COMMUNITY CALENDAR

We are excited to announce Artopia: One Nite Only, our 2025 benefit event! Join us to celebrate 25 years of OSP in Evanston and support our newest program, YEA! (Young Evanston Artists). The city’s beloved community youth arts festival is now a member of the OSP family, and we’re excited to share our vision for its future with you. One nite only!

Wednesday, April 30th at @evanstonspace from 6:30-10pm. Featuring @widemouthband and No Regrets, two local bands we love to hear and see.

Enjoy "Awash," a thrilling new art installation by Joanna Pinsky.

Perspective Gallery in Evanston presents Student Perspectives 2025, our 14th annual juried exhibition of photography
by Chicago area high school students.

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.

Join us for a special fundraising concert for our neighborhood Paws & Claws no-kill cat shelter. This performance features Musical Offering faculty artists Anna Joy Buegel (soprano), Sophia Heinz (mezzo-soprano), Rachel Brown (violin), Veronica Kolegas (cello), and Artistic Director Rick Ferguson (piano). A group of musical Offering students will also pay tribute to our feline friends through composition and performance.

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

Sat 5/3 - Live Music

Sat 5/10- Karaoke

Sat 5/17 - Trivia

Sat 5/24 - Music Bingo

Join Cultivate's very own Lee for this lecture format class designed to instill the confidence and knowledge you need to to cultivate your own green oasis at home!

During the workshop, we will discuss plant care fundamentals - including proper light and where to find it, watering techniques, regulating humidity, and how to adjust care when you observe unwelcome changes.

Everything a new plant parent needs to succeed! We offer 15% off your purchases on the day of your workshop.

Our workshops are all BYOB and BYOF (Bring your own friends!)

Come spend a cozy Spring afternoon with us in honor of Mother’s Day. Whether you’re a mom, celebrating a mom, or simply want to pause and appreciate all of those who nurture us, or celebrate Spring—we’d love to have you!

We welcome you with light refreshments and sweet treats from Dream Cake Test Kitchen—a chance to gather, connect, and enjoy the afternoon together.

Feel free to bring your friends, loved ones, or just yourself. We’d love to see you!

Our friends at Evanston Stitchworks are moving all Wednesday drop ins to the Sketchbook Tap Room in Evanston. Stitching of all kinds welcome: embroidery, mending, cross stitch--whatever you love to do.

**Please try to let us know in advance if you're coming. That way we can save enough seats. And if you find that you can't make it, just let us know so we don't hold a seat that isn't needed.

Hey there, Hot Moms: we see you. You've been working SO HARD to keep it all going. Now, LET'S HAVE SOME FUN!

We're turning Booked into a party zone for moms only! What's included for everyone:

• A surprise gift from Booked & Lucy Knisley! (What will it be????)
• DJ Norah from Modern Love DJs spinning an all-90s playlist
• Drinks & snacks (we promise they'll be really good)
• A night out where no one is gonna be creepy or annoying!
• No dudes, no kids!

You can add on

• Author/illustrator Lucy Knisley drawing YOU as a Pokemom card (get it? PokeMOM?)
• Booked co-owner Abby will make a 90s-themed super-supreme blind date book and goodie pack just for you!

Plus we'll be holding a book drive for Sit Stay Read, a nonprofit that brings Certified Reading Assistance Dogs into Chicago Public School to help kids with literacy! Bark for books!

We're clearing out and doing some spring cleaning and you’re invited to our Garage Pop-Up Sale at Coco Design & Build Co. — a one-day-only event where you can score beautiful pieces at unbeatable prices!

Come shop the selections of 2nd hand furniture, rugs, pillows, clothing, small appliances, and more. Whether you're refreshing your home or just love a good find, this is your chance to take home something special.

🍾 Bonus: Sign up for this free event on Eventbrite and we'll have a complimentary mimosa waiting for you at the door!

✨ First come, first served
✨ Cash and card accepted
✨ Come early for the best selection

Give mom the morning off and come craft a decoupaged pressed flower lantern with us!

While you're waiting for your lantern to dry, visit our Forever Flower Pop Up by Soul Dust Studio and create a one of a kind hand crocheted flower bouquet!

Tickets are $15/participant and all supplies will be provided by Little Gems. Soul Dust Studio crocheted flower stems and bouquets will be available for purchase.

As we travel through life, we might look back at moments and wonder what happened over those years. Many disparate feelings and uncertain thoughts visit us, whether consciously or unconsciously, and it can be difficult to find an environment to bring insight and meaning to them.

In the Our Journey workshop, we seek to provide a therapeutic space through film, dialogue and interactive activities. To assist in this process, we utilize our UDream imagery cards to evoke reflection and imaginative storytelling. Come, join us in the safe space of the Jung Center to rediscover a part of yourself that perhaps has been overlooked or forgotten.

Check out Dining Specials and Gift Ideas at the MDM Mother's Day Gift & Dining Guide

This beloved tradition invites you to step inside some of Evanston’s most stunning and historically significant homes—each with a unique story to tell. These homes have been selected for their architectural significance, important histories, and stunning interiors.

Why You Won’t Want to Miss It:

Exclusive Access – Tour beautifully preserved homes that are rarely open to the public plus a new apartment building.

Rich History – Discover the architectural and cultural heritage that makes Evanston unique including a stop at the Evanston Friends Meetinghouse.

A Perfect Mother’s Day Gift – Treat Mom (or yourself!) to a memorable day of beauty, history, and charm.

PLUS! A trolley, snacks at the Arrington Lagoon Cafe, a plein air paint out with Evanston Made on the Dawes House grounds, special commemorative totes, music, and more.

Busy professionals - learn how to harness meditation to find better balance and improve your creativity.

In this interactive workshop, attendees will learn and practice meditative skills to better cope with the busy-ness of daily life and work. While overloaded schedules and mounting stressors can hinder innovation, during this session participants will gain meditative skills to step back, recharge and let new, creative ideas flow.

This is an experiential event that includes both dialogue and guided meditation. And, attendees will walk away with meditative techniques that equip them to:

• Keep steady in the midst of change.
• Stay calm in the face of setbacks.
• Remain resilient despite chaos or challenges.
• Be present to new ideas.
• Re-energize for success.
• Remain open to one’s own insights.

Click Here for a list of participating businesses and artists

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 Chicagoland.

You'll get three hours of meeting inspiring local artists and viewing their work, delicious locally made boozy 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.

Online tickets available through May 13 at midnight.

Paws and Claws Cat Rescue is excited to announce, The Catalyst Ball, our inaugural gala and five year anniversary celebration. This momentous occasion is not only a celebration of our journey but also our most critical fundraising event to date. Your presence and support can make a significant difference, serving as a catalyst for lifesaving for countless cats at risk of euthanasia, and in the lives of people as we break down barriers to companionship and build community.

Cocktail reception, dinner, dancing, live music, open bar, paddle raise, and so much more.

Cocktail attire. 21+ only.

We’re thrilled to share some exciting news—we are officially launching our upcoming dinner series! We’ve been eager to gather again, and this is the perfect opportunity to come together for a warm, communal-style meal.

To kick off this series, we're excited to present Taste of Spring at the Peckish Pig in Evanston on Thursday May 22nd. As we continue working through the next steps with our storefront, we want to create a space to connect, share, and celebrate community. Join us for an evening of great food, meaningful conversations, and a chance to learn more about what we’ve been up to.

We all like good food and so do you. Come fête the season and join us for an evening that delights in fine company, elevates simple and seasonal fare, and celebrates Village Farmstand's home delivery service!

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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Booked Club for

Grown-Ups!

Third Wednesday, 7pm

Booked, 506 Main St

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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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Frog on a Log Storytime at Booked!

Tuesday and Friday, 10:30am

Booked, 506 Main St

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