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Downtown Evanston
Events & Specials
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Grab Your Girlfriends for a Weekend of Fun!
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Friday, April 15 - Sunday, April 17, 2011
A weekend of fun and exclusive offers in downtown Evanston!
dining * shopping * special offers
fashion events * wine tasting
talking pictures film festival
yoga * zumba * women out walking
The schedule of events is available for download now!
Friday Kick-off Giveaway! The first 100 women who check in at the Downtown Evanston office (820 Davis Street, Suite 151) between 10am and 5pm on Friday, April 16, will receive a free tote bag and a $10 Downtown Evanston Gift Card, accepted at over 115 businesses. We will also be raffling off a $100 gift card for those who stop by to check in on Friday.
Spend the day or stay the entire weekend with these
fabulous hotel packages!
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May 2-6 is Teacher Appreciation Week! Say "Thank You" with a Downtown Evanston Gift Card!
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 The Downtown Evanston Gift Card is an ongoing program that encourages shopping locally. The card makes an ideal gift for teachers, coaches, employees, clients and customers as well as friends & family, as it can be redeemed for dining, goods and services at 117 participating downtown Evanston businesses.
Purchasers of the gift card also receive a "Passport to Downtown Evanston" featuring valuable offers from businesses that welcome the gift card.
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Get the Scoop on Current Deals & Discounts in Downtown Evanston
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You Point, They Pour at WineStyles!
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  YOU POINT, WE POUR! Friday, April 1 · 6-8pm It's April Fool's Day! But We're Not Fooling around with tonight's event! Tonight, for the first time ever, we let you choose the line-up! Our first few tasters will be selecting the featured bottles. You could choose a wine that you love from the White Wall or take a chance on an unfamiliar bottle from the Red Wall. Wines will be open between 6-8pm, but come early if you want to be one of the wine directors! It's FREE! 1741 Sherman Ave * www.winestyles.net/evanston |
Discounted Tickets for Chicago a cappella, Saturday, April 2, in Downtown Evanston!
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 You are invited to Chicago a cappella's concert Chicago, Chicago at Nichols Concert Hall, at the Music Institute of Chicago, April 2, at 8pm. The show features a musical history tour of the Windy City. The journey features music from early French explorers, brave pioneers and first settlers, German and Irish immigrants, and the Great Migration, plus songs about the Chicago Fire, skyscrapers, and sports. Read more>
As subscribers to the Downtown Evanston E-newsletter enjoy a SPECIAL DISCOUNT:
$20 tickets! (Originally $28) To take advantage of this offer, tickets must be ordered online or via telephone no later than noon on Friday, April 1. Use promotion code "Downtown" when ordering online/telephone. This offer cannot be combined with other discounts and is valid for Evanston performance, General Seating only. Order tickets online at www.chicagoacappella.org or call (773)-755-1628.
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New Classes for Spring at Grateful Yoga
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 Spring Cleaning Restorative Yoga Sunday, April 3, 4:30-6:15pm
Melt into spring with restorative yoga. Through gentle and relaxing movement, this workshop will allow you to release the stress of winter. You'll leave feeling expansive, energetic, and ready to enjoy spring's many blessings. Learn more: www.gratefulyoga.com/springtime-restorative
$25 / $20 students; preregistration recommended
Calm Within Chaos
Transforming Stress through Yoga and Meditation
Seven evenings: Mondays, 7-9:30p, April 11 - May 23
Plus a retreat day: Sunday, May 1, 9a-5p
Stress is a natural part of life, but you change how you respond to stressful events. Give yourself seven weeks to learn new ways to work with this beautiful and messy human life. Yoga, meditation, and home practice is a supportive group environment. No previous experience required; suitable for all ages and abilities. Learn more: www.gratefulyoga.com/events/calm-within-chaos $300; sliding scale spots available |
Unity Fashion Show at Northwestern University, Sunday April 3, 7pm
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 Unity Fashion Show - April 3, 7-10pm
Louis Room, Norris Center, Northwestern University
You are invited to Unity's fourth annual Fashion Show! Unity's focus is celebrating diversity & bringing Northwestern students a night of great fashion. The show will raise money this year in support of Falling Whistles, an international charity raising money and awareness by selling whistles to save Congolese children from war combat.
Featured designers include: Francesca's Collections, Urban Outfitters/3 and 3, Connect Chicago/M and W, Dynasty/Tee's, Akira, Eclectic Chic, Foxes, Sir and Madam, Thread lounge, Stella Blue, Steve Madden, Pitaya, SNITCHES, Bourdage Pearls, Michelle Brown, and Brooklyn Industries.
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| The Metal Children at Next Theatre |
 The Metal Children By Adam Rapp, Directed by Joanie SchultzApril 7 - May 8, 2011
What responsibility do artists have for the impact of their work? Provocative New York playwright and Pulitzer Prize finalist Adam Rapp offers a powerful portrait of small-town censorship and the American divide over family values in his newest play fresh from a sold-out Off-Broadway run, The Metal Children. A gifted New York writer attempts to defend his young adult novel to the same small American town hell bent on banning his work, causing an explosive encounter from which no one in the small Midwestern town will recover. Read more & tickets>
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Who is Downtown Evanston?
Downtown Evanston provides marketing and management services to the downtown Evanston Illinois district and is a 501(c) (6) non-profit corporation. The district that Downtown Evanston is responsible for is the Special Service Area 4 (SSA4), Illinois' equivalent of a Business Improvement District (BID). Established in 1987, Downtown Evanston is governed by a Board of Directors and works in partnership with the city of Evanston. |
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