🌱 Taste Buds Kitchen – Gingerbread House Making and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• The International Gem & Jewelry Show - Rosemont, IL (December 2025) at Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
• Annual Community Menorah Lighting
• Willow Hill Lights - Open nightly thru Jan 4 at Willow Hill Golf Course

... and check out 8 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and quite cold, with a high of 26 and low of 20 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy with flurries, temps: high: 27, low: 1. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Frigid with snow and flurries, with a high of 7 and low of -5 degrees.

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Saturday December 13

• The International Gem & Jewelry Show - Rosemont, IL (December 2025)
  Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N River Rd, Rosemont
  10:00 am

Sunday December 14

• Annual Community Menorah Lighting
  264 Market Square Ct, Lake Forest
  4:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Willow Hill Lights - Open nightly thru Jan 4
  Willow Hill Golf Course, 1350 Willow Rd, Northbrook
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 11

• Winter Chorus Concert
  Bannockburn School , 2165 Telegraph Hill , Bannockburn
  6:30 pm

Friday December 12

• Taste Buds Kitchen – Gingerbread House Making
  Taste Buds Kitchen - Chicago - Bannockburn , 2521 Waukegan Rd , Bannockburn
  5:00 pm
• That Mexican OT
  The Riviera Theatre , 4746 N Racine Ave , Chicago
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Caregiver & Me Baking Class @ Taste Buds Kitchen
  Taste Buds Kitchen - Chicago - Bannockburn , 2521 Waukegan Rd , Bannockburn
  9:00 am
• Remedy Drive: Music Box
  Music Box Theatre , 3733 N Southport Ave , Chicago
  7:00 pm
• White Christmas: Laugh-Along, Live!
  Stars and Garters Theater , 3914 N Clark St , Chicago
  7:00 pm

Monday December 15

• West Side Winter Choir Concert (Caruso/Wilmot/South Park)
  Caruso Middle School , 1801 Montgomery Rd , Deerfield
  6:30 pm

Tuesday December 16

• (Girls Basketball) Rondout @ Bannockburn 4:00 (JV) / 5:00 (V)
  Bannockburn School , 2165 Telegraph Rd , Bannockburn
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Preschool Storytime
  Vernon Area Public Library , 300 Olde Half Day Rd , Lincolnshire
  9:30 am
• Storytime at the Library (All Ages)
  Northbrook Public Library - Story Corner - Second Floor
  10:00 am
• Movement Storytime
  Lake Forest Library , 360 E Deerpath Rd , Lake Forest
  10:00 am
• Shop the Friends Booth at the Think Local Pop-Up Shop
  Lake Forest Library , 220 E Deerpath Rd , Lake Forest
  11:00 am

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