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SPRING MARCHE RETURNS

French -Themed Shopping Boutique

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Save the Date!
Wednesday, May 9, 2012,

At the Gorton Community Center

(400 East Illinois Road,Lake Forest, IL 60045)

French Themed Shopping Boutique

9:30a.m. to 5:00p.m., no fee.

Includes 25+ vendors (see list below)

followed by...

Ladies Night Out

7p.m. to 10p.m., 

$65 /person prior to May 7, $75 after or at the door. $40 for teachers.

Includes More Shopping, Music, Silent Auction, iPad Raffle, delectable hors d'oeuvres, desserts
and Skinny Girl Cocktails

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2012 SPRING MARCHE VENDOR DESCRIPTIONS

APRIL'S LINENS:  Fine linens for the bed, bath, and table

CARTWHEEL DESIGN:  Cute, stylish platform tennis bags

COUPE COUTURE:  Simple and chic ponchos made of fabrics ranging from cotton to cashmere, and everything in between

DISTINGUISHED MANOR:  Fine gifts, children's clothing, quality furnishings for your home and pet

FIGARO:  French inspired art, gifts and accessories

FOR YOUR EYES ONLY:  Designer sunglasses

GRACE HAYES LINENS:  Simple, elegant, sophisticated linens for the home

how impressive!:  Personalized stationery and gifts

J'ARTISA:  Handmade, one of a kind vintage inspired jewelry

JACK & JILL:  Fun and fresh decoupage plates

LAURA LANCE:  Palm Beach- inspired jewelry and clothing

LILY BETH GOLF:  Preppy-chic golf accessories for woman

LISA HALL JEWELRY:   Custom sea glass jewelry featured in Martha Stewart Living

MICHELLE RENEE DESIGNS:  Exquisite custom handbags, purses, and totes

MOM'S ENTERPRISES:  Hand painted, one of a kind whimsical art pieces to decorate your home all year long

OH OLIVE!:  Award winning and estate produced olive oils, aged vinegars, imported teas, and natural spices, rubs, and salts

OUI MADAME:  Fine "French" gifts, jewelry, and accessories

QUEEN BEA STUDIOS:  Classic and unique resort accessories including personalized fabric bags and finely woven Balinese baskets

ROBERT REDD LLC:  Timeless knit shirts, sweaters, and accessories for gentlemen and children

SACK DESIGNS:  Handmade hair accessories by Kathleen Aberle

SAILOR ROSE:  Beautiful Liberty of London print blouses and dresses for women and girls

SALMON COVE:  Classic shirts, sweaters, and accessories for men and women

STELLA & DOT:  Boutique style jewelry and accessories featured in Gossip Girl, In Style, Lucky Magazine, and seen on today's hottest celebrities

THE SHOP AT EQUINOX:  On- trend fitness wear and clothing

TIN CUP PRODUCTS, LLC:  Personalized golf ball markers

TURTLES:  Handmade jewelry by Charlotte Muzik

THE ZEN OF SLOW COOKING:  Two former LF-LB LDA Members introduce "The Zen of Slow Cooking," an old way to cook with a new twist!  Please stop by our tasting table for delicious treats and find out how you can experience "Zen" in the kitchen!

DDelights: Gourmet Cookies

BON APPETIT

SENORITAS FIESTA: Invite your friends to a Mexican cooking class party either at your home or at the home of Veronica Hunt!  You and your friends will enjoy scrumptious margaritas and appetizers followed by a divine dinner for twelve people.  Truly a feast for all!  Delicioso!   Value:  $600

GALE GAND MASTER COOKING CLASS AT ELAWA: Join Chef Gale Gand, chef-in-residence at beautiful Elawa Farm in Lake Forest for a master cooking class!  The package includes two tickets for you and a friend to attend the class of your choice, and the cookbook Chocolate and Vanilla, signed by Gale Gand.   Value:  $185

WEEK OF CATERED MEALS: Is dinner ready yet?  Why yes it is, thanks to your very own personal chefs! How delightful to have dinner for four prepared for you every day for a week by the talented chefs at Wisma in Lake Bluff and Food Love Catering in Lake Forest.   Value:  $400

LDA SPECIAL WINE BASKET: Savor summer evenings while entertaining friends with a variety of wines from around the world!  Each bottle of wine was hand selected and donated by a Lake Forest-Lake Bluff LDA board member, and represents the diversity of our organization.  Enjoy!   Value:  $400

NIELSEN-MASSEY VANILLA BASKET: Enhance your baking with a basket of vanillas and flavors from Nielsen-Massey.  Since 1907, Nielsen-Massey has been crafting the world’s finest vanillas from the island of Madagascar, for restaurants and gourmet shops around the world, and now you!  Their cookbook, A Century of Flavor, with 50 delectable recipes for the discerning cook, is included in the package.  Value: $180

DESSERT BAKING PARTY: Indulge in a two hour baking class for eight in your home with dessert chef, Cindy Kiensle, owner of Hungry Monkey Baking Company.  Learn how to make delicious desserts for girls’ night out, book club, or even a children’s party.  All ingredients for the baking class will be provided.  Dessert will be served when finished!  Date to be mutually agreed upon.  Value:  $600

WINE TASTING PARTY: Host a fabulous wine tasting party for twenty friends in your home!  You and your friends will sample several distinctive wines hand selected and poured by Grand Cru Wine Merchants.  You will learn about each wine’s complexity, and savor its distinct appearance, aroma and flavor.  A la votre sante!  Value:  $300

TRES SPORTIF

KNOLLWOOD GOLF CLINIC: Ladies, looking to improve your golf swing?  Sam McKenney, Teaching Professional at the Knollwood Club, will provide a 1 ½ hour clinic for you and three friends.  Celebrate your new skills with a wine and food pairing for four  from Inovasi.  Date to be mutually agreed upon.  Value:  $300

EQUINOX LADIES NIGHT: Exercise and socialize!  You and your friends will enjoy a private 60 minute fitness class designed for you and your friends.  This package for forty people includes mini massages and mini facials, hors d’oeuvres with wine, and a 20% shopping discount at the Equinox shop.   Date to be mutually agreed upon.  Value:  $650

WHITE SOX BASEBALL PACKAGE: Are you a Sox fan?  Cheer them on at a game of your choice with four premium tickets to a home White Sox game this summer!  This package includes an entry pass into the Stadium Club, the private Levy Restaurant located on the club level above right field at U.S. Cellular Field.   Date to be mutually agreed upon.  Value:  $300

BULLS BASKETBALL PACKAGE: Want to see Derrick Rose in action?  Then head down to the United Center this November to watch a Bulls game of your choice and cheer on your favorite team!  You and your friends will enjoy four coveted Level One tickets!  Hungry after the game?  Stop by at Trax Tavern & Grill in Deerfield for a bite to eat on your way home!  Game date to be mutually agreed upon.   Value:  $600

THE DAILEY METHOD FITNESS PACKAGE: Enjoy a private one hour class for 25 adults with owner, Tina Anderson.  The Dailey Method is a one-hour full body workout, combining ballet barre work, core conditioning, stretching, and orthopedic exercises. Featured in Allure and In Style magazines, this workout effectively strengthens, tones, and lengthens muscles in the entire body. Drinks will be provided afterward. 

Date to be mutually agreed upon.  Value:  $425

MODE ET MAISON

SONY FLAT SCREEN LCD HD TELEVISION: Watch all of your favorite TV programs and sports on this fabulous new 40 inch flat screen LCD HD television from Sony.   Value:  $500

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY: “A mother’s heart is a patchwork of love...” Looking for something special for Mom?   Give her love with this cozy afghan, hand knit by the very talented Sandy Brandes.  Looking for something special for you?  Then enjoy shopping the latest CAbi Collection with a $100 certificate!  Then treat the two of you to a relaxing massage from Massage Envy!  Value: $350

CECILY LYNCH CHARCOAL DRAWING: Capture your child’s smile with a pencil or charcoal portrait drawing by talented artist Cecily Lynch!  She will create a beautiful portrait of your child based upon a photograph of your choice.  Truly a wonderful keepsake!  Value:  $250

YOU’RE WORTH IT: Look stunning and stylish in this lovely necklace from Alexandra Collections and ladies’ wrap from the Worth Spring Collection.  Then choose something from their Fall Collection with a $50 certificate.  When the weather warms up, stow your wrap in this beautiful Trina Turk tote bag, and treat yourself to a pedicure from UB Nails.   Go on, you’re worth it!  Value: $550

MARIO TRICOCCI SPA EXPERIENCE: You and a friend will enjoy an evening of pampering from Mario Tricocci!  The spa package includes a haircut, color and style, and new impression makeup application.  Lite bites and beverages will be served during the evening. Become a new you just in time for Mother’s Day!  Value:  $400

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL: Enhance the interior of your home with two custom pillows from interior designer Jeannie Balsam, and create a new look with decorative painting by LB Studios of Lake Forest.  Value:  $550

J.HILBURN CUSTOM CLOTHING: Treat your husband to a new look with custom clothing from J.Hilburn.  J. Hilburn offers custom made men’s clothing at a fraction of the cost of a traditional retailer.  Personal style advisors offer the customer  a high end clothes shopping experience in his home or office.  This certificate is good toward the purchase of any custom clothing.  Value:  $250

TEA WITH LEMONS AND LILACS: “I dream of painting and then I paint my dream...”  Local artist Bridget Halloran created this original oil painting, Tea with Lemons and Lilacs.  Custom framed, this beautiful work of art is one of a kind and was created specifically for the Spring Marche.  Truly something special for someone special!  Value:  $900

JOIE DE VIVRE

BAGPIPES AND BONFIRE: Treat your family of 4 to the Lake Forest Open Land’s fall celebration of Bagpipes and Bonfire!  Enjoy a magical afternoon of food, fun, and Scottish entertainment in the prairie. This one-of-a-kind event culminates in a dramatic bagpipes procession and giant bonfire lighting at dusk.  The event will be held on Sunday, September 23.  Value:  $450

DATE NIGHT IN LAKE FOREST: Enjoy two special evenings with your spouse at dinner and the theater!  Have dinner at the new Market House on the Square (formerly known as Southgate), before heading over to the Citadel theater for a performance of your choice.  Had a good time?  Then do it again!  Dine at the Grille on Laurel, on the patio perhaps, followed by yet another performance at the Citadel.   Value: $450

4^TH OF JULY PARADE: Salute the 4^th of July in style with twelve of your friends at your very own Lake Bluff parade party on Scranton Avenue.  You’ll enjoy the annual parade with front row seats in the shade and the comfort of a private bathroom.  Light refreshments will be provided.  Value:  priceless!

WGN TAPING: It is a rare opportunity to go behind the scenes and watch a live broadcast of WGN Morning News! Here, you will sit in the studio during the show, and perhaps even participate in one of the segments (per the discretion of WGN). News anchor Larry Potash will show you and three friends around this historic TV Station after the broadcast.   Value:  $1000

CUBS TAILGATE PARTY AND GAME: Dads!  Grill some burgers and dogs for your buddies on your new portable Takeda grill and cooler, while enjoying a couple of beers from your micro-brew growler from Lake Bluff Brewery.   After the tailgate, head into Wrigley Field to watch the Cubs take on the Pittsburgh Pirates July 30!  Your tickets for four are in Section 233, Row 7, Seats 4-7.  Bonus?  Enjoy a monthly refill of seasonal beer for your growler – good for a year!   Value:  $500

SUNSET SAIL ON LAKE MICHIGAN: Enjoy a sunset sail for up to six adults on Lake Michigan this summer.  We will set sail from Forest Park Beach at dusk on Ukama, a 26’ Colgate sailboat and head out to take in the dazzling Chicago skyline.  Sit back, relax, enjoy a glass of wine or beer, while nibbling on delicious appetizers.  Sunset on the lake is truly a unique experience!  Date to be mutually agreed upon.   Value:  $400

AUTOBAHN COUNTRY CLUB RACE TRACK PACKAGE: Does your husband feel the need for speed?  Then he will love this!  As part of this exciting race package, he will spend 20 minutes on the track as a passenger in a Porsche GT3 Cup car.  Afterward, he will take a tour of the race track facility followed by lunch at the Autobahn Country Club in Joliet.  Date to be mutually agreed upon.   Value:  $300

LES ENFANTS

PRINCIPAL FOR DAY: Attention St. Mary’s and District 65 and District 67 families!  Be principal for the day at your school!  As honorary principal, your child will lead the school side by side with the principal in the morning, followed by lunch before heading back to class.  Truly a special and memorable day for your child!  Value:  priceless!

SCHOOL OF ST. MARY TUTORING: Want to give your child a leg up on his or her studies?  Maureen Guziec, from the PGC campus, and Samantha Griseto, from the UGC campus, will each provide an hour of tutoring for your child at a location and time mutually agreed upon.  Value:  $50 each session

BRAIN BALANCE ASSESSMENT: Assessment for your child (5 – 15). The Brain Balance Achievement Program helps children become more focused, improve academic performance, decrease negative behavior, and enhance social skills.  Brain Balance looks at the physical and cognitive activities that integrate the senses with movement, balance and thought, without drugs or medical procedures.   Value: $325

TENNIS CLINIC BIRTHDAY PARTY: Try something a little different for your child’s next birthday party!  Adriana Giannelli will host a tennis clinic for six kids this summer at West Park in Lake Forest.  A sandwich tray from Jimmy John’s will be provided for the kids afterward.  Date to be mutually agreed upon.   Value:  $175

YU’S MARTIAL ARTS CLASSES: Your child will learn self defense  with two months of free lessons in a program of your choice.  A gi (traditional martial arts training uniform) is included in the package.   Value:  $300

FUTURE SCOUTS BASEBALL CLINIC: Does your son enjoy the sport of baseball and want to improve his skills?  This is his opportunity!  Enroll him in the Future Scouts Baseball Camp this summer, sponsored by Lake Forest High School.  The baseball camp will be held June 2012 at the West Campus, and is open to incoming 5^th through 8^th grade students.    Value: $150

SLAMMERS FAMILY MEMBERSHIP: Prepare your family for the upcoming summer baseball or softball season with Slammers, the most elite training facility in Illinois, with a gift certificate for a complimentary three month membership.  Slammers offers the very best coaching staff, training curriculum and facility, dedicated to develop outstanding future athlete leaders.  Value: $180

CHEERLEADING CLINIC: Hello future Scouts!  Bring on the spirit by learning the basics of cheerleading.  The LFHS Scouts Varsity cheerleaders will come to a location of your choice to teach basic jumps, stunting, dance and cheer.  A cheer hair bow and set of blue and gold poms are included in this package for 10 girls.  Go Scouts!  Value:  $100

LINDAMOOD BELL EVALUATION AND CONSULTATION: Help your child become a better learner with a Lindamood Bell Comprehensive Diagnostic Learning Evaluation and Consultation.  The evaluation measures oral vocabulary and language comprehension, visual memory, oral directions, phonemic awareness, visual-motor performance, word attack and recognition, reading comprehension, spelling and math.  A one hour consultation with the parent will follow.  Value:  $645

WEIRD SCIENCE: Turn Friday night into fun family science night!  The kids will have a blast with these toys and games compliments of Renaissance Retail.  They include the Weird and Wacky Contraption Lab, Shaker Slime Lab, and Sea Monkeys on Mars!  Having too much fun with science experiments and don’t feel like making dinner?  Then you and your family can enjoy a platter of appetizers from The Daily Grind!  Value:  $275

The  Monday Morning Series was created by the Parent Mentors at NSSED and is designed for parents of children with special needs who are eligible for funding, programs and services from governmental, community and adult service agencies.  Speakers in the series are representatives from one of the many private or public adult service agencies who present information on how to access services and to provide clarity around the process.  Presenters may be individuals from the community who can provide insight and support to creating a meaningful adult life for our children with special needs.  Additional information can be found at the link above.