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

Evanston IL

09 December, 2021

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EVANSTON, IL — Looking for a family outing? Your Evanston Patch community calendar is a great way to keep tabs on what's happening near you and discover local events that fit your interests. See what's happening and what might interest you before you make plans. Hot tip: If you want to see your event in the next roundup, you can add it to the calendar using this form. 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 all of this weekend's events in and around Evanston: Featured Event: Ho Ho Hoey with Gary Hoey! When: Thursday, December 9th at 7:00 p.m. Where: The Des Plaines Theatre What: With a collection of 21 albums it's no wonder Gary Hoey is listed as one of the top 100 guitarists of all time. In 1995, Gary started a trilogy of "Ho!Ho! Hoey," a collection of instrumental Christmas classics that continues each year in his Rockin Holiday shows. Gary Hoey i... Learn MoreFeatured Event: Ho Ho Hoey with Gary Hoey! (Deana Olson) Getting Your Green Card - Adjustment of Status Information Session When: Thursday, December 9th at 1:00 p.m. Where: Evanston Public Library What: Event listing from Evanston Public Library: Thursday, December 9 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PMPresentation will include eligibility requirements for citizenship, English-language and Civics examinations, and and USCIS' online resources/study materials. There is a Q&A component. This... Learn More Personnel, Building & Grounds, Finance Committee When: Thursday, December 9th at 4:30 p.m. Where: Evanston Skokie School District 65 What: Event listing from Evanston Skokie School District 65: Thursday and December 9 from 4:30 PM to 11:59 PM This event was originally posted on a public calendar and distributed by Burbio. Please confirm event details with the host before attending. Have a correction? Contact u... Learn More Holiday Lights & Architecture Tour When: Thursday, December 9th at 5:03 p.m. Where: Evanston History Center What: Celebrate the season with EHC's Holiday Lights and Architecture Walking Tour, Thursday and Friday nights December 9 and 10. The tours will feature neighborhood holiday decorations and lighting, and architectural histories of the Dawes House neighborhood. Kris Hartzell and Ed... Learn More Holiday Lights & Architecture Tour - Evanston History Center- Charles Gates Dawes House When: Thursday, December 9th at 5:30 p.m. Where: Evanston History Center- Charles Gates Dawes HouseLearn More Google Docs - Evanston Public Library When: Thursday, December 9th at 6:30 p.m. Where: Evanston Public LibraryLearn More Environment Board - City of Evanston When: Thursday, December 9th at 6:30 p.m. Where: City of EvanstonLearn More Holiday Lights & Architecture Tour When: Thursday, December 9th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Evanston History Center What: Celebrate the season with EHC's Holiday Lights and Architecture Walking Tour, Thursday and Friday nights December 9 and 10. The tours will feature neighborhood holiday decorations and lighting, and architectural histories of the Dawes House neighborhood. Kris Hartzell and Ed... Learn More Social Services Committee - City of Evanston When: Thursday, December 9th at 7:00 p.m. Where: City of EvanstonLearn More Kindergarten Information Session - Virtual Overview When: Thursday, December 9th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Evanston Skokie School District 65Learn More YAMO Performance - Evanston Township High School When: Thursday, December 9th at 7:30 p.m. Where: Evanston Township High School Learn More Featured Event: Join us for a Special Jamming Jean Holiday Concert with Corky Siegel and Lynne Jordan When: Friday, December 10th at 9:00 a.m. Where: On Zoom What: Corky Siegel and Lynne Jordan are back this year with an all-new holiday Jamming Jean virtual concert on Dec. 10 on Zoom. Made possible by the Levy Senior Center Foundation, this online music spectacular will include three recorded sets with Siegel and Jordan plus a live post-... Learn More Featured Event: Join us for a Special Jamming Jean Holiday Concert with Corky Siegel and Lynne Jordan (Belinda Clarke) Featured Event: The Ultimate Queen Celebration with Marc Martel When: Friday, December 10th at 7:00 p.m. Where: The Des Plaines Theatre What: It's simple: Queen's Roger Taylor and Brian May handpicked singer Marc Martel to take on the lead vocals for their Queen tribute tour. If that isn't a personal endorsement for this amazing artist, then we're not sure what is. His audition video of "Somebody to Love" garnered... Learn More Featured Event: The Ultimate Queen Celebration with Marc Martel (Deana Olson) Utilities Commission - City of Evanston When: Friday, December 10th at 7:15 a.m. Where: City of EvanstonLearn More Sophomore Educational Planning Counselor Lesson (from SASH blocks 4 & 6A) When: Friday, December 10th at 10:05 a.m. Where: Evanston Township High School Learn More Holiday Lights & Architecture Tour When: Friday, December 10th at 5:03 p.m. Where: Evanston History Center What: Celebrate the season with EHC's Holiday Lights and Architecture Walking Tour, Thursday and Friday nights December 9 and 10. The tours will feature neighborhood holiday decorations and lighting, and architectural histories of the Dawes House neighborhood. Kris Hartzell and Ed... Learn More A Special Holiday Jamming Jean Concert with Corky Siegel & Lynne Jordan! When: Friday, December 10th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Zoom What: Harmonica legend Corky Siegel and star vocalist Lynne Jordan are back Dec. 10 with brand new music and a virtual holiday show you won't want to miss! The LSCF is proud to bring you this online music spectacular with three recorded sets with Siegel and Jordan plus a live post-s... Learn More Art Films @ 921 When: Friday, December 10th at 6:00 p.m. Where: 921 Church St What: Fridays in December, we're screening art films at the Shop Evanston Made Holiday Market in Downtown Evanston. Art Films @ 921 Schedule will be announced on Wednesdays in the newsletter and on Instagram @evanston_made Fridays in December, we're super excited to be working with ... Learn More Virtual Jamming Jean Concert: Corky Siegal and Lynne Jordan When: Friday, December 10th at 6:00 p.m. Where: City of EvanstonLearn More Holiday Lights & Architecture Tour When: Friday, December 10th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Evanston History Center What: Celebrate the season with EHC's Holiday Lights and Architecture Walking Tour, Thursday and Friday nights December 9 and 10. The tours will feature neighborhood holiday decorations and lighting, and architectural histories of the Dawes House neighborhood. Kris Hartzell and Ed... Learn More Featured Event: Pre-School Open House When: Saturday, December 11th at 8:30 a.m. Where: The Academy at St. Joan of Arc What: Pre-School (3 YO) Applications are now open. Meet our Early Childhood team this Sat 12/11 for one on one appointments (8:30 - 11:00) for you and your student. Come learn what makes ASJA an exceptional experience. SignUp for your appointment here #cultureofjoy Learn More Featured Event: Pre-School Open House (Caroline Kennedy) Featured Event: 33% off a medical cannabis card certification until the end of 2021! When: Saturday, December 11th at 10:00 a.m. Where: Telemedicine Virtual Visit What: Appointments Available 6 Days a Week Monday-Friday, 10am-6pm Saturdays 10am-2pm Click Here to Book Now! The regular price for a 3yr certification is $300 but for the rest of 2021 it has been reduced to $200, the lowest cost in Illinois! We're proud to have been voted finalist... Learn More Featured Event: 33% off a medical cannabis card certification until the end of 2021! (Educated Alternative) Featured Event: Meet Sandy Sotzen, Author of Special Needs Children's Book @ Burger 21 When: Saturday, December 11th at 12:00 p.m. Where: Burger 21 What: Special Education Teacher Answers Young People's Questions About Autism, Different Abilities and More in Her Best-Selling Story-Book "Why Do They Do That?"  Meet Children's Author and Special Education Educator, Sandy Sotzen, as part of the Burgers and Books series at Burger 2... Learn More Meet Sandy Sotzen, Author of Special Needs Children's Book @ Burger 21 (Burger 21 Orland Park ) Featured Event: Music Of The Baroque and Christmas Carols When: Saturday, December 11th at 4:00 p.m. Where: Charles Gates Dawes House What: The Evanston Chamber Music Society, presented by FilAm Music Foundation NFP is back at Charles Gates Dawes House with a concert entitled "Music from the Baroque and Christmas Carols" featuring three fantastic FilAm young artists from the Lyric Opera. Soprano Nicole Besa, mezzo... Learn More Featured Event: Music Of The Baroque and Christmas Carols (Victor Asuncion) Evanston Repair Café - City of Evanston When: Saturday, December 11th at 10:00 a.m. Where: City of EvanstonLearn More Dungeons & Dragons! - Evanston Public Library When: Saturday, December 11th at 12:00 p.m. Where: Evanston Public LibraryLearn More Music Of The Baroque And Christmas Carols When: Saturday, December 11th at 4:00 p.m. Where: Charles Gates Dawes House What: The Evanston Chamber Music Society, presented by FilAm Music Foundation NFP is back at Charles Gates Dawes House with a concert entitled "Music from the Baroque and Christmas Carols" featuring three fantastic FilAm young artists from the Lyric Opera. Soprano Nicole Besa, mezzo... Learn More Chicago a cappella's "Holidays a cappella" When: Saturday, December 11th at 8:00 p.m. Where: Nichols Concert Hall What: Come back to the comfort of our Holidays a cappella tradition with a brand-new collection of musical gifts. Hear rare choral treasures from Norway, the Republic of Georgia, and Puerto Rico, plus music for Chanukah, the spiritual "Sistah Mary," and captivating new takes on bel... Learn More Chicago Artisan Market (Holiday Edition) in Fulton Market - Sun, Dec 12 | 10am-4pm When: Sunday, December 12th at 10:00 a.m. Where: Morgan MFG What: Eat, drink, shop & be merry!  Shop small, local & sustainable at the HOLIDAY EDITION of the Chicago Artisan Market on Sunday, December 12, 2021. This curated INDOOR Sunday market celebrates the ingenuity of 100+ independently owned, small businesses who channel their ... Learn More Featured Event: Chicago Artisan Market (Holiday Edition) in Fulton Market - Sun, Dec 12 | 10am-4pm (StyleChicago) Christmas Music at Trinity United Methodist When: Sunday, December 12th at 10:30 a.m. Where: 1024 Lake Ave What: Special Christmas music performances (free and open to the public) at Trinity United Methodist Church: 10:30 a.m. - Vivaldi's "Gloria" - Chancel Choir and friends will present Vivaldi's exciting and dramatic masterpiece with organ, strings, and trumpet. 4 p.m. - The Chicago Br... Learn More Story Stars - ongoing through December 12! When: Sunday, December 12th at 12:00 a.m. Where: Evanston Public LibraryLearn More Evanston, save with Sam's Club Membership & Donate 25% to end Hunger! When: Sunday, December 12th at 9:00 a.m. Where: 2450 MAIN ST Evanston, IL What: Hey Evanston!Until 12/15/21 you can get a Sam's Club membership, or upgrade your existing one, AND have 25% of the cost go to to Action Against Hunger.In addition, you will be gifted your choice of a Member's Mark™ Take 'N Bake Pizza or a Member's Mark™ Seasoned Rotisserie Chi... Learn More This week at Shop Evanston Made Holiday Market When: Sunday, December 12th at 12:00 p.m. Where: 921 Church St What: This December, Evanston Made will co-host events at 921 Church St., with our members, patrons and community partners. Evanston Made is a non profit arts organization founded on inclusion and equity, everyone is always invited to the party. Below is a list of organizations and... Learn More An Evanston Symphony Holiday concert When: Sunday, December 12th at 3:00 p.m. Where: Evanston Township High School What: Welcome to a wonderful afternoon of all your favorite holiday music, with full orchestra, dancers from Evanston Dance Ensemble and Chicago Ballet Arts, and choruses from North Shore Choral Society and Rev. Ken Cherry's Evanston Symphony Gospel Choir. And a visit from Santa and... Learn More Evanston Symphony Orchestra's Holiday Concert When: Sunday, December 12th at 3:00 p.m. Where: City of EvanstonLearn More Celebrating Kwanzaa! - Evanston Public Library When: Monday, December 13th at 12:00 a.m. Where: Evanston Public LibraryLearn More FLY BROTHER VIP Screening + Fundraiser When: Monday, December 13th at 7:00 a.m. Where: 921 Church St What: Exclusive screening and fundraiser for hit PBS travel series FLY BROTHER, and Q&A with producers Ernest White II and Denise W. BarretoAbout this event Chicagoland! Join Ernest White II - host, executive producer, and noted travel expert - and executive producer Denise W. B... Learn More AP Fair - Evanston Township High School When: Monday, December 13th at 8:30 a.m. Where: Evanston Township High SchoolLearn More Administration & Public Works Committee When: Monday, December 13th at 4:30 p.m. Where: City of EvanstonLearn More Planning & Development Committee - City of Evanston When: Monday, December 13th at 5:00 p.m. Where: City of EvanstonLearn More City Council - City of Evanston When: Monday, December 13th at 5:30 p.m. Where: City of EvanstonLearn More Regular Board Meeting - Evanston Skokie School District 65 When: Monday, December 13th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Evanston Skokie School District 65Learn More Orchestra Concert - Evanston Township High School When: Monday, December 13th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Evanston Township High SchoolLearn More Board of Education Meeting - Evanston Township High School When: Monday, December 13th at 7:30 p.m. Where: Evanston Township High SchoolLearn More Featured Event: Taxes In Retirement Webinar When: Tuesday, December 14th at 6:00 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. PRE REGISTRATION REQUIRED - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER If you're nearing retirement or already retired, you need to understand how taxes (including the new changes) ... Learn More Featured Event: Taxes In Retirement Webinar (Enlighten 567 Workshops) Produce Mobile - City of Evanston When: Tuesday, December 14th at 9:30 a.m. Where: City of EvanstonLearn More Google Docs Parte 2 - Evanston Public Library When: Tuesday, December 14th at 6:30 p.m. Where: Evanston Public LibraryLearn More Arts Council - VIRTUAL - City of Evanston When: Tuesday, December 14th at 6:30 p.m. Where: City of EvanstonLearn More Evanston Black Advocacy Network (E-BAN) When: Tuesday, December 14th at 6:30 p.m. Where: Evanston Township High SchoolLearn More Virtual Caldecott Club - for Grades 1 to 8 When: Tuesday, December 14th at 6:45 p.m. Where: Evanston Public LibraryLearn More Housing & Community Development Committee - VIRTUAL When: Tuesday, December 14th at 7:00 p.m. Where: City of EvanstonLearn More Preservation Commission Virtual Meeting When: Tuesday, December 14th at 7:00 p.m. Where: City of EvanstonLearn More Mental Health is Essential - Townhall/Open Conversation When: Tuesday, December 14th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Evanston Public LibraryLearn More Poetry Night with the Evanston Grandparents of Family Focus When: Tuesday, December 14th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Evanston Public LibraryLearn More National Signing Day Recognition Ceremony (Div I Football Only) When: Wednesday, December 15th at 7:30 a.m. Where: Evanston Township High SchoolLearn More Check out 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.