Northbrook notes: Flamingo Fridays, Chamber golf outing, YMCA gallery, science fair winners
Flamingo Fridays kick off
A kickoff to the Northbrook Community Commission's popular "Flamingo Fridays" will be held Friday behind village hall, 1225 Cedar Lane.
Flamingo Fridays are a way to meet neighbors and make friends. On Fridays or other weekend evenings from Memorial Day to Labor Day people offer an outdoor get-together at their house. Visitors bring their own drinks and a snack.
Hosts place a pink plastic flamingo in their yard a few days beforehand to signal they're hosting the gathering. The next volunteer host inherits the flamingo, posts it in their yard, and so on.
The mini-parties last an hour or two or as long as the host likes. These gatherings also can double as block parties.
The Flamingo Fridays kicks off from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. There will be outdoor games, food, giveaways, music and information from other Northbrook civic groups.
As an added bonus, Northbrook village Trustee Johannah Hebl will be wearing a flamingo costume at the kickoff.
For more information, call (847) 664-4015.
Sign up for Northbrook Chamber golf outing
The Northbrook Chamber of Commerce & Industry's annual golf outing and dinner will be held June 9 at Heritage Oaks Golf Club. The event supports chamber programming including its Young Professionals and Emerging Entrepreneurs groups.
The golf package includes lunch before play, greens fees and golf cart for an 18-hole best-ball scramble, a putting contest and other contests for prizes, snacks and beverages on the course, raffles and awards, post-round drinks and dinner at Marcello's Restaurant.
Early bird rates of $250 for an individual and $900 for a foursome are available through May 19. Register online at northbrookchamber.org or call (847) 498-5555.
Art and crafts worthy of mom
North Suburban YMCA's Community Gallery in Northbrook offers exhibitions by different local artists each month.
In reflection of the month of Mother's Day, crafts and artwork by Kim Edgar will be featured throughout May at the gallery, 2705 Techny Road.
A single mother, Edgar's passion for crafting has gone from hobby to profession. She makes items for birthday parties, baby showers, and other celebrations, decorates clothing and dishware. She'll personalize tumblers, coasters, keychains and take on specific requests.
Exhibits at the gallery are free and open to the public. For information on the YMCA's art exhibits, call Cathie Winnie at (847) 272- 7250.
Northbrook Junior High students ace Science Fair
Northbrook Junior High science students earned a third-place team trophy along with 12 gold, four silver and one bronze individual award at the Illinois Junior Academy of Science State Fair, April 28-29 at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.
Teachers Lauren Johnson, Amber Paull and Frederick Yoon mentored students this semester in a science research class, and the students presented their projects to judges at the fair.
Several Northbrook Junior High students earned special awards.
Zack Schwarcz, Aaria Mehta, Lily Smolik and Lily Musselwhite received the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Award. Smolik also got the SIU STEM Education Award.
Lauren Yoon won the SIU School of Medicine Award, and Henry Gartz earned a Naval Science Award.