Category Archive • Family Activities

The Summer of Music Heats Up Starting July 25th

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The Third Place Commons Summer of Music is in full swing and heating up with the first of three streaming concerts this weekend. On Sunday, July 25th at at 12:00 noon, tune in for a Milner Family Fiddles mini-concert streaming on our Third Place Commons YouTube channel. Recorded inside Third Place Commons during full COVID restrictions, this performance ...

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Benefit Night at Lake Forest Bar & Grill on July 7th

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The Lake Forest Bar & Grill will host a benefit night for Third Place Commons on Wednesday, July 7th from 5-9 PM. When you dine and drink from 5-9 PM, 20% of proceeds will be donated to Third Place Commons and two of its key programs, the Lake Forest Park Farmers Market and the Market Bucks ...

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Now Hiring: Music & Events Coordinator

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Third Place Commons is seeking a smart, capable team player to help schedule and host hundreds of free events each year in the Commons and at the Lake Forest Park Farmers Market as the new Music and Events Coordinator. This role will be a great fit for someone with event and/or performing arts experience who is ...

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Green Gardening with Master Gardener Julie Yasny on June 19th

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Merge your love of the planet with your love of gardening in this informative session! This coming Saturday, June 19th at 11 AM, Third Place Commons is proud to present “Green Gardening with Master Gardener Julie Yasny.” Register now to join this free, Zoom program in which Yasny will field your questions and share tips and tricks ...

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Connect and Reflect – Don’t Miss Civic Saturday on June 12th

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In a time of deep anxiety, disconnectedness, and political polarization, people need a place to come together in civic community— to reflect on and rededicate to the values and practices of being contributing members of civic life in our country. On Saturday, June 12th at 9:30 AM, join us for Civic Saturday. Civic Saturday is a ...

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A Jam-Packed June Coming Up!

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With summer nearly here, things are heating up at Third Place Commons with a calendar packed full of great free, Zoom events all month long. First up, on Saturday, June 12th at 9:30 AM is Civic Saturday, a nonpartisan gathering with music, poetry, readings, and small group discussions. While not religious in nature, it is like ...

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Go Green with us starting May 26th

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Third Place Commons invites you to join us in a vital ongoing conversation with “Going Green: A Three-Part Series.” Throughout the series of free Zoom programs, presenters will explore and guide conversation around several topics of great interest that emerged during the recent Lake Forest Park Community Town Hall on Building Climate Resiliency. The series begins this ...

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LFP Farmers Market Opens Sunday, May 9th – Mother’s Day!

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The ever popular Lake Forest Park Farmers Market opens this Sunday, May 9th (10 AM to 2 PM), and it will once again be chock-full of your favorite market fresh foods and flowers. For many folks, it just wouldn’t be Mother’s Day without a spectacular bouquet from the market for every mom in your life. And ...

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The LFP Farmers Market Opens May 9th!

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Great news – The market season is almost here! The Lake Forest Park Farmers Market Opening Day is next Sunday, May 9th  from 10 AM to 2 PM. That’s right, the market will open as always on Mother’s Day, just in time for you to pick-up glorious bouquets of spring flowers for all the moms in ...

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