Play with Legos, Listen to Candidates

• When: Saturday, March 3, 2012, 7:00 pm
• Where: 255 E Illinois Rd, Lake Forest
• Why Go: The Grove Gala:  Around The World is the largest OGSEF fundraiser and supports the Foundation’s goals.  OGSEF exists to enrich the Oak Grove School curriculum through programs and technology for teachers and within classrooms while focusing on four key areas:  1) Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM); 2) Arts and Language; 3) Supporting Teacher Innovation; and 4) Making Sure Every Student Realizes His or Her Full Potential. 
• Cost:$75
• Information: http://­www.­ogsef.­org

• When: Saturday, March 3, 2012, 7:30 pm
• Where: 735 N Milwaukee Ave, Libertyville
• Why Go?: This is a family friendly sketch and games based show in the style of "Whose Line..." and Chicago Improv featuring the hilarious Improv Comedy Troupe "Lost Not Stolen".
• Cost: $7
  
• Information: http://­www.­impro­vplayhouse.­com

• When: Sunday, March 4, 2012, 12:00 pm
• Where: , 326 Peterson Rd, Libertyville
• Why Go?: Play in the Legoville area, or create from small elements. Observe class demonstrations: LEGO We-Do® Robotics, Simple and Motorized Machines, Mindstorms® and making of a Stop Motion Movie.
• Cost: $5
  
• Information: http://­www.­carobo­tfactory.­com

• When: Friday, March 2, 6 and 7p.m.
• Where:, 840 S. Waukegan Road, Lake Forest
• Why Go: Like all those cool new cocktails in restaurants and bars, but don't know a thing about making them? How about a cocktail class! Christophe Bukanas, owner of Local Wine Co., will be here mixing and blending his small batch, hand made spirits into some mouthwatering concoctions. No RSVP is needed, just grab some friends and head on over. There are two different start times, 6 and 7 p.m. Both demos will feature the same cocktails and will last about one hour.
• Cost: free
• Information: 847-295-9463

Talent Show: The Final Countdown

• When: Friday and Saturday, March 2-3, 7:30 p.m. each night.
• Where:
• Why Go: The Talent Show began in the mid 1960’s when the parents of the late Chicago sportscaster, Tim Weigel, was a student at LFHS. They suggested that a Talent Show could make a very successful fund-raiser. Mr. and Mrs. Weigel, who started Channel 26 in Chicago, were the first directors and brought in two professional entertainers to be the first MC’s.
• Cost: $20 per person.
• Information: http://www.lfhstheatre.org/talentshow

The Lake Forest Symphony Bruckner Fest

• When: Friday and Saturday, March 2-3, 8 p.m. each night.
• Where: James Lumber Center at the College of Lake County
• Why Go:The Lake Forest Symphony’s Bruckner Fest will open with Bruckner’s Symphony No. 5 in B-flat and then be joined by Laura Park, 18 years old and winner of the 2012 Music Institute of Chicago’s Concerto/Aria competition to perform Jean Sibelius’s Violin Concerto.
• Cost: $27 to $54 per person.
• Information: 847-295-2135

• When: Sunday, March 4, 1:30-5 p.m.
• Where:, 100 E Old Mill Rd, Lake Forest
• Why Go: Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Patch will join the League of Women Voters - Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Area in offering a candidate forum.The candidates and the times they will speak include: 12th District Lake County Board: Lake Forest residents and Republican candidates Scott Helton and Mike Rummel, 1:45-2:20 p.m. Lake County Circuit Court Clerk: Republican candidates Gerald Dietz and Keith Brin, 2:25-2:50 p.m. Lake County Coroner: Democratic candidates Thomas Rudd and Artis Yancy, and Republican candidates Steve Newton and Howard Cooper, 2:55-3:25 p.m. Lake County Recorder: Republican candidates Bob Bednar and Marty Blumenthal, 3:30-3:55 p.m. Lake County State's Attorney: Democratic candidates Chris Kennedy, Reginald Mathews and Karen Boyd Williams, and Republican candidates Louise Hayes, Mike Nerheim and Bryan Winter, 4-4:55 p.m. The public is encouraged to attend and ask questions.
• Cost: Free.
• Information: http://­www.­lwv-­lflb.­org/­

Juliette Gordon Low: The Remarkable Founder of the Girl Scouts

• When: Tuesday, March 6, 7 p.m.
• Where:
• Why Go: Author Stacey Cordery will be in Lake Forest to promote her new book, Juliette Gordon Low: The Remarkable Founder of the Girl Scouts. The release coincides with the celebration of the Girl Scouts’ centennial. Juliette Gordon Low: The Remarkable Founder of the Girl Scouts, the first full-scale biography of the group’s founder, tells the colorful story of Low’s launch of the Girl Scouts of America.
• Cost: Free.
• Information: 847-234-2209.