Northfield Lifestyle
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Northbrook Park District's Free Kids' Fishing Derby is back May 20May 09, 2023 11:00 pm - Northbrook Park District is excited to host the annual free Kids' Fishing Derby on Saturday, May 20 from 10am-noon at Lake Shermerville inside Wood Oaks Green Park, 1150...
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Northbrook Theatre for Young Audiences Extends Invitation to Field Trip GroupsMay 07, 2023 11:00 pm - Northbrook Theatre for Young Audiences (NTYA) is bringing back their matinee shows geared towards families and audiences in their younger years. The 268-seat theatre, lo...
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Retired Glenbrook North teacher shares his semi-true story of life as 'drum corps addict'May 04, 2023 5:55 am - Mike Piskel maintains that he is not a writer. He's a science teacher. It turns out he's both. An award-winning Glenbrook North teacher from 1981-2018, Piskel's debut bo...
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Visit Oakton in May for music, improv, Speaker ShowcaseMay 01, 2023 11:00 pm - Oakton Community College's performing arts lineup has something for everyone during May. "Whether you like guitar or trombone, jazz or classical music, improv or the art...
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South Barrington teen teaches art to help seniors, refugeesMay 01, 2023 5:30 am - When Hafsah Khan started painting four years ago, it served as an outlet for her emotions. “It's therapeutic ... it definitely is a coping mechanism,” said Hafsah, 16, o...
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'Jewpernatural' series searches for relevance in the mysticalApr 26, 2023 1:00 am - Reflecting a growing interest in the paranormal, Chabad of Northbrook Rabbi Meir Moscowitz will lead a monthlong, four-part series titled "Jewpernatural." "I'm constantl...
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Jewish migration to Chicago is in-person lecture topic for Jewish Genealogical Society hybrid meeting in NorthbrookApr 25, 2023 11:00 pm - "Networks and Chains: The Paths of Jewish Migrants from Central and Eastern Europe to Chicago Before 1914" is the title of a presentation by Penn State University Associ...
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Jewish genealogists to share research tips, family history discoveries in free hybrid meetingApr 25, 2023 11:00 pm - The Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois will hold a "Kvell and Tell" session on Sunday, June 25, 2023, as part of the group's annual meeting. Several JGSI members wi...
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Fremd student earns prestigious national chess prizeApr 23, 2023 1:00 am - At 17, Aditya Gupta of Rolling Meadows has earned a distinction few teens have achieved. The 11th-grader at Fremd High School in Palatine is among only five high school ...
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Amazing alliteration aid: Glenview author writes book to teach children grammarApr 19, 2023 1:00 am - Glenview's Kimberly Karzen took a roundabout way to writing a children's book on grammar. The author of "Tongue Twisters that Teach" (Rubber Ducky Press, 2022), Karzen t...