Here is the latest list of where to Eat, Shop & Play in our community this week, January 27-February 2, 2025  

 

Monday, January 27

4:00 pm-5:00 pm – K9 Reading Buddies at Lake Bluff Public Library k9-reading-buddies

 

Tuesday, January 28

10:30 am-11:00 am – Storytimes at the Lake Bluff Public Library storytimes

11:30 am-1:30 pm – Author luncheon with Renee Rosen presented by Lake Forest Book Store at The Forester author-luncheon

12:00 pm-1:00 pm – 2025 Hottest Business Ideas, Trends & Markets (Zoom) with SCORE business-ideas

6:30 pm-7:00 pm – Tryout Tuesday with Lake Forest Swim Club tryout-tuesday

6:30 pm-7:30 pm – Becoming a Self-Taught Learner at Lake Forest Library self-taught-learner

6:30 pm -8:00 pm – Art Impact Project: Wellness Through Arts Workshop at The Art Center Highland Park theartcenterhp

7:00 pm-8:00 pm – Post Election Update with WGN-TV Political Analyst Paul Lisnek (Zoom) with Lake Forest Library post-election-update

 

Wednesday, January 29

9:00 am -10:30 am – Ripple From the Inside Out: Heal Yourself, Your Family, Your Community & the World  at Suite Escape morning-brew

9:30 am-10:00 am – Sing Along with Teacher Dan at Giggles Play sing-along

12:00 pm-1:00 pm – Youth Class: Adventures at Elawa adventures

6:30 pm-8:00 pm – Lush Ladies: Women in the Alcohol Business at Gorton Center lush-ladies

6:00 pm-8:30 pm – Cooking Class: Cooking Class: Soups and Stocks at Elawa Farm soups-and-stocks

 

Thursday, January 30

10:30 am-11:00 am – Storytimes at the Lake Bluff Public Library storytimes

4:30 pm-6:30 pm – Multi-Chamber Business After Hours at American Place business-after-hours

  6:30 pm-7:25 pm – Identity Theft Workshop (Online Program) with Lake Bluff Public Library identity-theft-workshop

7:00 pm-8:00 pm – Genealogy 101 at Lake Forest Library genealogy

7:00 pm-8:00 pm – Chip Leighton: Texts From Your Teenager at Gorton Center chip-leighton

 

Friday, January 31

9:00 am-1:00 pm – Winter Market at Elawa Farm market

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

5:30 pm-9:00 pm – Parents' Night Out at Giggles Play parents-night-out

 

Saturday, February 1

9:00 am-1:00 pm – Winter Market at Elawa Farm market

10:00 am-12:30 pm – Cooking Class: Braising and Stewing at Elawa Farm braising-and-stewing

10:00 am-3:00 pm – Craft Supply Swap Drop-Off at Lake Bluff Public Library craft-supply-swap-drop-off

11:00 am-12:00 pm – Drop-In Messy Craft at Lake Bluff Public Library messy-craft

3:00 pm-5:30 pm – The Heart of CROYA Fundraiser heart-of-croya

3:30 pm-5:00 pm – Beginner Modern Calligraphy Class at Oaken Bistro+Bar calligraphy

6:00 pm-7:30 pm – Superhero Soiree - Daddy Daughter Dance at Lake Forest Parks & Recreation superhero-soiree

7:30 pm-9:00 pm – Henhouse Prowlers at Gorton Center henhouse-prowlers

 

Sunday, February 2

2:00 pm-3:30 pm – GLASA - The Sleds Are Coming glasa-sleds

 

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 – Youth Art Month (January 31-February 22) youth-art

CROYA – After School Drop-In Hours croya-calendar

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

Elawa Farm: Café open Wednesday - Sunday 8:00 am to 3:00 pm cafemarket

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: Returning Home from War

(November-March), Docent-Led Walking Tours; Self-Guided Tours – Arcady Farm and its Neighbors, Lake Road Walking Tour; 11 Stately Observers: Witness Trees of Lake Forest lflbhistory

International Chamber Artists – Couch Concerts (Virtual), 2024-2025 Season Musically It’s All Relative concert-series

  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 – Winter Reading Club (December 7-January 31), 1000 Books Before Kindergarten (January-March), Calendar of Events: lakeblufflibrary-events; Voter’s Registration other-services

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

  Lake Forest Parks & Recreation –Winter/Spring Resident Registration Opens resident-registration

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

  

Sales & Specials:

ABLAZE Design Group: 15% off or 1 year interest free financing on interior painting, 20% off all Hunter Douglas Window Treatment Orders promos

  Alesia C. Design House: Join our newsletter and take 15% off first purchase, White Friday use code SALE30alesiac.com

  Bedside Manor: Join our newsletter and take 10% off first purchase; 25% off online on select merchandise, extensive Clearance Sale section in store, save up to 40% off sale merchandise and Yves Delorme bed, bath & home accessories, 20% off the entire Signoria Collection shopbedside-sale

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: The Cottage, Dames at Sea, I and You, A Jukebox for the Algonquin) $40-$120 citadeltheatre

Club Pilates East Lake Forest: First Class Free clubpilates

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; hotel-deals; Afternoon Tea at The English Room - seatings at 2:00 pm, 2:30 pm and 3:00 pm Wednesday through Saturday dining

Egg Harbor Café: Specials: Winter in Italy French Toast, Pot Roast Sandwich, Pot Roast Skillet, Cinnamon Apples Oatmeal, Down Home Biscuits and Gravy, Vanilla Gingerbread Latte, Peppermint Mocha, Cooper’s Hot Chocolate 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

ENAZ: Sale items collections/sale

Foodstuffs Gourmet Food & Catering: Build Your Own Gift Basket, The Ultimate Gourmet Gift Basket, Nut and Snack Mix Gift Basket, Super Bowl Menu, Valentine’s Day Gift Baskets foodstuffs

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

Forever Om Yoga: $79 new client offer (local clients only); unlimited golden membership $195, $29 single class, packages available foreveromyoga

Gorton Center: 50^th anniversary Gorton tote bag $20, Gorton 50^th branded insulated mug $20 shop-gorton

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

The Lake Forest Shop: Sale items sale

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

Mathnasium of Lake Forest: Give the Gift of Math, Free Assessment promotions

Mustard Seed: Fair Trade Gift Guide and much more mustardseedfairtrade

Oaken Bistro + Bar at the Forester Hotel: Entrée of the Month: Chicken Piccata; Cocktail of the Month: Hot Buttered Rum; 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% when you show a same day ticket stub oakenbistro.com/specials-events

Offshore Marine/Paddling Warehouse: Eddyline Color Clearance, 30-60% off Boardworks Paddleboards, Closeouts, Demos and Sales offshore-chicago

Pasquesi Home and Gardens: 25% off on all green and flowering indoor plants (January 11-February 16), 20% off on all Indoor Containers from (January 11-February 16) sales-events

Shakou: Loyalty Plan – earn $5 for each $1 spent, special food & beverage items earn 2X to 5X points, 2500 points earn a $25 reward certificate shakou

Sherwin Williams: $10 off $50+, 30% off paints and stains, 15% off paint supplies (January 21-28) sherwin-williams

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

Suite Escape: Shop Women Owned Businesses shop

Sunset Foods: See Weekly Specials weekly-ad

Touched by Jules: 30-minute massage $75, 60-minute massage $130, 90-minute massage $185 touchedbyjules

Vintage Magnality: Join newsletter for 15% off first order, 10% off $500+ vintagemagnality