EAT - SHOP - PLAY...AND MORE!
Here is the latest list of where to Eat, Shop & Play in our community this week, November 11-17, 2024 
Monday, November 11
All Day – Veteran’s Day - City of Lake Forest Offices Closed calendar
9:00 am-10:00 am – Veterans Day Ceremony at Lake Bluff Village Green Gazebo veterans-day
11:00 am-12:00 pm – Veterans Healthcare & Mental Health (virtual) with Elderwerks mental-health
1:00 pm-2:00 pm – Veteran Day Observance at Lake Forest High School with American Legion McKinlock Post 264 veteran-day-observance
Tuesday, November 12
9:30 am-11:00 am – Taking the Mystery out of Business Insurance (Zoom) with The VITI Companies business-insurance
10:00 am-11:00 am – When Dementia Has a Seat at Your Holiday Table (virtual) with Elderwerks holiday-table
12:00 pm-1:00 pm – How to Care for Others Without Losing Yourself (virtual) with Elderwerks care-for-others
6:30 pm-7:30 pm – Charles J. Stick and His Gardens by Lake Forest Preservation Foundation at Gorton Center gardens
7:00 pm-8:00 pm – 3 Steps to Sort Your Boxes of Photos (Zoom) with Lake Forest Library 3-steps
Wednesday, November 13
8:15 am-9:00 am – Low-Impact Strength Class/Aerobics (virtual) with Elderwerks strength
1:00 pm-2:00 pm – Resources for Veterans & Their Families (virtual) with Elderwerks resources-for-veterans
5:00 pm-6:00 pm – Garden Task Force at Lake Bluff Public Library garden-task-force
5:30 pm-7:30 pm – Soup & Bread Night: A Community Supper Night at Elawa soup-bread-night
6:00 pm-7:00 pm – In-store event with author Sarah Gormley in conversation with author Christie Tate at Lake Forest Book Store in-store-event
6:30 pm-9:00 pm – Gratitude Generation – Comedy for a Cause at ABLAZE Design Group comedy-for-a-cause
7:00 pm-8:00 pm – LBMS Band Concert lbms-band-concert
7:15 pm-9:15 pm – Do Not Submit - Lake Forest at Gorton Center do-not-submit
7:30 pm-10:00 pm – Dames at Sea at Citadel Theatre dames-at-sea
Thursday, November 14
2:00 pm-3:00 pm – Effectively Communicating with Your Loved Ones (virtual) with Elderwerks effectively-communicating
7:00 pm-8:00 pm – Taylor Swift's Literary Lyrics (virtual) at Lake Bluff Public Library literary-lyrics
7:00 pm-9:00 pm – A Veteran’s Perspective on Transitioning to the Workforce by The History Center Lake Forest-Lake Bluff veteran-s-workplace
7:00 pm-9:00 pm – Frosh/Soph Play: The Alibis (Little Theater) - Lake Forest School District 115 the-alibis
7:30 pm-9:30 pm – Short Story Theatre at The Art Center Highland Park short-story
7:30 pm -10:00 pm – Dames at Sea at Citadel Theatre dames-at-sea
7:30 pm-10:00 pm – The Play That Goes Wrong at College of Lake County play-wrong
Friday, November 15
7:30 am-9:00 am – COC B4Work Networking Breakfast b4work
8:15 am-9:00 am – Low-Impact Cardio Class/Aerobics (virtual) with Elderwerks cardio
10:00 am-1:00 pm – Art Smart Bootcamp at The Art Center Highland Park Art-smart
10:00 am-6:00 pm – Grab & Go Crafts at Lake Bluff Public Library crafts
11:00 am-12:00 pm – Highlighting the First Women’s Bank with Marianne Markowitz, President & CEO (Zoom) at Suite Escape marianne-markowitz
3:00 pm-4:00 pm – VA Caregiving Support Program: An Overview (virtual) with Elderwerks va-support
5:30 pm-9:00 pm – Parents' Night Out at Giggles Play parents-night-out
6:00 pm-8:00 pm – Keep it Punchy! At Elawa Farm keep-it-punchy
🪈 7:00 pm-8:15 pm – Rendezvous Arts: Woodwind Celebration!with guitarist Goran Ivanovic + Featured Artist Tony AArmendariz woodwind-celebration
7:00 pm-10:00 pm – Live Music: Pete the Pianist at Oaken Bistro+Bar pete-the-pianist
7:30 pm-10:00 pm – Dames at Sea at Citadel Theatre dames-at-sea
7:30 pm-10:00 pm – The Play That Goes Wrong at College of Lake County play-wrong
Saturday, November 16
9:30 am-2:00 pm – Booksgiving by Bernie’s Book Bank booksgiving
10:00 am, 11:00 am – Hooves and Hugs at Elawa Farm hooves-and-hugs
10:30 am-12:00 pm – Lake Forest College Campus Walking Tour with the History Center Lake Forest-Lake Bluff campus-walking-tour
1:00 pm-2:00 pm – Introduction to AI & Music at Lake Forest Library ai-music
1:00 pm-3:00 pm – Navy Explorers: Mail Call at National Museum of the American Sailor MailCall
2:00 pm-3:00 pm – Singing Bird and the Importance of Native American Women in Illinois History sponsored by the Lake Bluff History Museum at Lake Bluff Public Library singing-bird
5:30 pm, 6:30 pm – Chamber Music Soirees at Midwest Young Artists Conservatory events
6:00 pm-9:00 pm – Wild Game Dinner at Elawa Farm wild-game-dinner
7:30 pm-10:00 pm – Dames at Sea at Citadel Theatre dames-at-sea
7:30 pm-10:00 pm – The Play That Goes Wrong at College of Lake County play-wrong
Sunday, November 17
10:00 am, 11:00 am – Hooves and Hugs at Elawa Farm hooves-and-hugs
10:00 am-12:00 pm – Knife Sharpening at Pasquesi Home & Gardens sales-events
12:00 pm-3:00 pm – Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field schedule
3:00 pm-5:30 pm – Dames at Sea at Citadel Theatre dames-at-sea
4:00 pm-6:30 pm – CLC Music: 48th Annual "Art of Jazz" Concert w/ Guest Artist Michael Rodriguez events
Get outside…be sure to check the status of our amazing community 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 – Clay: A Ceramic Arts Exhibition at The Art Center Highland Park (November 8-December 14) clay
CROYA – After School Drop-In Hours, Poinsettia Sale (October 16-November 16) croya-calendar
Deer Path Art League – Apply for The City of Lake Forest’s Saturday Holiday Market to be held on December 14 & 21 saturday-holiday-market
Dickinson Hall – Special Events, Life Enrichment, Ongoing Programs, Healthy Living Lectures and Fitness for Seniors dickinson_hall
Elderwerks – Fall Food Drive (October 1-November 30) events@elderwerks.org
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 Park District – Thanksgiving Holiday Deal: Members bring a guest anytime in November, Refer a Friend – Both get one month free memberships
Lake Bluff Public Library – Phyllis Fox Memorial Writing & Bookmark Design Contest (November 1-30), 1000 Books Before Kindergarten (September 1-November 30) 1000-books-kindergarten, Calendar of Events: lakeblufflibrary-events; Voter’s Registration other-services
Lake Forest Civic Orchestra – past concerts and recordings archive past-concerts
Oaken Bistro + Bar at the Forester Hotel – Cocktail of the Month: Toryufutini
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, signature gift with $75 purchase or more alesiac.com
Bedside Manor: Join our newsletter and take 10% off first purchase 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; 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; thedeerpathinn.com/dining
Egg Harbor Café: Specials: Cozy Scrambler, Pumpkin Pancakes, Orchard Valley Roll-up, Iced Pumpkin Apple Macchiato, Apple Cider Mimosa, Pumpkin Spice Latte eggharborcafe
Elawa Farm: Café open Wednesday - Sunday 8am to 3pm cafe; Order Thanksgiving Dinner (through November 19) market
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: 10% off select items (November), Build Your Own Gift Basket, Thanksgiving Meal pre-order, Sale: Foodstuffs Asiago Cheddar Cheese Crisps, Club Lucky Marinara Alla Bava, Foodstuffs Strozzapreti Pasta, Foodstuffs Torchio Pasta, Karen Malkin Matcha Energy Bar 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
Gerhard’s Elegant European Desserts: Thanksgiving Specials: Pumpkin Cinnamon Pie, Pecan Pie, Pumpkin Cheesecake, Dark Chocolate Mousse Cake, Carrot Cake, Fall Apple Crumble, Pear & Cranberry or Plum Franchipan Tart, Bread & Butter Pudding, Pumpkin Nut Bread, Sauces for your Desserts: Creme Anglaise ½ Pint, Turkey or Leaf shaped cookies, Silver Dollar Rolls or Turkey shaped rolls gerhardsdesserts
Gorton Center: 50th anniversary Gorton tote bag $20, Gorton 50th branded insulated mug $20 shop-gorton
Hansa Coffee Roasters: Free Shipping on orders over $75, Espresso Based: Horchata Latte, Sparkling Raspberry Latte, Blueberry Latte, Coconut Latte; Cold Brew Based: Cold Brew Latte, Cold Foam Cold Brew; Tea Based: Cool Down, Galaxy 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 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: Free Assessment promotions
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% 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: Toys for Tots collection (November 1-30), Enter for a chance to win a 7-8 ft. fresh-cut, Fraser Fir Christmas tree (November 1-24) 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: 25% paints and stains (November 8-18), $10 off $50+ 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: 15% off $500+ vintagemagnality