SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION AROUND CHICAGO CHICAGO’S NORTH SHORE SPECIAL EVENTS Feb. 9 – Aug. 16, 2020 NOTORIOUS RBG: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF RUTH BADER GINSBURG Illinois Holocaust Museum, Skokie ilholocaustmuseum.org This exhibit is a vibrant, comprehensive exploration of Justice Ginsburg’s life and her numerous, often-simultaneous roles as a student, wife, mother, lawyer, judge, women’s rights pioneer and Internet phenomenon. Jun. 1 – Sept. 15, 2020 RAVINIA FESTIVAL Chicago’s North Shore is the perfect base for your trip to Chicago — equally close to downtown Chicago and O’Hare Airport. Bordering the city along the shores of Lake Michigan, most hotels offer free parking. Explore Northwestern University, the Halim Time and Glass Museum, the Chicago Botanic Garden, the only Bahá’í House of Worship in the U.S., the Illinois Holocaust Museum, Kohl Children’s Museum and the North Shore Center for Performing Arts in Skokie. Enjoy amazing retail offerings at Westfield Old Orchard, Northbrook Court and The Glen Town Center. Shop and dine on the tree-lined streets of Evanston, Winnetka and Glencoe, where you can sample one-of-a-kind boutiques and restaurants. Ravinia, Highland Park ravinia.org The oldest music festival in the U.S. presents over 140 events throughout the summer. Concerts run the gamut from Yo-Yo Ma to John Legend to the summer residency of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Feb. 1 – Sept. 15, 2020 WOMEN’S VOTE 100 EVANSTON Throughout Evanston evanstonwomen.org Evanston women were integral in the women’s suffrage movement. We are celebrating with events leading up to and after August 26, 2020 — the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. Sept. 2020 -Mar. 2021 NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN Lightscape, the garden’s new holiday installation, features a mile-long path where the night comes alive with color, imagination, and sound. Many more seasonal events throughout the year. EVANSTON LAKEFRONT Pristine water and sandy beaches line Lake Michigan along Evanston’s lakefront. Swimming, boating and relaxing under the sun, as well as biking and jogging along gravel and paved paths. Ryan Field & Welsh-Ryan Arena nusports.com Big Ten Football and Basketball on Chicago’s North Shore in Evanston! Watch college sports in state-of-the-art facilities set in one of the most gorgeous lakefront communities in the Chicago area. Last week of October 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe chicagobotanic.org Dempster Street and Lake Michigan, Evanston cityofevanston.org/beaches NIGHT OF 1,000 JACK-O-LANTERNS CONTACT: CHICAGO’S NORTH SHORE CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU visitchicagonorthshore.com askme@visitchicagonorthshore.com Social: @ChicagoNorthShore Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe chicagobotanicgarden.org/ halloween More than 1,000 hand-carved pumpkins — some as large as 150 pounds — will light up the night in the garden’s glorious fall setting. 45
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