Evanston Events Calendar: See What's Happening In The Area This Week

Evanston IL

27 September, 2021

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EVANSTON, IL — Wondering what there is to do in the Evanston area? See what's new on your Evanston Patch community calendar. Check out what's happening and what might interest you before you make plans. Wondering how you can add your own event? Whether you're planning a festival, a comedy night, or an awards ceremony, there's no better place to share it than Patch's event calendar. You can also spread the word in nearby communities by promoting your event. The cost is $1 per day per community. Here are a few events happening this week in and around Evanston: Featured Event: District 65 - Public Hearing: E-Learning Plan in Lieu of Emergency Days When: Monday, September 27th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Joseph E. Education Center, 1500 McDaniel Ave. Evanston, IL 60201 What: Public Hearing: E-Learning Plan in Lieu of using Emergency Days Evanston/Skokie School District 65, will host a public hearing on Monday, September 27, 2021 on an e-Learning proposal for students that could potentially be enacted on days when school is closed due to extreme co... Learn More Regular Board Meeting - Evanston Skokie School District 65 When: Monday, September 27th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Evanston Skokie School District 65 What: Event listing from Evanston Skokie School District 65: Monday and September 27 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM Learn More Public Hearing: E-Learning Plan in Lieu of using Emergency Days When: Monday, September 27th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Evanston Skokie School District 65 What: Event listing from Evanston Skokie School District 65: Monday, September 27 from 7:00 PM to 11:59 PMEvanston/Skokie School District 65, will host a public hearing on Monday, September 27, and 2021 on an e-Learning proposal for students that could potentially be enacted on days whe... Learn More Featured Event: National Voter Registration Day/League of Women Voters When: Tuesday, September 28th at 2:00 p.m. Where: Evanston Public Library What: NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY Tuesday, September 28, 2021 The League of Women Voters of Evanston (also serving Skokie) will be participating in registering any eligible voters as part of National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday, 9/28/2021. We will be registering voters at... Learn More Sophomore Career Exploration Counselor Lesson (from SASH Blocks 1,3,5 & 7) When: Tuesday, September 28th at 8:30 a.m. Where: Evanston Township High School What: Event listing from Evanston Township High School: Tuesday, September 28 from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PMSophomores meet in counselor specific rooms to complete career exploration and learn more about career planning resources in SchooLinks during blocks 1,3,5, & 7.Contact the couns... Learn More Affordable Housing 101 Part 2 When: Tuesday, September 28th at 3:00 p.m. Where: Zoom What: Affordable Housing 101, Part 1 - September Session Learn more in this 2-part workshop about what "affordable housing" means, its impact on our community, how big the shortage is, and what we can do as community members to fill the gap. Presented by Joining Forces for Affordab... Learn More Virtual FAN Event with William Stixrud & Ned Johnson When: Tuesday, September 28th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Evanston Township High School What: Event listing from Evanston Township High School: Tuesday, September 28 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PMWhat Do You Say? How to Talk with Kids to Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and a Happy Home Co-authors of the bestseller The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Yo... Learn More Sophomore Career Exploration Counselor Lesson (from SASH Blocks 2,4,6 & 8) When: Wednesday, September 29th at 8:30 a.m. Where: Evanston Township High School What: Event listing from Evanston Township High School: Wednesday, September 29 from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PMSophomores meet in counselor specific rooms to complete career exploration and learn more about career planning resources in SchooLinks during blocks 2,4,6 & 8.Contact the coun... Learn More City/School Liaison Committee Meeting When: Wednesday, September 29th at 5:00 p.m. Where: Evanston Skokie School District 65 What: Event listing from Evanston Skokie School District 65: Wednesday, September 29 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM Learn More Virtual ETHS Career Pathway Options Information Presentation When: Wednesday, September 29th at 6:30 p.m. Where: Evanston Township High School What: Event listing from Evanston Township High School: Wednesday, September 29 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PMThe ETHS College & Career Services office, Evanston Youth Job Center, and Mayor's Employer Advisory Council (MEAC) will be hosting an informational ETHS students and their par... Learn More Non-Attendance Day for Students - Evanston Township High School When: Thursday, September 30th at 12:00 a.m. Where: Evanston Township High School What: Event listing from Evanston Township High School: Thursday, September 30 (all day) Learn More Forgotten Veterans, Invisible Memorials: How American Women Commemorated the Great War, 1917-1945 When: Thursday, September 30th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Evanston History Center What: Join us for a presentation by historian Allison S. Finkelstein as she discusses her new book, Forgotten Veterans, Invisible Memorials: How American Women Commemorated the Great War, 1917–1945. The event will be hosted on Zoom. Admission: $10. (Payable online or call EHC at 847... Learn More Forgotten Veterans, Invisible Memorials: How American Women Commemorated the Great War, 1917–1945. When: Thursday, September 30th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Evanston History Center What: Join us for a presentation by historian Allison S. Finkelstein as she discusses her new book, Forgotten Veterans, Invisible Memorials: How American Women Commemorated the Great War, 1917–1945. Finkelstein examines the ground-breaking role American women played in commemorating... Learn More Featured Event: Opening Reception: The "Comfort Women" Project Exhibition and Interactive Installation When: Friday, October 1st at 6:00 p.m. Where: 1100 Florence Ave What: Artist Rose Camastro-Pritchett brings the "Comfort Women" Project to 1100 Florence Gallery, October 1 - 27, 2021.  Photo above, "Comfort Women" Quilt Patch, 2016. 10 ½ " x 10 ½" Handmade paper, pulp painting, hand stitching, silk thread, photocopy of original 1937 map of China... Learn More Featured Event: Opening Reception: The "Comfort Women" Project Exhibition and Interactive Installation (Lisa Degliantoni) Featured Event: 26th Annual Strut for Strays When: Saturday, October 2nd at 9:00 a.m. Where: McGrath Evanston Subaru What: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER! Community Animal Rescue Effort (C.A.R.E.) in Skokie hopes to raise $20,000 for homeless dogs and cats with their 26th Annual Strut for Strays that starts at McGrath Evanston Subaru on Saturday, October 2, 2021 and continues 2.5 miles along the Northshor... Learn More Featured Event: 26th Annual Strut for Strays (Gail Horvath) Featured Event: Play Al Capone's Ghost Hunt and win prizes When: Saturday, October 2nd at 9:00 a.m. Where: Downtown Chicago What: Free to play on Saturday, October 2nd!  Join Capone's Ghost Hunt in downtown Chicago! Visit gangster hang-outs and haunted places. The players with 1st and 2nd best times finishing the hunt will win $100 and $50.  The race begins at 9 am on Saturday, October 2nd, and ends at ... Learn More Featured Event: Play Al Capone's Ghost Hunt and win prizes (Ed Khan) Featured Event: Maker's Market in Downtown Evanston When: Saturday, October 2nd at 12:00 p.m. Where: 1800 Maple Ave What: Maker's Markets, First Saturdays May-Oct, 12-5p @ Maple Parking Garage, 5th Floor Evanston Made and Downtown Evanston present Maker's Markets 2021, where shoppers buy direct from Chicagoland makers. Click here to preview vendors Outdoors, in a covered parking garage, this mark... Learn More Featured Event: Maker's Market in Downtown Evanston (Lisa Degliantoni) Featured Event: Early Childhood Community Job Fair When: Saturday, October 2nd at 1:00 p.m. Where: Robert Crown Community Center What: The Evanston/Skokie early childhood community is hiring!  Childcare Network of Evanston is proud to host this upcoming job fair to support our early childhood community.  Come and connect with a variety of local providers in one place.  Positions are available at all levels - ... Learn More Featured Event: Early Childhood Community Job Fair (Jenny Blickenstaff) Featured Event: Oktoberfest with Gerald McClendon and The Susie Lofton Group to benefit Santa for a Day When: Saturday, October 2nd at 7:00 p.m. Where: Post 42 What: FALL IS HERE! Crisp air, warm flannel, tasty food and drink... and the sounds of great music await! If you love R&B Soul music, you'll truly fall in love with Gerald McClendon and his extraordinary style of performing R&B standards such as classic soul music and sound... Learn More Featured Event: Oktoberfest with Gerald McClendon and The Susie Lofton Group to benefit Santa for a Day (Monika Lotter) Evanston Made Fall Studio Tour When: Saturday, October 2nd at 12:00 p.m. Where: 927 Noyes St What: The Evanston Made Artist Studio Tour is BACK! Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 2 & 3., 12-5p*Connect with artists, see their work, learn about their process and Collect Evanston Art! Click here to preview participating artists.Artist Studios are located throughout Evanston inside... Learn More First Saturday Evanston Art Events October When: Saturday, October 2nd at 12:00 p.m. Where: 816 Dempster St What: First Saturday Evanston Art Events, Oct. 2, invite the community to explore Evanston's Creative Community. Use this handy Google Map to plan your art-filled day! Maker's Market •Maker's Market, The first 150 people who purchase a ticket to shop will receive one free SWAG bag ... Learn More Check out more local events, 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. 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