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The Fourth of July is always a reason to celebrate on the North Shore. If you haven’t noticed already, we have a brand new web-exclusive story on Fourth of July Picnic Essentials that we hope will prepare you well for this weekend. We also compiled an all-encompassing calendar of events along our gorgeous shore to guide you through the holiday weekend. Check it out below!
Photo by Jon Cancelino
Wilmette
July 3rd
Fun Run at Gillson Park
7:00 a.m Registration for Fun Run, Walk For Fun and Youth Run (Early adult registrations are $20 and $25 the day of the event. Registration for children is $10. Note: Pee Wees (5 and under) run for free and registration is not required. Early registrants will receive a T-shirt.)
8:00 Race begins
9:15 Kid’s races begins
Taste-Fest at Gillson Park
4 p.m until closing A taste of North Shore eateries
Festival Stage Entertainment at Gillson Park
4:40-5:00 p.m. Dance Force, Performance Dance Team of the Wilmette Center for Dance
5:15-6:15 Raisin Rhyme, a Rock Band for Rugrats
6:30-7:00 FLYDOGS, Frizbee Canine Entertainers
7:15-7:45 The Jesse White Tumblers, Sponsored by the Wilmette Community Relations Commission
8:00-9:00 OD TAPO IMI, Jimmy Buffet meets Blue Man Group
10:00-11:00 The Dooleys, Folk, Irish, Swing & Gold Old Rock & Roll
Concert at the Wallace Bowl
7:15 p.m. Broadway Show Sneak Preview: The Sound of Music
7:30 Palatine Concert Band
Fireworks at Gillson Park Beach
9:30 p.m. Grand Fireworks
For more information click here!
Northfield
July 4th
Independence Day Festivities at Willow Park
12:00 p.m. Line up for Parade: North parade group at Old Willow Road & Somerset Lane; South parade group meet at Ameritech parking lot on Winnetka Road; Converge at the Park District/Community Center parking lot at Willow & Wagner roads
12:15 Bike and Wagon Parade
12:30 Bike and Wagon Judging; Concession Stands Open
1:30 Running Races for All Ages
2:30 Family Trophy Winner Announced
For more information click here!
Winnetka
July 3rd
Firecracker 5K Race starting at the Village Green
8:00 a.m. Firecracker 5K Race (Registration Fee: $20,
Race Day Registration: $25)
8:30 1 1/2 Mile Family Fun Run/Walk
July 4th
Fourth of July Parade, stepping off from Elm & Glendale Streets and heading east to the Village Green
1:00 p.m. Parade
2:00 Events on the Green: A flag-raising ceremony, children’s flag parade, and family races
Fourth Fest at Duke Childs Field
6:30 p.m. Enjoy dinner available from local establishments. Children will be entertained by face painters, a moon walk, mini golf, among other attractions.
7:00 Mind’s I Concert
9:15 Fireworks
For more information click here!
Glencoe
July 4th
Fun Fair at Veterans Memorial Park
8:00 a.m.
Art Fair at Wyman Green, in front of Village Hall
10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. “Glencoe’s Got Talent”
Family Games at Kalk Park
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Children’s Carnival Village Court Parking Lot
12:00-4:00 p.m.
Fourth of July Parade starting at Central School
2:00 p.m. Parade starts
Glencoe Beach
6:30 p.m. BBQ at the Beach
7:00 Music at the Beach for all ages by Spoken Four
9:00 Fireworks
For more information click here!
Highland Park
July 4th
Fourth of July Parade Downtown Highland Park
10:45 a.m. Start of children and pet parade
11:00 Parade
Fourth Fest at Sunset Woods Park
12:00-3:00 p.m. Carnival games, pony rides, petting zoo, concessions
Hidden Creek AquaPark
8:15-10:15 p.m. Float and Watch Fireworks, $5 per person
Fireworks at Wolters Field
Dusk
Fore more information click here!
Lake Forest
July 4th
Festival and Fireworks at Deerpath Park
5:00 p.m. Fields open
6:00 Sixteen Candles
7:30 Annual Pie-Eating Contest
8:00 KC and the Sunshine Band
9:30 Fireworks Display
For more information click here!
Lake Bluff
July 2
Block Party Downtown Lake Bluff
5:00-10:00 p.m. Lake Bluff Village Block Party
July 3rd
Ice Cream Social at the Village Green
3:30-5 p.m.
35th Annual Firemen’s Ball at Blair Park
7:00-11:00 p.m. Firemen’s Ball, $15 per ticket
July 4th
100th Fourth of July Parade
8:00 a.m. Parade Assembles at East Center Avenue
9:15 Children’s Parade Assembles at the Village Market
9:40 Opening Ceremonies at Reviewing Stand on Scranton Avenue
9:50 Children’s Parade steps off in front of Village Market
10:00 Parade steps off from Oak Avenue
Family Fair at Artesian Park
11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
For more information click here!
From our "My Blue Heaven" shoot currently on newsstands, photo by Helen Berkun
Wanted to draw your attention to our Sheridan Rd TV department tab on the website. We’ve taken behind-the-scenes footage of all our fashion shoots over the past years and will soon be building an archive online.
In the meantime, you should check out the video of our poolside shoot “My Blue Heaven” which appears in our most recent issue. We had a lot of fun on set in Highland Park and this video gives you a peek at what it’s like to work with our photographers, stylists, and models.
And be sure to grab our third issue of the year currently on newsstands to check out the finished product of the shoot!
By Evangeline Politis
With comfortable temperatures and endless sunlight, today felt like an ideal day to take the kids to the pool for a little outdoor recreation. So we browsed local stores for kids’ swimsuits, particularly because children’s swimwear is just so tiny and cute. Here are a few peanut-sized suits we just couldn’t resist:
Little Girls
Strawberry print swimsuit for infants, $48, by Kate Mack, available at Nordstrom
Tutu swimsuit for toddlers, $60, by Kate Mack, available at Nordstrom
Ruffle bikini for little girls, $42, by Pampolina, available at Nordstrom
Pink ruffle one piece, $49.50, by Crewcuts, available at select J.Crew stores
Little Boys
'Tribal' Board Shorts, $40, by Maui & Sons, available at Nordstrom
Island swim trunks, $22.50, available at Gap Kids
Gingham trunks, $42, by Crewcuts, available at select J.Crew stores
As this terribly rainy morning miraculously turned into a sunshiny afternoon, we all found ourselves yearning for some outside time in the sun far from our desks and office chairs. But alas, we are still madly working in our North Shore offices. Instead, we imagined a seaside retreat while searching for some of the cutest bathing suits and bikinis. Available at local stores in variety of prices, here’s what we found:
Tropical print bandeau suit, $80, by J. Crew, available at J.Crew
Ruffled one-piece, $119, by ABS by Allen Schwartz, available at Nordstrom
Strapless one-piece with belt, $173, by Marc by Marc Jacobs, available at Nordstrom
Check Bikini Top, $155, Check Bikini Bottom, $120, by Burberry, available at Saks Fifth Avenue
Print Halter Bandeau Bikini, $620, by Emilio Pucci, available at Saks Fifth Avenue
