Featured Events in Barrington in June, 2025 (August Updated)

Kick-off summer with a day of golf to benefit the Tunnel to Towers Foundation — a non-profit organization that supports America’s first responder and military heroes, including homeless veterans and helps America to never forget 9/11. Join AM 560's Dan Proft, Amy Jacobson, Shaun Thompson, and other AM 560 listeners for a full day of golf, with lunch and breakfast or dinner provided. Shotgun start at 7:30am and 1pm. With every foursome purchased, you'll receive an AM 560 marketing package, which includes 25 one-minute commercials to air on AM 560 The Answer, Monday through Friday, between 5am and 8pm. It's a great way to kick start your marketing efforts. We'll also include an analysis of your business's on-line presence. Y ou can also join TEAM DAN, TEAM AMY, or TEAM SHAUN, and to golf with one of AM 560's hosts. W e also have a limited number twosomes available for both the morning and afternoon round. Information Source: Salem Media Chicago | eventbrite

Barrington Books, in partnership with the Barrington Public Library, presents WALLY LAMB, the #1 Bestselling Author of two Oprah Book Club Picks, for a discussion and book signing for the release of his new book, THE RIVER IS WAITING. Moderated discussion and Q&A to be held at the Salem Family Auditorium in the Barrington Public Library on Monday, June 23 at 6:30pm. This is a ticketed event. General admission for the presentation only is free. Presentation and book signing tickets include a copy of the hardcover book which is published on 6/10/25 and admission to the signing line after the presentation. ### Book Description From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of two Oprah Book Club Picks— She’s Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True —Wally Lamb comes the propulsive story of a young father who, after an unbearable tragedy, reckons with the possibility of atonement for the unforgivable. Corby Ledbetter is struggling. New fatherhood, the loss of his job, and a growing secret addiction have thrown his marriage to his beloved Emily into a tailspin. And that’s before he causes the tragedy that tears the family apart. Sentenced to prison, Corby struggles to survive life on the inside, where he bears witness to frightful acts of brutality but also experiences small acts of kindness and elemental kinship with a prison librarian who sees his light and some of his fellow offenders, including a tender-hearted cellmate and a troubled teen desperate for a role model. Buoyed by them and by his mother’s enduring faith in him, Corby begins to transcend the boundaries of his confinement, sustained by his hope that mercy and reconciliation might still be possible. Can his crimes ever be forgiven by those he loves? Praise for Wally Lamb “Lamb sheds light on the inhumanity and cruelty of the American prison system, while also offering glimmers of hope and friendship… There are no simple resolutions in this gripping drama, and Lamb offers plenty to ponder about guilt, innocence, rehabilitation, and forgiveness.” — Booklist “[A] heart-wrenching story of redemption… Lamb lays bare the vagaries of his protagonist’s life in accessible prose and concludes on a bittersweet note. This will please the author’s fans.” — Publishers Weekly “A heartwrenching, moving tale about the power of forgiveness, resilience and growth.” — Woman's World , "12 Most Anticipated Books of 2025" "I was awestruck by this brilliant novel! I know that “authenticity” isn’t the sexiest takeaway, but on my honor, page after riveting page, I asked myself, “How did he know this? How is this so moving, so real, so close to the bone?” Bravo, Wally Lamb. Not that you needed another masterpiece to demonstrate your unerring eye, ear, and signature heart, but may I say The River is Waiting might crown them all.” —Elinor Lipman, author of Every Tom, Dick & Harry and Ms. Demeanor "Time and time again, the amazing Wally Lamb’s imperfect people break our hearts and help us understand the unfathomable depths of guilt and grief as we look for light in the world." —Alice Hoffman, New York Times bestselling author of The Practical Magic series “ The River is Waiting is an ambitious, affecting novel that’s not afraid to look directly at human suffering, and to map out the pain we inflict on others, and on ourselves. With an unflinching eye and an unsentimental compassion for his characters, Wally Lamb finds glimmers of hope and healing and decency in the darkest places." —Tom Perrotta, New York Times bestselling author of The Leftovers and Little Children ### Wally Lamb is the author of six New York Times bestselling novels: I’ll Take You There , We Are Water , Wishin’ and Hopin’ , The Hour I First Believed , I Know This Much Is True , and She’s Come Undone . Lamb also edited Couldn’t Keep It to Myself and I’ll Fly Away , two volumes of essays from students in his writing workshop at York Correctional Institution, a women’s prison in Connecticut, where he was a volunteer facilitator for twenty years. Lamb lives in Connecticut with his wife, Christine, and they have three sons. Information Source: BarringtonBooks | eventbrite