Highland Park Area Weekday Events: Check Out What's Happening

Highland Park IL

27 September, 2021

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HIGHLAND PARK, IL — Wondering what there is to do in the Highland Park area? Patch has you covered with the latest upcoming events taking place this week in Highland Park. Here's a roundup of local events coming up in the area this week. Want to see your event in the next roundup? You can add it to the calendar using this form. You can also spread the word in nearby communities by promoting your event. The cost is $1 per day per community. Here are all of this week's events throughout Highland Park: Book Discussion for Three Mondays When: Monday, September 27th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Online from Holy Cross Church in Deerfield What: It began as a letter, father to son, about being Black in the USA today. It became a bestseller. Join in a well-guided discussion of Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates Mondays,  9/27 10/4 10/18 7-8:30 PM CDT online rsvp for link: [email protected] Spo... Learn More Book discussion: Three Mondays, beginning September 27! When: Monday, September 27th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Online from Holy Cross Deerfield What: Lively book discussion with skilled moderators. Learn More Readers' Round Table - Highland Park Library When: Tuesday, September 28th at 2:00 p.m. Where: Highland Park Library What: Event listing from Highland Park Library: Tuesday and September 28 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PMLove to read? Always looking for book recommendations? Meet fellow bibliophiles at Readers' Round Table! Join us at the tables near the lower level entrance or on Zoom. Register for an invite. Learn More HR Committee Meeting - Township High School District 113 When: Tuesday, September 28th at 4:30 p.m. Where: Township High School District 113 What: Event listing from Township High School District 113: Tuesday, September 28 from 4:30 PM to 11:59 PM Learn More Board of Education Meeting - Township High School District 113 When: Tuesday, September 28th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Township High School District 113 What: Event listing from Township High School District 113: Tuesday, September 28 from 6:00 PM to 11:59 PMBoard of Education MeetingsPublic notice of Board of Education meetings and agendas are published on BoardDocs at least 48 hours prior to the meeting being called to order. Foll... Learn More Library U - Poetry Writing - Highland Park Library When: Tuesday, September 28th at 6:30 p.m. Where: Highland Park Library What: Event listing from Highland Park Library: Tuesday, September 28 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PMLibrary U - Poetry Writing Learn More Releasing Complaints When: Wednesday, September 29th at 7:00 p.m. Where: On Zoom from Infinity Foundation What: Join Paul W. Zavagno, MED, Certified Facilitator of The Work, and learn to use The Work of Byron Katie to identify and release the complaints that interfere with your peace. Paper, pencil and an open mind are all you need! Register for this free Zoom class at www.infinityfoun... Learn More Video Game Show Live! - Highland Park Library When: Wednesday, September 29th at 7:30 p.m. Where: Highland Park Library What: Event listing from Highland Park Library: Wednesday, September 29 from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PMJoin us as we talk all things video games! Register for an invitation. Learn More Rock & Read - Highland Park Library When: Thursday, September 30th at 10:30 a.m. Where: Highland Park Library What: Event listing from Highland Park Library: Thursday, September 30 from 10:30 AM to 11:00 AMLet's rock! Join Miss Kelly for a musical storytime where you can make lots of noise. Explore instruments, listen to stories, and sing along! Learn More Drive-In Movie: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone When: Thursday, September 30th at 7:30 p.m. Where: Everest Park, 116 Highwood Avenue What: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (PG). Hop in the car and cruise on over! Tickets must be purchased in advance. View the movie inside your car, or bring lawn chairs to sit outside your car. Sound played via loudspeaker, no transmitter. Price: $30/vehicle (screening begins... Learn More Featured Event: Rescue Shaw Prairie from Evil Brush: Urgent Need for New Volunteers When: Saturday, October 2nd at 10:00 a.m. Where: Skokie River Nature Preserve What: Shaw Woods and Prairie is an incomparably important original prairie/savanna/woodland remnant and preserve. But it desperately needs the help that comes only from a dedicated volunteer stewards community. One of the two or three highest quality true prairies in the region, Sha... Learn More Featured Event: Rescue Shaw Prairie from Evil Brush: Urgent Need for New Volunteers (AmyDoll) Featured Event: Music at the Fort: Risus Quartet When: Saturday, October 2nd at 7:00 p.m. Where: Midwest Young Artists Conservatory (MYAC) What: Midwest Young Artists Conservatory (MYAC) announces the second installment of the annual Music @ the Fort series. The 2021 Fischoff Grand Prize winning Risus Quartet will be playing at the MYAC center in Highwood. Come hear violinists Haeni Lee and Jieun Yoo, violist Mary Eunk... Learn More Featured Event: Music at the Fort: Risus Quartet (Evan Fojtik) Featured Event: Oktoberfest with Gerald McClendon and The Susie Lofton Group to benefit Santa for a Day When: Saturday, October 2nd at 7:00 p.m. Where: Post 42 What: FALL IS HERE! Crisp air, warm flannel, tasty food and drink... and the sounds of great music await! If you love R&B Soul music, you'll truly fall in love with Gerald McClendon and his extraordinary style of performing R&B standards such as classic soul music and sound... Learn More Featured Event: Oktoberfest with Gerald McClendon and The Susie Lofton Group to benefit Santa for a Day (Monika Lotter) Kick-off event and the launch of a major new initiative! When: Saturday, October 2nd at 9:00 a.m. Where: Skokie River Nature Preserve What: Collect and spread precious seeds, cut invasive brush to let the sunlight in, monitor rare plants and wildlife (from orchids to frogs), and enjoy peace and fellowship with friendly folks in a needy little wilderness Nature Preserve. If that sounds like a good day to you, join ... Learn More Highland Park Kiwanis Bike Hike Oct 2nd When: Saturday, October 2nd at 9:00 a.m. Where: BIKE HIKE EVENT What: Inaugural Bike Hike up the Robert McClory Bike Trail beginning at the Highland Park High School McClory Bike Trail trail head on Saturday, Oct 2nd. 10am-11am start time. $5 donation. Learn More The Mastery of Self: A Toltec Guide To Personal Freedom & Breaking Old Agreements When: Saturday, October 2nd at 10:00 a.m. Where: On Zoom from Infinity Foundation What: The ancient Toltecs believed that life is perceived as a dream. Life is a personal dream, and all individual dreams come together to make the dream of the planet. Being a member of this bond requires willingness to engage and to contribute with individual effort. The type o... Learn More 2nd Annual Steep Ravine Infusion Festival When: Saturday, October 2nd at 12:00 p.m. Where: 582 Roger Williams Ave What: After an amazingly successful inaugural Steep Ravine Infusion Festival in 2019, Ravinia Brewing is excited to announce it will be bringing back this first-of-its-kind outdoor event on Saturday, October 2nd from Noon-10 PM, located along the main drag of the Ravinia District of... Learn More LIFE Magazine Photographer Henri Dauman's Iconic Work On Show at The Art Center When: Saturday, October 2nd at 12:00 p.m. Where: Art Center Highland Park What: Gallery hours: M-F 10-4, SAT 12-4 The Art Center Highland Park in partnership with The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Arbor Terrace Highland Park is thrilled to be bringing the incredible work of internationally renowned Life Magazine Photographer, Henri Dauman, to our gallerie... Learn More Featured Event: Seekers in Sneaker 2nd Annual Scavenger Hunt When: Sunday, October 3rd at 10:00 a.m. Where: 1892 1st St What: Enjoy family fun and burn some energy while attempting to complete our scavenger hunt! Learn More Featured Event: Seekers in Sneaker 2nd Annual Scavenger Hunt (Agi Semrad) See all the local events posted by your neighbors, or add your own, on the Highland Park 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, always check with organizers to confirm posted events are proceeding as planned. 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.