This Weekend In Highland Park

This weekend, take in some opera, warm up by a campfire and celebrate a hundred years of business, all without leaving the city.

Music

Vocalist Teresa Eickel performs Friday at Ravinia's Bennett Gordon Hall. The soprano  about how bad her voice was when she first started singing, and why she's looking forward to herat Ravinia. "At an opera, there are so many other things to distract you," she said, "At a recital it's just you and the audience." Tickets cost $25 to $50.

Family Fun

The  hosts an old-fashioned campfire on their site, with a nature walk, games and marshmallow roasting. The fun begins Friday at 5:30 p.m. and admission is $6.

Family Fun, Crafts

Crafty kids and adults should drop in the West Ridge Center this Saturday. Activities like cookie decorating for kids and pottery spinning for adults are just two of the events offered as the center shows off it's programs. Best of all, it's FREE.

Arts

Do you know your way around a fine art or craft? Enter this juried competition this weekend at . The Women's Guild at the church is holding it's annual Mistletoe Market. The competition begins Friday from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. and continues Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The entry fee is $100. For application form, call Mary Ann at 847-831-1923.

Book Sale

Friends of the are hosting a bi-annual book sale on the library's basement floor Friday and Saturday. The sale, which kicked off Wednesday night, offers hardcover books for $1, paperbacks from $.50 (with a special deal of 10 books for $1). Kids books are $.50, board books $1. A special bargain sale will be held on Saturday between 1 and 4 p.m.

Party

The Highland Park Chamber of Commerce kicks off its year-long centennial celebration with a this Sunday. The event features food, cocktails, raffles and stories from the last hundred years of business in Highland Park. The event goes from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets are $100.