GROUP EVENTS AND PRIVATE DINING
tee times! Join over 20,000 golf fans to learn about the latest technologies, improve your swin, plan a golf vacation, and get tips from the pros at one of the largest industry trade shows in the Midwest. Now in its 31st year, the show offers 400 vendors, a longest-putt contest, PGA celebrities, free lessons and non-stop golfing fun. Admission costs $10 for adults; $5 on Friday.
3/1-3/2, Ice Meltin’ Blues Downtown Long Grove Old McHenry Rd. & Robert Parker Coffin Rd., Long Grove
(847) 634-0888
www.visitlonggrove.com Two days of soulful music in some of Long
Grove’s picturesque restaurants and shops usher in springtime. This is the first of the town’s annual seasonal festivals, inviting you to warm up and be cool.
Since 1926, Chicago area golfers have sought out St. Andrews for its two championship courses, the top-ranked practice center, and award winning banquet and clubhouse services. With its vast rolling terrain, mature trees, and historic setting, St. Andrews offers quality facilities not only for discerning golfers but for golf outings, weddings, and banquet events of any size. St. Andrews offers a wide range of options including small corporate meetings, team building events, and weddings of up to 375 guests.
Illinois 2011 Family Business of the Year award.
Course open all year. St. Andrews
Golf & Country Club
2241 Route 59, West Chi- cago
630-231-3100
www.standrewsgc.com
From corporate dinner meetings and holiday parties to bridal showers, Weber Grill Restaurant’s sales staff will customize an event your guests are sure to enjoy. Our event specialists will help customize the menu for you, as well as making any additional arrangements including state of the art audio visual equipment and entertainment. And as the grilling experts, we can also organize grilling demonstrations or hands-on grilling class parties! www.webergrillrestaurants. com
Weber Grill Restaurants
1010 N. Meacham Road Schaumburg 847-413-0800
2331 Fountain Square Drive Lombard
630-953-8880
539 N. State Street Chicago
312-467-9696
3/8-3/9, Maple Sugaring Days Naper Settlement 523 S. Webster St., Naperville (630) 420-6010
www.napersettlement.org Come see how the early settles in this
region tapped maple trees and turned the sap into syrup. Enjoy a maple shaved ice treat, get recipes to take home, and learn about corn grinding, coffee grinding and other old-fashioned tasks. Live music, dancing, and living history are included in the fun. Admission last year cost $11 per person.
ATTRACTIONS
Baha’i House of Worship 100 Linden Ave., Wilmette (847) 853-2300
www.bahai.us/bahai-temple One of only seven Baha’i temples in the
world, this temple of a young faith is one of the architectural marvels of the north shore. The symbols and ornamentation of the building represent ideals that include unity and peace; the extensive gardens feature fountains, trees and over 20,000 tulips, planted each spring.
Brookfield Zoo 3300 S. Golf Rd., Brookfield (708) 688-8000
www.brookfieldzoo.org Brookfield Zoo is a 125-acre environment complete with wetlands and world-class animal exhibits, open year round.
Cantigny Park 1 S. 151 Winfield Rd., Wheaton (630) 668-5161
www.cantigny.org Cantigny Park includes the First Division
Museum, the Robert R. McCormick Museum and many acres of gardens, picnic grounds and nature trails. The Cantigny golf courses include a public 18-hole, 9-hole and youth- only 9-hole course in beautiful surroundings. Also watch for outdoor displays of vintage tanks and other military vehicles. Cantigny Park is closed during the month of January
8 Windy City Guide ◆ January - March 2014
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