It's Thursday, Let's Dance!
Thursday, August 5
Welcomes R-Gang
Playing the best of Motown & today's R&B
6pm Lesson - 7pm Live music
Congratulations to our raffle winner, Jan Piasny of Skokie! Each week a prize from the Downtown Evanston treasure chest will be awarded from raffle slips collected at the events.
Thank you to our "Let's Dance" Sponsors!
The Brickman Group, Buffalo Wild Wings, Duxler Complete Auto Care, The Evanston Roundtable, First Northern Credit Union, Make it Better, North Shore Hotel, Northwestern University, Quartet Digital Printing, That Little Mexican Café, Uncle Dan's, WBEZ 91.5. Whole Foods Market.
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Q2 Night at Quince Thursday, August 5
7:30 & 8:45
Tonight, Q2 (1625 Hinman Avenue), Evanston's newest spot for jazz, will be heating up with a performance from the Typhanie Monique and Neal Alger Duo. The
soulful-voiced chanteuse and the talented jazz guitarist promise an
evening of R&B and jazz duets with sets beginning at 7:30 and 8:45
p.m. The critically-acclaimed duo has played jazz
clubs and major music festivals around the world and has recorded three
standout CDs together. Admission is free for Q2Nite, which offers a unique opportunity for musicians and guests alike to experience jazz in an intimate setting. Music is performed in Q2, a cozy cocktail lounge located inside the Homestead Hotel. The Q2Nite jazz performance series takes place on the first and third Thursdays of the month. |
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Lakeshore Arts Festival
August 7 & 8
11am-6pm
Since 1973, the City of Evanston has presented the annual Evanston Lakeshore Arts Festival.
The festival takes place the first weekend in August on Evanston's
stunning, historic lakefront at Dawes Park, Sheridan Road at Church St.
The festival showcases live jazz and classical music, a silent art
auction, and the popular Children's Craft Tent. The festival hosts a
dozen restaurateurs serving a variety of culinary delights. Read more...
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Downtown Evanston Farmers' Market
Voted Best Suburban
Farmers' Market!
by Chicago Magazine, August, 2010
Saturday, August 7
7:30am-1:00pm
 Enjoy 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! Location: University Place and Oak Ave.
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The Evanston History Center Presents:
"Evanston Women's History Walking Tour"
Saturday, August 7, 2010
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
In celebration of the Evanston Lakeshore Arts Festival, take a guided
walking tour through Evanston's Lakeshore Historic District with a
women's history focus. Our route will take us past the homes of women
who were pioneers in women's rights, art, literature and government.
Places you pass every day will take on a richer dimension. Read more...
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 Save the Date!Thursday, August 12, 2010
Minimum Wage, Maximum Wine!
WELCOME to the 50s!
On this day in history...in 1955, the US
increased the minimum wage from 75 cents to $1.00. At this event, we show you
how to stretch that buck and feature wines that would have only cost you
a couple day's wages.
We'll be playing music from the 50s all night to help you get into the mood.
So,
Cats, grab your kittens and your letterman's jacket and come on in and
get an old-fashioned, hard-times education on how to pinch a pinot- er, I
mean penny.
Be there or be SQUARE!!!!
Wine will be open between 6 and 8pm.
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Light Opera Works presents...
Rodgers & Hammerstein's
Carousel
With 30-piece orchestra!
August 14-29
When headstrong carnival barker Billy Bigelow falls for the demure young
Julie Jordan, their love story transcends time and death itself in
Rodgers and Hammerstein's most grandly romantic musical. Read more...
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with the
Chicago Architecture
Foundation
Join an expert guide from the Chicago Architecture Foundation in exploring the old and new in the thriving retail, restaurant, office and residential center that is downtown Evanston. Well-known Chicago architects and Evanston's own designer contributed to its mix of styles, including prairie revival, Victorian, Deco, International, Tudor and French.
Tour dates: Saturdays, August 14 and September 11; Wednesdays, August 11 and September 8.
Time: 10 a.m.
Meet: Entrance of Evanston Public Library, north side of Church Street between Orrington and Chicago.
Cost: $15, $10 senior and student; Free for CAF members
Duration: 2 hours
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