COMMUNITY CALENDAR

GET YOUR SPELL ON! We're popping up at Sketchbook Evanston for our monthly themed adult spelling bee, called SPELLED! This month's theme is Harvest! So come out and show us how good you are at spelling harvest / food / autumnal words!

Open to all (adults): $10 entry, one winner, PRIZES, and spooky vibes galore!

Join your favorite people and drink your favorite beers! If that's not enough ...

Sat 11/7 7pm - Live Music

Sat 11/14 6pm - Karaoke

Sat 11/21 7pm - Trivia

Sat 10/28 6pm - Music Bingo

Nov 14, 11am

Healting Hour

Nov 11 & 18

• Kids' Meditations (ages 9-12) 4pm
• Mindful Parents' Meditation, 6pm

Nov 23, 11am

Peace Meditations

Join Kristen Simons from Embodied Healing for a discussion of how pregnancy and the post partum period impact health. Learn strategies to support yourself and others in this time.

Stop by for a lite bite, drink and some much needed art time. Connect with others in our community as we kick back and have fun creating and relaxing after a long day at work.

FREE EVENT open to adults only.

Enjoy a forty-five-minute all-level yoga session led by an experienced instructor while kittens play around (and maybe on) you! Please bring your own yoga mat.

Join artist Oscar Joyo and friends for a relaxed session of drawing and painting with a live model.

Bring your own materials (no oil paints please). We’ll provide the model and some snacks. No experience necessary! Portrait Club meets every third Saturday at Open Studio Project. $5 Fee

The City is making local holiday shopping easy again this year with its “Holiday Parking: Free for 2026” promotion. Community members and visitors to Evanston’s business districts can enjoy up to two hours of free street parking per day from Wednesday, November 25, 2026, through January 1, 2027.

This year, the City will cover both the cost of parking and the transaction fees that normally apply to Park Evanston app sessions, so users will pay nothing for qualifying sessions.

1. Download the Park Evanston app, available for both iOS and Android
2. Select your parking zone, plate number, and session length
3. On the Parking details/Payment details screen, tap “Redeem” and enter the validation code: Evanston2026

Hop on the Holiday Trolley and head to your favorite shopping destinations in Downtown Evanston and the Main-Dempster Mile.

Sing along with Carolers on the trolley and enjoy quick entertainment stops along the way!

Stay tuned for details.

MDM is partnering with Booked for a Holiday Shopping Bingo Party!

Make a purchase of any amount at participating shops and get a stamp.

Every five stamps gets you a raffle ticket in the grand prize drawing. Winner drawn in January 2027.

Special "instant" prizes at Booked if you score a vertical, horizontal or diagonal bingo.

Stay tuned for more details!

There is literally always something amazing to do in the neighborhood once you understand that we're the home of one of the most amazing concert venues in Chicagoland. Enjoy browsing the packed schedule at the link.

Tuesday Night Trivia

at Pour!

Every Tuesday

6pm-8pm

Evanston Pour

528 Dempster St

1st, 2nd and 3rd Prizes, plus Happy Hour Specials

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Wednesday Night Trivia at Firehouse Grill!

Firehouse Grill

750 Chicago Ave

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Sunday Trivia at Sketchbook!

Every Sunday

3pm

Sketchbook Brewing

821 Chicago Ave

Free to participate!

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Paws & Claws Book Club

Paws & Claws Cat Rescue

829 Chicago Ave

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Sunday Smut Book Club

Booked, 506 Main St

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Cooked at Booked

Booked, 506 Main St

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Adventurers Guild Book Club
Booked, 506 Main St

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Booked Club for Grown Ups

Booked, 506 Main St

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Eat Their Words Book Club

Hive Center, 840 Custer

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Get Real! Non-Fiction Book Club

Hive Center, 840 Custer

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Wednesdays at 10:30am

Booked

506 Main St

THE STORYTIME DADS! Stories and songs for kids 0-5 and their caregivers

Every first Saturday of the month, Sketchbook teams up with @evanston_made for our monthly Sketch at Sketchbook event from 1-2:30 p.m. This family-friendly session offers up sketching tips from professional artists and free materials.

First Saturday Evanston Art Events invite the community to explore Evanston’s Creative Community, at openings and events across Evanston. Build your art-filled day using the event listing below (all have different times and locations) and the Google Map

Award-winning guitarist, author, and educator Sean McGowan will present a special solo guitar concert celebrating the Holiday season, playing popular and lesser known carols, hymns, and songs featured from his acoustic recording, "Thanksgiving & Christmas Tidings", mixed with some classic American standards and stunning original compositions."

This fun & informative workshop will help teach you the basics of selecting houseplants appropriate for your space, how to care for them, and prepare you to be a successful plant parent in the future! There's usually plenty of time for Q&A and conversation afterwards

Eat out on the Mile in December and you might get a visit from carolers from The Musical Offering! They'll be visiting restaurants and bars in the district every Friday in December leading up to Christmas Day.

Enjoy a forty-five-minute all-level yoga session led by an experienced instructor while kittens play around (and maybe on) you! Please bring your own yoga mat.

Join Ananda Lila and friends to celebrate our season of light and love. To honor the beauty and gifts of our last year. As we come together in community for a holiday Kirtan and Mantra Music offering.

Ananda Lila will open us up with a celebratory and integrating kirtan before opening the space for community sharing with friends. Stay for special guests and offerings with drumming, dancing, sacred song, and celebration! *Price: $25 early bird and Ahimsa members / $30 at door

​A community celebration featuring music and traditions from multiple cultures. Through partnerships with local cultural organizations, guests will have an opportunity not only to celebrate their own traditions, but to learn about and experience those of their neighbors.