Saturday, December 4, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Please share with your friends and family who will be coming to the Fair. More detail will be available in the Holiday Fair program books on Saturday. See you there! 

NEW in Bold

•  Valet Parking $5.00

•  Alumni Room- High School History Room, 2^nd Floor East Wing

•  Bakery/Café-A favorite place to snack every year! (Auditorium) Buy a CWS water coffee mug and get discounted coffee refills. 

•  Candle Dipping – Now in the High School, English Room, 3^rd Floor East wing (9 am to 5 pm)

•  Care to Share & Send-A-Star & Giving Tree - Now in the High School, 3^rd Floor East Wing, Music Room (9 am to 5 pm)

•  Chess / Game Room, High School Biology Room, 3^rd Floor, East Wing (9 am to 4:30 pm) 

•  Children’s House- A magical shopping experience for young children—EC Bruck Classroom, 1^st floor West Wing (9 am to 4 pm)

•  Chill-Out Room – 3^rd Floor Grade School (5^th grade classroom) A place for all ages to take a break from the bustle of the Fair, with some quiet activities and places to sit and visit. (Think of it as the Quiet Room for the non-toddler set.) By the way, Quiet Room for littlest ones is still in the High School, 2^nd Floor.  Shhh

•  Coffee / Bakery Outpost in High School – 3^rd Floor, Art Room and Landing

•  Crafts for Young and Old (9 am to 4 pm): 

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  •  Children’s crafts in the EC Matson and EC Donkel classrooms (East Wing, 1^st floor) Candle Decorating, Snow Fairies, Bead Ornaments, Door Shakers
  •  Older Children’s Crafts in the 8^th grade classroom (West Wing, 3^rd Floor) Jump rope Making, Button Making. 

•  Entertainment all Day in the Auditorium:
  •  9:00-  Waldorf Musician’s Hour
  •  10:00-  Miss Aimee Leigh
  • 11:00-  The Licorice Sticks Clarinet Orchestra
  • 12:00-  The Jeff Weisfeld Band
  • 1:00-  Marlon and Abby St. John
  • 2:00-  All-Star Dad’s Band
  • 3:00-  CircEsteem: Chicago’s Premier Youth Circus
  • 4:00-  Holiday Fair Raffle
• Food: Pizza, Jambalaya, Vegetarian Chili, Cornbread, Mac N’ Cheese,

Southwestern Pinwheel Sandwiches, Gyros, Punugulu (an Indian treat – gluten free), 

Thai side dish, Soda, Water, Milk, Juice. Buy a CWS water bottle for $8 and get unlimited water refills. 

• Green Team – Using compostable bowls, re-usable baskets. Look for Green Team members and recycling stations at the Fair. 

• Greenery Table – An array of beautiful new Greenery Products. Check out all that’s wonderful and new at the CWS Greenery table in the gym, including handcrafted wreaths, solstice crowns, and pinecone candle holders.  In Vendor Marketplace in the gym. 

• Learn To Knit (10 am to 4 pm)- $10 includes ball of yarn, knitting needles, instruction (High School, 2^nd Floor, Handwork Room)

• Pocketman/Winter Fairy (Throughout the Fair!)

• Portrait Studio (9 am to 3 pm)– Warling Studios  will be taking portraits w/available ‘on-the-spot’ purchase of a 5x7 for $7.50 and access to purchase more during week. (6^th grade classroom, West wing, 3^rd floor) 

• Puppet Plays – The Elves and the Shoemaker, 11 am and 1 pm in the EC Budrys classroom (East wing, 1^st floor)

• Quiet Room - High School, East Wing, 2^nd floor

• Raffle – Lower Eurythmy Room, West Wing, 1^st floor

• Waldorf Recycled (9 am to 3 pm)– Sale of Gently Used Waldorf Toys, Furniture and Treasures (7^th grade classroom, West wing, 3^rd floor)

• Waldorf Table – Featuring inventory from Four Seasons Shop (school store) and some handcrafted items (7^th grade classroom, West wing, 3^rd floor)

• Vendor Marketplace – More than 50 Vendors featuring handcrafted, unique gift items! (Gymnasium, West wing, 3^rd floor) 

See you at the Holiday Fair!! 

A burglar broke into a house one night. He shined his flashlight around, looking for valuables when a voice in the dark said, 'Jesus knows you're here.'He nearly jumped out of his skin, clicked his flashlight off, and froze.When he heard nothing more, after a bit, he shook his head and continued. Just as he pulled the stereo out so he could disconnect the wires, clear as a bell he heard 'Jesus is watching you.'Freaked out, he shined his light around frantically, looking for the source of the voice. Finally, in the corner of the room, his flashlight beam came to rest on a parrot.

'Did you say that?' he hissed at the parrot.'Yep', the parrot confessed, then squawked, 'I'm just trying to warn you that he is watching you The burglar relaxed. 'Warn me,
huh? Who in the world are you ?''Moses,' replied the bird. 'Moses?' the burglar laughed 'What kind of people would name a bird Moses?' 'The kind of people that would name a
Rottweiler Jesus.'

Thank you to my Aunt for forwarding this to me.

At the river.... 

   In Africa ... 

      In India ... 

      In the Ocean ... 

        At A Wal-Mart?...... 

I have mentioned to some of you the amazing experience I had with a women who came to Chicago a few months ago,  Katrina Rivers.  After just one session of "showing up and breathing," (and you all know, I'm not a big fan of breathing!)  I experienced a shift in my life.  Katrina will be back in Chicago  this March 4 and 5th for a limited number of private consultations. I can not recommend her highly enough, in fact I booked appointments for both Cole and myself this time around. 

Below is an excerpt from Katrina's web site-Breathing Into Love.  If you are interested in a private consultation email  Rachel Fiske for times, availability and location.

Sessions are 1 hour and cost $135.00. 

A guy is driving around the back woods ofMontana and he sees a sign in front of a broken down shanty-style house: 'Talking Dog For Sale ' He rings the bell and the owner appears and tells him the dog is in the backyard.

The guy goes into the backyard and sees a nice looking Labrador retriever sitting there.

'You talk?' he asks.

'Yep,' the Lab replies.

After the guy recovers from the shock of hearing a dog talk, he says 'So, what's your story?'
The Lab looks up and says, 'Well, I discovered that I could talk when I was pretty young. I wanted to help the government, so I told the CIA. In no time at all they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders, because no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping.'
'I was one of their most valuable spies for eight years running. But the jetting around really tired me out, and I knew I wasn't getting any younger so I decided to settle down. I signed up for a job at the airport to do some undercover security, wandering near suspicious characters and listening in. I uncovered some incredible dealings and was awarded a batch of medals.' 'I got married, had a mess of puppies, and now I'm just retired.'

The guy is amazed. He goes back in and asks the owner what he wants for the dog.

'Ten dollars,' the guy says.

'Ten dollars? This dog is amazing! Why on earth are you selling him so cheap?'

'Because he's a liar. He never did any of that shit.