COMMUNITY CALENDAR

A celebration of Open Studio Project and our impact in the community. Join us in our indoor beer garden for Sketchbook beers on tap (and other alcohol and non-alcohol options), order up your personal pizza from Billy Brick's food truck, create art, and dance the night away with DJ Johnny Price!

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

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

Sat 5/2 7pm - Live Music

Sat 5/9 6pm - Valentine's Day Bash!

Sat 5/16 7pm - Trivia

Sat 5/23 7pm - Music Bingo

Sat 5/30 7pm - True Colors Drag Show

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.

Get glam at a moms-only night out at the bookstore!

It's time to get glam the way we always want to: after hours at an indie bookstore! We're transforming Booked into a party zone for moms only! What's included for everyone:

• Glitter gel and lip gloss packs
• Dirty sodas from Pop Shop Sodas + more drinks
• Tasty treats!
• DJ Norah from Modern Love DJs spinning a sweet playlist
• A night out where no one is gonna be creepy or annoying!
• Some other surpsies from the Hot Moms gang
• No dudes, no kids!

You can add on

• A glamour shot style portrait of YOU from Angela Renee Photography

Get your tickets on Eventbrite!

For your Mother’s Day celebration, a beautiful mini-cake from Dream Cake Test Kitchen is always a good idea!

This year, we’re offering two options:

– Option 1: A rich, chocolate-forward cake

– Option 2: A lighter, fruit and citrus-forward cake

Both are thoughtfully layered, full of flavor, and beautifully decorated. Each mini-cake serves 6–8 and is $50.

Pre-order here by Tuesday, May 5 to reserve your cake, with pick-up in store on Saturday, May 9 from 1–3pm, just in time for Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 10.

Aura-chakra healing. Let go and replenish. Integrate your healing with your body.

Join us on Saturday, May 9th, for a Sip & Shop at Shumaker Curated.
Suzanne is curating “the garden room” for a day of drinks, local finds, and Mother’s Day vibes.

• Time: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM, RSVP by May 1st.
• Sips: Enjoy Tily Tea or a glass of Prosecco while you shop.

The Giveaway:
Win a “Sunflower 21” fine art photography
by Julie Meridian ($750 value).

Join us at Firehouse Grill for our annual Mother's Day Brunch Buffet, loaded with all the good stuff: glazed ham, breakfast brisket, chicken-fried steak, waffles, a full dessert bar, and so much more.

Sunday, May 10th | 10am–3pm

$36 for adults | $15 for kids 12 & under

750 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL 60202

Make your reservation now: https://tinyurl.com/firehousemom

Celebrate the vegetarian Mom in your life at Blind Faith Cafe. Brunch and dinner menus available! Reserve your table now.

This Mother’s Day, share the love beyond the table 💖

We’re donating 10% of our sales to give back to the community, donating these funds to the Evanston Community Fridges

Truly the most wonderful gift you could give a special mom in your life.

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. Please bring your own yoga mat.

Visit pop-up art galleries in stores all over Main, Dempster and Chicago Avenue! While you're there, try tastings of craft beverages made in Evanston, including those made right here on the Mile: Sketchbook beer, FEW Spirits and Brava Booch.

YOUR ARTS & CRAFT CRAWL TICKET COVERS:

Three hours of meeting inspiring local artists and viewing their work, delicious locally made craft beverages and fun food pairings, a goody bag, some live entertainment along the way, and our undying gratitude! This is a fantastic day to start your Evanston art collection, all works will be for sale unless otherwise indicated. Stay tuned on this page. We will announce stops and tastings as we confirm them.

See Young Evanston Artists at their very finest in this annual event organized by Open Studio Project!

"Living Waters" - Life is a flow, like a waterfall or a river.

This panel brings together perspectives from AA history and the lived experience of AA and Alanon members. The program will explore the historical connection between Carl Jung and the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous and how this relationship helped shape a healing process that has impacted millions.

Many who come to AA and Alanon describe a profound sense of spiritual dis-ease and unmanageability. This session will examine how these programs open the door to recovery, and why so many are drawn to their meetings and communities. Together, the panel will reflect on how psychological insight and spiritual practice meet in recovery—helping individuals move from isolation and suffering toward meaning, connection, wholeness, and the experience of the Self.

Gather in a supportive space with others to have a unique experience of your own energy. Be guided through some basic introductory exercises as you close your eyes and go within.
You will get to explore wellness, visual awareness and center. No prerequisites, come as you are.

Paws and Claws Cat Rescue is excited as our 2nd annual gala, The Catalyst Ball, is right around the corner!

Our most critical fundraising event, The Catalyst Ball brings people together—in person and virtually—for a single evening of both celebration and compassion in action. The presence, support and investment of every person—individually and collectively—serve as a catalyst for life saving and a conduit for community building.

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

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!

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May 7, 7:00pm

Booked, 506 Main St

Dumpster Fire Book Club

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May 11, 7:00pm

Hive Center, 840 Custer

Eat Their Words Book Club

DETAILS

May 17, 3:30pm Booked, 506 Main St

Adventurers Guild Book Club

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May 18, 7:30pm

Hive Center, 840 Custer

Get Real! Non-Fiction Book Club

DETAILS

May 31, 3:30pm

Booked, 506 Main St

Sunday Smut Book Club

DETAILS

June 3, 7:00pm

Booked, 506 Main St

Cooked at Booked

DETAILS

Wednesdays at 10:30am

Booked

506 Main St

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