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Five Events This Week Around Wilmette, Kenilworth

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Posted Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 4:09 am CT|Updated Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 4:16 am CT

Wilmette Community Nursery School: Last Observation Day (Open House)

When: Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 9:30 am
Where: Wilmette Community Nursery School, 1125 Wilmette Ave, Wilmette
Why Go?: Enrollment for the 2013-14 school year is now open. Prospective parents are invited to come to our last "Observation Day". Meet the director, tour the school while in session, and learn about the school philosophy, programs, staff and registration process. Call ahead to reserve a space on the tour.
Pricing: Free

Lyric Opera Lectures

Second Annual Winnetka Holiday Artisan Fair

When: Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 11:00 a.m.
Where: 620 Lincoln Ave., Winnetka
Why Go?: Over 70 local artisan, quality crafters and fair trade vendors will provide a wonderful shopping experience with unique, hand-made items perfect for gift giving. Come find one-of-a-kind gifts for those on your holiday gift shopping list. All proceeds will benefit End Polio Now and the Winnetka-Northfield Charitable Foundation’s Community Grant Awards.
Pricing: Free

Holiday Party on the Parkway in Kenilworth

When: Thursday, December 13, 2012, 6:00 p.m.
Where: 521 Park Dr., Kenilworth
Why Go?: The party gives people an opportunity to tour Kenilworth businesses while sampling dining on small portions at each stop. The event will also feature an opportunity to win a trip for two for five nights at the Caledonian, a Waldorf Astoria hotel in Scotland.
Pricing: $25

“It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” by Joe Landry at the Oil Lamp Theater

When: Thursday, December 13, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
Where: 1723 Glenview Rd., Glenview
Why Go?: In this adaptation of the famous movie the intimate space of Glenview’s Oil Lamp Theater is transformed into the 1940s radio studio of New York station WBFR. Audiences will be whisked back in time to the era of radio drama as they watch five actors create all the characters who populate the magical world of Bedford Falls.
Pricing: $30

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