Pumpkin Farm Also Featured During Farmer’s Market Weekends in October
SOUTH BARRINGTON, Ill. (October 2, 2009) – A “howling good time” featuring Radio Disney DJs, dance music, and prizes, plus an afternoon Trick-or Treat Scavenger Hunt for family teams will celebrate the Halloween spirit during Spooktacular Soiree at The Arboretum of South Barrington on Saturday, Oct. 24. From noon to 1:00 p.m. the Radio Disney Road Crew will kick off activities with music, dancing and prizes. Then from 1:00 pm. to 3:00 p.m., The Arboretum hosts the Trick-or Treat Scavenger Hunt, which invites family teams to hunt for clues throughout the town center for a chance at prizes. The first 250 families to complete the scavenger hunt will win a family pass for four to the Museum of Science and Industry (limit one per family). Among prizes offered during the hunt are gift cards good for purchases at any Arboretum store. Both events are free.
PUMPKIN FARM ON WEEKENDS
In addition, The Arboretum will further celebrate the harvest season by featuring a Pumpkin Farm each weekend during the Fresh Produce Farmer’s Market Oct. 3-4, 10-11, 17-18, 24-25, and Oct. 31-Nov. 1. Pumpkins of all sizes, pumpkin pies, gourds, haystacks, corn stalks, Indian corn, locally grown roasted sweet corn, cider, and a variety of other harvest produce and crafts will be available for purchase. Regular features of the Farmer’s Market include organic produce, fresh croissants from L’Eiffel Bistrot & Creperie, specialty cooking oils, fresh flowers, and cooking demonstrations. The market is open from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and is located at The Arboretum’s southwest parking lot near DSW and Victoria’s Secret.
The Arboretum is located at 100 W. Higgins Road at the intersection of Routes 72 and 59. For more information, visit www.ShopTheArboretumSB.com, or call (847) 426-6200.
Sneak Peak to Other Upcoming Events
Other upcoming events planned soon at The Arboretum of South Barrington include:
Fri., Oct. 30 – “The Hallow Wings” Fashion Show presented by The Arboretum of South Barrington at the Stonegate Banquet and Conference Center in Hoffman Estates for the Hoffman Estate Chamber of Commerce. The event benefits the Wings Foundation (Women in Need of Growing Stronger), and features fashions from The Arboretum stores, Cabellas, Wings Resale Store, and more.
Thurs., Nov. 5 – The popular Arboretum Uncorked event is back. Sample selected wines, hand-crafted chocolates, and delectable appetizers from an assortment of fine Arboretum restaurants from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The charity soiree will benefit Hands for Hope, to help build a school needed in Zimbabwe.
The Arboretum of South Barrington is a 600,000 square-foot retail town center in Chicago’s affluent northwest suburbs that opened in September 2008. The open-air center is named for the lush treescapes and gardens, and for the large tree farm that formerly stood on the site. Among retailers at The Arboretum of South Barrington are three unique anchors, including LL.Bean’s first Midwest outdoor gear and apparel store; the country’s first Village Roadshow Gold Class Cinemas, a luxury cinema experience and new way to go to the movies; and Pinstripes, Chicago’s own bowling, bocce and bistro concept. An upscale mix of fashion apparel brands, home furnishings, restaurants and other retailers will occupy spaces set amidst fountains, pathways and plazas -- all less than a mile from the four-way interchange at I-90 (the region’s major transportation artery), at the highly coveted intersection of Illinois Routes 59 and 72. The center is a joint venture between The Jaffe Companies in Northbrook, Ill., and RREEF Alternative Investments, based in New York.
The Jaffe Companies, developer with RREEF of The Arboretum of South Barrington, has been developing successful shopping centers and mixed-use projects for nearly three decades across the US, primarily in the Midwest. Firm principal Michael Jaffe has been involved in several notable projects, including Huebner Oaks Center, a 400,000-square-foot lifestyle center in San Antonio, Texas; Geneva Commons, a 450,000-square-foot lifestyle center in Geneva, Ill; and The Arboretum Shopping Center in Austin, Texas.
RREEF Alternative Investments, the financial partner in developing The Arboretum of South Barrington, is the global alternative investment management business of Deutsche Bank’s Asset Management division. RREEF Alternative Investments consists of three businesses: Real Estate, Infrastructure and Private Equity. Headquartered in New York, RREEF Alternative Investments employs more than 1,400 investment professionals in 17 cities around the world to help investors meet a wide range of objectives – from diversification, to preservation of capital, to long-term performance. Named one of the world’s largest alternative investments managers in Global Investor/Watson Wyatt’s Alternative Survey, June 2008, RREEF has €55.2/$87.0 billion in assets under management worldwide as of June 30th, 2008. For more information, visit www.rreef.com.
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