Date and Time
Tuesday Sep 1, 2020
Store Window Showcase - September 1 through 10
"Meet the Artists" - Friday, September 4 - 3 to 7pm
"Gorton Lot Live!" - Friday September 4 - 3 to 7 pm
Location
Throughout Downtown Lake Forest
ARTS STROLL
Description
SEPTEMBER 1-10, 2020
Store Window Showcase - Sept. 1 through 10
Meet the Artists - Friday, Sept. 4, 3-7pm
Gorton Lot Live! - Friday, Sept. 4, 4-7pm
Missing the art shows and live performances around town? Then join us for our very first Arts Stroll showcase – a spontaneous walk-around celebration of the arts in store windows and cultural sites throughout downtown Lake Forest!
Explore artists’ displays in merchant storefronts over the 10 days and plan to visit on Friday from 3-7 to meet the artists. On Friday there will also be some rousing live entertainment – so be sure to bring a chair to enjoy performances on a stage in Gorton’s parking lot (all socially-distanced, of course!). Complimentary admission.
LIVE PERFORMANCES FRIDAY, SEPT. 4:
4:00 - CROYA Band F.L.A.M.E. playing Classic Rock (LINK)
5:00 - Citadel Theatre with onstage performances from "Annie" (LINK)
6:00 - Rendezvous Arts featuring the Metropolis Quartet (LINK)
Explore artists’ displays in merchant storefronts over the 10 days and plan to visit on Friday from 3-7 to meet the artists. On Friday there will also be some rousing live entertainment – so be sure to bring a chair to enjoy performances on a stage in Gorton’s parking lot (all socially-distanced, of course!). Complimentary admission.
LIVE PERFORMANCES FRIDAY, SEPT. 4:
4:00 - CROYA Band F.L.A.M.E. playing Classic Rock (LINK)
5:00 - Citadel Theatre with onstage performances from "Annie" (LINK)
6:00 - Rendezvous Arts featuring the Metropolis Quartet (LINK)
CLICK TO VIEW ARTS STROLL MAP
How it works…1 Store Window Showcase Sept. 1 thru 10 –– Downtown Lake Forest will come alive with art displays featuring many of your favorite artists from past art shows – more than 40 of them – in windows throughout the Market Square area and both north and south on Western Avenue. (Check out the interactive map that shows you where to go and who you’ll see!)
2 Artist “Meet & Greet” Friday, Sept. 4 from 3 to 7 pm –– Swing back to the store(s) for an opportunity to chat with the artists and purchase their art and creations – this is the closest we get to experiencing an art show this year!
3 Friday, Sept. 4, 3-7 pm – Gorton Lot Live! – Enjoy live entertainment from some of our favorite performers – Citadel Theatre, Rendezvous Arts, CROYA and more.
4 In-store drawings and promotions at your favorite stores! (Businesses with drawings are noted with ** below)
STORE WINDOW SHOWCASE LOCATIONS (regular business hours)...
- Westminster
- **Bedside Manor - 192 E. Westminster
- **Lillie Alexander - 197 E. Westminster
- **The Mustard Seed - 202 E. Westminster - Raffling off a $50 gift certificate
- **Lake Forest Frame & Design - 204 E. Westminster - Drawing for $100 gift certificate toward framing
- Western Avenue
- **Lake Forest Flowers - 546 N. Western Ave.
- **Lake Forest Book Store - 662 N. Western Ave.
- Gerhard's Elegant European Desserts - 720 N. Western Ave.
- Einstein Bros. Bagels - 728 N. Western Ave.
- **ENAZ North - 760 N. Western Ave.
- **Smith's Men's Store - 770 N. Western Ave. - Drawing for 1 custom johnnie-O (Lake Forest or Lake Bluff) T-shirt and 1 custom Southern Tide (Lake Forest or Lake Bluff Performance Hat
- Kashian Bros. - 838 N. Western Ave. - Raffling off a $200 carpet cleaning gift certificate
- The Forest Needle - 1341 N. Western Ave.
- **Forest & Found - 1363 N. Western Ave.
- Market Square
- **Evereve - 248 Market Square
- Kiddles Sports - 258 Market Square
- J. McLaughlin - 261 Market Square
- **The Lake Forest Shop - 265 Market Square
- **Forest Bootery - 284 E. Market Square (3 artists) - Raffling off Jack Rogers signature sandals, the design popular in the 1960's!
- (Many additional windows throughout Market Square)
- Deerpath & Illinois
- Lake Forest Library - 360 E. Deerpath
- History Center of LF-LB - 509 E. Deerpath
- Gorton Community Center - 400 E. Illinois Rd.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS...
Barb Varavadekar | Beth McKenna | Beverly Behrens | Bob London | David Dalison | Diane Chikos | Diane Czerwinski | Ed Crestoni | Edie Ottoman Risher | Elizabeth Crampton | Georgia Vesilaris | Jack Kraig | Jacqui Blatchford | Jerry Gundling | Joanne Barsanti | John Hatlestad | Julie Hagen | Karin Springer | Kristen Ashley | Leslie Emery | Leslie Lenz | Lucy Gundling | Lynda Reiser | Mark Hersch | Mark McMahon | Mary Neel | Nancy Dini | Pam Plonsker | Paulette Colo | Phil Gayter | Philip Schorn | Phillip Ross | Sande Noble | Sandie Bacon | Sonia Peneranda | Sue Turayhi | Susan MacFarlan | Susan Russell | Tena Russ | Thomas Trausch | Tobi Abrams | Veronica Chin
Barb Varavadekar | Beth McKenna | Beverly Behrens | Bob London | David Dalison | Diane Chikos | Diane Czerwinski | Ed Crestoni | Edie Ottoman Risher | Elizabeth Crampton | Georgia Vesilaris | Jack Kraig | Jacqui Blatchford | Jerry Gundling | Joanne Barsanti | John Hatlestad | Julie Hagen | Karin Springer | Kristen Ashley | Leslie Emery | Leslie Lenz | Lucy Gundling | Lynda Reiser | Mark Hersch | Mark McMahon | Mary Neel | Nancy Dini | Pam Plonsker | Paulette Colo | Phil Gayter | Philip Schorn | Phillip Ross | Sande Noble | Sandie Bacon | Sonia Peneranda | Sue Turayhi | Susan MacFarlan | Susan Russell | Tena Russ | Thomas Trausch | Tobi Abrams | Veronica Chin
EVENT PARTNERS
Artists on the Bluff * CenterStage * Citadel Theatre * Deer Path Art League * Gorton Community Center * History Center of LF-LB * Lake Forest Library * LF-LB Artisan Guild * LF/LB Chamber of Commerce * Market Square of Lake Forest * Rendezvous Arts