This Week's Upcoming Vernon Hills Area Events

Vernon Hills IL

28 February, 2022

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VERNON HILLS, IL — Want to spend a night out with friends? Check out what's new on your Vernon Hills Patch community calendar. Here are some events taking place in town this week. Hosting an event? Whether you're planning a fundraiser, a comedy night, or resume workshop, there's no better place to share it than Patch's event calendar. 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. Here are all of this week's events in and near Vernon Hills: Understanding Your Property Taxes When: Tuesday, March 1st at 7:00 p.m. Where: Libertyville High School What: Learn about your property tax bill and assessment. Find out what to look for to be sure you're not paying more than you should. With 17 years experience, Marty Rafter has helped many of his clients save on their property taxes. Register at ComEd128.org or 847-247-4575. Learn More Belly Dancing Intermediate When: Wednesday, March 2nd at 6:30 p.m. Where: Vernon Hills High School What: Continue by learning new movements and combinations of this dance with a more focused approach to new choreographies. Veil and finger cymbals required. Speak with instructor before making any purchases. Prerequisite: Beginning Belly Dancing or previous experience. Instructor -... Learn More Hustle Dance for Beginners Adults and Teens When: Wednesday, March 2nd at 7:00 p.m. Where: Libertyville High School What: Learn to Hustle dance to most top 40 songs of 2021. Today, Hustle mostly refers to unique partner dance done at clubs, weddings and cruises. Get moving and just have fun! Singles and couples welcome. Instructors - Angela & Richard, and Dress Up & Dance! ®. 4 sessions. Regi... Learn More The Brave Way: Self Defense Training For Adults, Teens, and Families When: Wednesday, March 2nd at 7:00 p.m. Where: Vernon Hills High School What: Learn to anticipate and avoid potentially dangerous situations and how to defend yourself from an attacker. Working with a partner you'll learn defenses against grabs, punches, chokes, single/multiple attackers, standing/ground attacks, gun/knife defenses, rape defense, and mo... Learn More Power Vegetable Gardening Live Online When: Wednesday, March 2nd at 7:00 p.m. Where: Live Online What: Experience the joy of harvesting power crops of healthy, delicious, sweet, crunchy vegetables! This topic reviews the basic techniques of vegetable gardening. Everything from site selection, soil preparation, and seed starting through fertilization, watering, pest control, and... Learn More Belly Dancing Beginning When: Wednesday, March 2nd at 7:35 p.m. Where: Vernon Hills High SchoolWhat: Learn the ancient and exciting art of belly dance. Individual movements and combinations will be the focus in creating a fun and enjoyable dance experience. Suggested attire: stretchy yoga pants, t-shirt, unitard, etc., and a scarf to tie around your hips. Instructor - Donna L... Learn More Canva 101 When: Thursday, March 3rd at 6:30 p.m. Where: Vernon Hills High School What: Canva is a graphic design platform that allows users to create social media graphics, presentations, posters, documents, and other visual content. Projects include projects for social media, flyers, collages, posters and more. Requirements: Basic computer and internet skills. ... Learn More Bookies U: Story Structure When: Thursday, March 3rd at 7:00 p.m. Where: Aspen Drive Library - Cook Memorial Public Library District What: Bookies U is back in session! This spring, we'll be discussing the building blocks of great stories, refining our book-talking skills, and more. This month, we're talking about how authors use structure to craft an unputdownable story, and how you can use it to get more from t... Learn More Make Your Own Glass Art Piece - Flower When: Friday, March 4th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Peter Patterson Glass, 888 Tower Rd, Suite E, Mundelein, IL, 60060 What: Using the colors of your choice, make a beautiful flower glass piece. You will also be given a tour of the studio, gallery and hot shop. Students need to pick up art piece 3-days after class to allow for cooling time. Register at ComEd128.org or 847-247-4575. Learn More Knitting Intermediate: Eyelet Lace Scarf When: Friday, March 4th at 6:30 p.m. Where: Vernon Hills High School What: Add to your knitting repertoire with a new variation of the knit and purl stitches, while creating a beautiful lace scarf. A supply list will be included in the class confirmation. Instructor - Colleen Kennedy. 5 sessions. No Class 4/1. Register at ComEd128.org or 847-247-4575. Learn More Knitting Advanced: Socks When: Friday, March 4th at 7:45 p.m. Where: Vernon Hills High School What: A knitter's greatest secret is the comfort and warmth of their hand-knit socks. This class is designed to walk you through a step-by-step process of knitting socks with an afterthought heel. Instructor - Colleen Kennedy. 5 sessions. No Class 4/1. Register at ComEd128.org or 84... Learn More End Chicago Theatre Week with Outside Mullingar! Deals Enclosed! When: Friday, March 4th at 8:00 p.m. Where: 300 WAUKEGAN ROAD, LAKE FOREST, IL 60045 What: Although Chicago Theatre Week ends Sunday, there is still time to come see our Jeff Recommended show! Use code CTW22 at our checkout for $30 tickets and come see what all the buzz is about at Citadel Theatre! Description: Anthony and Rosemary are two introverted misfits stradd... Learn More Featured Event: Color Pencil Demonstration When: Saturday, March 5th at 10:00 a.m. Where: 724 N Western Ave What: Professional Color Pencil Artist Phil Schorn will be at the Lake Forest Art Pop Saturday March 5th from 10am to 4 pm showing how he does his incredible art with the color pencil.  Along with drawing and answering questions, Phil will have books, drawing kits and will be displa... Learn More Featured Event: Color Pencil Demonstration (Phil Schorn) Getting More Out Of Microsoft Word for PC Users Live Online When: Sunday, March 6th at 1:00 p.m. Where: Live Online What: Let's make your tasks in Microsoft Word a lot easier! We will explore tabs, soft and hard returns, dictation, headers and footers, easy paragraph functions, the sort feature, how to create tables, use format painter for text and use macros to eliminate laborious repetition. (M... Learn More North Suburban Wind Ensemble Winter Concert When: Sunday, March 6th at 4:00 p.m. Where: Libertyville High School Auditorium, 708 W Park Ave, Libertyville, IL, 60048 What: The North Suburban Wind Ensemble will perform their Winter Concert in the Libertyville High School Auditorium at 4:00 pm. The program will include the following musical pieces - The Purple Pageant March, Italian in Algiers, The Barber of Seville Goes to the Devil, Suite No. 2 ... Learn More See more local events posted by your neighbors, or add your own, on the Vernon Hills 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.