian Church
of Wilmette, 600 9th St.,
Wilmette. Troop 5 invites
boys and girls in Grades
5—8 (and their parents) to
its annual open house.
There will be outdoor
activities, so dress for
the weather. Bring your
friends too! RSVP (encouraged
but not required)
to: Info.T5C5@troopmaster.email
WEDNESDAY
Fake News: Nutrition
Edition
7-8:30 p.m. Jan. 29,
Wilmette Public Library,
1242 Wilmette Ave. This
presentation is part of the
library’s Health and Wellness
series.
UPCOMING
Chamber installation
reception
5:30-7:30 p.m. Jan. 30,
Wilmette Golf Club, 3900
Fairway Drive, Wilmette.
The annual event installs
the chamber’s board of
directors. It also features a
state of the village address
by Wilmette Village President
Bob Bielinksi and Kenilworth
Village President
Ann Potter. Lad & Lassie
will also be celebrated.
Tickets are $20 (cash bar).
Make your reservation at
wilmettekenilworth.com.
D39 Trivia Night
6-10:30 p.m. Feb. 1, St.
Joseph School, 1740 Lake
Ave., Wilmette.
Don’t miss your chance
to eat, drink, and think at
the District 39 Educational
Foundation’s 8th Annual
Trivia Night! Tables go on
sale Thursday, Jan. 9 at 10
a.m. at www.d39foundation.org.
For this adults-only
event, each 10-person table
costs $650 each. Last
year, tables sold out in
minutes.
Celebrate Israel
8 p.m. Feb. 8, Beth Hillel
Bnai Emunah Congregation,
3220 Big Tree
Lane, Wilmette. Celebrating
Israel through 70 Years
of Jewish song.
An a cappella retrospectacle
with “LISTEN/UP!”
— a sing-a-long history
lesson for all ages. Tickets:
$36 in advance/$42 at
the door. Call: (847)-256-
1213.
New Trier JazzFest 2020
7:30 p.m. Feb. 8, Gaffney
Auditorium, 385 Winnetka
Ave., Winnetka. The
evening concert this year
will feature the New Trier
High School Jazz Ensemble
along with The DIVA
Jazz Orchestra, an ensemble
of 15 talented and
versatile musicians who
happen to be women.
With New York City as
their home base, DIVA
performs worldwide playing
contemporary mainstream
big band jazz composed
and arranged to fit
the individual styles and
personalities of the talented
musicians.
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Intentional Parenting with
Peace and Presence
7-8:30 p.m. Feb. 27,
Rose Hall Montessori
School, 1140 Wilmette
Ave., Wilmette.
Special presentation by
Beth Miller certified Parenting
Coach and Sherri
Simpson, certified Reike
Master.
ONGOING
National Charity League
member drive
The Wilmette Chapter
of National Charity
League, Inc. is
holding its annual membership
drive for current
sixth-grade girls and their
moms. The membership
drive runs through
Jan. 31 and is open to those
who live or attend school
in Wilmette or Kenilworth.
Come learn more about
this amazing organization
at our Moms-only meeting!
Online applications will be
sent to those in attendance
following the information
meetings: 7-8 p.m. Thursday,
Jan. 23, at Wilmette
Wine Cellar, RSVP: http://
evite.me/HkSAvKXXWJ;
4:30-5:30 p.m. Sunday,
Jan. 26, at Wilmette Wine
Cellar, RSVP: http://evite.
me/7CPDjhhvqb.
For more, contact membershipwilmette@nclonline.org.