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Get in the holiday spirit<br />
A roundup of the North Shore events inside<br />
2017<br />
Advertising Section<br />
22ndcenturymedia.com<br />
The Glencoe Anchor<br />
The Wilmette Beacon<br />
The Winnetka Current
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Holidays come early<br />
in Wilmette<br />
Tree lighting, parade kick off season<br />
Eric DeGrechie, Managing Editor<br />
The holiday spirit will swoop into Wilmette<br />
earlier than most towns once again<br />
this year, when the opening of the season<br />
will be marked by a trio of events from the<br />
Wilmette/Kenilworth Chamber of Commerce<br />
and plenty of other local groups.<br />
The holiday-filled weekend begins<br />
on Thursday, Nov. 16, with the Holiday<br />
Downtown Merchants Open House starting<br />
at 5 p.m. and lasting until around 9<br />
p.m. There will also be plenty of holiday<br />
deals at Plaza del Lago that night. Moms<br />
and dads are invited out for a night of<br />
great shopping with lots of treats. For<br />
more information, visit www.wilmettekenilworth.com.<br />
The weekend brightens the following<br />
night, Friday, Nov. 17, when the Wilmette<br />
Village Hall will be the scene at 7 p.m. for<br />
the annual Holiday Tree Lighting. Village<br />
President Bob Bielinski will help flip the<br />
switch on the village’s holiday tree and all<br />
can enjoy carols from local students.<br />
As a grand finale to the celebration, the<br />
annual Holiday Parade will march from<br />
Linden Square to the village hall after<br />
stepping off at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday,<br />
Nov. 18. Dozens of local organizations<br />
will dress in their holiday best or decorate<br />
floats and cars to roll through town. After<br />
the parade, Santa Claus will await guests<br />
and list to holiday wishes at the village<br />
hall.<br />
Santa’s Mailbox<br />
Nov. 13-29, Community Recreation<br />
Center, 3000 Glenview Road. Get your<br />
wish list ready because Santa’s elves<br />
are installing a mailbox at the Community<br />
Rec Center. Santa has informed<br />
the Wilmette Park District that he will<br />
A youngster enjoys the festivities at last year’s annual tree lighting ceremony in<br />
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write back to all children who put a letter<br />
into Santa’s Mailbox. Include a selfaddressed<br />
stamped envelope.<br />
Holiday Market<br />
Nov. 12, Kenilworth Assembly Hall,<br />
410 Kenilworth Ave., Kenilworth. The<br />
Kenilworth Park District presents its<br />
annual event full of local and Chicagoland<br />
vendors all in one space for your<br />
convenience. All are welcome to join us<br />
at the Assembly Hall for a chance to do<br />
your holiday shopping while enjoying<br />
refreshments and the company of your<br />
friends. This event is free but donations<br />
are suggested.<br />
Breakfast with Santa<br />
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Dec. 2, Wilmette<br />
Golf Club, 3900 Fairway Drive.<br />
Join Santa for a breakfast and enjoy<br />
pancakes and more, as well as a visit<br />
with Mr. Claus. Have your picture<br />
taken and receive a goodie bag. You<br />
might even spot a deer or two roaming<br />
the golf course. There are multiple<br />
time slots available, and registration<br />
is requested for all adults and children<br />
planning to attend. Register at www.<br />
register.wilmettepark.org.<br />
Kenilworth Tree Lighting<br />
5:30 p.m. Dec. 2. Gather one, gather<br />
all! Families are welcome to gather<br />
around the community center to watch<br />
the annual tree lighting. Lights will go<br />
on at dusk. Hot chocolate and cookies<br />
will be provided. This is a free event to<br />
the residents of Kenilworth.<br />
Children enjoy a holiday story at Chalet<br />
Nursery’s Family Holiday Celebration.<br />
Family Holiday Celebration<br />
All day Nov. 25-26, Chalet Nursery,<br />
3132 Lake Ave., Wilmette. Bring the<br />
kids, the dog and everyone! Meet Santa,<br />
get your face painted, enjoy some<br />
treats and more!<br />
Mallinckrodt Holiday Party<br />
Noon-3 p.m. Dec. 5, Wilmette Golf<br />
Club, 3900 Fairway Drive. Celebrate<br />
the season with a special luncheon, entertainment<br />
and fabulous door prizes.<br />
Holiday Learn-to-Skate<br />
Dec. 5-26, Centennial Ice Rink, 2300<br />
Old Glenview Road, Wilmette. This<br />
mini-series of lessons is for children<br />
who have never been on skates, or who<br />
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Holiday cheer abounds in Winnetka and Northfield<br />
Jacqueline Glosniak, Contributing Editor<br />
Whether ice skating and building snowmen<br />
in our local parks, attending pageants<br />
at churches and schools or partying with<br />
neighbors at holiday and New Year celebrations,<br />
we can all admit that December<br />
is a lively and exciting time, both in<br />
vibrant downtown Chicago or right here<br />
in our own Winnetka and Northfield backyards.<br />
No matter which holidays you celebrate,<br />
information for the area’s beloved<br />
holiday season events for residents young<br />
and old are all right here waiting to be<br />
penciled into your already stuffed planners.<br />
Amid the daily grind and regular personal<br />
obligations, make sure to take a<br />
little time to embrace the season’s greetings<br />
with those you love. Remember, this<br />
cheerful time only comes around once a<br />
year!<br />
Santa’s Mailbox<br />
Nov. 22-Dec. 20, Southwest Corner<br />
of Elm and Chestnut streets, Winnetka.<br />
Santa’s elves will sneak into Winnetka<br />
Sierra Jones, of Winnetka, eagerly shares information about her gift wish list with<br />
Santa at the 2016 Breakfast with Santa. 22ND CENTURY MEDIA FILE PHOTO<br />
and drop off this magical mailbox on<br />
Nov. 22. Children can write to Santa<br />
and drop off their letters at his specially<br />
designated mailbox near the Winnetka<br />
Post Office. On Dec. 20, the elves will<br />
pack up and take it home to the North<br />
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to ensure the elves know where to send<br />
Santa’s response.<br />
Turkey Day Skate<br />
10:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Nov. 23, Winnetka<br />
Ice Arena, 490 Hibbard Road. Burn off a<br />
few calories before Thanksgiving dinner<br />
and enjoy a special skate day. Admission<br />
price is $2 and skate rental is $4.<br />
Winnetka Holiday Tree Lighting<br />
5:30-6:30 p.m. Dec. 1, Metra Park,<br />
754 Elm St. There will be a visitor from<br />
the North Pole and festive carolers in<br />
Victorian costumes leading singing, as<br />
well as hot cocoa after the lighting ceremony.<br />
Later, follow the Grinch to The<br />
Book Stall on Chestnut Court for a story.<br />
Breakfast With Santa<br />
8:30-11:30 a.m., Dec. 2, Winnetka<br />
Community House, 620 Lincoln Ave.<br />
Located in elegant Matz Hall, this lovely<br />
family event has been the talk of the<br />
town for the past several holiday seasons.<br />
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Glencoe residents enjoy the annual tree-lighting ceremony in downtown Glencoe.<br />
22nd Century Media File Photo<br />
Glencoe readies for<br />
Megan Bernard, Contributing Editor<br />
holiday season<br />
Celebrate the holidays in the Village<br />
of Glencoe with the variety of events<br />
throughout the winter season.<br />
Whether you’re planning on enjoying<br />
the bright lights in Downtown Glencoe or<br />
getting out on the ice for a little open skating,<br />
there’s something for everyone from<br />
November to January and beyond.<br />
Here’s a roundup of the holiday events<br />
by the Glencoe Chamber of Commerce,<br />
Glencoe Park District and Chicago Botanic<br />
Garden.<br />
Snoopy Thanksgiving<br />
10-11:30 a.m. Nov. 18, Takiff Center,<br />
999 Green Bay Road, Glencoe. Watch<br />
the Thanksgiving special on the big<br />
screen, enjoy a re-creation of Snoopy’s<br />
most unusual Thanksgiving meal along<br />
with hands-on crafts and other fun family<br />
activities. Children must be accompanied<br />
by a parent or guardian. Register at<br />
www.glencoeparkdistrict.com.<br />
Light the Village Lights<br />
5 p.m. Nov. 24. intersection of Park<br />
and Vernon avenues, Downtown Glencoe.<br />
There will be carolers, an appearance<br />
by Santa riding in on a fire truck<br />
and a very brief ceremony when all the<br />
tree lights in the business district are<br />
suddenly magically turned on.<br />
The Chicago Botanic Garden’s<br />
Wonderland Express is a community<br />
favorite come holiday season.<br />
Wonderland Express<br />
Nov. 24, 2017-Jan. 7, 2018, Chicago<br />
Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road,<br />
Glencoe. Visit the garden for Wonderland<br />
Express, an annual holiday extravaganza<br />
featuring model trains, magical<br />
and glittering indoor snow, and meticulously<br />
crafted Chicago landmarks in<br />
miniature. Plus, see intricate ice carvings<br />
and hear music from carolers. For more<br />
information, visit www.chicagobotanic.<br />
org/wonderland.<br />
Merry & Bright Holiday Celebration<br />
4-6 p.m. Nov. 22, Kalk Park, Glencoe.<br />
Celebrate the start of the holiday season!<br />
We’re turning on the Gazebo lights and<br />
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The 23 rd Annual Holiday In the Park and Parade<br />
Saturday, November 25 th at 4:00 p.m.<br />
Starts at OPLH West of Waukegan Road<br />
Catch a snowflake.<br />
Welcome Santa.<br />
Light up the town.<br />
Sponsored by:<br />
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Emerald Place-An Anthem Memory Care Community<br />
Glenview State Bank Northern Seasonal Services NorthShore University Health Systems<br />
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The right time to move into a memory care community<br />
Mary Ann, I have been<br />
caring for my mother in<br />
my home. How can I know<br />
when the right time comes<br />
to move her into memory<br />
care community?<br />
Most of us caring for<br />
our loved one come from<br />
a subjective place. I have<br />
found that the decision is<br />
easier to make if you step<br />
back and look at it more<br />
objectively.<br />
We want to keep the<br />
promises we have made<br />
to care for our loved<br />
ones. Sometimes that includes<br />
keeping them at<br />
home. However, it has<br />
been proven that when<br />
one is diagnosed with this<br />
disease, they have a better<br />
experience of life in<br />
a community where others<br />
are experiencing the<br />
same emotions, feelings<br />
and behaviors. In both<br />
my personal and professional<br />
experience, I have<br />
found that, surprisingly<br />
your loved one will have<br />
an easier time adjusting<br />
to what he or she are experiencing<br />
because they<br />
will be able to make new<br />
friends and it will bring<br />
them to an emotional<br />
comfort level that they<br />
would not experience if<br />
they were to stay in their<br />
homes.<br />
Family members don’t<br />
realize that being in their<br />
homes won’t give them<br />
the opportunity for the social<br />
interaction, exercise,<br />
reminiscing or connecting<br />
to past interests.<br />
The other opportunity<br />
that coming into a community<br />
can give them is the<br />
many types of engagement<br />
that they will be involved<br />
in which is extremely important<br />
to slow down the<br />
process of the disease.<br />
Lives change for those on<br />
this journey when in the<br />
proper environment. The<br />
time to choose to move<br />
to a community is sooner<br />
rather than later.<br />
So once a diagnosis<br />
is made, especially if it<br />
is very early onset, one<br />
should begin to create criteria<br />
for what you would<br />
like your loved one to experience<br />
when living in a<br />
memory care community.<br />
Emerald Place is an Anthem<br />
Memory Care Community,<br />
which means<br />
we are person centered,<br />
dedicating ourselves<br />
every day to providing<br />
the highest quality care,<br />
comfort and support to<br />
our residents. Our pledge<br />
is to protect, engage and<br />
love people living with<br />
memory loss.<br />
At Emerald Place, we<br />
offer support groups and<br />
educational events.<br />
Submitted by Emerald<br />
Place, 1879 Chestnut Ave.,<br />
Glenview. Contact Mary Ann<br />
Pappone at (630) 296-6383<br />
or mpappone@anthemmemorycare.com<br />
with your<br />
questions or to receive my<br />
monthly “Ask Mary Ann”<br />
newsletter. Pappone is community<br />
relations director<br />
for Emerald Place Memory<br />
Care. She spent more than 18<br />
years caring for her mother<br />
who had dementia.<br />
Golden Opportunities<br />
this Season on<br />
CELEBRATE THE SEASON<br />
HOLIDAY THEMED PERFORMANCES<br />
PICCOLO THEATRE<br />
Hansel & Gretel<br />
November 16–December 17<br />
OIL LAMP THEATRE<br />
“It’s a Wonderful Life Radio Play”<br />
November 30–December 30<br />
NORTHBROOK SYMPHONY<br />
ORCHESTRA<br />
Holiday Concert<br />
December 2<br />
EVA<strong>NS</strong>TON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA<br />
Holiday Concert<br />
December 10<br />
NORTH SHORE CENTER FOR THE<br />
PERFORMING ARTS IN SKOKIE<br />
Chicago Tap Theatre’s Tidings of Tap<br />
December 10<br />
Salt Creek Ballet’s The Nutcracker<br />
December 16 & 17<br />
David Broza & Friends<br />
December 28<br />
The Magic of Bill Blagg<br />
December 30<br />
SPECIAL HOLIDAY EVENTS<br />
Women’s Club of Evanston<br />
Holiday Bazaar<br />
November 17–18<br />
Winter Arts and Crafts Expo,<br />
Evanston Arts Center<br />
November 17–Dec 21<br />
Central Street Evanston Open House<br />
November 25–26<br />
Red Invitation<br />
Sunday Holiday Sale,<br />
Winnetka<br />
December 3<br />
Downtown Evanston<br />
and Main-Dempster Mile<br />
Warm Bevvy Walk<br />
December 7<br />
Wonderland Express,<br />
Chicago Botanic Garden<br />
Through January 7<br />
First Night Evanston<br />
December 31<br />
For a complete guide to North Shore happenings during the holiday season<br />
including tree lightings and parades, santa sightings, festive feasts,<br />
holiday shopping promotions and great hotel and B&B getaway offers,<br />
visit: www.visitchicagonorthshore.com/holiday
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have not had formal lessons.<br />
‘The Nutcracker’<br />
Dec. 8-10, Community<br />
Recreation Center,<br />
3000 Glenview Road,<br />
Wilmette. The annual<br />
Center for the Arts production<br />
of “The Nutcracker”<br />
features hip<br />
hop, tap, jazz, ballet and<br />
modern dance in this<br />
classic tale transformed<br />
into an original performance<br />
extravaganza.<br />
Skate with Santa<br />
1-2:45 p.m. Dec. 10,<br />
Centennial Ice Rinks,<br />
2300 Old Glenview<br />
Road. Can Santa really<br />
skate? Join Santa on the<br />
ice and find out. Activities<br />
will include candy<br />
cane giveaways, snowman<br />
building, relay races<br />
and a shoot-the-puck<br />
contest. With canned<br />
food donations students<br />
and adults get in for<br />
$4. Nonperishable or<br />
canned food items will<br />
be donated to the New<br />
Trier Township Food<br />
Pantry.<br />
Holiday Skating Exhibition<br />
3-6 p.m. Dec. 10, Centennial<br />
Ice Rinks, 2300<br />
Old Glenview Road.<br />
The holiday skating exhibition<br />
is a showcase of<br />
park district skaters’ talents<br />
that gives them an<br />
opportunity to perform<br />
for an audience. Last<br />
year 70 skaters were part<br />
of this special event.<br />
Stick around Centennial<br />
after “Skate with Santa”<br />
and get a glimpse of the<br />
up-and-coming stars.<br />
This program is free to<br />
the general public.<br />
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A skater glides across the ice during last year’s<br />
Wilmette Park District Holiday Skating exhibition.<br />
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Countdown to the holidays on Chicago’s North Shore<br />
Chicago’s North Shore is bursting with<br />
activities to do in November as we prepare<br />
for the holiday season.<br />
The Illinois Holocaust Museum opens<br />
their blockbuster new permanent exhibit,<br />
“Take a Stand Center,” which takes visitors<br />
on a journey about the dangers of<br />
hatred, prejudice, and indifference — and<br />
the power of individual voices — in a new<br />
multi-million-dollar exhibit. A trio of interactive<br />
galleries, including the state-ofthe-art<br />
Survivor Stories Experience, guide<br />
visitors through social justice issues,<br />
empowering them with knowledge and<br />
inspiration and reminding them to stand<br />
against hatred in all its forms.<br />
We have a new museum! The Halim<br />
Time & Glass Museum recently opened in<br />
Downtown Evanston. I would like to introduce<br />
the Halim Time and Glass Museum<br />
of Evanston. The museum showcases<br />
two magnificent collections of time pieces<br />
and stained glass by America’s greatest<br />
artists. Housing more than 11,000 pieces<br />
from around the world, the extensiveness<br />
of the museum’s diverse and wide-ranging<br />
collection is unlike any other in the<br />
United States.<br />
Catch Chicago’s Big Ten team, the<br />
Northwestern Wildcats, last home game<br />
of the season Nov. 18 at Ryan Field when<br />
they host Minnesota. Need some retail<br />
therapy? The merchant districts of Evanston,<br />
Winnetka and Glencoe offer Small<br />
Business Saturday events in conjunction<br />
with the national campaign to support our<br />
small, locally owned boutiques and shops<br />
on Nov. 25. Need a mall fix? Westfield<br />
Old Orchard, Northbrook Court and the<br />
Glen Town Center offer one-stop-shopping,<br />
and dining and a movie.<br />
Holiday bazaars, expos and sales are<br />
also part of this special season. The Women’s<br />
Club of Evanston hosts its Holiday<br />
Bazaar on Nov. 17–18. The Evanston Arts<br />
Center opens its Winter Arts and Crafts<br />
Expo on Nov. 17 and stays open until<br />
Dec. 21. Don’t miss Winnetka’s Red Invitation<br />
Holiday Sale on Dec. 3 and Downtown<br />
Evanston reprises its Warm Bevvy<br />
Walk on Dec. 7.<br />
Special holiday performances in November<br />
include Piccolo’s Theatre Hansel<br />
& Gretel for a one month run beginning<br />
Nov. 16 and Oil Lamp Theatre brings<br />
back its popular, “It’s a Wonderful Life<br />
Radio Play,” beginning on Nov. 30 and<br />
running through Dec. 30. The Salt Creek<br />
Ballet’s, “The Nutcracker,” at the North<br />
Shore Center for Performing Arts in Skokie<br />
Dec. 16-17 as well as two programs<br />
sure to delight kids of all ages, “Pete, the<br />
Cat” on Nov. 30 and “The Magic of Billy<br />
Blagg Live” with two shows on Dec. 30.<br />
More adult theatrical fare can be enjoyed<br />
at Writers Theatre productions of<br />
“Quixote: On the Conquest of Self” running<br />
through Dec. 17 and “The Importance<br />
of Being Earnest,” continuing now<br />
through Dec. 23. Northlight Theatre presents<br />
“The Book of Will” through Dec. 17.<br />
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#715, Skokie. Call (847) 763-0011 or visit<br />
www.visitchicagonorthshore.com.<br />
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While enjoying a breakfast buffet,<br />
families will meet and greet<br />
Santa, have a complimentary<br />
photo taken, create personalized<br />
crafts and then take home<br />
a book from Mrs. Claus’ library.<br />
Tickets are $25 and children 2<br />
and under are free.<br />
Custom Ornament Making<br />
6:30-8 p.m., Dec. 4, Winnetka<br />
Public Library, 768 Oak St.<br />
Teens and adults are welcome<br />
to learn how to use the library’s<br />
laser cutter and laser engrave a<br />
personalized ornament.<br />
Gingerbread House Decorating<br />
7-8 p.m., Dec. 4, Northfield<br />
Public Library, 1785 Orchard<br />
Lane. Create and decorate a<br />
gingerbread house using Rice<br />
Krispies treats, graham crackers,<br />
icing and a whole lot of<br />
candy. Take it home or leave it<br />
in the library for display. Register<br />
at winnetkalibrary.org.<br />
Candy Cane Lane Tree Decorating<br />
Dec. 6-Jan. 2, Hubbard<br />
Woods Park, 939 Green Bay<br />
Road, Winnetka. Do visions of<br />
sugar plums dance in your head<br />
during the holiday season? Register<br />
your organization, club,<br />
troop, neighborhood or family<br />
to decorate your very own tree<br />
in Hubbard Woods Park. Each<br />
group is responsible for their<br />
own decorations. Decorated<br />
trees will stay up until January<br />
2. No glass decorations will be<br />
allowed. Additionally, keep in<br />
mind that there is no electricity<br />
Winnetkan Jason Roney spends quality time with his daughter, Layne, while decorating a gingerbread<br />
house last December. 22ND CENTURY MEDIA FILE PHOTO<br />
for the trees. Register by Dec. 4<br />
at winpark.org.<br />
Northfield Holiday Festival<br />
11 a.m., Dec. 9, Northfield<br />
Community Center, 401 Wagner<br />
Road. Make holiday memories<br />
at the newly expanded<br />
Northfield Holiday Festival,<br />
with activities for all generations.<br />
Games, a bounce house,<br />
crafts, cookie decorating, letters<br />
to Santa, holiday music<br />
and horse-drawn wagon rides<br />
through Willow Park will entertain<br />
the whole family.<br />
Santa’s Visit<br />
10 a.m.-noon, Dec. 9, Hubbard<br />
Woods Park, 939 Green<br />
Bay Road, Winnetka. Why fight<br />
for a mall parking spot when<br />
Santa will be just down the<br />
street? Warm up with some hot<br />
chocolate and get your picture<br />
taken with the big guy himself.<br />
There will be plenty of other<br />
activities like a trackless train<br />
ride, cookie decorating and<br />
even real reindeer.<br />
A Jazzy Holiday<br />
2-3 p.m., Dec. 10, Northfield<br />
Public Library, 1785 Orchard<br />
Lane. Enjoy vocalist Petra<br />
Van Nuis singing jazz for the<br />
holidays. Refreshments will be<br />
provided and registration is required<br />
at winnetkalibrary.org.<br />
Winnetka Winter Express<br />
9:15 a.m., Dec. 16 and 11:13<br />
a.m., Dec. 17, Hubbard Woods<br />
Train Station, 1065 Gage St.<br />
Choo, choo! Come aboard<br />
the Winnetka Winter Express,<br />
where children and parents<br />
will hop on a magical ride from<br />
Hubbard Woods Train Station<br />
to the North Pole. During the<br />
trip, each little boy and girl will<br />
receive a copy of “The Polar<br />
Express” that park district staff<br />
will read along onto the magical<br />
destination and a special<br />
treat as well. Tickets are $25<br />
for children and $20 for adults.<br />
Register at winpark.org.<br />
Skate with Santa<br />
1:40-2:55 p.m., Dec. 16,<br />
Winnetka Ice Arena, 490 Hibbard<br />
Road. Santa will pay a visit<br />
to the Winnetka Ice Arena for<br />
the annual free Skate with Santa.<br />
There will be sleigh rides on<br />
ice and more at this Winnetka<br />
holiday tradition. Admission is<br />
$2 and skate rental is $4.<br />
Christmas Day Skate<br />
Noon-2 p.m. Dec. 25, Winnetka<br />
Ice Arena, 490 Hibbard<br />
Road. The ice arena will open<br />
its doors for a free Christmas<br />
Day Skate. Burn off all those<br />
holiday goodies and try out the<br />
new skates while skating to holiday<br />
classics.<br />
Noon Year’s Eve Party<br />
11 a.m.-noon, Dec. 30, Winnetka<br />
Public Library, 768 Oak<br />
St. Kids are welcome to help<br />
ring in the New Year a little early.<br />
Staff will play games, have a<br />
dance party, celebrate 2017 and<br />
countdown to “midnight” with<br />
noisemakers. Register at winnetkalibrary.org.<br />
New Year’s Eve Fun Night<br />
7-9 p.m., Dec. 31, Winnetka<br />
Ice Arena, 490 Hibbard Road.<br />
Ring in the New Year with<br />
the Winnetka Ice Arena. Hot<br />
chocolate and cookies will be<br />
provided.<br />
wilmette<br />
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Wrapping for Wishes<br />
9 a.m.-noon, 5-8 p.m.<br />
Kenilworth Assembly<br />
Hall, 410 Kenilworth<br />
Ave., Kenilworth. Join<br />
the Kenilworth Park<br />
District for the second<br />
annual Wrapping for<br />
Wishes event. You are<br />
encouraged<br />
to bring your holiday<br />
gifts to the Kenilworth<br />
Assembly Hall and wrap<br />
them for free with the<br />
materials provided for<br />
you. Organizers ask<br />
that you consider bringing<br />
a new, unwrapped<br />
toy to donate to Toys<br />
for Tots or gently used<br />
winter clothing. Donation<br />
stations will be set<br />
up in the Assembly Hall.<br />
Also provided will be<br />
refreshments, treats, local<br />
vendors, raffles, and<br />
plenty of holiday cheer!<br />
This event is free to Kenilworth<br />
residents but<br />
registration is required.<br />
Wilmette Chanukah Bowl<br />
4:30 p.m. Dec. 14,<br />
Wilmette Bowling<br />
Center, 1903 Schiller<br />
Ave. The Annual Wilmette<br />
Chanukah Bowl<br />
event, sponsored by the<br />
Chabad of Wilmette, returns.<br />
The first shift is at<br />
4:30 p.m. Second shift is<br />
6 p.m. Participants will<br />
enjoy elaborate Kosher<br />
dinner buffet, hot latkes<br />
and chocolate Chanukah<br />
treats, giant bowling pin<br />
menorah lighting and<br />
meet Judah Maccabee<br />
in costume. Visit www.<br />
chaicenter.com for more<br />
information.<br />
Festival of Trees<br />
11 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec.<br />
16-17; Kenilworth<br />
Assembly Hall, 410<br />
Kenilworth Ave., Kenilworth.<br />
This is the first<br />
Festival of Trees fundraiser.<br />
Proceeds will<br />
go to the improvement<br />
and maintenance of the<br />
Kenilworth Assembly<br />
Hall. Community organizations<br />
will donate<br />
decorated trees to be put<br />
on display in the Kenilworth<br />
Assembly Hall.<br />
The trees will then be<br />
auctioned off during a<br />
silent auction. Highest<br />
bid takes the decorated<br />
tree home! This family<br />
event will include food<br />
options from a few of<br />
our preferred caterers, a<br />
wine bar, and activities<br />
for the youngsters.
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glencoe<br />
From Page 4<br />
celebrating with glowin-the<br />
dark games, live<br />
music, and more! Be sure<br />
to stay for the flashlight<br />
treasure hunt at 5:45 PM<br />
for kids ages 2-8. Fun for<br />
the whole family!<br />
Black Ice Friday<br />
6-8 p.m. Nov. 24, Watts<br />
Ice Center, Glencoe. Come<br />
out for a free skate during<br />
the opening day at Watts.<br />
Small Business Saturday<br />
Nov. 25, Downtown<br />
Glencoe. This day will<br />
kick-off the holiday<br />
shopping season for local<br />
stores and businesses.<br />
Adding to the enjoyment<br />
on Small Business Saturday,<br />
the Horse and Carriage<br />
Rides will return to<br />
the downtown business<br />
district, generously sponsored<br />
by North Shore<br />
Community Bank.<br />
The Maxwell Street Klezmer Band will perform two festive one-hour concerts at<br />
Chicago Botanic Garden. 22nd Century media file photo<br />
Saturdays of the Season<br />
Dec. 2, 9 and 16, Downtown<br />
Glencoe. Santa will<br />
make a return visit in the<br />
business district from 10<br />
a.m.-noon Dec. 2. The<br />
New Trier Swing Choir<br />
will troll the district from<br />
10:30 a.m.-noon Dec.<br />
9. The Salvation Army<br />
Youth Brass Band will be<br />
back at the northeast corner<br />
of Park and Vernon<br />
during the morning on all<br />
three Saturdays.<br />
Weekend Family Classes<br />
Together, adults and<br />
children can explore cool<br />
things about how plants<br />
connect to science, art,<br />
history, and culture at the<br />
Chicago Botanic Garden,<br />
1000 Lake Cook Road,<br />
Glencoe. Each program<br />
includes a variety of<br />
hands-on activities and<br />
projects, as well as opportunities<br />
to bring the<br />
Garden home. Programs<br />
this winter include: Joyful<br />
Gingerbread, Loco for<br />
Cocoa and Sweet Treats:<br />
Cold Eats. Visit www.<br />
chicagobotanic.org.<br />
Breakfast with Santa<br />
Dec. 9-10, Chicago<br />
Botanic Garden, 1000<br />
Lake Cook Road, Glencoe.<br />
Ticket price includes<br />
parking, a buffet meal, a<br />
visit with Santa and exclusive<br />
access to Wonderland<br />
Express. Visit www.<br />
chicagobotanic.org.<br />
Christmas Concert<br />
11 a.m. and 1 p.m.<br />
Dec. 16, Chicago Botanic<br />
Garden, 1000 Lake Cook<br />
Road, Glencoe. Get into<br />
the holiday spirit with a<br />
Christmas Brass Concert,<br />
featuring festive holiday<br />
favorites by the Chicago<br />
Brass Band in Alsdorf<br />
Auditorium.<br />
Hanukkah Concert<br />
11 a.m. and 1 p.m.<br />
Dec. 17, Chicago Botanic<br />
Garden, 1000 Lake Cook<br />
Road, Glencoe. The clarinet<br />
swings, violin sings,<br />
voices rise, everyone is<br />
dancing! The Maxwell<br />
Street Klezmer Band will<br />
perform two festive onehour<br />
concerts.<br />
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It may be cold outside, but the festive fashion, food, film<br />
and fun is heating up at The Glen Town Center!<br />
Located in the historic<br />
Glenview Naval Air Station,<br />
The Glen Town<br />
Center’s newly renovated<br />
streetscape sets the perfect<br />
scene for visitors of all<br />
ages and interests to enjoy<br />
the region’s premier onestop<br />
destination to shop,<br />
dine and play! For added<br />
convenience, The Glen<br />
Town Center also offers<br />
free valet parking stands<br />
throughout the center seven<br />
days per week.<br />
SHOP LOCAL FOR GIFTS<br />
GALORE, DECOR AND<br />
MORE<br />
The Glen Town Center’s<br />
unique blend of quality<br />
merchants was designed<br />
and tailored to provide the<br />
Glenview community with<br />
an unparalleled boutique<br />
shopping, dining and entertainment<br />
experience.<br />
While The Glen Town<br />
Center boasts prime national<br />
retailers including<br />
Von Maur, Dick’s Sporting<br />
Goods and ULTA Beauty,<br />
its robust tenant mix reflects<br />
the center’s community<br />
focus by including<br />
many local and specialty<br />
retailers.<br />
By shopping at The<br />
Glen Town Center for<br />
the season’s hottest gifts,<br />
fashion, décor and more,<br />
you’re able to make a direct<br />
connection with retailers,<br />
receiving personal<br />
attention while supporting<br />
local businesses and<br />
your neighbors who own<br />
and operate them. Shopping<br />
locally also provides<br />
the added comfort and<br />
immediate satisfaction of<br />
selecting quality gifts that<br />
you’ve been able to see<br />
and feel without the worries<br />
potential shipping delays<br />
or errors.<br />
WINTER FUN-DERLAND<br />
The Glen Town Center<br />
offers endless winterweather<br />
entertainment opportunities!<br />
Guests of all<br />
ages can enjoy movies and<br />
meals at Arclight Cinemas,<br />
heat things up at Flavor<br />
Pot Cooking School, paint<br />
handmade gifts at Pinot’s<br />
Palette or Color Me Mine<br />
and enjoy imaginative indoor<br />
play at Funtopia! The<br />
Glen Town Center also<br />
provides a packed calendar<br />
of free family events, including<br />
visits with Santa,<br />
live reindeer, crafts, puppet<br />
shows and more!<br />
EAT, DRINK AND BE<br />
MERRY<br />
‘Tis the season to celebrate!<br />
Gather your nearest<br />
and dearest for a festive<br />
feast at one of The Glen<br />
Town Center’s 20+ dining<br />
options! Featuring menus<br />
from around the world<br />
plus sweet treats, happy<br />
hour specials, breakfast,<br />
brunch and more, GTC<br />
is the perfect place to eat,<br />
drink and be merry.<br />
Planning a party? Don’t<br />
spend hours in the kitchen<br />
cooking holiday meals<br />
this holiday season. Spare<br />
yourself the stress (and the<br />
mess) by taking advantage<br />
of The Glen Town Center’s<br />
many catering and<br />
carry-out opportunities!<br />
RESOLVE TO RELAX AND<br />
REFRESH<br />
From party prep to winter<br />
wellness, The Glen<br />
Town Center will have you<br />
looking and feeling your<br />
best this holiday season!<br />
The Glen Town Center’s<br />
luxe lineup of salons and<br />
services includes Anthony<br />
Vince Nail Spa, Gordon<br />
Salon, Skin Deep Med<br />
Spa, Ten Friends Blow Dry<br />
& Style House and ULTA<br />
Beauty. Even the kids can<br />
enjoy a fun winter trim at<br />
Pigtails & Crewcuts!<br />
Want to mix fitness and<br />
fun? Head to The Glen<br />
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Fonseca Martial Arts!<br />
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on The Glen Town Center<br />
events, stores, sales and<br />
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2025 or visit www.theglentowncenter.com.<br />
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HEART Certified Auto<br />
Care promises same<br />
quality service for locals<br />
Duxler Complete Auto<br />
Care, a community leader<br />
in car repair and automotive<br />
services, proudly announced<br />
that the company<br />
is now HEART Certified<br />
Auto Care. The new name<br />
reflects their commitment<br />
to family values that is intertwined<br />
with their dedication<br />
to treating customers<br />
with compassion and<br />
respect at every step of<br />
their experience with automotive<br />
maintenance and<br />
repairs.<br />
Why HEART? Duxler<br />
is a family-owned business<br />
that has embraced<br />
family values since they<br />
first opened their doors<br />
in 1924. While the Moak<br />
family owns three Duxler<br />
locations, there are other<br />
Duxler stores, so the name<br />
had to be changed in order<br />
to take their mission nationwide.<br />
Capturing their<br />
core values in their new<br />
name, HEART, the company<br />
aspires to share their<br />
culture of caring across the<br />
U.S. They have a mission<br />
to always treat their customers<br />
as they would treat<br />
their neighbors — with<br />
compassion and respect.<br />
“Our new name shows<br />
that we care, in an industry<br />
that is not well known<br />
for its empathic approach<br />
toward customers,” said<br />
Brian Moak, founder and<br />
owner of HEART Certified<br />
Auto Care. “We want<br />
to build off our 90 years<br />
of tradition and move forward<br />
in the technical era to<br />
change how auto service is<br />
delivered. We’re providing<br />
a road map for long-term<br />
planning for your car. Our<br />
approach combines oldfashioned<br />
service with expert<br />
technicians to give our<br />
customers honest, genuine<br />
advice and same day service.”<br />
With the new name,<br />
HEART has established a<br />
new system to create complete<br />
transparency in auto<br />
care. All issues are photographed<br />
to show customers<br />
exactly why repairs<br />
are recommended. The<br />
new system is designed to<br />
provide all the information<br />
needed to make informed<br />
decisions about auto care.<br />
Though there may<br />
have been a few changes,<br />
HEART maintains its same<br />
great personnel in order<br />
continue serving their customers<br />
with the same high<br />
level of expertise and attentiveness<br />
that they were<br />
accustomed to receiving at<br />
Duxler. With complimentary<br />
loaner vehicles and<br />
same-day service, HEART<br />
continues to go the extra<br />
mile to make sure its customers<br />
are taken care of<br />
with as little disruption to<br />
their lives as possible.<br />
The technicians at<br />
HEART Certified Auto<br />
Care are ASE certified and<br />
committed to providing<br />
outstanding service, expert<br />
repairs and an exceptional<br />
customer experience.<br />
When you want more than<br />
just a mechanic, trust in<br />
HEART Certified Auto<br />
Care.<br />
Submitted by HEART Certified<br />
Auto Care, 280 Skokie<br />
Blvd., Northbrook. Call (847)<br />
250-0809 or visit www.heartautocare.com.
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Knobel confirms the old saying:<br />
‘What goes around, comes around’<br />
Karl Knobel began our<br />
remodeling business in<br />
his basement in 1933. As<br />
the business grew, he built<br />
a three-car garage on his<br />
property, using it as material<br />
storage, a warehouse<br />
and a workshop. When<br />
the business, the number<br />
of employees and the variety<br />
of products and innovations<br />
grew, he built a<br />
showroom with an office<br />
and a large workshop with<br />
warehouse space.<br />
For several years, the<br />
warehouse/workshop was<br />
used mostly to fabricate<br />
Corian kitchen and bath<br />
counter tops, as well as our<br />
normal kitchen and bath<br />
business, which includes<br />
partial and full makeover<br />
projects. Once again, the<br />
variety of products and<br />
their manufactures grew<br />
in number and size. It became<br />
a necessary service<br />
to our clients, as they made<br />
their product choices, to<br />
assist them at some of the<br />
huge showrooms dedicated<br />
to only selling the vast<br />
variety of products that<br />
are now available. So our<br />
business downsized, and<br />
the result was a smaller<br />
showroom without a workshop/warehouse<br />
space.<br />
Now, we have determined<br />
that for a more efficient<br />
and economic operation,<br />
we require even less<br />
space. Therefore, as of Jan.<br />
1, 2018, we are leaving the<br />
building that Karl built in<br />
1948 and moving into an<br />
office space at 1150 Wilmette<br />
Ave., Suite A. It’s<br />
not a garage, and is bigger<br />
than a small basement. It is<br />
the evolution of our business<br />
model. With the help<br />
of computers, smartphones<br />
and the like, we are able<br />
to continue to design, sell<br />
and install beautiful and<br />
functional kitchens and<br />
bathrooms that meet the<br />
individual needs of our clients.<br />
We are still developing<br />
and maintaining lasting<br />
relationships with our<br />
clients, who continue to<br />
recommend us to friends<br />
and neighbors, and we are<br />
still available for free estimates<br />
at (847) 251-4465<br />
and kgkinc@aol.com.<br />
Thank you, people of<br />
Wilmette and the North<br />
Shore communities for<br />
your continued support of<br />
our family business these<br />
past 84 years. Peter & Paul<br />
Knobel.<br />
Submitted by Knobel Kitchens<br />
& Baths, 1218 Washington<br />
Ave., Wilmette. Call<br />
(847) 251-4465 or visit www.<br />
kitchensbyknobel.com.<br />
EMERALD
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‘Peter Pan’ continues holiday tradition<br />
For more than three<br />
decades, Music Theater<br />
Works’ December production<br />
has been a North Shore<br />
tradition, bringing families<br />
together to enjoy a favorite<br />
musical over the holidays.<br />
Children, parents and<br />
grandparents alike have<br />
delighted in these annual<br />
presentations of beloved<br />
operettas and Broadway<br />
classics, and many young<br />
people remember them as<br />
a formative experience in<br />
kindling a life-long love of<br />
the theater.<br />
The tradition continues<br />
this year when Music Theater<br />
Works presents the perennially<br />
popular musical,<br />
“Peter Pan,” at Evanston’s<br />
Cahn Auditorium from<br />
Dec. 23-Jan. 1. The story<br />
of the boy who would not<br />
grow up and his swashbuckling<br />
nemesis, Captain<br />
Hook, has been near to<br />
the hearts of theatergoers<br />
since Peter first flew across<br />
a London stage more than<br />
100 years ago. There have<br />
been many versions of this<br />
tale over the years, but this<br />
1954 Broadway musical<br />
adaptation has emerged as<br />
perhaps the most favored<br />
of all.<br />
When a producer approached<br />
Mary Martin,<br />
Broadway’s premiere leading<br />
lady, with the opportunity<br />
to build a new “Peter<br />
Pan” around her abundant<br />
talents, she jumped at the<br />
chance. Martin was so enthusiastic<br />
about the project<br />
that she insisted on assembling<br />
the production team<br />
herself. Hearing the song,<br />
“Young at Heart,” on the<br />
radio, she decided then<br />
and there to hire its lyricist,<br />
an unknown twentysomething<br />
named Carolyn<br />
Leigh. Leigh brought<br />
along her even younger<br />
writing partner, the composer<br />
Morris “Moose”<br />
Charlap. Martin was delighted<br />
with her young<br />
songwriters, and felt they<br />
would bring a youthful<br />
exuberance to a tale that<br />
cried out for just that.<br />
In Broadway legend Jerome<br />
Robbins’ original<br />
staging, “Peter Pan” was<br />
an immediate sensation<br />
on Broadway, and soon<br />
reached an audience of millions<br />
more on NBC television<br />
in 1955. The broadcast<br />
was so popular that the cast<br />
went into the NBC studio<br />
again in 1956 and 1960,<br />
and that 1960 taping was<br />
rerun year after year, introducing<br />
generations to this<br />
evergreen musical.<br />
A whole new generation<br />
can experience it live<br />
this December. Rudy Hogenmiller,<br />
Music Theater<br />
Works’ artistic director,<br />
will stage a magical<br />
new production with a<br />
cast of 33 led by Aubrey<br />
Adams (Paramount Theatre’s<br />
“Mamma Mia!” and<br />
“West Side Story”) taking<br />
the title role, and Music<br />
Theater Works’ longtime<br />
leading man, Larry Adams<br />
(“South Pacific” and<br />
“Kiss Me, Kate”) playing<br />
everyone’s favorite villain,<br />
the irrepressible Captain<br />
Hook. Among the young<br />
performers playing Peter’s<br />
loyal Lost Boys are Wilmette’s<br />
Asher Alcantera<br />
and Daniel Shoemaker.<br />
Roger L. Bingaman will<br />
lead the full orchestra<br />
playing the lush original<br />
Broadway orchestrations.<br />
So whether you’re a<br />
newcomer or a life-long<br />
“Peter Pan” devotee, here<br />
is a chance to be part of an<br />
enduring local tradition,<br />
and fly off to Neverland<br />
this holiday season. Look<br />
out for crocodiles!<br />
“Peter Pan” will run<br />
Saturday, Dec. 23 through<br />
Monday, Jan. 1 at Evanston’s<br />
Cahn Auditorium,<br />
600 Emerson St. The audience<br />
can meet and talk<br />
with cast members after<br />
the matinee performances<br />
on Dec. 26, 27 and 30.<br />
As always at Music Theater<br />
Works, admission<br />
for those 25-and-younger<br />
is half price. For tickets,<br />
call (847) 920-5360 or<br />
visit www.MusicTheater-<br />
Works.org.<br />
Submitted by Music Theater<br />
Works, 516 4th St., Wilmette.<br />
Call (847) 920-5360 or visit<br />
www.MusicTheaterWorks.<br />
com.<br />
Give the gift of theater this holiday season at Writers Theatre<br />
For more than 25 years, Writers<br />
Theatre has captivated Chicagoland<br />
audiences with inventive<br />
interpretations of classic work, a<br />
bold approach to contemporary<br />
theatre and a dedication to creating<br />
the most intimate theatrical<br />
experience possible.<br />
Performing in a new state-ofthe-art<br />
theatre center on Chicago’s<br />
North Shore, Writers Theatre<br />
was named “America’s No.<br />
1 theatre company” by the Wall<br />
Street Journal, who went on to<br />
describe the Theatre’s new home<br />
as “the finest piece of theatrical<br />
construction to open in the U.S.<br />
in the past decade.” Meanwhile,<br />
Time Magazine called an evening<br />
at Writers Theatre “A nearly<br />
perfect evening of theater — an<br />
ideal match of play, performance<br />
and setting.” Why not see what<br />
all the fuss is about?<br />
With four exciting productions<br />
remaining in the 2017-18 season<br />
— including celebrated classics<br />
by Oscar Wilde (“The Importance<br />
of Being Earnest”), Eugene<br />
O’Neill (“A Moon for the<br />
Misbegotten”) and Sam Shepard<br />
(“Buried Child”), as well as the<br />
fascinating new play, “Smart<br />
People,” by Chicago playwright<br />
Lydia R. Diamond — now is<br />
the perfect time to join as a subscriber<br />
and guarantee your tickets<br />
to these highly anticipated<br />
productions. Taking full advantage<br />
of our trademark intimacy,<br />
experience these captivating stories<br />
face-to-face with such WT<br />
favorites as Shannon Cochran,<br />
Steve Haggard, A.C. Smith,<br />
Bethany Thomas, Erik Hellman,<br />
Deanna Myers, Mark L. Montgomery<br />
and Larry Yando.<br />
Packages start at only $199 —<br />
surprise your partner, friends or<br />
relatives with the gift of worldclass<br />
theatre this holiday season,<br />
or treat yourself to an experience<br />
you’ll remember forever!<br />
Visit writerstheatre.org for<br />
more information, or contact the<br />
WT Box Office at (847) 242-<br />
6000 to order!<br />
Submitted by Writers Theatre, 325<br />
Tudor Court, Glencoe. Call (847)<br />
242-6000 or visit www.writerstheatre.com.
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Come and sing with YCT today<br />
Youth Choral Theater of<br />
Chicago (YCT) is a youth<br />
choir that has had its roots in<br />
Chicago’s North Shore for<br />
over 30 years. YCT is focused<br />
on bringing top-notch musical<br />
training to all students seeking<br />
musical education, no matter<br />
their economic background.<br />
Since our beginning, we have<br />
done just that.<br />
YCT stands out from other<br />
youth choirs through our training<br />
process that is deeply rooted<br />
in music education. Through<br />
our four different ensembles,<br />
involving students ages 3-18,<br />
we train students in a continuous<br />
way that helps them advance<br />
through our ensembles<br />
with ease while developing<br />
their musical skills. We accept<br />
students going through a voice<br />
change, which not all youth<br />
choirs in the area do, because<br />
we believe that a well rounded<br />
choir includes all voice types.<br />
Another thing that sets YCT<br />
apart is our adventurous musical<br />
selections. Through commissions<br />
and collaborations<br />
with local composers, YCT<br />
performs pieces that are not<br />
only challenging to sing, but<br />
also expand the musical horizons<br />
of our singers. Last year,<br />
all YCT ensembles sang songs<br />
in Korean, Polynesian, Swahili,<br />
and Spanish. Our music<br />
addressed issues of discrimination,<br />
pride, courage, fear,<br />
love, hope, and exploration.<br />
We believe that it is not only<br />
important to push our students<br />
musically, but also emotionally,<br />
helping them to develop<br />
empathy inspired by what they<br />
are singing.<br />
The YCT season schedule<br />
works hard to eliminate conflicts<br />
with school schedules<br />
in the area. Classes begin in<br />
early September and end in<br />
May with breaks throughout,<br />
including Thanksgiving break,<br />
December holiday break, and<br />
spring break. Throughout the<br />
season, YCT ensembles have<br />
5-6 concerts. Four of these<br />
concerts include all YCT ensembles<br />
while the remaining<br />
concerts are “professional concerts,”<br />
for our older students.<br />
YCT has four ensembles for<br />
students, each with its own<br />
age range, rehearsal, and concert<br />
schedule. Winnetka Children’sChorusis<br />
comprised of<br />
students grades preK (up to 3<br />
years old) through first-grade<br />
and they rehearse from 4:30-<br />
5:30 p.m. Mondays at the Winnetka<br />
Covenant Church.<br />
Concertinais comprised of<br />
students grades 2-3 and rehearses<br />
from 5:30-6:30 p.m.<br />
Mondays at the Winnetka Covenant<br />
Church. The Winnetka<br />
Covenant Church is located at<br />
1200 Hibbard<br />
Road, Wilmette. These two<br />
ensembles perform in the four<br />
season concerts that all YCT<br />
ensembles are included in.<br />
Treble Ensemble is comprised<br />
of students grades 4-6<br />
and rehearses from 3-4 p.m.<br />
Sundays at Trinity United<br />
Methodist Church. ChamberChoraleis<br />
comprised of<br />
students grades 7-12 and rehearses<br />
on 4-6 p.m. Sundays<br />
at Trinity United Methodist<br />
Church. TUMC is located<br />
at 1024 Lake St., Wilmette.<br />
These two ensembles perform<br />
on all concerts throughout the<br />
YCT season.<br />
Submitted by Youth Choral Theater<br />
of Chicago, 708 Church St.,<br />
Evanston. Call (847) 535-9873 or<br />
visit www.youthchoraltheater.org.<br />
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Awakenings Holistic<br />
Wellness promotes<br />
health through<br />
Formerly<br />
LIGHT OPERA WORKS<br />
Right here on<br />
the North Shore—<br />
no need to drive<br />
downtown!<br />
With 26-piece orchestra!<br />
Dec. 23, 2017–Jan. 1, 2018<br />
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Holiday<br />
classic–bring<br />
the whole<br />
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Ages 25 and younger 1/2 price<br />
MusicTheaterWorks.com • (847) 920-5360<br />
hands-on healing<br />
Kelly Moretta, owner of<br />
Awakenings Holistic Wellness,<br />
helps people move<br />
toward balance and wholeness<br />
with Reiki Bio-field<br />
Energy Therapy.<br />
Reiki is a Japanese<br />
hands-on healing technique<br />
that promotes overall<br />
health and well-being<br />
by restoring balance to the<br />
body’s energy system at<br />
physical, emotional, mental<br />
and spiritual levels.<br />
“Reiki is one of the fastest<br />
growing complementary<br />
healing techniques,”<br />
she explained. “It is widely<br />
practiced in homes,<br />
clinics, hospitals, nursing<br />
homes and spas throughout<br />
the world.”<br />
Clinical studies have<br />
shown that Reiki can relax<br />
the body, relieve pain,<br />
improve sleep, clear toxins<br />
and boost the immune<br />
system. Reiki benefits the<br />
healthy and those with illness<br />
and is valuable for all<br />
ages. It is widely used for<br />
stress management and relaxation.<br />
For people with<br />
chronic illness, regular<br />
treatments will help manage<br />
symptoms and enhance<br />
conventional treatment.<br />
Kelly works with her<br />
clients to customize each<br />
Reiki session based on<br />
their specific needs because<br />
of her passion for<br />
helping others.<br />
Kelly is a Reiki Master<br />
in the Usui/Tibetian, Ascension<br />
and Reiju systems<br />
of healing, among other<br />
modalities. Kelly holds<br />
certification with the International<br />
Association of<br />
Reiki Professionals and<br />
the International Center<br />
for Reiki Training.<br />
As the founder and coordinator<br />
of North Shore<br />
Reiki and Energy Healers<br />
she has created a local<br />
community for both<br />
experienced energy healers<br />
and those interested in<br />
experiencing and learning<br />
about the benefits of Reiki<br />
energy work.<br />
Kelly is also a Reiki<br />
Master Teacher offering<br />
certification classes for<br />
those wanting to enhance<br />
and empower their lives<br />
with this harmonizing energy.<br />
“Reiki’s gentle and nurturing<br />
energy is an ancient<br />
technique that is the wave<br />
of the future,” Kelly said.<br />
“For those looking for a<br />
more holistic approach to<br />
health and wellness the<br />
opportunities are endless.”<br />
Kelly discovered energy<br />
healing through her own<br />
need for healing.<br />
After leading a successful<br />
corporate management<br />
position while raising two<br />
young daughters, she suddenly<br />
found herself in<br />
need of medical help. The<br />
stress and demands of a<br />
fast-paced career and family<br />
life had taken its toll.<br />
She was diagnosed with<br />
an autoimmune condition<br />
similar to Lupus that demanded<br />
she immediately<br />
pay more attention to herself.<br />
Doctors offered a host of<br />
pharmaceuticals, but she<br />
knew the key was in making<br />
life changes and embracing<br />
holistic mind and<br />
body wellness techniques<br />
to heal herself.<br />
“I began practicing yoga<br />
and meditation,” Kelly<br />
said. “Later I received my<br />
first Reiki session, and although<br />
initially skeptical,<br />
I immediately became a<br />
believer and an outspoken<br />
advocate of this transformative<br />
healing art.”<br />
Having experienced the<br />
profound healing that she<br />
did, her passion to share<br />
it with as many people<br />
as possible was ignited.<br />
Kelly left her corporate<br />
career and began studying<br />
different modalities of energy<br />
healing, advancing to<br />
Master Teacher with Reiki<br />
as her chosen specialty.<br />
Along with her healing<br />
treatments, Kelly is also a<br />
certified yoga instructor.<br />
She often combines Reiki,<br />
breath work and meditation<br />
with her clients for a<br />
truly transformative experience.<br />
Submitted by Awakenings<br />
Holistic Wellness. Call (847)<br />
212-9453 for more information.
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Top 10 ingredients to have on hand for<br />
easy, casual holiday entertaining<br />
STATEPOINT MEDIA<br />
Grandma in town? Unexpected<br />
guests? No problem!<br />
With a little planning<br />
and the right ingredients,<br />
holiday entertaining is a<br />
snap.<br />
Stock up on these fridge,<br />
freezer and pantry staples a<br />
couple of weeks before the<br />
holiday rush, and you’ll be<br />
ready — no matter who’s<br />
on your doorstep.<br />
• Whole nuts: walnuts, pecans,<br />
almonds, cashews<br />
or pistachios.<br />
• Olives: whole and sliced,<br />
black ripe, green, Kalamata<br />
and stuffed varieties<br />
in cans and jars.<br />
• Cheese: feta, mozzarella,<br />
cheddar, and aged provolone<br />
(tightly wrapped<br />
or vacuum-pack cheeses<br />
can last in the fridge for<br />
several weeks).<br />
• Tortilla chips.<br />
• Salsa in a jar: mild or<br />
medium to please most<br />
palates.<br />
• Whole pita or pita crisps:<br />
pita bread can be frozen.<br />
• Hummus: choose a sealed<br />
refrigerated package.<br />
• Carrots, celery and bell<br />
peppers: whole veggies<br />
keep longer than precut,<br />
and these three are<br />
easy to find in the produce<br />
aisle.<br />
• Frozen cheese pizza:<br />
choose your favorite<br />
brand.<br />
• Olive oil: a kitchen essential.<br />
These 10 basic ingredients<br />
are the building<br />
blocks for five delicious,<br />
party-worthy spreads that<br />
can be prepped in 15 minutes<br />
or less! Here’s how:<br />
Fast Cheese and Olive Tray<br />
Cube cheddar cheese,<br />
aged provolone, and mozzarella.<br />
On a platter, make<br />
rows of alternating colors<br />
with cubed white cheese<br />
next to a row of green<br />
Pearls Specialties Garlic<br />
Stuffed Queen olives, then<br />
a row of darker cheese and<br />
a row of deep purple Kalamata<br />
olives. Present with<br />
toothpicks and napkins for<br />
easy self-service.<br />
Pizza-tizers<br />
A simple cheese pizza is<br />
a canvas for appetizer art!<br />
Add fresh, thinly sliced<br />
bell pepper, shredded<br />
mozzarella cheese, and a<br />
generous topping of sliced<br />
black ripe olives. Bake,<br />
then cut into mini-slices<br />
or small squares and serve<br />
on wooden cutting boards.<br />
Drizzle with olive oil.<br />
Mediterranean Medley<br />
Place store-bought hummus<br />
into a colorful dipping<br />
bowl. Drizzle with olive oil<br />
and top with sliced Pearls<br />
Kalamata olives. On a<br />
large platter, surround the<br />
bowl with equal amounts<br />
of pita triangles, carrot<br />
and celery sticks, plus bell<br />
pepper strips. Serve with a<br />
bowl of Kalamata olives<br />
and cubed feta cheese.<br />
Cheese and Olive Kebabs<br />
Alternate cubes of<br />
mozzarella or provolone<br />
cheese and any variety of<br />
olives on small bamboo<br />
skewers and serve on a<br />
tray, alongside pita triangles<br />
and hummus. Expert<br />
tip: Cut pita bread in<br />
triangles, brush with olive<br />
oil, warm in oven 350F for<br />
5-6 minutes.<br />
Olive Nachos<br />
Fill a cast iron pan with<br />
tortilla chips, generously<br />
grate cheddar cheese over<br />
the top, and slide under<br />
the broiler until the cheese<br />
bubbles. Spoon salsa on<br />
top, sprinkle with sliced<br />
Pearls California black<br />
ripe olives, and serve on a<br />
heat-resistant board.<br />
Extra Credit: Easy Pleasers<br />
Sometimes the simplest<br />
flavors are best. Fill several<br />
small, colorful bowls<br />
with Pearls Specialties<br />
olives, crunchy nuts, and<br />
cubed cheeses. A sprig of<br />
parsley, thyme or rosemary<br />
adds a decorative touch.<br />
The key to holiday entertaining<br />
is being prepared<br />
with a few simple ingredients<br />
so you can spend<br />
more time with guests and<br />
less time in the kitchen!<br />
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Evanston<br />
2620 Green Bay Rd.<br />
(847) 869-3200
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DEAR FRIENDS<br />
As the holidays approach, I have been<br />
reflecting on this past year when we<br />
have witnessed some of the greatest<br />
humanitarian crises of our time. Between<br />
devastating hurricanes to the south and<br />
wildfires on the west coast, so many lives<br />
have been affected. And many have lost<br />
everything – yet need to find the strength<br />
and courage to carry on.<br />
I have been blessed with a wonderful<br />
family, loyal staff and clientele. I would like<br />
to invite you all to participate with me in<br />
donating to the charity of your choice to help<br />
those around the world.<br />
We at Pascal pour Elle are giving a percentage<br />
of our proceeds to help those in need. Please<br />
visit our website at www.pascalpourelle.com<br />
and choose a charity you wish to help support.<br />
From our Pascal pour Elle family to yours,<br />
have a wonderful, happy and healthy holiday<br />
season, and a new year in which we all do<br />
our part to make the world a better place.<br />
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