Things to do and see around Lake County.
ART
ANTIOCH FINE ARTS FOUNDATION GALLERY: 41380 Route 83. 847-395-2741, www.antiochfinearts.org.
ART CENTER HIGHLAND PARK: 1957 Sheridan Road. 847-432-1888.
BRUSHWOOD CENTER: Ryerson Woods, 21850 N. Riverwoods Road, Riverwoods. 847-968-3343.
DANDELION GALLERY: 109 S. Genesee St., Waukegan. 224-494-4804.
DAVID ADLER MUSIC AND ARTS CENTER: 1700 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville. 847-367-0707.
DEER PATH ART LEAGUE & GALLERY: 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest. 847-234-3743.
JACK BENNY CENTER FOR THE ARTS: Bowen Park, 39 Jack Benny Drive, Waukegan. 847-360-4740.
KARCHER ARTSPACE LOFTS: Karcher 405 Gallery, 405 Washington St., Waukegan
LAKE COUNTY DISCOVERY MUSEUM: Lakewood Forest Preserve, Route 176 and Fairfield Road, near Wauconda. 847-968-3400. “Civil War Journey: The Maps and Sketches of Private Robert Sneden” through Jan. 3. This national touring exhibition features eyewitness accounts and images from Union soldier Robert Knox Sneden’s (1832–1918) memoir, showcasing 45 of his watercolor maps and drawings, which provide a unique and mesmerizing perspective on the Civil War..
LAKE COUNTY TECH HUB AND BUSINESS INCUBATOR: 13 N. Genesee St., Waukegan.
PATTY TURNER CENTER: 375 Elm St., Deerfield. 847-295-9662.
RE-INVENT GALLERY: 202 E. Wisconsin Ave., Lake Forest. 224-544-5961. Winter Group Show through Dec. 31.
ROBERT T. WRIGHT COMMUNITY GALLERY OF ART: College of Lake County, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake. 847-543-2240; gallery.clcillinois.edu. “China: Foreign Reality” will be on display through Jan. 10. The exhibit will feature art by CLC art department faculty members, David Bolton, Terry Dixon, Hans Habeger, Robert Lossmann, Roland Miller and Erick Rowe, who traveled to China in 2014 for a cultural exchange with several universities. It includes work created and influenced by their experiences in China, art that explores a still emerging “super nation” with both Third World and cutting-edge technologies and ancient and modern cultures.
SIDECAR STUDIOS: Historic Karcher Lofts, 405 Washington St., Waukegan.
UNDERCROFT GALLERY: Lower level of Christ Episcopal Church, 410 N. Grand Ave., Waukegan. 847-662-7081.
URBAN EDGE GALLERY: 220 W Clayton St., Waukegan. 847-920-4278.
WAUKEGAN PUBLIC LIBRARY: 128 N. County St. 847-623-2041. The Waukegan Public Library children’s learning exhibit, “Once Upon a Fairy Tale,” is the sixth year of rotating exhibits in the children’s department. It is funded exclusively by North Shore Gas, and features 2,200 square-feet of interactive learning centers right out of the pages of well-known fairytales. Hands-on elements will immerse children in fantasy stories and promote literacy by fostering a love of books, reading, and storytelling.
MEDLEY
FIELD HOUSE AND SPORTS AND FITNESS CENTER: 800 Baldwin Ave., Waukegan. 847-782-3300.Waukegan Park District residents can visit the Center for free during the following times: From noon to 7 p.m. Jan. 2-3. Children 11 and under must be accompanied by a parent within the facility (excluding Fitness Center). The Fitness Center is available to ages 16 and older. Must have photo ID for entry.
LAKE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS: 1060 E. Peterson Road, Grayslake. 847-680-7200. Camping World will hold its RV Show and Super Sale Jan. 2-4 and 8-11 at Lake County Fairgrounds, 1030 E. Peterson Road. Hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday.
LAKE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVES: Drop off Chrstimas trees for recycling at one of the following preserves through Feb. 1: Grant Woods, 25405 W. Monaville Road, Ingleside, second parking lot; Greenbelt, 1110 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, next to maintenance facility; Half Day, 24255 N. Route, Vernon Hills, next to maintenance facility; Heron Creek, 22890 N. Old McHenry Road, Lake Zurich, at Shelter A; Lakewood, Route 176 and Fairfield Road, Wauconda, along Forest Preserve Drive; Old School, 28285 St. Mary’s Road, Mettawa. near main entrance; Ryerson Woods, 21950 N. Riverwoods Road, Riverwoods, at the end of main entrance road; and Van Patten Woods, 15838 W. Route 173, Wadsworth, by Shelter A parking area. Donated trees are chipped and used for trails and landscaping at forest preserves throughout Lake County. Each are open daily from 6:30 a.m. to sunset. Only undecorated, real Christmas trees can be accepted; no yard waste. Commercial drop-offs are prohibited.
WAUKEGAN MAIN STREET: 214 Washington St. 847-623-6650. ArtWauk event will be the third Saturday of each month. All the local art galleries are open up and down Genesee Street. Stroll up and down the street and view the art in the galleries and talk to the artists in person while enjoying complimentary beverages. Enjoy dinner in one of multiple local restaurants. Many venues will also have local bands playing.
MUSEUMS
THE ANSEL B. COOK HOUSE AND VICTORIAN MUSEUM: Milwaukee Avenue, between Cook Avenue and Church Street, Libertyville. 847-362-2330 or www.lmhistory.org. The house was built in 1878 by its namesake on the site of the first permanent dwelling in Libertyville. In 2001, the Home was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Due to the 1921 facade reconstruction, it is listed as Cook Memorial Library.
THE BUTTON ROOM MUSEUM: 4072 Old Grand Ave., Gurnee. 224-399-9870. Special exhibit features Sam Biern and his buttons. Visitors will be given an opportunity to view beautiful buttons on display and learn more about beautiful objects and historical artifacts.
FORT HILL HERITAGE MUSEUM: Lion’s Field, 601 E. Noel Drive, Mundelein. 847-566-8122; www.mundeleinparks.org. Outside, an 1890s caboose takes center stage where visitors can get an up-close, exterior view. Offerings include a host of exhibits, railroad artifacts, a replica 1900s Lake County schoolhouse, Mundelein’s first fire hose cart, 19th-century quilts, photographs and veterans’ uniforms, fashions of various eras, to the oldest item, a 1774 Flintlock musket. Open Saturdays from 1 to 4 p.m. Drop-ins are welcome however large groups are encouraged to call to arrange a time.
GREAT LAKES NAVAL MUSEUM: Building 42, 610 Farragut Ave., Great Lakes. 847-688-3154, www.history.navy.mil/glnm.
GRAYSLAKE HERITAGE CENTER AND HISTORY MUSEUM: 164 Hawley St., Grayslake. 847-223-7663. The award-winning exhibit “Embracing Change: The Growth of Grayslake”‘ is in the permanent gallery. The exhibit titled “Food, Family and Tradition: Dining in Grayslake,” a celebration of past and present local restaurants and the people who operated them, will be on display through May 31. There will be free samples of food made from Grayslake recipes.
HIGHLAND PARK HISTORICAL SOCIETY: 326 Central Ave. 847-432-7090.
LAKE BLUFF HISTORY MUSEUM: 127 Scranton Ave. Collection of photographs, documents and memorabilia relating to Lake Bluff are on display.
MOTHER RUDD HOME MUSEUM: 4690 Old Grand Ave., Gurnee. The museum, which houses the Warren Township Historical Society, is the oldest structure in Warren Township, built in 1841 as an inn, and one of the oldest structures in Lake County.
THE RAGDALE HOUSE: 1260 N. Green Bay Road, Lake Forest. 847-234-1063; info@ragdale.org. Located on the former country estate of arts and crafts architect Howard Van Doren Shaw
VOLO AUTO MUSEUM: 27582 Volo Village Road, 815-385-3644. Exhibits are ever-changing at the year-round attraction. The museum famous for its classic, muscle and Hollywood cars has expanded to include even more of the something-for-everyone variety. There’s a vintage snowmobile collection, a tractor collection and a marine collection. A free pirate show runs daily. A rare Disney Mold-a-Rama machine first displayed at the 1964 New York World’s Fair is on display. The new snowmobile exhibit is open. More than two dozen of the rarest sleds ever to soar across the snow will be featured, including a 1923 Ford Model T Snow Flyer, one of just 75 ever made. The exhibit, which will run through April, includes one-of-a-kind sleds visitors won’t see elsewhere, including a 1960 Autoboggan, a 1968 Sno Ghia and an early 1960s air sled built with a 90-horsepower Lycoming airplane engine. Admission is $14.95, $8.95 for children ages 5 to 12 and free for children 4 and younger.
WAUKEGAN HISTORY MUSEUM: Bowen Park, 1917 N. Sheridan Road, Waukegan. 847-336-1859; www.waukeganhistorical.org. Waukegan-themed exhibits are dispersed throughout the house museum, which portrays life in Waukegan during the late Victorian period.
THEATER
CITADEL THEATRE: West Campus, 300 S. Waukegan Road, Lake Forest. 847-735-8554.
CLOCKWISE THEATRE: 221 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. 800-838-3006.
GENESEE THEATRE: 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. 800-982-2787; Ticketmaster.com.
IMPROV PLAYHOUSE THEATRE: 735 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville. 847-968-4529. Improv Comedy at 7:30 and 9 p.m. every Saturday. Tickets are $12, and $8 for students, and $20, and $12.50, respectively, for both shows.
JACK BENNY CENTER FOR THE ARTS: 39 Jack Benny Drive-Bowen Park, Waukegan. 847-360-4740.
JAMES LUMBER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: College of Lake County, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake. 847-543-2300.
MARRIOTT THEATRE: Ten Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. 847-634-0200. “Elf” will be performed at 3 and 7 p.m. Jan. 2 and at 1 p.m. Jan. 3. Join Buddy the Elf in his larger than life quest from the North Pole to New York City to find his true identity. Audiences will get wrapped up in this warm and funny new holiday classic. Tickets are $50-55 and dinner packages available.
PM&L THEATRE: 877 Main St. 847-395-3055.
THREE BROTHERS THEATRE: 115 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. 319-621-0024; costabeadle@gmail.com.
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