🌱 Patch AM: FULL MOONRISE Meditation Paddle on Lake Michigan and 12 more events

What's up Wilmette! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Central Street Evanston's 5th Annual Summer Evening Takeout Picnic at Independence Park
• Lake Forest College Community Engagement Lifelong Learning Series: Art and Architecture Course at Lake Forest College
• Fundraising in the Age of AI

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 67 degrees.
• Wednesday: Humid with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 83, low: 66.
• Thursday: Chance of a shower, with a high of 77 and low of 67 degrees.

📸 Around Wilmette

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wilmette

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday August 25
• Central Street Evanston's 5th Annual Summer Evening Takeout Picnic →
  Independence Park, 2627 Stewart Ave, Evanston
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Lake Forest College Community Engagement Lifelong Learning Series: Art and Architecture Course →
  Lake Forest College, 555 N Sheridan Rd, Lake Forest
  5:30 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Fundraising in the Age of AI →
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday August 25
• Village Board of Trustees →
  Wilmette, IL Calendar, 1200 Wilmette Avenue, Wilmette
  7:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Marie Murphy Curriculum Night
  Marie Murphy Middle School 2921 Illinois Road , Wilmette, IL 60091
  5:45 pm
Thursday August 27
• Environmental and Energy Commission →
  Wilmette, IL Calendar, 1200 Wilmette Avenue, Wilmette
  6:30 pm
• FULL MOONRISE Meditation Paddle on Lake Michigan →
  1823 Campus Dr, Evanston
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Tibetan Sound Healing Meditation with Lama Lobsang Palden →
  Karma Collective Yoga, 742 12th St, Wilmette
  7:00 pm
Friday September 4
• Poland Remembered - Concert by the Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra →
  Copernicus Center, 5216 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago
  7:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Lake Forest College Community Engagement Lifelong Learning Series: Politics Course →
  Lake Forest College, 555 N Sheridan Rd, Lake Forest
  6:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Aitz Hayim High Holiday services →
  Highland Park Community House, 1991 Sheridan Rd, Highland Park
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• West African Dance & Live Drumming Lesson →
  Karma Collective Yoga, 742 12th St, Wilmette
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Evanston/Skokie School District 65 posted a job opening for Accounts Payable Specialist in Evanston. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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• 680 Lakeside Market Signs 5,512-SF Grocery Lease at 680 N. Lake Shore Drive (cremarketbeat.com)
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Skokie

• How Skokie High Schools Rank In Illinois (patch.com)
• Skokie Among 24 Illinois Grant Recipients In ComEd Clean Energy Program (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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