1110 Willow Road, Northbrook
Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide opened its latest property in our area on October 28. The hotel features 161 guest rooms and is steps from Northbrook's Willow Festival shopping center, and close to other area attractions. The hotel will offer guests free broadband service, and Connections Restaurant & Lounge, which will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. The guest rooms feature flat screen high definition television, and guests are entitled to continental breakfast and afternoon hors d'oeuvres and beverages. The hotel also will have 2,200 square feet of meeting space including an executive junior boardroom and flexible meeting rooms, and catering is available.
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Last month, First Lady Laura Bush awarded the Skokie Public Library with the 2008 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation's highest honor for museums and libraries. It is the first public library in Illinois to receive the award. The ceremony, which took place at the White House, was attended by community member Aleksandr Krapivkin, Skokie Public Library Director Carolyn Anthony, and IMLS Director Anne Radice. Each year, the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), in coordination with the White House, awards the national medal to five libraries and five museums that have helped make their communities better places to live.
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Friday and Saturday, November 7 & 8
The American Toby Jug Museum
900 Chicago Avenue, Evanston
To celebrate the introduction of a new book, "A Century of Royal Doulton Character and Toby Jugs" by Stephen M. Mullins and David C. Fastenau, the public is invited to attend a cocktail reception on Friday evening (5:30 to 8:30 pm) and an Open House on Saturday (from noon to 5 pm). During the reception, the authors, along with Louise Irvine (who wrote an introduction to the book) will be available to sign personal copies and will also lead a discussion starting at 7 pm. On Saturday, there will be two lectures (1:30 and 3 pm) regarding collecting Royal Doulton Jugs. For more information, please call 877-TOBYMUSEUM or visit www.tobyjugmuseum.com.
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Friday - Sunday, November 7-9
Westfield Old Orchard
Old Orchard Road and Skokie Blvd., Skokie
Anyone who leads an active lifestyle or simply enjoys the casual comfort of top-quality active wear and sports gear will love this brand new, two-level, 26,500 square-foot flagship store at Westfield Old Orchard. In addition to popular lines of casual apparel for the whole family, the new store features the popular Outdoor Discovery School, where expert instructors offer "Walk-On Adventures" and introductory hands-on experience in such sports as kayaking and fly fishing. The Old Orchard location is one of L.L.Bean's "green" stores, incorporating the creative use of recycled and reclaimed materials, as well as state of the art energy efficient heating, cooling and lighting systems. During the Grand Opening celebration, the first 500 customers who arrive on Friday morning, November 7 (at 9 am), will receive an L.L. Bean Gift Card worth up to $500! The store will be open 24 hours through the evening of Sunday, November 9. For more information, please call 847-568-3600 or visit www.llbean.com.
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Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
3001 Central Street, Evanston
The Mitchell Museum of American Indian is the only museum in the Chicagoland area that focuses exclusively on the history, culture and arts of the North American Native people. During the month of November there are numerous lectures and events including Fur Traders in the Illinois Country (11/9 at 1 pm), The Early History of Illinois Indians and We Are the People of the Lac du Flambeau (11/13 at 4 pm) and an Art and Jewelry Sale featuring Navajo artist Peter Ray James and Navajo Silversmith Ray Tracey (11/13 at 7 pm). For more information about these and other events, please call 847-475-1030 or visit www.mitchellmuseum.org.
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Thursday, November 13
Triangle Printing
3737 Chase Avenue, Skokie
Rob Engleman, President of Engleman Management Group, will discuss ways in which business professionals and entrepreneurs can market themselves and their businesses more effectively. Rob will share marketing best practices and translate them into step-by-step processes to significantly improve business development efforts. Space is limited. Lunch will be served and the event is complimentary to CNSCVB members. We are asking that attendees bring a canned good which we will be donating to a local food pantry. RSVP by Monday, November 10 to Jennifer Williams at jwilliams@cnscvb.com or call 847-763-0011 ext. 22.
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Pick Staiger Concert Hall
Northwestern University
50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston
If you're looking for a wonderful place to experience live music, Pick Staiger Concert Hall is it! This acoustically outstanding space, which adjusts nicely to accommodate full-fledged orchestras and guitar soloists alike, provides intimate seating. During the month of November, come enjoy the Percussion Ensemble, conducted by She-e Wu (11/11 at 7:30 pm), the Northwestern University Jazz Orchestra, conducted by Victor Goines (11/12 at 7:30 pm), a piano concert by Stephen Hough (11/13 at 7:30 pm), and the International Contemporary Ensemble (11/20 at 7:30 pm). For more information and tickets, please call 847-467-4000 or visit www.pickstaiger.com.
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November 12 - December 21
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts
9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie
This brand new musical comes to Chicago after its 2007 Tony Award-winning Broadway run, giving Northlight audiences the chance to rub elbows with Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter "Little Edie," - Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' most scandalous relatives! Once the highest of high society, the two have become East Hampton's most notorious recluses, living in a dilapidated 28-room mansion with more than 51 cats for company. Set in two eras - 1941 when the celebrated estate was the picture of wealth and sophistication, and 1973 after it had been reduced to squalor - Grey Gardens is a hilarious and heartbreaking look at two indomitable women. For more information, please call 847-673-6300 or visit www.northlight.org.
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Saturday, November 15
Eve J. Alfille Gallery & Studio
623 Grove Street, Evanston
The public is invited to view and experience Eve's extraordinary new jewelry collection! Titled "A Winter's Tale" the collection, created by Eve herself and hand crafted in her on-site studio, represents the way she perceives the moods and feelings of winter. From magnificent one-of-a-kind "icy" pieces made with diamonds (depicting winter's chill) to glorious designs using light yellow and piercing blue sapphires (representing winter's thaw into spring), "A Winter's Tale" (which will make its debut from 3:30 to 8:30 pm) should not be missed! For more information, please call 847-869-7920 or visit www.evejewelry.com.
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Friday, November 21 - Opening Night
Piccolo Theater , Evanston Arts Depot
600 Main Street, Evanston
Robinson Crusoe is Piccolo's 6th Annual British style Holiday Panto. The zanies at Piccolo take to the high seas again this year with a castaway tale written by Ken Raabe, who has thrown this classic into a blender to create a tale of Robinson Crusoe meets Survivor meets Gilligan's Island meets Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea. Add some fearsomely funny cannibals, an evil media producer, sailors, cross-dressing old dames, hilarious songs and an underwater battle with a giant squid and you have Piccolo's Robinson Crusoe! Kids of all ages will laugh their way through this cock-eyed retelling of a family favorite. The show runs through December 20th. For more information and tickets, please call 847-424-0089 or visit www.piccolotheatre.com.
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Quince
Thursday, November 27
1625 Hinman Avenue, Evanston
Quince will be open for the very first time on Thanksgiving, and Executive Chef Mark Hannon and Pastry Chef Jeffrey Sills have created a scrumptious 5-course menu celebrating the autumn harvest season and the festive holiday. The 5-course dinner is $80 per person, which includes coffee or tea. A special children's menu will be available featuring grilled cheese and macaroni and cheese for $8, as well as Chef Hannon's famous home-made chicken fingers for $9. Quince features an extensive wine list, with many wines offered by the glass, and resident wine expert and assistant manager Brenna Davis will be on hand to suggest the perfect wine pairing with each course. For more information, please call 847-570-8400 or visit www.quincerestaurant.net.
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November 28 - January 4, 2009
Chicago Botanic Garden - Regenstein Center
1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe
Take a magical trip to a winter wonderland of twinkling lights and holiday beauty at the Chicago Botanic Garden when we kick off the holiday season! Outside, 750,000 white lights sparkle and welcome you and your family to the Garden's wonderland. Inside the Regenstein Center, a 10,000-square-foot exhibition of miniature trains winds over bridges, under trestles, past waterfalls and through dozens of Chicago's favorite landmarks. New landmarks for 2008 include K.A.M. Isaiah Israel Synagogue, the Newberry Library, and the Chicago Botanic Garden's Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center. Paul Busse, designer of the Model Railroad Garden, created this amazing exhibition exclusively for the Garden's holiday celebration. For more information and ticket prices, please call 847-835-5440 or visit www.chicagobotanic.org/wonderland.
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Wednesdays - Sundays
November 28 - December 21
The Grove
1421 Milwaukee Avenue, Glenview
Find seasonal decorations and ornaments, household accessories, one-of-a-kind gifts, personalized novelty items and delicious baked goods and gourmet foods for purchase at The Grove's Kennicott House. Open every Wednesday-Sunday through December 21 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Proceeds benefit The Grove National Historic Landmark. Parking is free. For more information, please call 847-299-6096 or visit www.glenviewparks.org.
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The following businesses have recently joined Chicago's North Shore Convention and Visitors Bureau as Preferred Partners. Please help us build a bigger and stronger Bureau by letting us know of any businesses or industry contacts who you believe would benefit from becoming one of our Preferred Partners. Please contact Jennifer Williams, CNSCVB Manager of Membership and Advertising, at jwilliams@cnscvb.com or call 847-763-0011 x 22 with any questions.
Food For Thought
7001 Ridgeway Ave.
Lincolnwood
Erika Guzman
847-982-2608
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