Here is the latest list of where to Eat, Shop & Play in our community this week, December 16-22, 2024  

 

Monday, December 16

10:00 am-5:00 pm – Finals Week Study Sessions at Lake Bluff Public Library study

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

 

Tuesday, December 17

10:00 am-11:30 am – Memory Café at Dickinson Hall: Seasonal Songs and Holiday Magic with Amy Lowe memory-cafe

10:00 am-5:00 pm – Finals Week Study Sessions at Lake Bluff Public Library study

12:00 pm-1:00 pm – Loans, Grants and Other Funding Options for Small Businesses (virtual) with SCORE loans-grants

4:00 pm-5:00 pm – Middle School Holiday Party at CROYA calendar

6:00 pm-8:00 pm – ICA Steinway Soirée concert-series

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

 

Wednesday, December 18

8:15 am-9:00 am – Low-Impact Strength Class/Aerobics (virtual) with Elderwerks strength

10:00 am-5:00 pm – Finals Week Study Sessions at Lake Bluff Public Library study

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

 

Thursday, December 19

9:00 am-9:45 am – Mini-Movers Pop-Up at Giggles Play mini-movers

10:00 am-5:00 pm – Finals Week Study Sessions at Lake Bluff Public Library study

11:00 am-4:00 pm – Think Local Pop-Up Shop pop-up-shop

12:00 pm-1:00 pm – Strategies and Tips for Finding a Retail Space for Your Business (virtual) with SCORE retail-space

12:00 pm-1:15 pm – Afternoons with Judy Levin: "Absolution" at Lake Forest Library absolution

6:30 pm-7:30 pm – Intro to Pygame for Grades 5–8 at Lake Forest Library pygame

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

7:00 pm-8:30 pm – Peanuts Jazz With The Chris White Trio 2024 at Gorton Center chris-white-trio

 

Friday, December 20

7:30 am-9:00 am – COC B4Work Networking Breakfast breakfast

8:15 am-9:00 am – Low-Impact Cardio Class/Aerobics (virtual) with Elderwerks cardio

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

10:00 am-8:00 pm – Experience Little Women: The Musical (Illinois Libraries Present - Online Program) with Lake Bluff Public Library little-women

11:00 am-4:00 pm – Think Local Pop-Up Shop pop-up-shop

4:00 pm-6:00 pm – Santa Is Coming to Highwood at Giggles Play santa-in-highwood

6:00 pm-7:30 pm – Citadel's 1st Annual Holiday Sing-A-Long & Pajama Party

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6:00 pm-8:00 pm – Pasta Night at Elawa Farm pasta-night

7:00 pm-10:00 pm – Live Music: Dina Bach at Oaken Bistro+Bar dina-bach

 

Saturday, December 21

10:00 am-11:00 am – Kids Holiday Arrangement at Lake Forest Flowers floral-workshops

10:00 am-12:00 pm – Kids & Families: Create a Birdseed Ornament at Lake Forest Library birdseed-ornament

10:00 am-2:00 pm – The 4th Annual Holiday Market saturday_market

10:00 am-8:00 pm – Experience Little Women: The Musical (Illinois Libraries Present - Online Program) with Lake Bluff Public Library little-women

10:30 am, 12:00 pm, 2:20 pm – Informal Holiday Concerts at Midwest Young Artists Conservatory events

10:30 am-11:30 am – Build Your Own Cardboard Gingerbread House at Lake Bluff Public Library gingerbread-house

11:00 am-4:00 pm – Think Local Pop-Up Shop pop-up-shop

11:30 am – Solstice Sing Along with Mr. Mark at Midwest Young Artists Conservatory events

1:00 pm, 5:00 pm – Ruth Page’s The Nutcracker at College of Lake County events

11:00 am-12:30 pm or 3:00 pm-4:00 pm – Citadel's 1st Annual Holiday Sing-A-Long & Pajama Party pajama-party

3:00 pm-4:30 pm – Holly Jolly Concert With Lake Forest Civic Orchestra holly-jolly

7:00 pm-9:00 pm – Elf at Gorton Center elf

 

Sunday, December 22

10:00 am-8:00 pm – Experience Little Women: The Musical (Illinois Libraries Present - Online Program) with Lake Bluff Public Library little-women

12:00 pm-3:30 pm – Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions schedule

1:00 pm-3:00 pm – Ruth Page’s The Nutcracker at College of Lake County events

1:30 pm or 4:00 pm – Holly Jolly with Lake Forest Civic Orchestra hollyjolly

 

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 – 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

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 Park District – Workout to Win a Health & Wellness Bag and $100 Flotstone Gift Certificate (December)

Lake Bluff Public Library – Winter Reading Club (December 7-January 31), 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 – Letters from Santa (November 29-December 12) letters-from-santa; 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, signature gift with $75 purchase or more, holiday event use code SALE30 alesiac.com

Bedside Manor: Join our newsletter and take 10% off first purchase;

Up to 25% off top brands like Yves Delorme, Ann Gish Bedside Manor Private Label, & Peacock Alley for a limited time shopbedside-sale

Chalet: 30% off select holiday lights, fresh and faux wreaths, and 4" poinsettias, 25% off faux garlands., Buy One Get One Free on all evergreen tips.

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: Midnight at the Manor: New Year’s Eve Package, 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 Tuesday through Saturday dining

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

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

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, Hanukkah/Christmas Meal pre-order, The Ultimate Gourmet Gift Basket, Holiday Gift Basket 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: Christmas Specials: Buche de Noel (Classic), Chestnut Buche de Noel “Mont Blanc”, Vacherin Meringue Cake “Paris”, Chocolate Pear Charlotte “Belle Helene”, Mocha Cake “Casablanca”, Holiday Galette “Mince Meat Pie”, German Christmas Stollen, European Christmas Cookies, Christmas Cutout Cookies, Sauces for your Desserts (½ Pint) seasonal-menu

Gorton Center: 50^th anniversary Gorton tote bag $20, Gorton 50^th 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: 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: Vietnamese Curry with Rice Noodles; Cocktail of the Month: Spiked Eggnog; 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: Orange Tag Mixed Evergreen Wreaths $26.99-$30.99 (regular $33.99-$40.99), Christmas Evergreen Planter $69.99 (regular $99.99), 50% off advent calendars, 20% off on JingleNog heirloom ornaments and ‘Heartfully Yours’/By The Ornament King handcrafted ornaments 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+ 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: 10% off $500+ vintagemagnality