Here is the latest list of where to Eat, Shop & Play in our community this week, January 20-26, 2025

Monday, January 20

10:00 am-11:00 am – Kids Floral Workshop Winter Wonderland at Lake Forest Flowers floral-workshops

1:00 pm-1:30 pm, 1:45 pm-2:15 pm – Drum Circle with Victoria Djembe at Giggles Play special-events

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

 

Tuesday, January 21

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

2:30 pm-3:30 pm – Afternoon Book Club: Women in White Coats by Olivia Campbell at Lake Bluff Public Library afternoon-book-club

3:30 pm-5:30 pm – Middle School Laser Tag at CROYA croya

4:00 pm-5:00 pm – Different Voices, Different Needs: How to Advocate with Purpose at Lake Forest College different-voices

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

 

Wednesday, January 22

5:00 pm-6:30 pm – BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Health & Fitness with the Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Chamber of Commerce after-hours

5:30 pm-7:30 pm – Soup & Bread Night: A Community Supper Night at Elawa dining

6:00 pm-7:00 pm – In-Store event with Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh at Lake Forest Book Store in-store-event

6:00 pm-8:30 pm – Cooking Class: Fish Cookery 101 at Elawa Farm fish-cookery

7:00 pm-8:00 pm – High School Meeting and Laser Tag at CROYA croya

7:00 pm-8:00 pm – Interior Design Dos and Don'ts with Lake Forest Library on Zoom dos-and-don-ts

 

Thursday, January 23

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

11:00 am-12:00 am – Elevate Your 2025 Goals with Laura Cox Kaplan (Zoom) with Suite Escape digital-event

12:00 pm-1:00 pm – A Basic QuickBooks Guide for Small Business Owners (virtual) with SCORE basic-quickbooks

4:00 pm=5:00 pm – Tween & Teen Crafts: Mindfulness Glitter Jars at Lake Bluff Public Library mindfulness-glitter-jars

6:00 pm-7:30 pm – From Easel to Gallery to Auction – Navigating the Art Marketplace at The Art Center Highland Park easel-gallery-auction

6:00 pm-8:00 pm – Fried Chicken Night at Elawa Farm farm-dining

7:00 pm-8:00 pm – Love & Laughs with Michelle Buteau (Illinois Libraries Present - Online Program) Lake Bluff Public Library love-laughs

7:00 pm-8:00 pm – Habitat Guide for Birding at Habitat Guide for Birding habitat-birding

 

Friday, January 24

7:30 am-9:00 am – COC B4Work Joint Chamber Networking Breakfast networking

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

9:00 am-6:00 pm – Humanities Day at Lake Forest College humanities-day

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

5:00 pm-7:00 pm – 2025 Member’s Art Show Opening Reception with Deerpath Art League at Source & Style opening-reception

6:00 pm-8:00 pm – Pasta Night at Elawa Farm farm-dining

7:00 pm-8:30 pm – Salon Featuring Farayi Malek at Lake Forest College salon

7:00 pm-10:00 pm – Live Music: Pete the Pianist at Oaken Bistro+Bar pete-the-pianist

8:00 pm-10:00 pm – Mariachi Herencia de México: "La Nueva Generación Tour" at James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts at College of Lake County nuestra-cosa

 

Saturday, January 25

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

10:00 am-12:00 pm – Knife Sharpening at Pasquesi Home & Gardens sales-events

11:00 am-12:00 pm – Mad Hatters at Lake Bluff Public Library Mad-Hatters

1:00 pm-4:00 pm – Choo-Choos and Chew-Chews" Hot Chocolate Party at History Center Lake Forest-Lake Bluff choo-choos-and-chew-chews

2:00 pm-3:00 pm – Drop-in Robot Showcase with the Woodlands Academy at Lake Forest Library robot-showcase

6:00 pm-9:00 pm – January Farm Dinner at Elawa Farm farm-dining

8:00 pm-10:00 pm – Jazz in January Jazz Combo Concert with Midwest Young Artists Conservatory at Madame Zuzu’s upcoming-events

 

Sunday, January 26

1:00 pm-3:00 pm – Dancing for Dancers at James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts at College of Lake County dancing-for-dancers

2:00 pm-4:00 pm – Jazz in January Jazz Big Band Concert with Midwest Young Artists Conservatory at Hey Nonny upcoming-events

 

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 – In View 2025: Members & Faculty Exhibition (December 20-January 25) clay

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), “Whistle Stop Wonderland” Exhibit (December 7-January 25), 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, 20% off the entire Sferra Collection shopbedside-sale

Chalet: Save $25 when you spend $75+ on indoor plants, planters indoor-plants

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: Chicagoland Fishing Show (January 23-26), 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 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