🌱 Patch AM: How a $10M upgrade could transform Winnetka’s Community House theater

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In today's newsletter:

• How a $10M upgrade could transform Winnetka's Community House theater
• Want lunch with a Winnetka historian and bestselling author?

Also on today's calendar: Make A Difference Day and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 54 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 70, low: 51.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 63 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Winnetka Community House Unveils $10M Plan To Update Historic Legacy Building (patch.com) — Winnetka's Community House is pursuing a $10 million "Always Home" campaign to modernize its historic Legacy Building and theater at 620 Lincoln Avenue, with $7.2 million already raised. Planned upgrades include new seating, lighting, HVAC, accessibility improvements, and an expanded lobby to better serve groups like Children's Theatre of Winnetka and other community events for years to come.
   

• Local Event: Luncheon with author Catherine Grace Katz (patch.com) — A Winnetka-born historian, Catherine Grace Katz, will headline a luncheon in Lake Forest on October 7 to discuss her new book about the Hindenburg disaster. Local readers can reserve a $90 ticket, which includes lunch and a copy of the book, and hear how she weaves gripping narrative with fresh historical research.
   

📸 Around Winnetka

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Winnetka

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Make A Difference Day →
  Indian Hill Train Station, 111 North Green Bay Rd, Winnetka
  9:00 am
• Your Own Home. A Chicago Address. Life by Wolf Lake. — Harbor Point Estates Open House →
  4000 E 134th St, Chicago
  10:00 am
• First Saturday Art Events • Evanston, IL →
  822 Dempster St, Evanston
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• The Friends of the Glencoe Public Library Used Book Sale →
  Glencoe Public Library, 320 Park Ave, Glencoe
  9:00 am
• Saturday Storytime with Ruth Spiro: Baby Loves Science 10 Year Anniversary Party! →
  The Book Stall, 811 Elm St, Winnetka
  10:30 am
• Alex Benjamin presents: The Witch Project →
  The Winnetka Chapel, 630 Lincoln Avenue, Winnetka
  7:30 pm
Sunday October 4
• Schmidt-Burnham Log House Open to Public →
  1140 Willow Rd, Winnetka
  2:00 pm
Monday October 5
• The American Pope: A Discussion with Daniel Burke and Scott Detrow →
  The Book Stall, 811 Elm St, Winnetka
  6:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
• The Vanishing Family: An Evening with Robert Kolker →
  The Book Stall, 811 Elm St, Winnetka
  6:30 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Sipsworth: An Evening with Simon Van Booy →
  The Book Stall, 811 Elm St, Winnetka
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Tell Me About Your Apple Festival: Saturday Storytime with Meg Cappel →
  The Book Stall, 811 Elm St, Winnetka
  10:30 am
• Lake Forest College Community Engagement Event: Community Sports Day →
  Lake Forest College, 555 N Sheridan Rd, Lake Forest
  11:00 am

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Make A Difference Day Returns to Winnetka on October 3 —The Volunteer Center Read on Patch
• Mahjong Open Play comes to the North Suburban YMCA in Northbrook —North Suburban YMCA Read on Patch

• Grubhub posted a job opening for Grubhub Driver - Des Plaines, IL - Fast Cash, Flexible Work! in Winnetka. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Northfield

• Tunnel to Towers plans 97-unit Veterans Village in Northfield (shorelocalnews.com)
• Record Roundup: 29 opportunities to celebrate spooky season in the North Shore (therecordnorthshore.org)
• Surface Prep Cleaner Market Outlook to 2035 (indexbox.io)

Wilmette

• Wilmette approves $40 million in bonds for police station; project budget, timing remain on target (therecordnorthshore.org)

Glenview

• Where To Pick Pumpkins Near Glenview This Fall — And How To Carve Them (patch.com)

Ok Winnetka! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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