COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Don’t forget to mark your calendar for the Sketchbook Oktoberfest celebration Friday, September 19 - Sunday September 21 at both taprooms. We’ll have live music, stein hoisting and hammerschlagen competitions, food and, of course, lots of Oktoberfest beer. Stay tuned for the full lineup and schedule in our upcoming newsletters and on social media!

Create 4 (or more) small artworks- quick, joyful, no perfection required.

Tip: If you need inspiration, you'll get a free class via email as soon as you pledge to participate!

On September 20, leave them in a public spot— a park bench, café table, bus stop, grocery cart, and label them "FREE ART".

Snap a photo of where you left your piece and post it with #GPRandomActsofArt to be entered into a prize drawing.

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

Sat 9/6 7pm - Live Music

Sat 9/13 6pm - Karaoke

Sat 9/20 7pm - Trivia

Sat 9/27 7pm - Music Bingo

The Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club, who brought Main Street Fair back to Main Street in 2025, are back at it with their signature event, Taste of Evanston!

The Taste hosts several MDM restaurants, so you'll see familiar faces!

Workshop Offering: ‘Creativity and Meditation’: For Artists. This workshop will walk you through some tools to empower your creativity.

Hosted at Evanston Clairvoyant Center, 941 Chicago Avenue

Date: Monday, Sept. 22, 6:30 – 8p. Click here to sign up

If you've ever wanted to work on your crafts surrounded by cats, now’s your chance! Join us for our Open Craft Night, where you can bring your supplies and create, maybe even with a furry friend curl up in your lap.

Entry to craft night is by donation. We encourage you to give an amount that feels right to you. Every contribution supports our lifesaving work!

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.

Booked Club for

Grown-Ups!

Third Wednesday, 7pm

Booked, 506 Main St

DETAILS

POUR Book Club

Last Wednesday, 7pm

Evanston Pour,

528 Dempster

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Sunday Smut Book Club

Last Sunday, 3pm

Booked, 506 Main St

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Cooked Book Club

First Wednesday, 7pm

Booked, 506 Main St

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Tuesday Night Trivia

at Pour!

Every Tuesday

6pm-8pm

Evanston Pour

528 Dempster St

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

DETAILS

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!

DETAILS

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

Meter parking is free city-wide the first Saturday of each month from 6pm-9pm.

Click the link above for more information.

It's our fav bi-monthly potluck book club!

SOME OF US can barely look at the cover of this book, but ALL OF US are excited to chow down on some SCARE-CUTERIE!

Enjoy snacks and sips, meet our Board of Directors and take a look at the past 10 years on the Main-Dempster Mile.

Join the Paws and Claws cats and Crew Saturday, October 11th for Rally for Rescues 2025 - Fall Fest!

That's right, add a bit of pumpkins spice and Rally just got an autumn upgrade! Bring the whole family, friends, and neighbors for a fall fest like no other.

$10 entrance fee for everyone! You'll have a fantastic time with us and cuddly rescue cats. Enjoy fall festivities, games, raffles, food, music, crafts, cuddling cats, cake and pie walk, photo booth, a cat-reels tent, and more! All admissions and activities fees help to support your favorite feline nonprofit, Paws and Claws, and our rescue cats.

If you've been in the store in the past year, you've heard us sing the praises of Devin Elle Kurtz's THE BAKERY DRAGON. We are SO excited to welcome Devin to Booked in October to celebrate the return of Ember (that's the dragon!) in THE BAKERY DRAGON AND THE FAIRY CAKE! You can wear your PJs and/or dragon/fairy costumes, Devin will sign books, and we'll all enjoy Button Bakery treats!