Monday
Har Shalom’s Shabbat Service: All are welcome to Har Shalom’s weekly Shabbat Service each Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. Join our email list for details about monthly special Shabbat program for young families and other events. 7:30 p.m. Monday, Har Shalom at Lakeside, 1221 Lake Cook Road, Highland Park, free, 847-814-7456.
Prose Reading by Evan Lavender-Smith: Evan Lavender-Smith, author of From Old Notebooks and Avatar, opens the 2018 Lake Forest Literary Festival at Lake Forest College. 4 p.m. Monday, Lake Forest College, 555 N. Sheridan Road, Lake Forest, free, 847-234-3100.
Kundalini, Meditation Gong Monday Nights Pulsation Yoga: If possible, close your eyes, focus them on the root of the nose, and observe the flow of breath— in and out, out and in. Not only will your mind become more still but your body will respond as well— pulse and blood pressure slowing, muscles relaxing, nerves calming. 6:45 p.m. Monday, Pulsation Yoga, 729 W. State Rte 22, Lake Zurich, $18 drop in or regular class package, 847-989-7792.
Knights of Columbus Bingo: Knights of Columbus is having Bingo weekly as a fundraiser to help support Santa Maria church and the community. Knights of Columbus is a nonprofit family fraternal service organization. 5:45 p.m. Monday, Santa Maria Del Popolo Catholic Church, 116 N. Lake St., Mundelein, free, 847-566-8213.
Tuesday
Chair Yoga: Experience safe yoga movements and poses that build awareness of your body and breath. This three session series leaves participants relaxed and refreshed. All fitness levels are welcome. 2 p.m. Tuesday, Antioch Public Library, 757 Main St , Antioch, free, 847-395-0874.
Poetry Reading by Carmen Giménez Smith: Carmen Giménez Smith, author of Bring Down the Little Birds, a memoir, and five poetry collections, including the National Book Critics Circle nominee Milk and Filth and the forthcoming Cruel Futures, reads her work. This is a 2018 Lake Forest Literary Festival event held in Meyer Auditorium, Hotchkiss Hall. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Lake Forest College, 555 N. Sheridan Road, Lake Forest, free, 847-234-3100.
Poetry Reading by Christine Larusso : Christine Larusso, the 2017 Madeline P. Plonsker Residency Prize winner at Lake Forest College, reads her work, which appears or is forthcoming in Narrative Magazine, The Literary Review, The Awl, Apogee, Sycamore Review, Women’s Studies Quarterly, and Pleiades. This is a 2018 Lake Forest Literary Festival event held in Meyer Auditorium, Hotchkiss Hall. 4 p.m. Tuesday, Lake Forest College, 555 N. Sheridan Road, Lake Forest, free, 847-234-3100.
Advocate Condell Medical Center Bereavement Group: This is a support group for widows, widowers, significant others or anyone grieving the death of someone close. The group meets every Tuesday, except for the fifth Tuesday of the month at the Daycare Center, Building 700, Solarium 11048, adjacent to the West Tower and the Conference Center. For additional Information contact: matthew-j.holmes@advocatehealth.com. 7 p.m. Tuesday, Advocate Condell’s Intergenerational Daycare Center, 700 Garfield Ave., Libertyville, free, 847-816-4585.
Anime Club: Come watch anime, eat Japanese snacks, read manga, and sketch your favorite characters after school at the library. Must be ages 12 and older with required registration. 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, North Chicago Public Library, 2100 Argonne Drive, North Chicago, free, 847-689-0125.
Wednesday
Zumba(R) Fitness Classes with Live Drummers: Zumba(R) Fitness Class led by Melissa Kerpel, Kate Wettergren & Ruben Zapata. Licensed Zumba Instructors, AFAA Group Exercise Certified, CPR Certified. Saturdays, 8:30am – 9:30am with LIVE DRUMMERS, and Wednesdays, 6:30pm – 7:30pm. JCYS/Lutz Center, 800 Clavey Rd., Highland Park. FIRST CLASS FREE! $10/drop-in OR punch card ($35/5 classes, $70/10 classes). For more info: www.melissazumba.com and 312-961-8484. 8:30 a.m. Wednesday and Saturday, JCYS Lutz Family Center, 800 Clavey Rd., Highland Park, $10/drop-in OR punch card ($35/5 classes, $70/10 classes), 312-961-8484.
Terrapin Flyer at 210 Live: Terrapin Flyer: A Chicago-based Grateful Dead band whose revolving cast features top performers in the jam-band scene. Also, enjoy a $1 GC, an Elevated Grateful Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Elevated Bread and Elevated Cheese for $5, and house-made tomato soup for $6. 7 p.m. Wednesday, 210 Restaurant and Music Lounge, 210 Green Bay Road, Highwood, $5, 847-433-0304.
Tarot Readings at Loverly Cottage in Lake Bluff: Madelyn Sergel of Contemporary Tarot offers tarot readings at Loverly Cottage in Lake Bluff. “A Contemporary Tarot reading is a conversation about you. I don’t tell the future, I work with you to explore your now,” says Madelyn. Fees: $15-$50 (Cost is $5 per card, 3 card minimum). . noon Wednesday, Loverly Cottage, 5 Skokie Valley Rd, Lake Bluff, $15-$50; $5 per card, 3 card minimum, 224-419-5119.
Zumba Gold at the Lake Forest Rec Center: Zumba Gold is a crazy, fun dance exercise class without impact on the joints. It’s for everyone. The fees are: $138 per session for members; $172 – $207 per session for non-members. 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, Lake Forest Recreation Center, 400 Hastings Road, Lake Forest, $138-$207 per session, 847-810-3935.
Plague, Pomp, and Poverty: Remaking Medieval London: In this keynote lecture of the 2018 Lake Forest Literary Festival, Bruce Holsinger addresses the challenges of reimagining the London of Geoffrey Chaucer, John of Gaunt, and King Richard II through the lens of historical fiction. This event meets in Meyer Auditorium, Hotchkiss Hall at Lake Forest College. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Lake Forest College, 555 N. Sheridan Road, Lake Forest, free, 847-234-3100.
Writing Workshop: Fiction and the Alchemy of Research: Drawing on his own work as well as the writing of other authors in the historical fiction genre, award-winning novelist and literary scholar Bruce Holsinger discusses archival sources in conjunction with the imaginative passages they inspire. This 2018 Lake Forest Literary Festival event will meet in Calvin Durand Hall. noon Wednesday, Lake Forest College, 555 N. Sheridan Road, Lake Forest, free, 847-234-3100.
Writing Workshop: Suanna Calkins: Susanna Calkins, author of a series of 17th-century mystery novels set in England, leads this “Framing Fiction Around Historical Questions” writing workshop. This 2018 Lake Forest Literary Festival event will meet in Calvin Durand Hall. 4 p.m. Wednesday, Lake Forest College, 555 N. Sheridan Road, Lake Forest, free, 847-234-3100.
Pulsation Yoga – Lake Zurich and Arlington Hts. : On Wednesdays from March 28 through April 18, Pulsation Yoga offers Yoga 101. On the same dates and times, from 8 p.m. to 9:15 p.m., participants may take at the Lake Zurich location with Kyle Marie or for the same four weeks at the Arlington Heights location with Samantha Sheehan. A jumpstart to learning the principles of alignment, the foundation of the pose and proper action to maintain a strong yoga practice. 8 p.m. Wednesday, Pulsation Yoga, 729 W. State Rte 22, Lake Zurich.
