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| saturday march 14 | sunday march 15 2015
the north shore weekend
LIFESTYLE & ARTS
Goings on About Towns Saturday, March 14 [ At Home Alone ] Gorton Community Center 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest 10 a.m.-noon $35 www.gortoncenter.org Is your child ready to stay at home without a sitter for short periods of time? Gorton’s safety experts will cover topics such as basic first aid, door and window safety situations, kitchen and fire safety, and what to do if your child smells smoke or gas. Your child will take home strategies on how to communicate effectively with parents to make general house rules — and with brothers and sisters to curb sibling rivalry. Sunday, March 15 [ The Lake Forest Civic Orchestra ] Christ Church Lake Forest 100 N. Waukegan Rd., Lake Forest 4 p.m. Tickets: $20 for adults; $10 for seniors/students www.lakeforestcivicorchestra.org The Lake Forest Civic Orchestra will have guest conductor Robert Nordling
on the podium. The program includes Beethoven’s mighty Symphony No. 3 (Eroica), Brahm’s Tragic Overture, and features Johnathon Wiest playing Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 2 in D.
Photography by Robin Subar
What are your plans for spring break?
Tuesday, March 17 [ What’s Eating Our Shrubland Bird Nests? ] Heller Nature Center 2821 Ridge Road, Highland Park 7 p.m. Free
www.lakecookaudubon.org
Populations of shrubnesting bird species, like field sparrow and black-billed cuckoo, have declined in Illinois over the past century. University of Illinois researcher Scott Chiavacci has spent three years locating and monitoring over 3,300 nests for clues. He will share his findings. [ Ruth Winter Lecture with Gus Speth ] Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel Lake Forest College 555 N. Sheridan Road, Lake Forest 7:30 p.m. Free www.lakeforest.edu/ community
Anissa Forman, Winnetka
Going to Costa Rica and ziplining on the beach!
Erika Kreisa and Piper, Winnetka
Big Sky Montana.
Melinda Hurley, Winnetka
Suzy and Clay Scherb, Winnetka
Taking a trip to the Dominican Republic.
We are going skiing!
Karen Bowen, Wilmette
Bridget Lyman, Winnetka
Cabo San Lucas.
I’m going to West Palm Beach with my family.
Environmentalist, author, and former dean of forestry at Yale University Gus Speth will discuss the imperative of a new global environmentalism.
Friday, March 20 [ French Trivia Night ] St. Mark’s Church 1509 Ridge Avenue, Evanston 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. $20 per person RSVP by March 16: alliancefn@yahoo.com
Robert Nordling
out & about
Come and test your knowledge about France and the francophone world. Questions are in English.