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Evanston.
Concerts, games, comedy, theater and more.
This weekend
See everythingEvanston Campus Recitals in Room 9
Music Institute Evanston Campus · 6:30 PM
2021
Wirtz Theater · Through Nov 14
Carina Geist, flute
Bienen School of Music Concerts · 6:00 PM
Evanston Campus Recitals in Room 9
Music Institute Evanston Campus · 6:30 PM
She Loves Me
Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts · Through Nov 22
Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
Bienen School of Music Concerts · 7:30 PM
Brass Ensemble
Bienen School of Music Concerts · 7:30 PM
Art Talks with Student Associates
Block Museum of Art · 12:30 PM
Research Room Open
Evanston History Center (Dawes House) · 1:00 PM
Ericsson Lin, piano
Bienen School of Music Concerts · 2:30 PM
Nikolai Medtner Lecture
Bienen School of Music Concerts · 2:30 PM
North Shore Choral Society presents Handel's Messiah for Everyone
First Presbyterian Church of Evanston · 3:00 PM
Central Street: Annual Holiday Stroll & Tree Lighting
Along Central Street · 5:00 PM
Medtner and Friends Chamber Music Concert
Bienen School of Music Concerts · 7:30 PM
Academy Orchestra Concert
Music Institute of Chicago (Nichols Concert Hall) · 7:30 PM
House Tours
Evanston History Center (Dawes House) · 1:00 PM
MIC Fall Festival
Music Institute of Chicago (Nichols Concert Hall) · 1:00 PM
Concert Band
Bienen School of Music Concerts · 3:00 PM
University Singers
Bienen School of Music Concerts · 6:00 PM
HOSU presents: In The Night of Carnival
Music Institute of Chicago (Nichols Concert Hall) · 7:00 PM
Trombone Choir
Bienen School of Music Concerts · 7:30 PM
Jazz Small Ensembles
Bienen School of Music Concerts · 8:00 PM
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005) in 35mm with director Ken Kwapis
Block Museum of Art · 6:00 PM
All By Myself
Evanston Public Library · 1:30 PM
Block Student Alumni on the Making of Perennial Blossom (2022)
Block Museum of Art · 3:30 PM
Better Blood Sugar, Better Energy: Simple Food Strategies for Metabolic Health
Evanston Public Library · 5:30 PM
Law At The Library: Changes In The Tax Law, Know Before You File
Evanston Public Library · 6:00 PM
Intro to Sewing
Evanston Public Library · 6:00 PM
Read to Dogs with Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy
Evanston Public Library · 6:30 PM
LEGO Club for Grown Ups
Double Clutch Brewing Company · 6:30 PM
We Are the Shaggs (2026) with guest filmmaker Ken Kwapis
Block Museum of Art · 7:00 PM
Baby Storytime
Evanston Public Library · 10:15 AM
Turning Point Behavioral Health Care Center: Mobile Living Room
Evanston Public Library · 12:00 PM
Common Scams and Prevention Tips from the Illinois Attorney General's Office
Evanston Public Library · 1:00 PM
Virtual Memory Cafe
Evanston Public Library · 2:00 PM
Teen Anime Club
Evanston Public Library · 5:30 PM
Grupo de Apoyo para Hombres
Dr. Jorge and Luz Maria Prieto Community Center · 6:00 PM
You (Probably) Haven't Seen This Before: Films from Indiana University's Moving Image Archive
Block Museum of Art · 7:00 PM
Matthew Recio's The Puppy Episode
Bienen School of Music Concerts · 7:30 PM
EHC Out & About: The Gichigamiin Museum
Gichigamiin Museum · 10:00 AM
Sublimation Puzzles: Golden Gears
Robert Crown Branch Library · 10:30 AM
Papel Picado: Celebrating with Cut Paper, Older Adult Workshop
Robert Crown Branch Library · 11:00 AM
Papel Picado: Celebrar con Papel Picado
Robert Crown Branch Library · 11:00 AM
Winter Arts & Craft Expo 2026 Preview Party
Evanston Art Center · 6:00 PM
Feeding Beatrice
Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts · Through Nov 22
Goodbye, Dragon Inn in 35mm
Block Museum of Art · 7:00 PM
Byte-Size Tech Learning for Older Adults
Evanston Public Library · 10:00 AM
Singsong
Evanston Public Library · 11:00 AM
Guitar Master Class with Paul Henry
Thoresen Performance Center · 3:00 PM
Novel November Writing Room
Evanston Public Library · 3:00 PM
The Maestro and the Monster: A concert Celebrating Akira Ifukube and his Godzilla Film Music
Music Institute of Chicago (Nichols Concert Hall) · 3:30 PM
Why Self Publish Under Fascism? Part 2, Zine-Making Workshop
Evanston Public Library · 2:00 PM
MIC Chorale Concert presents: AMERICA!
Music Institute of Chicago (Nichols Concert Hall) · 3:00 PM
Hearts of Readers Storytime at Crown
Robert Crown Branch Library · 10:30 AM
Drop-in Family Storytime
Evanston Public Library · 10:30 AM
Fall Break Spa Day
Robert Crown Branch Library · 1:00 PM
Meccha Chameleon In Real Life
Evanston Public Library · 1:00 PM
Readability Book Group for Adults with Disabilities
Evanston Public Library · 5:00 PM
Laser Engrave Stamps
Evanston Public Library · 6:00 PM
Get to Know the Guitar: Kids Edition
Evanston Public Library · 10:00 AM
Tuesday Repair Cafe
Evanston Public Library · 10:15 AM
CJE Care Collective
Evanston Public Library · 10:30 AM
Free Community HIV/STI Screening with Howard Brown Health
Evanston Public Library · 3:00 PM
Tween Manga Club
Robert Crown Branch Library · 4:00 PM
Intro to Block Printing
Evanston Public Library · 6:00 PM
Evanston Flying Turkey
City of Evanston Events · 7:00 PM
Teen Slushies and a Movie
Evanston Public Library · 2:00 PM
Circus STEM Day
Evanston Public Library · 2:30 PM
Downtown Evanston Small Business Saturday
City of Evanston Events · 11:00 AM
Puzzle Swap
Evanston Public Library · 3:00 PM
NU Football vs. Illinois Fighting Illini
Ryan Field · 7:00 PM
Engraved Coasters
Evanston Public Library · 1:00 PM
Matinee Movie: Toy Story 5
Evanston Public Library · 2:00 PM
Asian Entertainment Appreciation Group
Robert Crown Branch Library · 2:00 PM
Mod-a-Tee Monday!
Evanston Public Library · 6:00 PM
The Joy-Con Crew: It's Game Time!
Robert Crown Branch Library · 6:00 PM
Armor Down Girls
Robert Crown Branch Library · 4:00 PM
Holiday Card Block Printing
Evanston Public Library · 6:00 PM
Antonius-Tín Bui in Conversation: Students Shape the Collection
Block Museum of Art · 6:00 PM
A Charlie Brown Christmas Soundtrack Live with the Chris White Trio
Evanston History Center (Dawes House) · 7:00 PM
The House on the Beach (1965): Denis Mitchell on American TV
Block Museum of Art · 7:00 PM
Northwestern University Jazz Orchestra
Bienen School of Music Concerts · 7:30 PM
Slutbot
Wirtz Theater · Through Dec 6
Chicken in the Car: 70s Chicago Street Films
Block Museum of Art · 7:00 PM
EAC Free Documentation Workshops and Open Studios
Evanston Art Center · 9:00 AM
Downtown Evanston Holiday Light Celebration
Fountain Square · 4:30 PM
Building Home | A Family Workshop
Evanston Art Center · 1:00 PM
Community Chanukah Menorah Lighting
Evanston Fountain Square · 5:30 PM
Donovan's Garage: Evanston's Free Monthly Jazz Performance Laboratory
Evanston History Center (Dawes House) · 7:00 PM
Curiosity Cafe: Invented in Evanston: Fun and Games
Evanston History Center (Dawes House) · 12:00 PM
Teen Board Art Game Night
Evanston Art Center · 4:30 PM
Downtown Evanston Warm Bevvy Walk
Downtown Evanston · 4:00 PM
Central Street: Late-er Night Thursday
Central Street · 5:00 PM
Holiday Candlelight Tour of the Dawes House
Evanston History Center (Dawes House) · 6:00 PM
A Very Special Concert: An Inclusive Holiday Celebration
Evanston Symphony Orchestra · 12:30 PM
Evanston Symphony Holiday Concert
Evanston Symphony Orchestra · 3:00 PM
Holiday Tea for Families at the Evanston History Center
Evanston History Center (Dawes House) · 10:30 AM
National Theatre Live: Golden Boy
Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts · 7:00 PM
From Expedition to Procession: Mapping Memory in Tiguex
Block Museum of Art · 3:30 PM
Execution of Justice
Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts · Through Jan 31
Vladimir
Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts · Through Feb 14
Great Romantics
Evanston Symphony Orchestra · 7:00 PM
Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical
Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts · Through Feb 28
Opening Celebration: Pasados Presentes
Block Museum of Art · 2:00 PM
Danceworks 2027: My Conscience is Clear
Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts · Through Mar 14
Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony
Evanston Symphony Orchestra · 7:00 PM
National Theatre Live: The Importance Of Being Earnest
Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts · 7:00 PM
Taming of the Shrew
Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts · Through May 2
IN FOCUS Lecture Series: What Life Can Learn From Painting with Phil Gayter
Evanston Art Center · 3:00 PM
Our Dear Dead Drug Lord
Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts · Through May 9
Cyrano de Bergerac
Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts · Through May 30
A Mass for Peace
Evanston Symphony Orchestra · 7:00 PM
Imagine U Theatre for the Very Young: In The Loop
Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts · Through Jun 6
Coming up at Evanston Public Library
All By Myself
Better Blood Sugar, Better Energy: Simple Food Strategies for Metabolic Health
Law At The Library: Changes In The Tax Law, Know Before You File
Intro to Sewing
Read to Dogs with Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy
Baby Storytime
Turning Point Behavioral Health Care Center: Mobile Living Room
Common Scams and Prevention Tips from the Illinois Attorney General's Office
Virtual Memory Cafe
Teen Anime Club
Byte-Size Tech Learning for Older Adults
Singsong
Close by, in Glenview, Northbrook, Glencoe
Carmel Apples at GPC
Glenview Park Golf Club
Cardio Drumming
Techny Prairie Activity Center
Lightscape
Chicago Botanic Garden
Woody Plants for Four Seasons
Chicago Botanic Garden
Demonstration Cooking | Cheese and Charcuterie Board
Chicago Botanic Garden
Grove Heritage Association Holiday Market
Glenview Park District (incl. The Grove)
Sound Bath
Techny Prairie Activity Center
Botanical Covers Bookbinding Workshop
Chicago Botanic Garden
The Royale Accessible Performances
Writers Theatre
Rod Tuffcurls and The Bench Press
The Skokie Theatre
Free Hand Fabric Painting
Chicago Botanic Garden
3D Embroidery | Texture, Beading, and Design
Chicago Botanic GardenPlaces in Evanston
- Evanston History Center (Dawes House)History museum · 43 coming up
- Evanston Public LibraryPublic library · 42 coming up
- Bienen School of Music ConcertsConcert hall · 16 coming up
- Wirtz Center for the Performing ArtsUniversity theater · 13 coming up
- Block Museum of ArtArt museum · 12 coming up
- City of Evanston EventsCity events · 9 coming up
- Music Institute of Chicago (Nichols Concert Hall)Concert hall · 7 coming up
- Evanston Art CenterArt center · 5 coming up
- Evanston Symphony OrchestraOrchestra · 5 coming up
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