The concept of “trash to treasure” is hardly new but thanks to the launch of Brushwood Art Supply Exchange (BASE) at the Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods, upcycling discarded items…
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Act Now: North Shore Theater Week
A consortium of six North Shore theaters took a cue from Chicago playhouses and launched its inaugural theater week earlier this month. The Skokie-based North Shore Convention and Visitors Bureau…
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Odds & Oboes
You bet. And Midwest Young Artists Conservatory wins—(poker) hands down. That’s the thinking behind Celebrate Highwood’s third annual Jazzed Up Dining & Classical Cocktails, set for February 23 from 6:30-10…
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Rapture and ‘Verse’
A spaceship-themed coding studio for kids is set to launch in Wilmette this weekend. “Everything in the studio is completely interactive,” Codeverse Studio Manager Tia Piraino says ahead of the…
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New Year, New You
We are now five days into 2019. How are those New Year’s resolutions coming? If you need a little help sticking to those goals, the Lake Bluff Park District is…
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United They Bond
Eighth-grader Lindsey Apple didn’t know much about Parkinson’s disease when she signed up for Sidekicks, a four-week program of workshops that pairs local youths with adults living with Parkinson’s. Apple,…
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Keeping Highland Park Beautiful
Highland Park City Manager Ghida Neukirch found part of a discarded shopping cart last month — and it wasn’t anywhere near a store. The official joined about 80 Highland Park…
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Skits Dazzle
The Village of Lake Bluff event Time Travelers is no longer a thing of the past. It returned, to the present, on October 11 — with an emphasis on the…
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Center to Showcase Moving Pollinators Exhibit
The Park District of Highland Park plans to celebrate invertebrates. It hosts an open house at Heller Nature Center on October 20 (1:30-3:30 p.m.), showcasing a photography and art exhibit…
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Music Matters
Lake Forest’s Gorton Community Center is hosting a night of jazz and comedy to support a good cause — preserving music programs in underserved schools. On Thursday, October 18, comedians…
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