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september highlights recommended events listing
sept. 1–7
Brendan James September 1 SPACE, 1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston evanstonspace.com
Westfield French Market September 6 Westfield Old Orchard Shopping Center (outside Macy’s), Skokie Blvd. and Old Orchard Rd., Skokie westfield.com/oldorchard
Roadside Flower Sale September 7 - 8 Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe chicagobotanic.org
“Nobody Grows Up Wanting to be a Server” September 7 (also September 14, 21 and 28) Gorilla Tango’s Skokie Theatre 7924 Lincoln Ave., Skokie
sept. 8–14
GLASA Twilight Run, Walk and Roll 5K September 8 Gorton Center, Lake Forest glasa.org/twilight
Grayslake Antique Market September 8 - 9 Lake County Fairgrounds, Grayslake zurkopromotions.cg
Second Saturday Garden Tour September 8 Lincoln Park Zoo 2001 N. Clark St., Chicago lpzoo.org
Keb’ Mo’ September 14 North Shore Center for the Performing Arts 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie northshorecenter.org
sept. 15–21
CAF Kenilworth Tour September 16 Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago architecture.org (Tour meets at Kenilworth Train Station)
Woofstock September 16 Larry Fink Memorial Park, 1377 Deer Creek Pkwy., Highland Park pdhp.org
Malott Japanese Garden Children’s Festival September 16 Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe chicagobotanic.org
Adler After Dark September 20 Adler Planetarium 1300 S. Lake Shore Dr., Chicago adlerplanetarium.org
sept. 22–30
B y K e l ly K o n r a d
Building: Inside Studio Gang Architects Opens September 24 The Art Institute of Chicago 111 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago artic.edu
Sex and the Suburbs Live September 27 Wilmette Theatre 1122 Central Ave., Wilmette See page 83 for details
Long Grove Apple Festival September 28 - 30 Downtown Long Grove visitlonggrove.com
STEP OUT: Walk to Stop Diabetes September 30 Didier Farm, Buffalo Grove diabetes.ore2
John Scofield Trio September 27 - 28 SPACE, 1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston evanstonspace.com
6th Annual Green Living Festival September 29 Evanston Ecology Center 2024 McCormick Blvd., Evanston cityofevanston.org
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Griffin House September 9 SPACE, 1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston evanstonspace.com
The Wizard of Oz Opens September 24 Kohl Children’s Museum 2100 Patriot Blvd., Glenview kohlchildrensmuseum.org
September 2012
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