This Week’s Events, Concerts & Local Fun 🎷

No need to over-plan—just a few good things to keep in your back pocket this week. You might find a new favorite, or just a good excuse to get out.

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In this issue:

• Featured events

• Kids and family events

• Upcoming concerts and live music

• Weekend preview

• Save the date

  
  

Make sure to check the event before heading out in case of changes or cancellations!

Featured Events

Monday, March 31

Trivia at Double Clutch Brewing

Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Cost: No cover
Location: Double Clutch Brewing

Put your knowledge to the test at this weekly trivia night for a chance to win a $75 gift card or a growler of beer!

Joe Lovano’s Paramount Quartet featuring Julian Lage, Asante Santi Debriano, Will Calhoun

Time: 7:00 PM Early Show, 9:30 PM Late Show
Cost: $35.00 – $50.00
Location: Evanston SPACE

Hailed by The New York Times as “one of the greatest musicians in jazz history,” Grammy Award winning saxophone titan Joe Lovano has distinguished himself as a prescient and pathfinding force in the arena of creative music.

Mod-a-Tee Monday!

Time: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Cost: Free
Location: Evanston Public Library Main Branch

Got an old t-shirt you’re not ready to toss? Bring it along and turn it into something new—like a tote bag, headband, or even a redesigned shirt. You’ll get access to sewing machines, fabric markers, scrap materials, and plenty of creative inspiration. Feel free to bring extra fabric or supplies, too. For Ages 13 and up.

Tuesday, April 1

NU Softball vs Notre Dame

Time: 4:00 PM
Cost: $10.00 – $12.00
Location: Sharon J. Drysdale Field

Cheer on the Wildcats as they take on Notre Dame at Sharon J. Drysdale Field.

Trivia Night at Evanston Pour

Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Cost: No cover
Location: Evanston Pour

Come test your trivia knowledge at Evanston Pour’s trivia night and compete for prizes. Happy hour specials are available from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM.

Mark Pracht: The House of Ideas Play Reading and Q&A

Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Cost: Free
Location: Bookends & Beginnings

Join author Mark Pracht for a reading of scenes from The House of Ideas, the final installment in his Four-Color trilogy. Original cast members will bring the story to life, followed by a Q&A with the playwright.

Jason Boland & The Stragglers w. Jeremy Pinnell

Time: 8:00 PM
Cost: $25.00
Location: Evanston SPACE

For the past 25 years, Jason Boland & the Stragglers have entertained audiences all over as one of the leading ambassadors of the Oklahoma and Texas music movement.

Wednesday, April 2

The Sauna Club at Greenwood St Beach

Time: 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Cost: $20.00 per half hour session
Location: Greenwood Beach

Take part in an authentic sauna session, some lake views & some cold, cold water to really kick the day off properly. Plus there are now warm restrooms with a changing area! See the map here for the exact location and parking. Note, you cannot park at the beach office lot where they are located.

Stitch at Sketch with Evanston Stitchworks

Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Cost: Free
Location: Sketchbook Brewing Evanston

Bring your stitching projects, whether it's embroidery, mending, or cross stitch, and enjoy a laid-back atmosphere. All skill levels and projects are welcome.

Full Throttle Karaoke

Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Cost: No cover
Location: Double Clutch Brewing

Time to rev your vocal cords and get ready to sing your heart out!

Cooked Book Club

Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: Free
Location: Booked

Booked hosts a potluck-style book club where readers can come together over food and conversation. For the March meeting, the group will read and cook from Bangin’ Beans by Sarah Doig, exploring creative ways to enjoy plant-based protein. Email scarlett@bookedevanston.com for more information!

Thursday, April 3

The Sauna Club at Greenwood St Beach

Time: 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Cost: $20.00 per half hour session
Location: Greenwood Beach

Take part in an authentic sauna session, some lake views & some cold, cold water to really kick the day off properly. Plus there are now warm restrooms with a changing area! See the map here for the exact location and parking. Note, you cannot park at the beach office lot where they are located.

Evanston Dance Ensemble - Breakthrough

Time: 7:30 PM
Cost: $18.00 – $28.00
Location: Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts

The Evanston Dance Ensemble asks big questions and searches for big answers in Breakthrough! Artistic Director Enid Smith is joined by guest choreographers Ryan Galloway, Béa Rashid, Sophia Santore, Sophia Vangelatos, Laura Wade, and Eduardo Zambrana in this celebration of the scientists, seekers, and explorers of the world.

When Wajcha Meets Pachamama

Time: 6:00 PM – 7:45 PM
Cost: Free
Location: Evanston Public Library Main Branch

Join a film viewing of When Wajcha Meets Pachamama and a Q&A with the playwright, Cláudio Carvalhaes. The play wrestles with the future of our planet, exposing climate disasters through the lenses of a clown named Wajcha, which means orphan in Quechua.

Tell Me on a Sunday

Time: 7:30 PM Thursday
Cost: $51.00 – $61.00
Location: Theo Ubique

Tell Me on a Sunday follows a free-spirited young British woman who has recently landed in New York. Brimming with optimism, she sets out to seek success, companionship, and of course, love. Told through some of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s most-treasured songs, including Take That Look Off Your Face, Nothing Like You’ve Ever Known, and Tell Me on A Sunday, this intimate one-woman one-act musical journeys coast-to-coast as we watch her wonder whether she’s been looking for love in all the wrong places.

Kids and Family Events

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All Week

Time-Together Open Play

Time: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Tuesday - Thursday
Cost: First visit is free! $12.00 per child or a 10-visit punch pass for $100.00
Location: Chandler-Newberger Recreation Center

Parents and caregivers can bring children ages birth to five for open play at the Chandler-Newberger Community Center. This program features climbing equipment, blocks, puzzles, a book nook, and more. Little ones will explore while adults can connect with other families.

Let's Play Open Gym

Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Cost: $10.00 Residents/$13.00 Non-Residents, punch cards available
Location: Prieto Community Center

Parents with energetic kids can visit Prieto’s drop-in playroom. Children over one year old can play and socialize while adults connect. Includes access to a sensory room designed to support sensory regulation.

Monday, March 31

All By Myself

Time: 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
Cost: Free
Location: Evanston Public Library Main Branch

Come to a special storytime for children ages 3-5 who are ready to attend a story program without parents and younger siblings. They'll share stories, songs and crafts for these "big kids in training."

Tuesday, April 1

Frog on a Log Storytime

Time: 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Cost: Free
Location: Booked

Frog on a Log is a twice-weekly storytime for children up to age 5 and their caregivers, featuring songs and stories led by Booked’s own Mr. Gus on his ukulele. Kids and caregivers are invited to gather on the rainbow rug for this fun, musical storytime.

Time for Twos

Time: 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Cost: Free
Location: Evanston Public Library Main Branch

Enjoy this storytime filled with songs, picture books, puppets, and rhymes for 24 to 36 months with parent, grandparent, or caregiver.

Thursday, April 3

The Young and the Restless

Time: 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM
Cost: Free
Location: Evanston Public Library Main Branch

Join EPL's infant through two-year-old indoor sing-along storytime. Singing is one of the best ways for little ones to learn language, and it is so fun to sing together! Get ready for Tick Tock, Tick Tock, We Are the Dinosaurs, Three Little Ducks, and more.

Upcoming Concerts and Live Music

Click the included links for info and tickets!

Monday, March 31

• Joe Lovano’s Paramount Quartet featuring Julian Lage, Asante Santi Debriano, Will Calhoun (Early) at Evanston SPACE, 7:00 PM, $35.00

• Joe Lovano’s Paramount Quartet featuring Julian Lage, Asante Santi Debriano, Will Calhoun (Late) at Evanston SPACE, 9:30 PM, $35.00 - $50.00

Tuesday, April 1

• Pierce Crask at Celtic Knot Public House, 5:00 PM, No cover

• Lilly Sato at Blue Horse Tavern, 7:00 PM, No cover

• Irish Music Session at Sketchbook Brewing Evanston, 7:30 PM, No cover

• Jason Boland & The Stragglers w. Jeremy Pinnell at Evanston SPACE, 8:00 PM, $25.00

Thursday, April 3

• Radium Swing Band at Double Clutch Brewing, 7:00 PM, No cover

• Throwback Thursday DJ Night at Prairie Moon, 8:00 PM, No cover

• Jazz Jam Session at Prairie Moon Restaurant, 8:00 PM, No cover

• Jon Cleary & Absolute Monster Gentlemen at Evanston SPACE, 8:00 PM, $30.00

Friday, April 4

• Yot Club + Vundabar w. Faerybabyy at Evanston SPACE, 7:00 PM, $30.00 - $65.00

• New Nostalgia at Studio5, 8:00 PM, $37.34 - $47.63

• Christopher Guzman, piano at Galvin Recital Hall, 7:30 PM, $40.00 General/$15.00 Student

Saturday, April 5

• Vundabar + Yot Club w. Faerybabyy at Evanston SPACE, 7:00 PM, $30.00 - $65.00

• Jazz a capella at Nichols Concert Hall, 7:30 PM, $10.00 - $48.00

• Karen Kan-Walsh and Julian Kwok, piano at Galvin Recital Hall, 7:30 PM, $8.00 General/$5.00 Student

Sunday, April 6

• The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays Music of The Beatles + More for Kids at Evanston SPACE, 2:00 PM, $15.00

• Evanston Symphony Orchestra: Brahms German Requiem at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 2:30 PM, $5.00 - $40.00

• Irish Music Session ft John Williams & friends at Celtic Knot Public House, 3:00 PM, No cover

• North Shore Chamber Orchestra: Beethoven Violin Concerto at Northminster Presbyterian Church, 3:30 PM, $20.00

• Jackie Greene w. Pernikoff Brothers at Evanston SPACE, 7:00 PM, $25.00

• JudsonMain at Sketchbook Brewing Evanston, 7:00 PM, No cover

• Samuel and Elinor Thaviu String Competition at Galvin Recital Hall, 2:00 PM, Free

Weekend Preview

All Weekend

• Witchy Bitches Macabre Spring Weekend at Palmhouse

  
  

Saturday, April 5

• First Saturday Art Events with Evanston Made

Sunday, April 6

• Evanston Symphony Orchestra at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall

Save the Date

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