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Spring Forward For This Week’s Events ⏰
Daylight saving time means later sunsets and a little more light to work with. It’s a good excuse to check out a show, do some crafting, or try something different. Here’s what’s coming up this week. This issue is sponsored by Traffic Jam! SwingTraffic Jam Swing is a non-profit dedicated to supporting the dances of the Jazz Era, including partnered swing, Charleston, and more! Try a beginner lesson at our next social dance, or take a 4-week group class. No partner or experience required!
 In this issue:Make sure to check the event before heading out in case of changes or cancellations!
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| | Monday, March 10Sewing 102Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Cost: $85.00
Location: Sew on Central
A beginner-friendly workshop for those looking to build on the basics after Sewing Machine 101 or get a refresher. Participants will learn machine setup, threading, and bobbin winding before exploring different stitches, including straight, zig-zag, and embroidery. The session wraps up with a simple tote bag project. Bernette B37 machines are provided, but personal machines are welcome with advance notice. Ages 15+. 
Word Buffet Open MicTime: 7:00 PM
Cost: Free
Location: Noyes Cultural Arts Center
Word Buffet is a free spoken word open mic. Share your poems, lyrics, memoir excerpts, or novel passages. Come to watch and listen, even if you don't have any words to share. 
Mariee Siou w. Donnie CocoTime: 7:30 PM
Cost: $20.00 - $27.00
Location: Evanston SPACE
Mariee Siou has been a defining voice in the Neo-folk scene since her 2007 debut, Faces in the Rocks, now considered a cult classic in indie music. Known for her intricate fingerpicking and poetic lyricism, her music carries a quiet intensity, weaving together mysticism and raw emotion through her distinctive, ethereal voice. Watch a video of her performing here. 
Candlelight YogaTime: 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Cost: $13.00 Residents/$17.00 Non-Residents
Location: Robert Crown Community Center
End your Monday with a restorative candlelight yoga class designed to bring peace and relaxation to your mind and body.
Tuesday, March 11Read it and Meet: The ServiceberryTime: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Cost: $22.00 - $30.00 (includes copy of the book)
Location: Bookends & Beginnings
Read It and Meet Book Club meetings are each led by a guest host, a different leader or personality from the Evanston community, who chooses the book to be discussed and leads the conversation. The goal is to gather a book-loving community, meet people behind the scenes or in the spotlight, and engage in thoughtful conversation about a meaningful work of literature or nonfiction. The March meeting will feature The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer, selected by Kim Vigue, Executive Director of the Gichicagamiin Indigenous Nations Museum. Vigue chose the book for its exploration of Indigenous scientific knowledge and its alignment with the museum’s mission. The discussion will begin with a short book talk from Vigue, followed by an open conversation.
Beginner Guitar WorkshopTime: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Cost: $55.00
Location: Guitar Works
This beginner guitar workshop introduces the CAGED system, a simple way to navigate the fretboard. Built around five basic chord shapes—C, A, G, E, and D—the system helps players connect chords, scales, and melodies across the neck. Understanding this framework can make learning guitar more efficient, as each concept builds on another.
BYOB Mosaic Boxes and Wall Hangings WorkshopTime: 6:45 PM - 9:00 PM
Cost: $50.00
Location: Art Makers Outpost
Join professional mosaic artist Anna Soltys for a beginner-friendly workshop on creating your own mosaic piece. Learn the basics of tile, adhesives, tools, and techniques while working on a project you can take home. Soltys has spent years making public art in Chicago, collaborating with communities to create murals that tell stories of hope and individuality. She’ll share her experience and help you get started on a craft that can turn everyday materials into something meaningful.
Heather Maloney w. Addison AgenTime: 7:30 PM
Cost: $15.00 - $25.00
Location: Evanston SPACE
Heather Maloney delivers folk music with a storyteller’s touch, weaving introspective lyrics with rich melodies. Her background in meditation and a life on the road shape her songwriting, earning recognition from NPR, The New York Times, and SPIN Magazine. Here is a video of the title track from her new album out this year.
Wednesday, March 12The Sauna Club at Greenwood St BeachTime: 6:00 AM -12:00 PM
Cost: $20.00 per half hour session
Location: Greenwood Beach
Sauna Club's lakeside sauna sessions have moved from Lee Street Beach over to 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.
Craft Night at Evanston PourTime: 5:00 PM - 6:45 PM and 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM
Cost: $10.00 (includes supplies and 10% off your first drink)
Location: Evanston Pour
Evanston Pour is hosting two craft night sessions. Join them for a night full of crafts, cocktails, coffee, and connection! Limited spots are available.
Veronica Chapa in conversation with Michele Weldon: MalinalliTime: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Cost: Free
Location: Bookends & Beginnings
Debut author Veronica Chapa presents Malinalli, a reimagining of the life of Malinalli, the Nahua woman who served as an interpreter for Hernán Cortés during the Spanish conquest of Mexico. Blending history, mythology, and magical realism, the novel offers a new perspective on a figure often misunderstood by history. Chapa will be joined in conversation by author and journalist Michele Weldon to discuss the book’s themes of resilience, sisterhood, and survival. 
Trivia at Firehouse GrillTime: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Cost: No cover
Location: Firehouse Grill
Put your brain to the test at Trivia Night at Firehouse Grill! Enjoy $5.00 drink specials, compete for prizes, and show off your knowledge.
Thursday, March 13The Sauna Club at Greenwood St BeachTime: 6:00 AM -12:00 PM
Cost: $20.00 per half hour session
Location: Greenwood Beach
Sauna Club's lakeside sauna sessions have moved from Lee Street Beach over to 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.
Adult Tabletop GamingTime: 6:00 PM - 7:45 PM
Cost: Free
Location: Evanston Public Library Main Branch
Love playing RPGs and board games? Come join EPL for an epic evening of fun and games! You'll play a variety of games like Call of Cthulhu, Monster of the Week, and more.
Craft Club NightTime: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Cost: Free, but donations are encouraged
Location: The WasteShed Evanston
Craft Club at Night returns! Bring your current craft project for a relaxed craft hang led by your friendly neighborhood WasteShed staff. Snacks available for folks, and attendance is limited to 10-12 people.
6020Run Fun RunTime: 6:15 PM
Cost: Free
Location: Commonwealth Running
The weather is getting nicer, and Commonwealth Running is starting their weekly fun runs this week! Join this 3-4 mile run departing from the store and enjoy the spring temps!
Life Is but a Meme: 72nd Woman's Club of Evanston Annual RevueTime: 8:00 PM
Cost: $50.00
Location: Woman's Club of Evanston
Join in for an evening of musical comedy in the Woman's Club of Evanston's historic clubhouse ballroom! The Woman's Club of Evanston has been making audiences laugh for a good cause for seventy-plus years with its annual benefit show. Members of the club write, direct, choreograph, and perform an entertaining variety of parodies of show tunes and popular songs on current and timeless topics.
Northwestern University Jazz OrchestraTime: 7:30 PM
Cost: $8.00 General/$5.00 Student
Location: Galvin Recital Hall
The Jazz Orchestra explores the “third stream,” a genre fusing elements of classical and jazz, through music of Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, and others. Their program also highlights the contrasting music of the avant-garde movement, with adaptations of compositions by Ornette Coleman, Eric Dolphy, Sam Rivers, and more.
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Cost: First visit is free! $12.00/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. It's a chance for little ones to explore and for adults to connect with other families.
Monday, March 10Hearts of ReadersTime: 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Cost: Free
Location: Evanston Public Library Main Branch
Misericordia day residents bring their reading skills to Evanston Public Library for this half-hour, all-abilities storytime! Toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers will enjoy picture books read to them by a small group of kind adults with disabilities who enjoy serving kids.
Crown StorytimeTime: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM and 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Cost: Free
Location: Robert Crown Branch Library
Join EPL for a fun session of stories and songs at the Robert Crown Branch! The button below is for the 10:30 AM session. Click here to register for the 11:00 AM session.
Tuesday, March 11Frog on a Log StorytimeTime: 10:30 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.
Wednesday, March 12Rebel STEAMersTime: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Cost: Free
Location: Robert Crown Branch Library
Join the Rebel STEAMers for an afternoon of code-breaking. Humans have been using codes and ciphers to protect secrets for thousands of years. Learn a brief history of cryptography, discover different codes, and use the Caesar cipher to unravel a secret message. Winners of the code-breaking game will win a prize. Registration encouraged, drop-ins welcome. For grades 5-9.
Thursday, March 13Jammie TimeTime: 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Cost: Free
Location: Evanston Public Library Main Branch
Let EPL do your bedtime reading for you! Visit the library in your jammies, bring your favorite stuffy, and listen to stories, sing songs, and have fun. Books will be for those in PreK through Grade 2, but all ages are welcome. No registration required, just drop in for family storytime fun!
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Monday, March 10
Tuesday, March 11
Wednesday, March 12
Thursday, March 13 Daniel Jackson (Encore! Evanston Series) at Ridgeville Tavern, 7:00 PM, No cover Northwestern University Jazz Orchestra at Galvin Recital Hall, 7:30 PM, $8.00 General/$5.00 Student Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 7:30 PM, $6.00 General/$4.00 Student Canal Jumpers (Thumpin' Thursday) at American Legion Post 42, 8:00 PM, No cover Selwyn Birchwood at Evanston SPACE, 8:00 PM, $15.00 - $25.00
Friday, March 14 Blue Sky Highway at American Legion Post 42, 7:00 PM, No cover Take Two and Highway J at Double Clutch Brewing, 7:00 PM, No cover Dakyal (Encore! Evanston Series) at Bat 17, 7:00 PM, No cover Shin-ichi Fukuda at Galvin Recital Hall, 7:30PM, $40.00 General/$15.00 Student Symphonic Wind Ensemble at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 7:30PM, $8.00 General/$5.00 Student The Oh Yeahs at Studio5 8:00 PM, $37.34 - $47.63 Sons of the Silent Age at Evanston SPACE, 8:00 PM, $25.00
Saturday, March 15
Sunday, March 16 St. Patrick's Day Celebration with One of the Girls at Evanston SPACE, 1:00 PM, $12.00 - $22.00 Irish Music Session ft John Williams & friends at Celtic Knot Public House, 3:00 PM, No cover Symphonic Band at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 3:00PM, $6.00 General/$4.00 Student Rembrandt Chamber Musicians: 20th Century Romance at Nichols Concert Hall, 3:00 PM, $10.00 - $39.00 Goats and the Girl at The Fat Shallot, 5:30 PM, No cover Two Fields Over w. Paul Kalil & Annie Kelchner (Album Release Show) at Evanston SPACE, 7:00 PM, $15.00
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All Weekend
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Saturday, March 15
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| | Wednesday, March 19Booked Club for Grown-UpsTime: 7:00 PM
Cost: Please purchase your book through Booked
Location: Booked
Join a book club for adults reading contemporary literature. The March pick is Great Expectations: A Novel by Pulitzer Prize finalist Vinson Cunningham. Set during a historic presidential campaign, it follows a young Black man whose life is reshaped by politics, ambition, and identity. Bringing a drink or snack to share is optional.
Friday, March 21Duo F.A.E. ConcertTime: 7:00 PM
Cost: $20.00 - $60.00
Location: Evanston History Center
Duo F.A.E. will play an intimate performance in the great hall of the Dawes house, featuring Grammy-nominated violinist Charlene Kluegel and pianist Katherine Petersen. Their program, Dissidents of the Golden Age, highlights women who fought for suffrage and rights worldwide. The evening includes sonatas by suffragette composers Dame Ethel Smyth and Amy Beach, along with the world premiere of Evanston-based composer Stacy Garrop’s arrangement of My Dearest Ruth—a musical tribute to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Presented as part of the Evanston Women’s History Project.
Monday, March 24Ben and Jake's Secret Sandwich StandTime: To be announced
Cost: Varies
Location: Oskar
Chefs Ben and Jake are coming back with a new pop-up! This time, they're giving their take on sandwiches, including the smash burger and a mushroom Italian "beef." With these two hailing from the kitchens of Found, Vincent, and Dear Margaret, it's going to be a fun and delicious night.
Friday, April 4 - Sunday, April 6April Macabre Spring WeekendTime: 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM Friday, 12:00 PM - 10:00 PM Saturday, 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Sunday
Cost: Free
Location: Palmhouse
Witchy Woman World Apothecary is bringing a mix of magic, art, and community to Evanston. This all-female vendor market and tattoo convention highlights women-owned businesses, artists, and creators who inspire through their craft. Expect tarot readings, aura photography, a bouquet-making bar, and more. Free entry at the door—come celebrate and support local makers in a space designed to spark creativity and connection.
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