Northbrook Chamber celebrates; Cove Career Center opens
It's anticipated that after a two-year break, more than 400 people will attend the Northbrook Chamber of Commerce & Industry's 27th Auction and Taste event at the Renaissance Chicago North Shore Hotel on Oct. 24.
The chamber fundraiser, from 5-7:30 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Renaissance, 933 Skokie Blvd., will offer music and socializing, a grand prize raffle drawing for $1,000, tables filled with silent auction items, and also a live auction led by the lively Ron Bernardi.
A large roster of local eateries will providing samples of their fare. The menu includes: Gail's Brownies, Sunset Foods, Allgauer's, Mission Hills Club, Grill House, The Glen Club, Claim Company, Ruth's Chris, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Georgie V's, Sarpino's, Marcello's, the Renaissance Chicago itself, and several others. Dessert purveyors will be at the chamber auction for the first time.
Open to chamber members and also to their guests, the cost of admission is $45 before Oct. 17, $55 after. This includes beer, wine, soft drinks and the above-noted "Taste of Northbrook."
Sponsorship opportunities may still be available as well.
For tickets to the Auction & Taste, register with the Northbrook Chamber of Commerce & Industry at its website, northbrookchamber.org.
Cove Career Center opens
The Cove School, 350 Lee Road in Northbrook, celebrated the Oct. 7 opening of its Cove Career Center, 1370 Meadow Road.
The Career Center is an extension of the Cove School's longtime mission to help develop children with disabilities into community schools or postsecondary education.
The center offers young adults job opportunities and job coaching, academic instruction, and provides social support and training in independent living skills as it helps transition students to independent living in their home and their community.
The center has lots of natural lighting in its classrooms due to floor-to-ceiling windows, and it's got a large social area. A renovated kitchen has a pair of stainless steel refrigerators, two electric stovetops, and two ovens.
The Cove Career Center is able to pair up with businesses to have students shadow people on jobs, work internships, and visit work sites. Through one-one-one instruction - which also includes teaching math, reading and writing throughout the week - the center helps them navigate public transportation, figure out banking, budgeting, grocery shopping, or get some exercise at a recreational center.
Businesses that wish to partner with the Cove Career Center are encouraged to call (847) 562-2100.
On your marks
We're coming up on the Northbrook School District 27 PTA 5K, 1-mile run and Kids' Dash at Wood Oaks Park, 1250 Sanders Road, Northbrook, this Saturday, Oct. 15.
The event benefits the Rohrabaugh Scholarship Fund, which awards scholarships to Glenbrook North High School seniors who are outstanding Wood Oaks graduates.
The Kids' Dash, for children ages 8 and younger, includes a fun warmup, 100-yard dash and an obstacle course for younger runners.
There is a 5K race open to people 15 and older; there's also a 5K for runners 14 and under, as well as a race for teachers, administration and staff.
The 5K and the mile run are USATF certified and professionally timed.
All events go off around 8 a.m., or shortly afterward, on Saturday. Prices vary for the different events.
Registration lasts right up to 8 a.m., but people can get more information and sign up remotely beforehand at runsignup.com/Race/IL/Northbrook/NorthbrookDistrict27PTA5K.
On fire
Torch, the Glenbrook North student newspaper, earned All-American recognition from the National Scholastic Press Association for 2021-22.
Jenna Amusin served as Torch editor-in-chief for 2021-22; Rachel Cha was the managing editor.
Student newspapers nationwide are evaluated in four different categories, with composite scores awarded designations from Third Class to All-American, the highest rating.
Earning 465 points out of a possible 500, with Marks of Distinction in each of the four categories, Torch drew All-American honors for the sixth time in the last 13 years.
Happy 43rd
The Northbrook Symphony Orchestra will begin its 43rd season with a family concert, "Mozart's Magnificent Voyage," at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, at the Sheely Center for the Performing Arts in Glenbrook North High School, 2300 Shermer Road, Northbrook.
"Mozart's Magnificent Voyage" "is a tale about Mozart and his son, Karl, that reveals Mozart's journey in the music world and in the real world," Northbrook Symphony Orchestra Music Director Mina Zikri explained in a video on the symphony website, www.northbrooksymphony.org.
Told in a theatrical format, with actors playing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his son, the program will include pieces of the composer's most famous works, including "The Marriage of Figaro," "Don Giovanni" and selections from "The Magic Flute."
The symphony's 43rd season includes performances on Feb. 26, April 30 and June 4, 2023. For subscriptions and ticket orders, visit the symphony website; further information is available there and by calling (847) 272-0755.