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Thursday, June 25, 2010


31st Annual
Fountain Square Art Festival!

Saturday, June 26
& Sunday, June 27





The Evanston Chamber of Commerce presents the 31st Annual Fountain Square Art Festival, June 26-27. 40,000 art buyers will be in downtown Evanston for this juried fine art and craft festival. Over 200 artists from around the country and world featuring painting, sculpture, glass, wood, ceramics, jewelry, fiber, watercolor, drawing, and mixed

media work. 
Enjoy live music, food and family fun!
 
Plenty of parking available in the City garages, and public transportation is always a great idea. Click here to view street closure information that will take place 5:30 p.m., Friday, June 25 until 10:00 p.m., Sunday, June 27.


 
Downtown Evanston Farmers' Market
Saturday, June 26
7:30am-1:00pm 
 
Ladies at Farmers' MarketEnjoy the bounty of Midwest farmers every Saturday throughout the summer! For 35 years, the Evanston Farmers' Market has been a crowd-pleaser with 30+ vendors who sell  fruits, vegetables, meat, flowers, cheese, milk, eggs and bakery items. The Market has a festive atmosphere as the air is filled with various musicians from the Evanston community.

Read more about special events at the market and What's New in 2010!
 
"Still the best farmers market in Chicago.  I tried several others this season but found myself at the EFM about once a month."
-Read on Yelp in Sept. 2009!
 

Downtown Evanston
& Mayor Tisdahl
Invite you to join us!

Wednesday, June 30
5:00pm

Join us to cut a ribbon to welcome Bombay Indian Grill to downtown Evanston. The public is welcome to enjoy delicious samples of Indian cuisine as we gather to celebrate and welcome owner, Ram Sharma.
Bombay Indian Grill
1728 Sherman Ave.
847.859.2453

We'll see you on Wednesday!


Iphone Schedule
Mark your calendar for these upcoming Downtown Evanston Events...


Dance Crowd
It's Thursday, Let's Dance!
July 15 - Aug 19


Oh, yeah...we saw you last year...cutting a rug like Fred and Ginger! The much anticipated It's Thursday, Let's Dance! kicks off on July 15 with the red hot chili pepper rhythms of Angel Melendez!  

Angel Melendez

Be ready to Salsa...Merengue...or just come to watch and enjoy!

Click here for complete entertainment line up.

Thank you to our sponsors!

Brickman*Buffalo Wild Wings*Chef's Station
Duxler Complete Auto Care*Evanston Roundtable
First Northern Credit Union*Make it Better
North Shore Hotel*Northwestern University
Quartet Digital Printing*That Little Mexican Cafe
Uncle Dan's*WBEZ-Chicago Public Radio*Whole Foods



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In This Issue
Have an Artsy weekend!
Fresh from the Farmers' Market
Welcome new businesses
Upcoming Events
Let's Dance!
Super Sidewalk Sale
 
 
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