Here is the latest list of where to Eat, Shop & Play in our community this week, March 31-April 6, 2025

 

Monday, March 31

10:00 am – Book Signing with Emma Donoghue “The Paris Express” at Lake Forest Book Store signing

 

Tuesday, April 1

10:00 am-11:30 pm – GO Lake Forest College Walk & Tour with Lake Forest Parks and Recreation college-walk

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

11:00 am-12:00 pm - The Book Stops Here - Book Discussion of "Three Girls From Bronzeville" (Read Between the Ravines) at Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Senior Center (Dickinson Hall) bronzeville

2:00 pm-3:00 pm – Increase Your iPhone Expertise at Lake Forest Library iphone

4:00 pm-5:30 pm – Conversation with Jay Blakesberg at Lake Forest College conversation

5:00 pm-7:30 pm – Community Reception with Jay Blakesberg at Lake Forest College blakesberg

6:30 pm -9:00 pm – Figure Drawing Drop-in at The Art Center Highland Park figure

 

Wednesday, April 2

9:30 am-10:30 am – Montessori School of Lake Forest Admission Open House open

3:00 pm-5:00 pm – LEGO Drop-In at Lake Bluff Public Library lego-drop-in

6:00 pm-7:30 pm – Endangered Piping Plover Film Screening – Lakeshore CLC events

7:00 pm-8:00 pm – Evening Book Discussion of "Last Summer on State Street" at Lake Forest Library discussion

7:00 pm-8:30 pm – Oil & Water at The Art Center Highland Park oil-water

7:00 pm-8:30 pm – Open Meditation with Nishit Patel at Lake Forest College meditation

 

Thursday, April 3

8:00 am-11:00 am – LFPD Autism Awareness Event at Gerhard’s Elegant European Desserts autism

9:00 am-10:00 am – CHAMBER BENEFITS WORKSHOP (Zoom) benefits

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

12:00 pm-12:45 pm – Introduction to Meditation at Lake Forest College introduction

3:00 pm-5:00 pm, 7:00 pm-9:00 pm – Human Nature at Gorton Center human-nature

5:00 pm-6:30 pm – COC BIZ & BREWS at Lake Bluff Brewing Company biz-brews

6:00 pm-7:00 pm – How to Study for Teens at Lake Forest Library study

6:00 pm-7:00 pm – The Great Migration & The Great War: Engines of Change at Lake Bluff Public Library migration

6:00 pm-8:00 pm – Community Dinner: Lobster Rolls & Rosé at Elawa Farm lobster-rolls-rose

7:00 pm-8:30 pm – Introduction to Yoga and Meditation yoga-meditation

7:00 pm-9:00 pm – Spring 2025 International Film Series - DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD (Romania, 2023) at CLC events

 

Friday, April 4

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

10:00 am, 11:15 am – Jamberry at Elawa Farm classes-programs

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

11:00 am-10:00 pm – Fish Fry Friday at Oaken Bistro+Bar fish-fry-fridays

1:00 pm-4:00 pm – Floral Watercolor Painting with Evelyn Phelps at Elawa Farm watercolor

2:00 pm-5:00 pm – "Behind the Glamour: Inside (and Outside) F. Scott Fitzgerald's Lake Forest" Public Exhibit Opening at History Center Lake Forest-Lake Bluff glamour

6:00 pm-8:00 pm – ICA Steinway Soiree concert

7:00 pm-10:00 pm – Eggs on the Green at Lake Bluff Park District eggs-green

 

Saturday, April 5

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

10:00 am-10:15 am, 10:30 am-10:45 am, 11:00 am-11:15 am – Hooves and Hugs at Elawa Farm hooves-hugs

10:00 am-11:00 am – Sustainable Pest & Disease Management at Elawa Farm management

12:00 pm-4:00 pm – Bloom & Glow Experience at Lake Forest Flowers floral-workshops

12:00 pm-4:00 pm – Fly Fishing Film Tour 2025 & Demos at Gorton Center fly-fishing

1:30 pm-3:00 pm – Renaissance Drawings: Function, Techniques, and Creative Processes at The Art Center Highland Park renaissance

2:00 pm-2:30 pm – Little Sharks Storytime for Ages 3-4 at Lake Forest Library sharks

2:00 pm-4:00 pm – Knife Sharpening at Pasquesi Home and Gardens sales-events

4:00 pm-5:30 pm – CLC Music: Gospel Choir Concert events

5:30 pm-8:00 pm – Karabocce with Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Lions karabocce

7:30-9:30 pm – Chicago a Cappella presents: Jazz a cappella, Evanston with Music Institute of Chicago jazz-cappella

 

Sunday, April 6

9:00 am-3:00 pm – Lake Forest College offering FREE tax preparation services to qualifying filers vita-tax-program

10:00 am-10:15 am, 10:30 am-10:45 am, 11:00 am-11:15 am – Hooves and Hugs at Elawa Farm hooves-hugs

1:00 pm-3:00 pm – Emerging Artists Reception with Deer Path Art League Market Square Lake Forest reception

4:00 pm-5:30 pm – With Love, From the Schumanns with International Chamber Artists at Church of the Holy Spirit schumanns

 

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:

CROYA – After School Drop-In Hours croya-calendar

Deer Path Art League – Emerging Artist Exhibit at Market Square (April 1-30) emerging

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

History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff – Exhibit: Behind the Glamour: Inside (and Outside) F. Scott Fitzgerald's Lake Forest (April 4-October 4), 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 –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 – 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 College: Sonnenschein and Albright Galleries – American Beauty: photography by Jay Blakesberg (February 27-April 1) galleries

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

Bedside Manor: Join our newsletter and get 10% off your first order; 20% Off Sferra (through March 31); 25% Off Yves Delorme  (through April 6) shopbedside

Chalet: Pansies starting 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: 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

Cluckers Charcoal Chicken: Loyalty Program - Earn 1 point for each $1 spent (25 bonus points to sign up) cluckerscharcoalchicken

Deer Path Inn: Fit for Royalty: Rest & Reset, 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: Bacon Bibimbap, Key West Crepes, 1985 Burger, Smoked Salmon Avocado Toast, Lavender Dirty Chai Latte, Cinnamon Bun Latte 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

The Forester – a Hyatt Place Hotel: Oaken Dining Package, Culinary Experience Package, 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: Easter Egg Cake, Individual Chocolate Mousse Egg, Carrot Cake, Lemon Meringue Tart, Raspberry Mousse Cake, Angel Food Cake, Coconut Cake, Easter Champagne Cake, Hot Cross Buns, Bunny Rolls, Raspberry Sauce easter-menu

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

Lake Forest Hardware Cards & Gifts: Monthly Specials 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, Taco Tuesdays 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: March Cocktail of the Month: Eye of the Hurricane, April Cocktail of the Month: PCM Punch; March Entrée of the Month: Seafood Gumbo, April Entrée of the Month: Shepherd’s Pie; 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: enter to win a $500 Pasquesi gift card & a shopping spree with garden expert, Melinda Myers (winner chosen May 5)  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 (March 28-April 7) sherwin-williams

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: 20% off $350+ vintagemagnality