Author event! Agnes knows Nature | Lake Forest Open Lands Association
Author event! Agnes knows Nature | Lake Forest Open Lands Association
Author event! Agnes knows Nature
Join us on Thursday, Sept. 18, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Mellody Farm Nature Preserve, 350 N. Waukegan Road, Lake Forest, for a special Author Event: Agnes Knows Nature, where author Seth Marcus and illustrator Janet McDowell will lead children ages 4–12 and their caregivers in a joyful book reading and signing, followed by a guided nature walk through the preserve’s prairie to discover plants and creatures featured in the story, with participation limited to 25 attendees at $8 per person, offering families an engaging, hands-on experience combining storytelling, learning, and outdoor exploration in a beautiful setting.
The Way of the Rain – Hope for Earth – A Symphony for our Planet
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The Way of the Rain – Hope for Earth- A Symphony for our Planet
Join us on Saturday, Sept. 27, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Gorton Center – John & Nancy Hughes Theater, 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest, for a screening of The Way of the Rain – Hope for Earth – A Symphony for our Planet, a multidisciplinary performance conceived by environmental artist Sibylle Szaggars Redford and narrated by actor and activist Robert Redford, combining music, dance, film, light, spoken word, and visual art to highlight climate change and humanity’s connection to Earth, featuring the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, its youth choir, and conductor Julian Benichou in a moving environmental experience.
Monday, Sept. 15
Lakelight Talk: Crawford Loritts
WHEN: 7-9 p.m.
WHERE: Christ Church Lake Forest, 100 N. Waukegan Road, Lake Forest
Monday Bird hikes
WHEN: 7:30-9 a.m.
WHERE: Derwen Mawr, 221 W. Deerpath Road, Lake Forest
Tuesday, Sept. 16
Sunset Yoga
WHEN: 6-7 p.m.
WHERE: Mellody Farm Nature Preserve, 350 N. Waukegan Road, Lake Forest
Wednesday, Sept. 17
An Indigenous Perspective on the Prairie
WHEN: 11 a.m.-Noon
WHERE: Mellody Farm Nature Preserve, 350 N. Waukegan Road, Lake Forest
PRICE: $10-15
COC Business After Hours: City of Hope Cancer Center
WHEN: 5-6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Lake Forest Club, 554 N. Westmoreland Road, Lake Forest
Cooking Class: Elegant Entertaining: Alfresco Dinner
WHEN: 6-9 p.m.
WHERE: Elawa Farm, 1401 Middlefork Drive, Lake Forest
PRICE: $121
Thursday, Sept. 18
Edith Cummings, Jordan Baker, and the Golden Age of Golf in Fitzgerald’s Fiction
WHEN: 7 p.m.
WHERE: History Center Lake Forest-Lake Bluff, 509 E. Deerpath Road, Lake Forest
PRICE: $10
Friday, Sept. 19
Lake Bluff Farmers Market
WHEN: 7 a.m.-Noon
WHERE: Village Green, Lake Bluff
COC B4Work Networking Breakfast
WHEN: 7:30-9 a.m.
WHERE: Hilton Garden Inn Lake Forest/Mettawa, 26225 N. Riverwoods Blvd., Lake Forest
PRICE: $15-20
Rosh Hashanah Baking... Made Simple!
WHEN: 9 a.m.-Noon
WHERE: Elawa Farm, 1401 Middlefork Drive, Lake Forest
PRICE: $121
Lake Bluff Community Golf Scramble
WHEN: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
WHERE: Lake Bluff Golf Club, 355 W. Washington Ave., Lake Bluff
PRICE: $85
Brooklyn Charmers - A Steely Dan Tribute Band
WHEN: 7:30-9:30 p.m.
WHERE: Gorton Center, 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest
PRICE: $20-49
Saturday, Sept. 20
"A Walk Down Memory Lane: Stanley Anderson and the Design of Historic Lake Forest High School" presented by Paul Bergmann, LFHS Class of 1971
WHEN: 9-10 a.m.
WHERE: Lake Forest High School "Little Theater", 1285 N. McKinley Road, Lake Forest
Head in the Clouds Adventure
WHEN: 10-11:30 a.m.
WHERE: Mellody Farm Nature Preserve, 350 N. Waukegan Road, Lake Forest
PRICE: $35-45
Lake Forest College Campus Walking Tour
WHEN: 10:30 a.m.
WHERE: 555 N. Sheridan Road, Lake Forest
PRICE: $25-35
Campout at LFOLA
WHEN: 5 p.m.
WHERE: Mellody Farm Nature Preserve, 350 N. Waukegan Road, Lake Forest
PRICE: $250
Monday, Sept. 22
Monday Bird hikes
WHEN: 7:30-9 a.m.
WHERE: Middlefork Farm Nature Preserve, 1401 Middlefork Drive, Lake Forest
Storytime @ LFOLA
WHEN: 10-10:30 a.m.
WHERE: Mellody Farm Nature Preserve, 350 N. Waukegan Road, Lake Forest
Paws Fore a Cause Golf Outing
WHEN: 10:30 a.m.
WHERE: Shoreacres, 1601 Shoreacres Road, Lake Bluff
PRICE: $150
Tuesday, Sept. 23
Mellody Farm Nature Preserve Walk
WHEN: 10 a.m.
WHERE: 350 N. Waukegan Road, Lake Forest
GO Lake Forest: College Walk & Tour
WHEN: 10 a.m.
WHERE: Patterson Lodge, Lake Forest College, 555 N. Sheridan Road, Lake Forest
LF-LB History Center Hike at LFOLA
WHEN: 10-11:30 a.m.
WHERE: Mellody Farm Nature Preserve, 350 N. Waukegan Road, Lake Forest
Ribbon Cutting and Open House at Lucy & Lolly's Whimsy Workshop
WHEN: 4-6 p.m.
WHERE: 840 S. Waukegan Road, Suite 111, Lake Forest
Medicare 101
WHEN: 6:30-7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Lake Forest Library, 360 E. Deerpath Road, Lake Forest
Wednesday, Sept. 24
Nature Babies
WHEN: 11-11:45 a.m.
WHERE: Mellody Farm Nature Preserve, 350 N. Waukegan Road, Lake Forest
Polly's Petals 25th Anniversary Celebration
WHEN: 5-6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Polly's Petals, 123 Waukegan Road, Suite 400, Lake Bluff
Thursday, Sept. 25
Go Lake Forest: Frolic with Forestry Walk
WHEN: 10 a.m.
WHERE: Forest Park, 801 N. Lake Road, Lake Forest
Send in the Evil Robots?: Surviving and Thriving in the AI Age
WHEN: 5-6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Tarble Room, Brown Hall, Lake Forest College, 555 N. Sheridan Road, Lake Forest
Saturday, Sept. 27
Bark by the Bluff
WHEN: 10 a.m.-Noon
WHERE: Artesian Park, 10 E. Sheridan Pl., Lake Bluff
PRICE: $25
Sunday, Sept. 28
Bagpipes & Bonfire
WHEN: 4-7 p.m.
WHERE: Middlefork Farm Nature Preserve, 1401 Middlefork Drive, Lake Forest
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