Evanston Area Events Calendar: Check Out What's Happening This Weekend

Evanston IL

19 August, 2021

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EVANSTON, IL — Wondering what there is to do in the Evanston area? Your Evanston Patch community calendar is a great way to stay in the loop on what's happening near you and discover local events that fit your interests. Here are some events taking place in town this weekend. Hosting an event? Whether you're planning a speaker series, a talent show, or a video game night, there's no better place to share it than Patch's event calendar. As always, it's free to post an event in your community. To reach more people, you can promote your event and share it nearby for $1 per day per community. Here are a few events happening this weekend in and near Evanston: 2nd Grade Meet-Up / Encuentros para 2° Grado When: Thursday, August 19th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Dewey Elementary School What: Event listing from Dewey Elementary School: Thursday, August 19 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PMAUGUST 16TH-21STWhat: Grade level Meet-UpsWhere: Dewey Front Playground/Edible Garden/Field - 1551 Wesley AvenueDetails: Meet at Dewey to reconnect with families and classmates before the... Learn More Palestinian Life under Occupation. Please view film BEFORE the Zoom meeting!Discussion When: Thursday, August 19th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Lake Street Church of Evanston and now on Zoom What: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8276... Please, view film BEFORE the Zoom meeting! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8276... The 20 minute film "provides a glimpse into one family's world" and is followed by a conversation with Miryam Rashid, Palestinian American, and who has lived in the Westb... Learn More Featured Event: Blackfoot Poetry from Einstein to Spacetime When: Friday, August 20th at 7:30 p.m. Where: Fermilab virtual event What: A Fermilab sponsored virtual event given by Corey Gray on his journey connecting the Blackfoot language to gravitational wave astronomy. He will talk about what it's been like working at a land-based gravitational wave detector since 1998 and share a "Top 3" list of his favor... Learn More Featured Event: Blackfoot Poetry from Einstein to Spacetime (Tracy Marc) GRADE 8 - Orientation - Last Name A-M When: Friday, August 20th at 10:00 a.m. Where: Nichols Middle School What: Event listing from Nichols Middle School: Friday, August 20 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PMFamilies are asked to enter through the &ldquo red doors&rdquo at the front of the building on Greenleaf.Orientation days will be dedicated to providing students and families with info... Learn More GRADE 8 - Orientation - Last Name N-Z When: Friday, August 20th at 1:00 p.m. Where: Nichols Middle School What: Event listing from Nichols Middle School: Friday, August 20 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PMFamilies are asked to enter through the &ldquo red doors&rdquo at the front of the building on Greenleaf.Orientation days will be dedicated to providing students and families with inform... Learn More 1st Grade Meet-Up / Encuentros para 1° Grado When: Friday, August 20th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Dewey Elementary School What: Event listing from Dewey Elementary School: Friday, August 20 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PMAUGUST 16TH-21STWhat: Grade level Meet-UpsWhere: Dewey Front Playground/Edible Garden/Field - 1551 Wesley AvenueDetails: Meet at Dewey to reconnect with families and classmates before the s... Learn More Sports Psychology Seminar for Athletes/Coaches/Parents When: Saturday, August 21st at 8:15 a.m. Where: Evanston Township High School What: Event listing from Evanston Township High School: Saturday, August 21 from 8:15 AM to 9:00 AMSports Psychology Seminar Learn More Fall Sports Parent Meeting - Evanston Township High School When: Saturday, August 21st at 9:00 a.m. Where: Evanston Township High School What: Event listing from Evanston Township High School: Saturday, August 21 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PMThis meeting offers an introduction of expectations for students and parents of spring sport athletes. Learn More Chicago Ballet Arts Open House When: Saturday, August 21st at 9:30 a.m. Where: 915 Foster St What: We invite you to discover the CBA difference at Chicago Ballet Arts' annual open house, August 21, 2021. Connect with our community, tour our space, try a free sample class, and learn more about what has made our school such a vibrant, professional home for young dancers for 3... Learn More Open House When: Saturday, August 21st at 9:30 a.m. Where: Chicago Ballet Arts What: Prospective, new and returning families are invited to attend Chicago Ballet Arts' Open House on August 21 from 9:30 am - 2 pm. Meet our team, participate in free sample dance classes from our faculty and theater classes from our neighbors, Piven Theatre Workshop, tour our pro... Learn More Kindergarten Play Date / Encuentros para Kinder When: Saturday, August 21st at 10:00 a.m. Where: Dewey Elementary School What: Event listing from Dewey Elementary School: Saturday, August 21 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PMAUGUST 16TH-21STWhat: Grade level Meet-UpsWhere: Dewey Front Playground/Edible Garden/Field - 1551 Wesley AvenueDetails: Meet at Dewey to reconnect with families and classmates before t... Learn More FREE PSAT/SAT/ACT Practice Test (Grades 7 - 11) When: Saturday, August 21st at 10:00 a.m. Where: C2 Education of Buffalo Grove What: Join C2 Education for a free PSAT, SAT or ACT practice test. This full-length test is a chance to see how your child is performing and plan their next academic steps. Offerings include the PSAT 8/9 for younger students. Participants may choose to attend in person at 10am or 2p... Learn More Rising 5th Grade Beach Bash - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literacy and Fine Arts School When: Saturday, August 21st at 11:00 a.m. Where: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literacy and Fine Arts School What: Event listing from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literacy and Fine Arts School: Saturday, August 21 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PMRising 5th Grade Beach BashSaturday, August 21, 11 - 1pmLee Street Beach, Evanston Learn More Community Fun Fair - Dewey Elementary School When: Saturday, August 21st at 12:00 p.m. Where: Dewey Elementary School What: Event listing from Dewey Elementary School: Saturday, August 21 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PMOur FACE team is hosting a community fun fair on Saturday, August 21 from 12-4pm at Evanston's Mason Park. With games, free food, giveaways, music, and face painting, fun is sure to be had!... Learn More Middle School Beach Bash - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literacy and Fine Arts School When: Saturday, August 21st at 1:00 p.m. Where: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literacy and Fine Arts School What: Event listing from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literacy and Fine Arts School: Saturday, August 21 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PMAttention ALL King Arts Rising 2nd Graders:Do you like playing games and winning prizes? Do you like eating snacks and playing with friends? Mark your calend... Learn More ILPPC South Side Meet & Greet - North Cook/Lake County Poor People's Campaign When: Saturday, August 21st at 2:00 p.m. Where: North Cook/Lake County Poor People's Campaign What: Event listing from North Cook/Lake County Poor People's Campaign: Saturday, August 21 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Come join us! We are a campaign not an organization, we focus on organizational principles. *All in, no one out. *When you lift from the bottom, everybody rises, inst... Learn More Featured Event: Live from Italy: Cooking with Carmelita When: Sunday, August 22nd at 12:00 p.m. Where: Congregation Kol Emeth What: Join us as Chef Carmelita Caruana, owner of Cook Italy Cooking School in Bologna, Italy demonstrates how to prepare summer tomato recipes Italian style on Zoom.  Click here to register.  Uncheck General Donation.  Check "Other" at the bottom of the page and enter $15 per devic... Learn More Featured Event: Live from Italy: Cooking with Carmelita (Judy Aronson) Featured Event: Free 16 HR IL Concealed Carry Training a $200.00 Value Sign Up Now! When: Sunday, August 22nd at 8:00 p.m. Where: 21660 Moni Dr What: Click This like to Register: https://forms.gle/3FDLgswgymVG... We are giving back. We are offering FREE 16HR in person Illinois Concealed Carry Training "CCL". This class offer Basic fundamental, Illinois Law, and live fire qualification. Renewal's are free as well on Sunday... Learn More Featured Event: Free 16 HR IL Concealed Carry Training a $200.00 Value Sign Up Now! (KEE FIREARMS & TRAINING) Rising 4th Grade Beach Bash - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literacy and Fine Arts School When: Sunday, August 22nd at 2:00 p.m. Where: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literacy and Fine Arts School What: Event listing from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literacy and Fine Arts School: Sunday, August 22 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PMRising 4th Grade Beach BashSouth BLVD BeachSunday August 222 &ndash 5 pm All returning and incoming rising fourth grade students and their families are wel... Learn More Kindergarten Play Date - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literacy and Fine Arts School When: Sunday, August 22nd at 2:00 p.m. Where: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literacy and Fine Arts School What: Event listing from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literacy and Fine Arts School: Sunday, August 22 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PMKing Arts Kinder Play DateKing Arts Playground Sunday August 222 &ndash 3 pmDo you have a child entering Kindergarten at King Arts in the fall?Come mingle ... Learn More Teacher Institute Day - No School - Evanston Skokie School District 65 When: Monday, August 23rd at 12:00 a.m. Where: Evanston Skokie School District 65 What: Event listing from Evanston Skokie School District 65: Monday, August 23 (all day) Learn More Senior Pictures - Evanston Township High School When: Monday, August 23rd at 8:00 a.m. Where: Evanston Township High School What: Event listing from Evanston Township High School: Monday, August 23 from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PMClass of 2022 Portrait session! Appointments need to be made! Learn More Pre-Purchase Workshop - Preparing for Home Ownership When: Monday, August 23rd at 4:00 p.m. Where: Online/Zoom What: A four-part, 8-hour series – Monday, August 23 – Thursday, August 26, 4:00 – 6:00 PM Note: Participants must register for all four sessions. This course provides prospective homebuyers with an understanding of housing affordability, the home purchase process, credit readiness... Learn More Post-Purchase Home Ownership Program When: Monday, August 23rd at 5:30 p.m. Where: Online/Zoom What: Owning a home can be overwhelming – especially financially. Open Communities' Post Purchase Program provides homeowners with information on preventive maintenance, sustaining homeownership, taxes (both property and income), foreclosure, financial pitfalls, working with a contr... Learn More TWI/All Grade Meet-Up - Dewey Elementary School When: Monday, August 23rd at 6:00 p.m. Where: Dewey Elementary School What: Event listing from Dewey Elementary School: Monday, August 23 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PMAUGUST 16TH-23What: Grade level and TWI family Meet-UpsWhere: Dewey Front Playground/Edible Garden/Field - 1551 Wesley AvenueDetails: Meet at Dewey to reconnect with families and classmates... Learn More Regular Board Meeting - Dewey Elementary School When: Monday, August 23rd at 7:00 p.m. Where: Dewey Elementary School What: Event listing from Dewey Elementary School: Monday, August 23 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM Learn More ETHS Alumni Association Board Meeting When: Monday, August 23rd at 7:00 p.m. Where: Evanston Township High School What: Event listing from Evanston Township High School: Monday, August 23 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PMETHS Alumni Association Board Meeting Learn More PTA Summer Social - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literacy and Fine Arts School When: Monday, August 23rd at 7:00 p.m. Where: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literacy and Fine Arts School What: Event listing from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literacy and Fine Arts School: Monday, August 23 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PMPTA Summer SocialMonday August 23 7 &ndash 9 pmTemperance Beer Co.2000 Dempster StreetEvanston IL 60202 DescriptionThe PTA Summer Social is an annual tradi... Learn More Career Planning & College App Process for Seniors (from English) When: Tuesday, August 24th at 8:30 a.m. Where: Evanston Township High School What: Event listing from Evanston Township High School: Tuesday, August 24 from 8:30 AM to 2:00 PMSeniors meet in counselor-specific rooms during their senior English class period to review career planning and the ETHS college application process. Blocks 1, 3, and 5B meet today. Co... Learn More Avoid Foreclosure When: Tuesday, August 24th at 4:00 p.m. Where: Online/Zoom What: In this workshop, homeowners learn about the various options available to assist them in avoiding foreclosure. It covers information on the foreclosure process, how to adapt financially, adjust/restructure your budget, and keep the lines of communication open with your lender ... Learn More Orchestra and Choir Parent Night - Evanston Township High School When: Tuesday, August 24th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Evanston Township High School What: Event listing from Evanston Township High School: Tuesday, August 24 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PMOrchestra and Choir Parent Night will take place in the ETHS Auditorium. The auditorium is located in the front of the high school (Dodge Avenue, enter through Door #6) and is wheelchai... Learn More PTA Welcome Back Coffee - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literacy and Fine Arts School When: Wednesday, August 25th at 7:00 a.m. Where: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literacy and Fine Arts School What: Event listing from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literacy and Fine Arts School: Wednesday, August 25 from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AMPTA Welcome Back CoffeeWednesday August 25 7 &ndash 9 amKing Arts &ndash Greenwood & Lake Street Entrances later Playground Description The PTA... Learn More See more local events posted by your neighbors, or add your own, on the Evanston Patch community calendar. Editor's note: This article was automatically generated based on event information mainly provided by community members. Patch has not independently verified most of this information, always check with organizers to confirm posted events are proceeding as planned. Click on any event in the list for more details. You can also reach out to [email protected] with any questions or other feedback about this article.