Monday, April 8

10:00 am-10:30 am – Solar Eclipse Storytime at Lake Forest Library solar-eclipse-storytime

10:30 am-2:30 pm – Solar Eclipse Viewing Party at Lake Forest Library solar-eclipse-viewing-party

4:00 pm-5:00 pm – Violence in America: Public Policy Solutions through the Lens of a Physician at Lake Forest College violence-in-america-public-policy-solutions

6:00 pm-7:00 pm – Author Discussion with Emily Locker at Lake Forest Book Store author-discussion-with-emily-locker

7:00 pm-8:00 pm – Lake Forest Academy's Bird Artist Series: Jonathan Eig bird-series

7:00 pm-9:00 pm – Trivia Night @ Lake Bluff Brewing Company trivia-night

7:00 pm-9:30 pm – Gaza Caps a Century of Terrorism, War Crimes, and Nationalism at Lake Forest Collegegaza-caps-a-century-of-terrorism-war-crimes-and-nationalism

 

Tuesday, April 9

10:30 am-11:00 am – Baby & Me at Lake Bluff Public Library baby-me

12:00 pm-1:00 pm – Benefits of Volunteering with SCORE as a Business Mentor (virtual) with SCORE benefits-volunteering-score-a-business-mentor

12:30 pm-1:30 pm – Social Security Disability & Supplemental Security Income Requirements for Entitlement an Application Process (virtual) with Elderwerks social-security-disability-supplemental-security-income-requirements

1:00 pm-2:00 pm – Safety and Privacy Tips for the Internet (virtual) with Elderwerks safety-and-privacy-tips-for-the-internet

6:00 pm-8:00 pm – Soup & Bread Night: A Community Supper at Elawa Farm soup-and-bread-night

7:00 pm-8:30 pm – Health, Equity, and Nature: A Changing Climate in Lake County, IL at History Center Lake Forest-Lake Bluff brushwood-health-equity-nature

 

Wednesday, April 10

8:00 am-9:00 am – Low-Impact Strength Class (virtual) with Elderwerks low-impact-strength-class

10:00 am-12:00 pm – Go Lake Forest College Walk & Tour with Lake Forest Parks & Recreation go-lake-forest-college-walk-tour

2:00 pm-3:00 pm – Changing Your Brain Can Be as Easy as Child's Play at Elderwerks Educational Services changing-your-brain

4:00 pm-5:00 pm – Rainbow Art for Grades K–4 at Lake Forest Library rainbow-art-for-grades-k-4

4:00 pm-5:30 pm – COC Business After Hours with Alesia C. coc-business-after-hours-with-alesia-c

5:00 pm-6:30 pm – Spring Carryout at Elawa Farm carryout

6:00 pm-7:00 pm – Author Discussion with Rowan Beaird at Lake Forest Book Store author-discussion-with-rowan-beaird

6:30 pm-8:30 pm – Bubble Ball at CROYA croya

 

Thursday, April 11

10:30 am-11:00 am – Storytime: Together Time at Lake Bluff Public Library storytime-together-time

12:00 pm-1:00 pm – How to Manage Your Debt - Strategies for Financial Health and Growth (virtual) with SCORE how-manage-your-debt-strategies

4:00 pm-5:30 pm – Tween & Teen Crafts: Blackout Poetry at Lake Bluff Public Library tween-teen-crafts-blackout-poetry

5:00 pm-6:30 pm – Realtor Referral Launch Party at ABLAZE Design Group realtor-referral-launch-party

5:30 pm-8:00 pm – Take Charge of Your Diabetes (virtual) with Elderwerks take-charge-of-your-diabetes

7:00 pm-8:00 pm – Wine & Design: Spring Awakening at Lake Forest Flowers floral-workshops

7:00 pm-8:30 pm – Cranes: Ambassadors for Wetlands, Grasslands, and Goodwill at History Center Lake Forest-Lake Bluff cranes

7:00 pm-8:30 pm – Bhante Sujatha's Loving Kindness Meditation and Talk at Lake Forest College bhante-sujathas-loving-kindness-meditation-and-talk

7:00 pm-9:00 pm – Lake Forest College Theater Department presents "She Kills Monsters" she-kills-monsters

 

Friday, April 12

8:00 am-9:00 am – Low-Impact Cardio Class (virtual) with Elderwerks low-impact-cardio-class

10:00 am-6:00 pm – Grab & Go Crafts at Lake Bluff Public Library grab-go-crafts

6:30 pm-8:30 pm – An Evening with Christie Tate (Read Between the Ravines) at History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff an-evening-with-christie-tate

7:00 pm-9:00 pm – Lake Forest College Theater Department presents "She Kills Monsters" she-kills-monsters

7:00 pm-10:00 pm – Live Music: Bobby K. Music at Oaken Bistro+Bar live-music-bobby-k-music-4-12

7:30 pm-10:00 pm – The Chairs (CLC Theatre's Play On!) at CLC events

 

Saturday, April 13

9:00 pm-9:30 pm – Lake Bluff Youth Baseball Opening Day at Rosenthal Field, Sheridan Rd. and Sheridan Place lake-bluff-youth-baseball-opening-day

10:00 am-11:00 am – Memoir Writing Workshop with Christie Tate at Lake Forest Library memoir-writing-workshop-with-christie-tate

10:00 am-1:00 pm – CLC Open House open-house

10:00 am-2:00 pm – CLC Maker Faire Maker-Faire

2:00 pm-4:00 pm – Lake Forest College Theater Department presents "She Kills Monsters" she-kills-monsters

4:00 pm-6:00 pm – Highland Park Poetry at Madame ZuZu's highland-park-poetry

4:00 pm-6:00 pm – Kinderhaven Family Fun Night at Lake Forest Parks & Recreation kinderhaven-family-fun-night

7:00 pm-9:00 pm – Lake Forest College Theater Department presents "She Kills Monsters" she-kills-monsters

7:30 pm-10:00 pm – The Chairs (CLC Theatre's Play On!) at CLC events

 

Sunday, April 14

1:00 pm-3:00 pm – Lake Forest Academy Spring Open House visit-lfa

1:00 pm-5:00 pm – Final Chamber Soirees of the 23/24 Season with Midwest Young Artists Conservatory final-chamber-soirees

2:00 pm-3:00 pm – Sip Tea & Explore the History of the Remisoff Murals at Lake Forest Library sip-tea-explore-the-history-of-the-remisoff-murals

2:00 pm-4:30 pm – The Chairs (CLC Theatre's Play On!) at CLC events

7:00 pm-9:00 pm – Lake Forest College Theater Department presents "She Kills Monsters" she-kills-monsters

 

Get outside…be sure to check the status of our amazing community outdoor facilities!

Lake Bluff Park District: www.lakebluffparks.org

Lake Forest Parks & Recreation: www.lfparksandrec.com

Lake Forest Open Lands – www.lfola.org/recreational-activities

 

 

Ongoing:

The Art Center Highland Park –Ted Degener: At Home with Artists (April 1-13) Ted-Degener; CSL Student Exhibition (April 12-22) CSL-Student-Exhibition

CROYA – After School Drop-In Hours croya-calendar

Deer Path Art League – 17th Annual Emerging Artists Exhibit in Market Square by Deer Path Art League (April 1-30) emerging-artists-exhibit

Dickinson Hall – Special Events, Life Enrichment, Ongoing Programs, Healthy Living Lectures and Fitness for Seniors dickinson_hall

Fill A Heart 4 Kids – See Events & Volunteer Opportunities fillaheart4kids

Gorton Center – Calendar of Events: gortoncenter-events

Great Lake Adaptive Sports Association (GLASA) – Calendar of Events glasa.org-calendar

History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff – Exhibit: 4 Degrees of Difference: From Glaciers to Global Warming (January 25-May 11), Docent-Led Walking Tours; Self-Guided Tours – 11 Stately Observers: Witness Trees of Lake Forest, Houses of Lake Road; LF-LB History online; Main Exhibit & Digital Exhibits: Milestone Travels: Leaving Home to Find Yourself; Map Stories: The Hidden History in the Maps of Lake Forest and Lake Bluff; The Holiday Collection: from 1898 to Today; 300 Photos, 30 Days: A Candid Look at Covid-19; 20 in the Twenties: A Century of Change; Facing School 2020; History of Epidemics; History of Vaccines; A Spark of Genius: Local Events and Their Discoveries; Arcady Farm and its Neighbors lflbhistory

International Chamber Artists – Couch Concerts (Virtual), 2023-2024 Season Celebrating Women Composers icamusic

Lake Bluff History Museum – The Lake: Lake Bluff and Michi Gami opens July 15 the-lake-lake-bluff-and-michi-gami; Lake Bluff Walking Tours App (nearly a dozen tours available): Uptown Commercial District; Lake Bluff Camp Meeting Grounds; Camp Meeting Cottages; Dogs on the Bluff public art display; Green Bay Road Estates; Moffett Road Estates; Sheridan Road Estates; Lake Bluff Commemorative Plaques Tour; Early Settlers of Lake Bluff, and Development in West Lake Bluff. lakebluffhistory

  Lake Bluff Public Library – Space Week (April 6-13) space-week, Spring Storywalk (April 1-30) spring-storywalk-begins, Calendar of Events: lakeblufflibrary-events; Voter’s Registration other-services

Lake Forest Book Store – The Lake Forest Book Store Book Club meets monthly at the store on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 7:00 pm: April: James by Percival Everett lakeforestbookstore.com/store-book-clubs

Lake Forest Civic Orchestra – past concerts and recordings archive past-concerts

Lake Forest Parks & Recreation – Summer/Camp Registration Opens for Residents summer-camp-reg-2024-opens-for-residents

  Oaken Bistro + Bar at the Forester Hotel – Rosemary Marinated Pork Chop – Entrée of the Month (April 1-30), Irish Paper Plane – Cocktail of the Month (April 1-30) specials-events

Pasquesi Home and Gardens: Enter to Win $500 Shopping Spree with Melinda Meyers (drawing May 6), Pansy Sale 4” pot $2.99 while supplies last sales-events 

Rendezvous Arts – Summer Vignette Series and Patreon Channel (Virtual) rendezvousarts

 

Sales & Specials:

Bedside Manor: Join our newsletter and take 10% off first purchase shopbedside-sale

Chalet: Pansy Price Drop starts at $2.99 chaletnursery

Chief's Pub:  Monday - $3.50 All Domestic bottles All Day, $3 Cheeseburger Sliders during MNF; Tuesday - $3.75 Corona and Corona Light bottles, $5 House Margarita and 1/2 price tacos; Wednesday - 1/2 price bottle of wine, $3.50 domestic jumbos; Thursday – Thirsty Thursdays” $20 Domestic beer towers, $10 domestic pitchers, 1/2 off domestic beer & house wine; Friday - $6 16oz Craft draft beer; Saturday - $15 domestic buckets, $20 Claw and Noon buckets, 1/2 price pizza all day; Sunday - $4 Screwdriver, $5 Bloodys and $6 Mimosas, Kids Eat Free; Happy Hour: M–F 3pm-6pm: $3.50 Miller Lite & Budlight Bottles, $4 16oz pints Miller Lite & Budlight, $4.75 23oz Miller Lite & Budlight, $5 Rail Drinks-House Vodka, Gin, Rum, Tequila & Whiskey + a mixer, $6 House Wine-Red: Cabernet, White: Chardonnay chiefspub

Citadel Theatre: Season Subscriptions (2023-2024 Season Line-up: Mousetrap, She
Loves Me, Silent Sky, and Baby) $40-$120 citadeltheatre

Courtyard Wines: Holiday & Special occasion gift baskets, 10% discount on case purchase winestorelakeforestil

Deer Path Inn: Literary Getaway: A Good Book and a Spot of Tea, Babymoon Getaway - Baby On Board, Local's Only Package: Discover the North Shore,  Zero-Proof Experience Mocktail Mixology, Gramping Getaway, Girls’ Getaway Tea Time For Two; north-chicago-hotel-deals; Afternoon Tea at The English Room - seatings at 2:00 pm, 2:30 pm and 3:00 pm Wednesday through Saturday; Afternoon Tea available for carry-out Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 4:00 pm with preorder thedeerpathinn.com/dining

Egg Harbor Café: Specials: Monte Cristo, Alpine Scrambler, Kickin’ Bacon, Smoked Salmon Avocado Toast eggharborcafe

Elements Massage: $30 off first one-hour massage session, New client discounts: One-hour massage session for only $89 (regular $119); 90 minute massage for $129 (regular $159) elementsmassage.com/bannockburn

Foodstuffs Gourmet Food & Catering: Customer Appreciation 10% off select Items (April), Passover Menu, Charcuterie Board Kit + Wooden Board, Build Your Own Gift Basket, Sale: Wells Street Mix Popcorn, Wells Street Cheddar Popcorn, Foodstuffs Milk Chocolate Covered Gummy Bears, Foodstuffs Gummy Bears, Sour Gummy Bears, Top Seedz Sea Salt Crackers foodstuffs

The Forester – a Hyatt Place Hotel: Oaken Dining Package, Sweeten Your Stay Package, Culinary Experience Package, Great Lakes Naval Station Graduation Offer, Member Rates theforesterhotel

Forever Om Yoga: $79 new client offer (local clients only); unlimited golden membership $175, $29 single class, packages available foreveromyoga

Gerhard’s Elegant European Desserts – Easter Egg Cake, Individual Chocolate Mousse Egg, Carrot Cake, Raspberry Mousse Cake, Coconut Cake, Easter Champagne Cake, Bunny Rolls, Raspberry Coulis, Hot Cross Buns, Fondant Iced Easter Cookies

Hansa Coffee Roasters: Free Shipping on orders over $75, Espresso Based: Ube Latte, Pistachio Latte, Rose Cardamon Pistachio Latte, Raspberry Dark Mocha; Tea Based: London Fog, Spring Thaw, Dirty Chai hansacoffee

Kuro Bistro: Lunch Specials - Maki, Sashimi, Sushi, Classic Roll Choices, Bento, DonBuri kurolakeforest

Lake Forest Book Store: 10% discount available for military personnel and educators lakeforestbookstore

Lake Forest Civic Orchestra: Season Subscriptions $30-$60 (25% off single ticket price) lakeforestcivicorchestra

Lake Forest Flowers: Specials Specials

Lake Forest Hardware Cards and Gifts: Bargains of the Month local-ad

The Lake Forest Shop: VERDAVAINNE Trunk Show (April 11, 12, 13) thelakeforestshop

Luke’s of Lake Bluff: 10% off first order; Daily Specials Include Small Fries and Medium Drink lukeslakebluff

Mustard Seed: Fair Trade Gift Guide and much more mustardseedfairtrade

Oaken Bistro + Bar at the Forester Hotel: Weekday Happy Hour 3-6: drink specials from $5 and starters specials from $7 each; 16.18% Conway Park neighborhood business discount weekdays 11-4; E-Club Special – Free Sapling; Citadel Theatre Goers discount 20% off plus Oaken 5 Happy Hour menu outside of the regular weekday 3-6pm hours when you show a same day ticket stub oakenbistro.com/specials-events

Offshore Marine/Paddling Warehouse: 30-60% off Boardworks Paddleboards, Sale Items offshore-chicago

Sherwin Williams: 25% off paints & stains (April 1-15), 10% off $50+ special-offers

Smith’s Men’s Store: Made-to-measure private appointments available smithsmensstore

Sunset Foods: See Weekly Specials weekly-ad

Touched by Jules: 30-minute massage $65, 60-minute massage $120, 90-minute massage $175 touchedbyjules