This Weekend's Events In Evanston Area

Evanston IL

28 October, 2021

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EVANSTON, IL — Ready for a family outing? Hoping to spend a night out with friends? Check out what's new on your Evanston Patch community calendar. Here's a roundup of local events coming up in the area this weekend. If you're wondering how you can get your event in the next roundup, you can add it to the calendar using this form. You can also spread the word in nearby communities by promoting your event. The cost is $1 per day per community. Here are all of this weekend's events in and around Evanston: Featured Event: Taxes in Retirement Webinar When: Thursday, October 28th at 6:30 p.m. Where: Online Webinar - link sent once registered What: THE NEW TAX AND FINANCIAL RULES HAVE CHANGED. Understand the potential impact taxes have on your retirement income. MUST CLICK HERE TO REGISTER If you're nearing retirement or already retired, you need to understand how taxes (including the new changes) impact your retirement ... Learn More Featured Event: Taxes in Retirement Webinar (Enlighten 567 Workshops) Club / Activity Yearbook Photos - Evanston Township High School When: Thursday, October 28th at 3:30 p.m. Where: Evanston Township High School What: Event listing from Evanston Township High School: Thursday and October 28 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PMStudent Activities Clubs /Teams take group photos for ETHS Yearbook in The Hub.All clubs will meet in West Cafeteria at their scheduled time and then will proceed to the Hub for pictu... Learn More The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream When: Thursday, October 28th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Evanston History Center What: Get ready for a spooky, virtual pre-Halloween event as bestselling author Dean Jobb joins us to tell the true story of a Victorian Era monster, the ruthless "Lambeth Poisoner, " Dr. Cream. Jobb's recently released book, The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream, and is the first complete... Learn More Virtual FAN Event with Dawn Turner and Heidi Stevens When: Thursday, October 28th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Evanston Township High School What: Event listing from Evanston Township High School: Thursday, October 28 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PMThree Girls from Bronzeville: A Uniquely American Memoir of Race, Fate, and Sisterhood Dawn Turner: Award-winning journalist and novelist, and author of the new memoir Three Girls fr... Learn More Apollo's Fire presents Vivaldi's FOUR SEASONS rediscovered When: Thursday, October 28th at 7:30 p.m. Where: Nichols Concert Hall What: Not your mother's Four Seasons …. Jeannette Sorrell and Francisco Fullana become musical storyt... Learn More Featured Event: USA CBD Expo Chicago - The nation's largest CBD & hemp event! When: Friday, October 29th at 11:00 a.m. Where: McCormick Place - East Building / Lake Side Center What: USA CBD Expo concentrates the entire CBD and Hemp industry into one comprehensive, all-inclusive event. 300+ vendors, 500+ of the industry's best brands! View exhibitor list!Learn from 50+ expert speakers about all aspects of CBD and Hemp! See our speaker list!Take advantage ... Learn More Featured Event: USA CBD Expo Chicago - The nation's largest CBD & hemp event! (USA CBD Expo) Senior Baby Pictures and Quotes - Evanston Township High School When: Friday, October 29th at 12:00 a.m. Where: Evanston Township High School What: Event listing from Evanston Township High School: Friday, October 29 (all day)If you want a quote in the yearbook with your senior picture and/or a baby picture featured in the yearbook, please fill out the form by October 29,2021. https://forms.gle/BUHy9LmKnCNPzWxG6 This even... Learn More Eviction Prevention When: Friday, October 29th at 10:00 a.m. Where: Online/Zoom What: With the moratorium on evictions ending, Open Communities is hosting this event on multiple days to help those possibly facing eviction. Geared toward both landlords and tenants – especially justice impacted individuals – this workshop provides communication strategies to miti... Learn More Cook County Just Housing Ordinance When: Friday, October 29th at 1:00 p.m. Where: Online/Zoom What: Cook County's Just Housing Ordinance goes into effect in January 2022. This ordinance provides housing protections for people with prior convictions and new background checks requirements for housing providers. In this presentation, our experts review fair housing rights and d... Learn More Latinx Heritage Fest - Evanston Township High School When: Friday, October 29th at 4:00 p.m. Where: Evanston Township High School What: Event listing from Evanston Township High School: Friday, October 29 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PMLatinx Heritage FestThe Latinx Caucus and Latinx Quest will host this annual event on Friday October 29th. Join us in the Senior Courtyard between 4pm-6pm to decorate your own sugar sku... Learn More The Battlefields of Clara Barton When: Friday, October 29th at 7:30 p.m. Where: Josephine Louis Theater What: THE BATTLEFIELDS OF CLARA BARTON, a workshop productionIn partnership with the American Music Theatre ProjectBy Suzan Zeder & Jenn Hartmann LuckDirected by Rives CollinsOctober 29–31, 2021Josephine Louis Theater20 Arts Circle DriveFri., 10/29 @ 7:30 p.m.Sat., 10/30 @ 7:30 ... Learn More Featured Event: USA CBD Expo Chicago - The nation's largest CBD & hemp event! When: Saturday, October 30th at 11:00 a.m. Where: McCormick Place - East Building / Lake Side Center What: USA CBD Expo concentrates the entire CBD and Hemp industry into one comprehensive, all-inclusive event. 300+ vendors, 500+ of the industry's best brands! View exhibitor list!Learn from 50+ expert speakers about all aspects of CBD and Hemp! See our speaker list!Take advantage ... Learn More Featured Event: USA CBD Expo Chicago - The nation's largest CBD & hemp event! (USA CBD Expo) Featured Event: Alternative Products Expo Chicago - The nation's largest disruptive-industries event! When: Saturday, October 30th at 11:00 a.m. Where: McCormick Place - East Building / Lake Side Center What: Alternative Products Expo is a B2B and B2C networking event for disruptive industries such as hemp-derived products, semi-synthetic extracts, functional beverages, non-psychoactive mushrooms, delta8, kratom, nicotine alternatives, nutraceuticals, and many more. The Alternative... Learn More Featured Event: Alternative Products Expo Chicago - The nation's largest disruptive-industries event! (USA CBD Expo) Featured Event: Trunk or Treat at Trinity Lutheran Church & Covenant Nursery School When: Saturday, October 30th at 4:00 p.m. Where: 3637 Golf Rd What: Trick or Treating, a big ol' slide, Wandering Cafe (selling tacos and quesadillas)!   Masks are encouraged, required for the unvaccinated. Consider decorating your trunk: choose a theme, bring (non-allergenic) treats to hand out. Until 5:30 p.m.   Learn More Featured Event: Trunk or Treat at Trinity Lutheran Church & Covenant Nursery School (Richard Lee) Wildkit Academy (8:15 a.m. Breakfast in West Cafeteria) When: Saturday, October 30th at 9:00 a.m. Where: Evanston Township High School What: Event listing from Evanston Township High School: Saturday, October 30 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PMWildkit Academy, Breakfast in West Cafeteria 8:15 a.m., Session I (9:00 a.m.) & Session II (10:35 a.m.)Wildkit Academy is a FREE Saturday academic support program for all current... Learn More All Ages Sugar Skulls Workshop When: Saturday, October 30th at 4:30 p.m. Where: 1033 Davis St What: All age students will learn about the history of Dia de los Muertos and decorate their own sugar skull! This workshop is for all ages. All materials included!  4:30-5:30pm Fee is $35. Enroll on our website! Learn More The Battlefields of Clara Barton When: Saturday, October 30th at 7:30 p.m. Where: Josephine Louis Theater What: THE BATTLEFIELDS OF CLARA BARTON, a workshop productionIn partnership with the American Music Theatre ProjectBy Suzan Zeder & Jenn Hartmann LuckDirected by Rives CollinsOctober 29–31, 2021Josephine Louis Theater20 Arts Circle DriveFri., 10/29 @ 7:30 p.m.Sat., 10/30 @ 7:30 ... Learn More Featured Event: Tropical Fish Swap When: Sunday, October 31st at 9:00 a.m. Where: Hilton Chicago/Northbrook What: Tropical Fish Swap Meet is a great place to buy fish, plants, food, equipment and more! Huge supply of tropical fish and supplies. https://www.gcca.net Buy directly from the breeder and make your best deal!Four times a year these fish swaps have the largest selection of fish a... Learn More Featured Event: Tropical Fish Swap (Jason Libasci) Featured Event: [Virtual Sunday Service] Science vs. Intuition: Why Scientific Ideas Elude the Human Mind When: Sunday, October 31st at 10:30 a.m. What: Andrew Shtulman, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science at Occidental College in Los Angeles, will speak on the topic, Science vs. Intuition: Why Scientific Ideas Elude the Human Mind. Scientific ideas are difficult to teach, difficult to learn, and difficult to ... Learn More Featured Event: [Virtual Sunday Service] Science vs. Intuition: Why Scientific Ideas Elude the Human Mind (Lake Shore Unitarian Society) Featured Event: North Shore Chamber Orchestra Concert When: Sunday, October 31st at 3:00 p.m. Where: Unitarian Church of Evanston What: The North Shore Chamber Orchestra presents a Showcase Concert featuring orchestra members as soloists. Program: Schubert, Symphony #3 in D major, D. 200 Saint-Saëns, Cello Concerto #1 in a minor, Op. 33 Vivaldi, Concerto for flute, oboe, and bassoon in g minor, RV 103 Kozeluch... Learn More Featured Event: Save 15 Percent On Boo-tiful Flowers This Halloween! When: Sunday, October 31st at 9:00 p.m. What: On Halloween, show your favorite fiends you're wishing them a frighteningly festive holiday with beautiful boo-quets and sweet treats. To make this a no-tricks and all-treats Halloween, FTD Flowers is offering Patch readers 15 percent off holiday-inspired flowers, plants and g... Learn More Featured Event: Save 15 Percent On Boo-tiful Flowers This Halloween! (FTD Flowers) Fundraiser and Reception w Artist Yeefah Thurman When: Sunday, October 31st at 1:00 p.m. Where: 1100 Florence Ave What: Multi-media artist Yeefah Thurman will discuss her latest artwork, What You See/What We See. 1100 Florence Gallery, 10/31, 1-3pAbout this event "What You See/What We See" by artist Yeefah Thurman is part of Terrain Biennial, showcasing front yard art installations. See map for... Learn More The Battlefields of Clara Barton When: Sunday, October 31st at 2:00 p.m. Where: Josephine Louis Theater What: THE BATTLEFIELDS OF CLARA BARTON, a workshop productionIn partnership with the American Music Theatre ProjectBy Suzan Zeder & Jenn Hartmann LuckDirected by Rives CollinsOctober 29–31, 2021Josephine Louis Theater20 Arts Circle DriveFri., 10/29 @ 7:30 p.m.Sat., 10/30 @ 7:30 ... Learn More Featured Event: Men: Thinking Singing? When: Monday, November 1st at 9:00 a.m. Where: 3610 Dundee Rd What: THINKING SINGING? November is Membership Month for The New Tradition Chorus, an all-male a cappella chorus with members of all ages from Chicago and the suburbs. The Chorus is inviting men of all ages who enjoy singing to visit them  any Tuesday in November from 7-10 at 3610... Learn More Featured Event: Men: Thinking Singing? (Lee Kingdon) Seniors: Deadline for Yearbook Photo Media Opt-In When: Monday, November 1st at 12:00 a.m. Where: Evanston Township High School What: Event listing from Evanston Township High School: Monday, November 1 (all day)SENIORS: Yearbook photos and names are published according to the media consent preferences listed in Home Access Center on or before November 2 2020. Under Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act... Learn More Music with the Rabbi When: Tuesday, November 2nd at 7:00 p.m. Where: Congregation Kol Emeth What: Join Rabbi Barry Schechter for an evening sharing music of many genres to cheer the spirit.  To get the link please RSVP to [email protected].  You will be added to our email list.  That is the only way to get the link. Learn More Featured Event: Baker Demonstration School Open House (PK/K) When: Wednesday, November 3rd at 9:00 a.m. Where: 201 Sheridan Rd What: At Baker, we know a child's preschool and kindergarten years are a wonderfully formative stage in which our teachers invite children to enjoy the freedom of exploration, and introduce them to the idea of learning by doing. Based on the concept of inquiry through play, our pres... Learn More Featured Event: Baker Demonstration School Open House (PK/K) (Rachel Yantis) Featured Event: Baker Demonstration School Open House (Middle School) When: Wednesday, November 3rd at 10:30 a.m. Where: 201 Sheridan Rd What: In Middle School, students develop skills that will help them thrive in later life: approaching collaborative work democratically, trusting their instincts enough to step into leadership, and advocating for themselves so they get the experiences they need to deepen their under... Learn More Featured Event: Baker Demonstration School Open House (Middle School) (Rachel Yantis) Check out more awesome 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. You can also reach out to [email protected] with any questions or other feedback about this article.