This Weekend's Northbrook Area Events

Northbrook IL

13 May, 2021

3:55 PM

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Looking for things to do in the Northbrook area? As we close our laptops and put our books/work away for a quick unplug, don't forget to take a look around town to participate in the fun activities here in Northbrook. Here's a roundup of local events coming up in the area this weekend. Hot tip: If you want to see your event in the next roundup, you can add it to the community calendar using this form. As always, it's free to post an event in your community. To reach more people, you can promote your event and share it nearby for $1 per day per community. Featured Event: Free Estate Planning & Living Trust Workshop Live Q&A Friday 3PM When: Friday, May 14th at 3:00 p.m. Where: Online Webinar - Friday 3:00PM CST What: ==> Click Here to Register Friday 3PM CST FREE Estate Planning & Living Trust Workshop+Live Q & A Discover how to best protect your family and assets. Learn how to avoid probate court. In a simple format. Easy to Understand ==> Click Here to Register Learn More Featured Event: Free Estate Planning & Living Trust Workshop Live Q&A Friday 3PM (Bill Wilson) Featured Event: Martini TastingWhen: Friday, May 14th at 5:00 p.m. What: 5pm – 6pm • $5Good Grapes is the first retail location for Brix Canned Martinis and they are simply delicious. Each can is 12 ounces which equates to 2 martinis per can.Our friend and master martini creator Joe from Brix will be pouring samples. Stop by to meet the man behind ... Learn More Featured Event: Martini Tasting (Good Grapes) Women Ministries Annual Plant Sale When: Friday, May 14th at 9:00 a.m. Where: 2737 Techny Road, Northbrook, IL 60062 What: The Women Ministries group of Northbrook Covenant Church will be holding their annual plant sale fundraiser. The dates of the sale are May 14 and 15 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. A wide variety of annuals and perennials as well as hanging baskets will be available for purchase. All... Learn More Prairie Grass Cafe & Saigon Sisters Collaboration Dinner, May 14 When: Friday, May 14th at 2:00 p.m. Where: Saigon Sisters What: Collaboration Dinner to Benefit the Asian Americans Advancing Justice | ChicagoMay is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month and chef Sarah Stegner and restaurateur Mary Aregoni want to show their support for the AAPI community. Prairie Grass Cafe and Saigon Sister... Learn More Drive-In Movie: The Sandlot When: Friday, May 14th at 8:00 p.m. Where: North Suburban YMCA, 2705 Techny Rd., Northbrook What: The Y hosts a family-friendly Drive-In Movie night in their parking lot featuring "The Sandlot."  Parking lot opens at 6:30 p.m. and the movie starts at dark (approximately 8:00 p.m.). Tickets are $40 per car for the premium spaces in the first thee rows; $30 per car for the s... Learn More Northbrook Action Baseball 2021 Summer League Registration When: Friday, May 14th at 10:45 p.m. What: Summer 2021 registration is know open for pre school thru 2nd grade Boys & Girls. Individual & Team entries Accepted. Visit our website northbrookactionbaseball.org for registration form and information. To Guarantee A Spot registrations due by June 1st . Season will s... Learn More Featured Event: 5K Walk for Peace When: Saturday, May 15th at 8:00 a.m. Where: Glenview Community Church What: Hands of Peace, an international non-profit organization that empowers American, Israeli and Palestinian youth to become agents of change, invites the Chicago community to sign up for its "5K Walk for Peace" on Saturday, May 15 starting at 8:00 am at Glenview Community Church,... Learn More Featured Event: 5K Walk for Peace (Deb Lawrence) Featured Event: Get Your Illinois Medical Cannabis Card From Home! When: Saturday, May 15th at 8:00 a.m. Where: TeleMedicine Physician Certification Visit What: Appointments Available 6 Days a Week Monday-Friday, 10am-6pm Saturdays 10am-2pm Click Here to Book Now! We're proud to be nominated by our patients and subscribers to The Chicago Reader for the second year in a row as "The Best Clinic in Chicago to Get A Medical Cannabis Card!... Learn More Featured Event: Get Your Illinois Medical Cannabis Card From Home! (Educated Alternative) Featured Event: Water Safety Day Event When: Saturday, May 15th at 2:00 p.m. Where: Goldfish Swim School - Northbrook What: Join us for fun and educational activities about water safety for the whole family! About this Event In honor of National Water Safety Awareness Month, Goldfish Swim School Northbrook is hosting a very special event! We'll have lots of fun and educational activities for your e... Learn More Featured Event: Water Safety Day Event (SaraFisher) Finding True Self When: Saturday, May 15th at 8:00 a.m. Where: Body & Brain Yoga Tai Chi - Northbrook What: Finding True Self Workshop is the gateway to learning how to connect within yourself and find out who you really are inside. You will improve the relationship with the yourself and others as you re-center the mind, heal emotional wounds of the past and present, and self-reflec... Learn More Somme Woods restoration workday When: Saturday, May 15th at 9:00 a.m. What: Meet at the middle of the Somme Woods parking lotRescue young bur oaksat the edge of an ancient groveWe'll help chokecherries and gooseberry bushes, too.Buckthorn, meet your match!Do you have an eye for garlic mustard?Are you tenacious?We've been on it,but there is more to see... Learn More Featured Event: Erev Shavuot Festival Service and Lecture When: Sunday, May 16th at 7:30 p.m. Where: Congregation Kol Emeth What: Join Rabbi Barry Schechter and Congregation Kol Emeth for an Ere Shavuot Service and Lecture.  Rabbi Schechter's lecture will discuss Anti-Zionism: Then and Now.  To get the link for this free Zoom event please email [email protected].  Be sure to join us for festival ... Learn More Featured Event: Erev Shavuot Festival Service and Lecture (Judy Aronson) Stan's Donut Day When: Sunday, May 16th at 9:00 a.m. Where: St. Norbert Catholic Church What: Stan's Donuts are coming to St. Norbert's!  Traditional glazed, Stan's special dozen or premium dozen are availalbe to pre-order; glutenless and vegan options too!Donut pickup - 9:00 am to 11:00 am in the school parking lot.Pre-order cut off is 48 hours before event.Place your... Learn More Somme Prairie Nature Preserve restoration workday When: Sunday, May 16th at 9:00 a.m. What: We are still deciding what we'll do But whatever it may be,It will be a pleasure and privilegeTo serve the ecosystem together. It's up to us who care.- Laurel and LisaRSVP at [email protected] Learn More Featured Event: Shavuot Festival Service When: Monday, May 17th at 10:00 a.m. Where: Congregation Kol Emeth What: Join Rabbi Barry Schechter and Congregation Kol Emeth for a Shavuot Festival Service. To get the link for this free Zoom event please email [email protected]. Be sure to join us for festival services including Yizkor on Tuesday, May 18th at 10:00 am.  Learn More Featured Event: Shavuot Festival Service (Judy Aronson) 10 Commandments Reading & Shavuot Garden Party When: Monday, May 17th at 11:15 a.m. What: Hear the 10 commandments at Chabad Northbrook followed by a Shavuot Garden Party. All are invited. Dairy Buffet Lunch. Learn More Outdoor Reading of the Ten Commandments & Ice Cream Party When: Monday, May 17th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Lubavitch Chabad of Northbrook What: Hear the 10 Commandments read from the Torah as it was read on Mount Sinai!  Learn More Featured Event: Shavuot Festival Service including Yizkor When: Tuesday, May 18th at 10:00 a.m. Where: Congregation Kol Emeth What: Join Rabbi Barry Schechter and Congregation Kol Emeth for a Shavuot Festival Service including Yizkor. To get the link for this free Zoom event please email [email protected]. Learn More Featured Event: Shavuot Festival Service including Yizkor (Judy Aronson) Protecting Dark Skies When: Tuesday, May 18th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Northbrook Public Library What: Adam Kreuzer, delegate with the International Dark-Sky Association will discuss the beauty of dark skies and the ways we can protect the night from light pollution. In partnership with Go Green Northbrook. Advance registration required: https://visit.northbrook.info/event/4728... Learn More Northbrook's Heritage Peonies When: Wednesday, May 19th at 1:00 p.m. Where: North Suburban YMCA, 2705 Techny Rd., Northbrook What: Sue McFaul from the Northbrook Garden Club will present the colorful journey of the peonies that began in 1928 at the Northbrook Gardens on the north side of town and their present locations throughout the Village, to be enjoyed by future generations. Free and open to the publ... Learn More Check out all the local events posted by your neighbors, or add your own, on theNorthbrook Patch community calendar. Editor's note: This article was automatically generated based on event information mainly provided by community members. Patch has not independently verified most of this information. Click on any event in the list for more details. You can also reach out to [email protected] with any questions or other feedback about this article.