Lectures and Performances

Watch entrepreneurial students compete for $10,000 in prizes at the annual Pitch It! competition, April 19, 7 p.m. at Gorton Community Center in Lake Forest, Ill.

Six companies will present their original business ideas in front of a panel of five Chicago-area business owners in this second-annual shark-tank-like competition. These entrepreneurial Foresters are selling everything from a compression leg sleeve for recovering athletes to pinless boutonnieres to a live streaming service, and more. Whose project will woo the judges on April 19?

All-Out Spray–James Winkler ’18: This device dispenses liquid typically left unused in other spray bottles.

Boullé–Evelyn Johnson ’18 and Mat Obstoj ’17: This reusable aluminum magnetic casing eliminates the need for pins in boutonnieres.

IC Sleeves–Rocco DiMatteo ’17: This leg sleeve combines icing and compression to aid recovery in athletes.

Power Clique–Lindelo Dlamini ’18: This organization empowers women through an annual leadership and mentorship conference..

Swazi Jive Entertainment–Sakhile Nkambule ’17: This highly successful full-service entertainment company is looking to expand its operations to include a marketing division.

Virtual Events–Tyler Armentrout ’18: This online service live streams every concert on an artist’s tour for $20 a ticket.

The Lake Forest College Combined Choirs and The Inversions (A Cappella)

At 4:15, the Lake Forest College combined choirs (made up of members of the Women's Choir and Concert Choir with soloists Claire Olson and Michael Lesko) will perform Trilo - Traditional Finnish and Black is the Color - Traditional Scottish, Arr. by Peter Hunt.

A talk by Rick Hess of the American Enterprise Institute

Life On My Hands, a student written and directed play based on interviews with Lake Forest College students. Recorded March 4, 2017 in Hixon Hall, Lake Forest College.

Details at http://www.lakeforest.edu/calendar/#event_id/481634/view/event

The Women’s Chorus and Concert Choir present “Celtic Connections.” The concert features compositions and arrangements based on songs and airs from Ireland (Éire), Wales (Cymru), Scotland (Alba), and Brittany (Breizh) in north western France. The program also includes a world premiere performance of Ben Hanlon’s O Danny Boy by Concert Choir.

Recorded February 24, 2017 in Calvin Durand Hall.