April 10, 2008 Newsletter - Vol. 2, Issue #15

The weather may not be an indication but when Ravinia tickets go on sale you know Spring is here and Summer’s not far behind. The 2008 Season offers a phenomenal line up including new performers like Fiest, Sheryl Crow, Aimee Mann plus loads of other return acts!

To order your tickets here: http://www.ravinia.org/generalpages/genericpage.aspx?ID=14

Check out the Super Spring Launch and experience new formats for Body Training Systems classes including Group Power, Group Step, Group Groove, Group Kick, Group Centergy, Group Active.

You can also show up on the day of the event.
Call for exact class times.
Nonmembers who participate in a class will get a T Shirt.
Refreshments and raffles will be offered.

Event: Super Spring Launh
Date: Saturday & Sunday April 12th & 13th
Location: Highland Park Hospital Health & Fitness 1501 Busch Parkway in Buffalo Grove
Time: 8 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Cost: NONE
Phone: 847.229.0292
http://www.hphfitness.com

After Letterman signs off, Emmy-nominated Craig Ferguson takes over the TV but this weekend – he’s in your backyard. Check his stand-up routine live in Skokie!

Event: Craig Ferguson
Date: Saturday, April 12th
Location: North Shore Center For The Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie
Time: 8 p.m.
Phone: 847.673.6300
Cost: $70

This live performance blows away the movie – we promise.
Check out NU’s production of E.B. White’s children’s classic, “Charlotte’s Web,” this weekend in Evanston. It’s a wonderful way to introduce smaller children to a theater experience with a story they know and love!

Event: “Charlotte’s Web”
Date: Thursday, April 10 - Sunday, April 13th
Location: NU Theatre and Interpretation Center, 30 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston
Time: Thursday, Friday, 7 p.m.; Saturday, 2 and 7 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m.
Phone: 847.491.7282
Cost: $10 - $20

Catch this tribute to the leader of the Rat Pack in a really unique setting – the Cuneo Museum & Gardens in Vernon Hills!

Insider Tip: If you haven’t been out that way in a while, Milwaukee Ave. in Lincolnshire has a number of fantastic places to catch a nice dinner – Wildfire, Big Bowl, Kona Grill, and Cheesecake Factory just to name a few!

Event: “A Salute To Sinatra”
Date: Saturday, April 12th
Location: Cuneo Museum & Gardens, 1350 N. Milwaukee Ave., Vernon Hills
Time: 8 p.m.
Phone: 847.362.3042
Cost: $20

Release the inner cowboy in you and your kids this weekend.
There are carnival games and prizes, with hot dogs on the side.
Insider Tip: Pack your swim suit and blow off steam afterward at Splash Landings, just down the hall! The indoor pool is open from 1 - 5 on Saturday, for $5.75 a person.

Event: Westward Ho! Carnival and Hot Dog
Date: Saturday, April 12th
Location: Glenview Park Center, 2400 Chestnut Ave., Glenview
Time: 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $5 - $7
Phone: 847.724.4793
Web: www.glenviewparks.org

Every Whole Foods Market – all 270 of them – will be simultaneously cracking open 24-month-aged cheese in an attempt to land in the Guinness Book of World Records. It’s fun to watch and even better to taste!

Event: The Crack Heard Round The World
Date: Saturday, April 12th
Location: Whole Foods Markets in Evanston, Deerfield and Northbrook
Time: 3 - 4:30 p.m.
Cost: None

Get outside this weekend and support a good cause – Mimi’s March in Winnetka is an event designed to raise awareness, and money, for PAWS Chicago – a homeless shelter for pets. For $35, you can feel good about doing good, enjoy the spring sunshine, and even get a T-shirt and goodie bag!

Event: Mimi’s March
Date: Saturday, April 12th
Location: Indian Hill Metra Station, Green Bay Rd., Winnetka
Time: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Cost: $35
Phone: To register, call 773.890.5118

If you’ve got a new driver in the family, help him or her achieve some peace of mind – not to mention some for yourself. Check out the National Safety Council program called “Alive At 25” being offered through the Wilmette Police Department.

It’s designed to improve driver safety and takes a single Saturday morning. There’s two classes offered this month, including this weekend.

Event: “Alive At 25” Driving Class
Date: Saturday, April 12th
Location: Wilmette Police Department, 720 Ridge Rd.
Time: 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Phone: 847.853.7553 (Call ahead to register)
Cost: $50

Ready to squeeze in nine holes? Here’s a chance to play – the Glenview National 9 is hosting a tax relief event next Tuesday! Make your reservation now (credit card reservation required), for just $10.40 per golfer! Take ‘em up on it and they’ll throw in a golf ball, set of tees and a ball marker.

Event: Tax Relief day at the National 9
Date: Tuesday, April 15th
Location: Glenview National 9, 2800 West Lake Ave., Glenview
Time: Call for tee time
Phone: 847.657.1637
Cost: $10.40 (No refunds or rain checks, so don’t wuss out!)

C’mon – we know this is the North Shore, but not every Jane or Johnny is going to get that academic or athletic scholarship. If child-related financial matters are weighing heavy on the brain, check out the Family Network’s seminar – “Financial Strategies with Children in Mind.” It’s part of their parent education series and this one’s got pointers on how to plan for the future.

Event: “Financial Strategies with Children in Mind”
Date: Wednesday, April 16th
Location: Family Network, 330 Laurel Ave., Highland Park
Time: 10 - 11:15 a.m.
Cost: None

No, we’re not talking “Allison” – it’s more like “Juliet” – as in The Juliet Letters, a 1993 collaboration between Costello and the Brodsky String Quartet. Tonight, a series of ballads will be performed by Devin DeSantis, tenor, and the Mercutio String Quartet at NU’s Lutkin Hall.

Event: “The Juliet Letters”, featuring Devin DeSantis
Date: Thursday, April 10th
Location: Lutkin Hall, 700 University Place, Evanston
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Phone: 847.467.4000
Cost: $9/$7/$4

Skip the movie this weekend and check out The Three Troubadours, an acoustic guitar trio (Jeff Libman, Brad Cole and Terry Macnamara) putting their folk-blues-rock out there for you to partake!

Event: The Three Troubadours
Date: Saturday, April 12th
Location: Wilmette Theatre, 1122 Central Ave., Wilmette
Time: 9:30 p.m.
Phone: 847.251.7424
Cost: $12

Introduce your kids to the days of Disco with a trip to the Lake County Discovery Museum for the “Disco Fever” event this weekend! They’ll learn the moves and don’t forget to dress up in all that glitters when you come! Register by Friday to get in on the action!

Event: “Disco Fever”
Date: Saturday, April 12th
Location: Lake Country Discovery Museum, Lakewood Forest Preserve, 27277 Forest Preserve Rd., Wauconda
Time: 12 - 1:30 p.m.
Phone: 847.968.3400
Cost: $7 (includes museum admission)

Shop at Whole Foods? Hit the Deerfield location on Wednesday, April 16th, and five percent of the store’s net sales will go to support the Lake Bluff Open Lands Association!

Event: Five Percent Day for Lake Bluff Open Lands Association
Date: Wednesday, April 16th
Location: Whole Food Market, 760 Waukegan Rd., Deerfield
Phone: 847.444.1900

Celebrate art and the local artists who create it.

Event: Member Show Celebration
Date: Friday, April 11th
Time: 6-8PM
Location: Wilmette Public Library, 1242 Wilmette Ave, in Wilmette
Phone: 847.256-5025

This Saturday let Sunset Foods indulge you and your taste buds as their top notched catering department puts their fare on display for you to sample – just in time for Mother’s day, Fathers’s day and Graduation season!

Event: Catering Menu Tasting
Date: Saturday, April 12th
Location: Sunset Foods

Northbrook
1127 Church Street
Northbrook

Lake Forest
825 S. Waukegan Road
Lake Forest

Highland Park
1812 Green Bay Road
Highland Park

Time: 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Cost: None