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Events in Evanston
Sat3
Today
At 8 AMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy
Illinois Joint Canvass WI-03, Red-to-Blue district
Evanston
Today
🖼️Exhibition📸Photography
Got Rhythm?
Grove Gallery Evanston
At 9 AM$50
🧘Wellness
Saturday Sesshin
Zen Buddhist Temple of Chicago
At 12 PMFree
🗺️Guided tour🖼️Exhibition
Evanston Artist Studio Tour
822 Dempster St
At 12 PMFree
🖼️Exhibition
First Saturday Art Events • Evanston, IL
822 Dempster St
At 1 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Sketching at Sketchbook
Sketchbook Brewing Co - Evanston
At 3 PM$0
🌳Outdoors
Evanston Pup Social
Arfit Dog Rehab / Fitness / Canine Rehabilitation
At 3:30 PMFree
🎪Street party
Fall Fest @ First
First Presbyterian Church of Evanston
Sun4
Tomorrow
Mon5
Monday 5 October
Tue6
Tuesday 6 October
Wed7
Wednesday 7 October
Thu8
Thursday 8 October
Wed 7 · 6 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Rockin' for Rory: Rory David Deutsch Foundation Fundraiser
SPACE
Thu 8 · 10 AMFree
🧾Drop-in services🤝Volunteering
Northern Adelaide Community Aged Care Expo
Gawler & Barossa Jockey Club
Wed 7 · 6:45 PM
👾Video games🏆Tournament
Return to Norris #112 - Another Mandatory Sequel
1999 Campus Dr
Wed 7 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Ridgeville Tavern
Ridgeville Tavern
Thu 8 · 10 AMFree
👴Seniors🧾Drop-in services
Evanston / Skokie Senior Expo
Levy Senior Center
Fri9
Friday 9 October
Thu 8 · 7 PM$65.87
🍽️Food🗺️Guided tour
The Wines of Catalonia, Spain!
The Wine Goddess
Thu 8 · 7 PMFree
🎭Theatre📜Poetry
Rootwoman Reading
The Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center
Thu 8 · 7 PM$0
🎬Cinema🗣️Talk
THE LONG DAY CLOSES in 35mm with guest Nick Davis
Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
Thu 8 · 7 PM$5
🎬Cinema📽️Documentary
Jens Jensen The Living Green
Jens Jensen Gardens in Evanston at Harley Clarke Mansion
Thu 8 · 7:30 PM
🎭Theatre
Toilet Fire: Rectums In The Rectory
Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
Thu 8 · 7:30 PM$20.63–33.90
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎸Rock
Luke Tyler Shelton w. Max Subar
SPACE
Thu 8 · 7:30 PM$0
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎸Rock
Luke Tyler Shelton
SPACE
Fri 9 · 12:30 PM$0
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
Our Changing City: The Obama Presidential Center
Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
Later
Fri 9 · 5:30 PM$0
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Bookends & Beginnings
1620 Orrington Ave
Fri 9 · 7 PM$0
🎬Cinema🗣️Talk
ELEVEN P.M. (1928) in 35mm with live score by Damon Locks
Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
Fri 9 · 7:30 PM
🎭Theatre
Toilet Fire: Rectums In The Rectory
Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
Fri 9 · 8 PM$0
🎹Blues🎸Rock
Davy Knowles
SPACE
Sat 10 · 11 AM
✂️Workshop
Keys Forward: Homeownership and Wealth Building Workshop Series
2715 Hurd Ave
Sat 10 · 11:30 AMFree
📖Story time0–8 yrs
Family Storytime at Zora's Place
Zora's Place
Sat 10 · 12 PM$39.19
🎪Street party🧺Market
Mocktoberfest
PALMHOUSE
Sat 10 · 3 PM$0
🖼️Exhibition🗺️Guided tour
Gallery Night
922 Davis St
Sat 10 · 7:30 PM
🎭Theatre
Toilet Fire: Rectums In The Rectory
Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
Sat 10 · 8 PM$0
🎸Rock🌙Indie
Copeland w. Special Guest Jenny Dee
SPACE
Sat 10 · 10 PM$28.52
🎉Parties
Masquerade
707 W Howard St
Sun 11 · 2 PM
🎭Theatre
Toilet Fire: Rectums In The Rectory
Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
Sun 11 · 3 PM
🗣️Talk
InFocus Lecture: Building a generation of Culture Keepers with Dorian Sylvain
Evanston Art Center
Sun 11 · 8 PM$0
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎶Singer-songwriter
An Evening With Steve Dawson with special guests Jason Adasiewicz, Jason Roebke, Diane Christiansen and Alton Smith
SPACE
Mon 12
🏰Heritage
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum
Mon 12 · 11 AMFree
🧸Kids0–15 yrs
Indigenous Peoples Day Family Swim
Goldfish Swim School- Evanston
Mon 12 · 6 PM$0–27.19
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Maya Savir — On Reconciliation
Bookends & Beginnings
Mon 12 · 7:30 PM$20.63–33.90
🪕Folk / Acoustic🌙Indie
The Burney Sisters
SPACE
Tue 13 · 12 PM$0
✂️Workshop🧘Yoga
Improve your Body Map
Monarch Fitness Coaching
Tue 13 · 7:30 PM$40.54
🎸Rock💜Soul / Funk
White Denim w. Arc Iris
SPACE
Wed 14 · 3:30 PM$0
🗣️Talk♀️Feminism
Art and Women in Sports: Looking at Amber Morningstar
Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
Wed 14 · 6:30 PM
🏷️Other
Northshore Chicago In-Person Chapter Meeting
Heaven Meets Earth Yoga Studio
Wed 14 · 7 PM$0
🎬Cinema🎞️Arthouse cinema
LES VAMPIRES (1916) in 16mm w/ Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, and Macie Stewart
Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
Thu 15 · 8:30 AM$0
🗣️Talk🔬Science
2026 IIN Rosemary Schnell Symposium: Lights, Nano, Action!
Hilton Orrington Hotel
Thu 15 · 12 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Grad Student Book Talk with KB Dennis Meade
In Person Only: Buffett Reading Room
Thu 15 · 5 PMFree
👗Fashion & Design
Alicia Mohr x Tara Reardon Styling: In-Store Styling Sessions
2014 Central St
Thu 15 · 6 PM$0
🎬Cinema📽️Documentary
I'M YOUR VENUS (2024) with filmmaker Kimberly Reed
Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
Thu 15 · 7:30 PM
🎭Theatre
Takes All Kinds: Stories Of American Democracy
Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
Thu 15 · 7:30 PMFree
🧘Wellness♀️Feminism
Free Monthly Midlife Women's Wellness Group
910 Church St
Thu 15 · 7:30 PM$20.63–33.90
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Laura Veirs w. Karl Blau
SPACE
Fri 16 · 10 AM$0
🎨Creative workshop0–5 yrs
Babies Who Brunch
Goldfish Swim School- Evanston
Fri 16 · 12:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Measuring Energy Metabolism Across the Epidemiologic Transition
University Hall, Room 121
Fri 16 · 6 PM$0–16
📚Literature
Andrew Pond NO SMALL MURDERS
Bookends & Beginnings
Fri 16 · 7 PM$0
🎬Cinema📽️Documentary
DARK MONEY (2018) and SEAT 31: ZOOEY ZEPHYR (2024) with Kimberly Reed
Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
Fri 16 · 7:30 PM
🌊Contemporary🎭Shows
"All at Once" The Seldoms Dance
Studio5
Fri 16 · 7:30 PM
🎭Theatre
Takes All Kinds: Stories Of American Democracy
Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
Fri 16 · 7:30 PMFree
EDGS Documentary Screening: The Finance Curse
Steve and Tracy Cahillane Lounge (Room 1205)
Fri 16 · 8 PM$38.77–52.04
🎸Rock🎹Blues
Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel
SPACE
Sat 17 · 8:15 AMFree
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
EDGS Conference: Evasive Riches and the Fight against Extreme Inequality
Harris Hall, Room 108
Sat 17 · 7:30 PM
🌊Contemporary🎭Shows
"All at Once" The Seldoms Dance
Studio5
Sat 17 · 8 PM$0
🎸Rock🎹Blues
Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel
SPACE
Sun 18 · 10:30 AMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy
Knock doors in Wisconsin with the Pink Poster Club!
Evanston
Sun 18 · 11 AM$0
🎪Kids' show0–15 yrs
Little Miss Ann And Friends Halloween Concert!
SPACE
Sun 18 · 2 PM
🎭Theatre
NT Live: THE MISANTHROPE
Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
Sun 18 · 3 PM
👗Fashion & Design🖼️Exhibition
Stories We Wear: Fashion as Visual Narrative
Evanston Art Center
Sun 18 · 7:30 PM$29.97–43.24
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎶Singer-songwriter
May Erlewine and Packy Lundholm
SPACE
Mon 19 · 10 AM$275
🕊️Human rights
40 Hour Domestic Violence Training
YWCA Evanston/North Shore
Mon 19 · 7:30 PM
🎹Blues🎫Concert
Albert Cummings
SPACE
Tue 20 · 7:30 PM
🎫Concert
An Evening with Richard Shindell - All Acoustic
SPACE
Wed 21 · 11 AM$0
💼Career
Workforce Wednesday
National Able Network at Evanston Public Library
Wed 21 · 2 PM
🏷️Other
Howard Street Evanston Special Service Area #10 Commissioners Meeting
Ward Eight
Wed 21 · 5 PMFree
🤝Volunteering🕊️Human rights
4th Annual YWCA Domestic Violence Awareness Month CommUNITY Resource Fair
YWCA Evanston/North Shore
Wed 21 · 7:30 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
The Lowest Pair
SPACE
Thu 22 · 3:30 PM$0
🗣️Talk🖼️Exhibition
Curator’s Talk: Modernity in the Making
Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
Thu 22 · 6 PM$0–29
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Sarah Mesle TANGLED
Bookends & Beginnings
Thu 22 · 7 PM$50
📚Literature🍽️Food
Wine Goddess Book Club: Adventures on the Wine Route by Kermit Lynch
The Wine Goddess
Thu 22 · 7 PM$0
🎬Cinema📽️Documentary
PORTRAIT OF JASON (1967) in 35mm
Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
Thu 22 · 8 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Maggie Rose: Half Moon Tour
SPACE
Fri 23 · 1:30 PMA$0–195.47
🐴Horse riding🤾Sports & fitness
2026 Holdfast Insurance Brokers Gawler Cup
Gawler and Barossa Jockey Club
Fri 23 · 5 PM$0–10
✂️Workshop📜Poetry
Let's Make Zines
1620 Orrington Ave
Fri 23 · 7 PMFree
✂️Workshop🏺Ceramics & pottery
Family Bisque Painting
Norris University Center
Fri 23 · 7 PM$0
🎬Cinema🎞️Arthouse cinema
JASON AND SHIRLEY REVISITED (2015/2025) with director Stephen Winter
Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
Fri 23 · 7:30 PM
🎷Jazz🌐World music
Corky Siegel & Kalyan Pathak
Studio5
Fri 23 · 8 PM
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Vincent Neil Emerson
SPACE
Fri 23 · 8 PM$55
🍽️Food
Sacred Awakening Tea Ceremony
Heaven Meets Earth Yoga Studio
Sat 24 · 9:30 AMFree
🕊️Human rights🤝Volunteering
World's Largest Polio Walk - Evanston
1560 Sherman Ave
Sat 24 · 6:30 PM$23.18
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Jazz Night with The RJ Experience
Free Flow Kitchen
Sun 25 · 10:30 AMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy🕊️Human rights
Knock doors in Wisconsin with the Pink Poster Club!
Evanston
Sun 25 · 12 PMFree
🎬Cinema🖼️Exhibition
2026 Eyeworks Experimental Animation Series - Program 1
Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
Sun 25 · 1 PM
🎭Theatre
Storied Stuff: Show and Tell for Grownups
SPACE
Sun 25 · 2:45 PMFree
🎬Cinema🎞️Arthouse cinema
2026 Eyeworks Experimental Animation Series - Program 2
Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
Sun 25 · 3 PM
🎫Concert
Northern Lights
Nichols Concert Hall
Sun 25 · 7:30 PM
🎷Jazz🎹Blues
Jackopierce
SPACE
Mon 26 · 8 PM
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Madman Chyno w. Nvrmnd / St Sylas and Peez Alchemy
SPACE
Tue 27 · 12:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
Where’s George Clooney Now? Sudan’s Invisible War | Roberta Buffett Visiting Professor Lecture by Sheldon Yett
In Person Only: Buffett Reading Room
Tue 27 · 8 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
The Arcadian Wild — Make It Out Alive Tour
SPACE
Wed 28 · 5 PM$0–10
🗣️Talk🕊️Human rights
Domestic Violence Awareness: Moving From Awareness to Action
YWCA Evanston/North Shore
Wed 28 · 6 PM$37.74
✂️Workshop📚Literature
Make Main Character Magic: A Picture Book Workshop
1620 Orrington Ave
Wed 28 · 6:30 PM$8.24
🔢Bingo👑Drag show
Balls 2 The Walls: Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun | Drag Bingo at Palmhouse
PALMHOUSE
Wed 28 · 7:30 PM
🎫Concert
A Tribute to Toto w. Andrew Patinkin & Stephon "Mooch" Brown
SPACE
Thu 29 · 5 PMFree
🚴Cycling🌳Outdoors
Mack's Bike & Goods Witches' Ride 2026
Mack's Bike & Goods
Thu 29 · 7 PM
ImagineU: GRACE AND THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT
Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
Thu 29 · 7:30 PM
Infinite 80s: Play The Cure
SPACE
Fri 30 · 6:30 PM
2026 ANNUAL TRICK OR TREAT TRIVIA NIGHT FUNDRAISER
THE PHONEX ROOM - GAWLER & DISTRICT COLLEGE
Fri 30 · 12 PMFree
Sex, Bodies, Bioculture, and Health: Where Are We?
Harris Hall - History Department (Leopold Room -- Room 108)
Fri 30 · 4 PM$0–6.24
Halloween Poe Party Storytime
1620 Orrington Ave
Fri 30 · 5 PM$0
BOO Bash & Splash! Halloween Event
Goldfish Swim School- Evanston
Sat 31 · 10 AMA$0
Become Your Child's Favourite Storyteller – Workshop (Gawler)
Gawler & District College B-12 Children's Centre
Fri 30 · 7 PMFR
Trio Globo
Studio5
Fri 30 · 8 PM
Rocks Off: Rolling Stones Tribute
SPACE
Sat 31 · 10:30 AMFree
Monsters Are the Worst! Halloween Party with Alex Willan
Booked
Sat 31 · 11 AM
ImagineU: GRACE AND THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT
Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
Sat 31 · 7 PM
The Soul Avengers: Tribute to Classic Soul
SPACE
Sun 1 Nov · 10:30 AMFree
Knock doors in Wisconsin with the Pink Poster Club!
Evanston
Sun 1 Nov · 11 AM
ImagineU: GRACE AND THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT
Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
Sun 1 Nov · 7 PM
Davis Plays Davis: a Tribute to Miles Davis by Orbert Davis
SPACE
Tue 3 Nov · 12 PMFree
Election Day Family Swim
Goldfish Swim School- Evanston
Wed 4 Nov · 8 AM$41.70–175.13
Kellogg Private Equity & Venture Capital Conference 2026
Kellogg School of Management
Wed 4 Nov · 7:30 PM
John Cowan Trio with Luke Bulla
SPACE
Thu 5 Nov · 7 PM$71.21
The Great Wines of Oregon
The Wine Goddess
Thu 5 Nov · 7:30 PMDE
Teddy Thompson w. Jenna Nicholls
SPACE
Fri 6 Nov · 9:20 AM
ImagineU: GRACE AND THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT
Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
Fri 6 Nov · 12 PMFree
Evanston Made Members Group Show 2026
822 Dempster St
Fri 6 Nov · 12:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
The Yemeni Women Fighting to Preserve Their Heritage | Buffett First Friday Lunch with Brent Huffman
In Person Only: Buffett Reading Room
Fri 6 Nov · 6 PM
Laugh and Flow
Free Flow Kitchen
Fri 6 Nov · 7 PM$30.90–87.55
Verdi. Impossible Love.
Nichols Concert Hall
Fri 6 Nov · 8 PM
Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen
SPACE
Sat 7 Nov · 5:30 PMA$2–100
❓Quiz🤝Volunteering
Gawler Gymnastics Quiz Night
Gawler & Barossa Jockey Club
Sat 7 Nov · 11 AM
ImagineU: GRACE AND THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT
Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
Sat 7 Nov · 2 PM
ImagineU: GRACE AND THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT
Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
Sat 7 Nov · 8 PM
Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen
SPACE
Sun 8 Nov · 11 AM
ImagineU: GRACE AND THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT
Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
Sun 8 Nov · 3 PM$10–25
Northshore Concert Band: Memory & Motion
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
Sun 8 Nov · 8 PM
Adam Ezra Group w. Sirsy
SPACE
Mon 9 Nov · 7:30 PM
Bill Callahan (Solo) w. Rick Maguire (of Pile)
SPACE
Tue 10 Nov · 7 PM
Tyler Ballgame w. Evan Blix
SPACE
Wed 11 Nov · 7:30 PM
Great Lake Swimmers
SPACE
Thu 12 Nov · 6 PM$0–32.49
Sharon Chubbuck and Cynthia Ellwood BEAUTIFUL STRUGGLE
Bookends & Beginnings
Thu 12 Nov · 7:30 PM
John Carroll Kirby
SPACE
Fri 13 Nov · 3 PMFree
Vet Social Club-Mahjong 101 Class
Evanston Vet Center
Sat 14 Nov · 9 AMA$26.50–250
📸Photography
Preemium 5 Photography Santa Photo Sessions 2026
Phoenix Centre - Gawler District College
Fri 13 Nov · 7:30 PM
She Loves Me
Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
Fri 13 Nov · 8 PM
Tyrone Wells
SPACE
Sat 14 Nov · 2:30 PM$44.52
🍽️Food
Thanksgiving Mega-Tasting — 2:30–4:00 PM session
The Wine Goddess
Sat 14 Nov · 4:30 PM$44.52
🍽️Food
Thanksgiving Mega-Tasting — 4:30–6:00 PM session
The Wine Goddess
Sat 14 Nov$30.50–65.50
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
Candlelight Evanston: Featuring Vivaldi’s Four Seasons & More
St Luke's Episcopal Church
Sat 14 Nov · 7:30 PM
She Loves Me
Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
Sat 14 Nov · 8 PMDE
Amythyst Kiah w. Buffalo Nichols
SPACE
Sat 14 Nov$38.50–72.50
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer
St Luke's Episcopal Church
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At 11 AMFree
🎷Jazz🪕Folk / Acoustic
Jazz Institute of Chicago presents: Lost in Space with Kevin King
Budlong Woods Library, Chicago
Sat 17 · 1 PMFree
🎸Jam / Open mic🪕Folk / Acoustic
Edgewater Community Music Jam
Edgewater Library, Chicago
At 8 PM
🌙Indie🎫Concert
Black Bear Island
Bramble Arts Loft, Chicago
Mon 5 · 7 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Mnf
Whiskey Girl Tavern, Chicago
Tue 6 · 8 PM
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia I
Beard & Belly, Chicago
Wed 7 · 9 PM
🎤Karaoke
Lip Service Karaoke
The Jackhammer Chicago
Fri 16 · 7:30 PM$30.65
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Hanneke Cassel Band - Scottish Fiddle
3701 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago
Sat 10 · 9 PM$28.52–55.20
🎉Club💿DJ set
Going To Full Black 15th year anniversary
Juliana Restaurant, Chicago
At 2 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Darling, It's Happy Hour!
Nobody's Darling, Chicago
Fri 2
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
2026 Chicago Apple Fest
Lincoln Avenue between Lawrence and Sunnyside, Chicago
Wed 7 · 4 PMFree
🎉Parties
Gear Happy Hour @ Chicago Eagle
Leather Archives & Museum, Chicago
Wed 7 · 7 PM
🔢Bingo
Spiteful BINGO!
Spiteful Brewing Tap Room, Chicago
Thu 8 · 6:30 PM$55.20
🎪Street party🤝Volunteering
FALL HARVEST FUNDRAISER
4815 N Sacramento Ave, Chicago
Fri 9 · 8 AM
🎉Club💿DJ set
BOGO Friday's @ Smack Dab
Smack Dab Chicago
Fri 9 · 6 PM
🪗Folk dance🌳Outdoors
Contra Dance to Baba Yaga's Stew
Pottawattomie Park
Sat 10 · 9 PM$11.58–16.84
🎉Club💿DJ set
MEGAWOOF - CHICAGO - 11 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Jackhammer, Chicago
Sun 11 · 9 PM$11.99
🎉Club💿DJ set
Xtasy 12: Feral Presented By Tara Dikhof (Bi/Pansexual Kink Rave)
Rogers Park, Chicago
Wed 14 · 7 PM
🎉Club🌳Outdoors
CAPS BEAT 2423 Meetings
Touhy Park, Chicago
Thu 15 · 6 PM$23.18
📚Literature
Circle One: Book Share & Swap for Singles 35+
Modern Ravenswood Cafe, Chicago
At 11 AM
🎭Theatre
Sugar Plum Fairy P.I.
Lifeline Theatre, Chicago
Today$0
🎤Stand-up🏳️🌈LGBTQ+
Lavender Laugh Lounge (Sober Friendly, Queer Stand Up Comedy)
Loaves & Witches, Chicago
At 7:30 PM
🎤Stand-up
Red Room Comedy
RED ROOM Comedy Club, Chicago
Mon 5 · 7:30 PMFree
🎭Theatre
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE by by Joseph Kesselring
The Understudy Coffee and Books, Chicago
Thu 8 · 7 PM
👑Drag show
F.E.K. Draw
Leather Archives and Museum, Chicago
Thu 8 · 7:30 PM
🎭Theatre
A STRANGE LOOP by Michael R. Jackson
Raven Theatre, Chicago
Fri 9 · 6 PMFree
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
Friday Night Laugh Wind Down!
Ainslie Arts Plaza, Chicago
Fri 9 · 7:30 PM
🎭Theatre
The Factory Theater Presents the World Premiere of “Radical Futures,” October 9 - November 21
The Factory Theater, Chicago
Sat 10 · 8 PM
🎊Socials
Dance Divas 2026: “Everything Old Is New Again”
The Rhapsody Theater, Chicago
Sun 11 · 2 PM$11–45
🎊Socials
Darvin Dances: Halloween Creepy Crawlies 2026
Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble
Fri 16 · 8 PM$12.51
📜Poetry slam
The Feast of Lord Byron
Malliway Bros Spells, Charms, & Potions, Chicago
Tue 20 · 12:30 PM
📚Literature♀️Feminism
Women's Book Group
Women & Children First, Chicago
Wed 21Free
📚Literature
Weird Book Club at Rogers Park Social: Blob
Rogers Park Social, Chicago
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Mon 26 · 6 PMFree
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Graphic Novel Discussion: Tales From La Vida
Rogers Park Library, Chicago
Mon 5 · 7 PMFree
📚Literature
Writers Group Monday
Eli Tea Bar, Chicago
Wed 7 · 7 PM
🎬Cinema📽️Documentary
Doc Chicago Meetup & Works-In-Progress Screening
PO Box Collective, Chicago
Fri 9 · 6 PM$33.85–193.92
👗Fashion & Design🖼️Exhibition
AMBIENCE
Seven Star Venue, Chicago
Sat 10 · 7 PM
🎬Cinema📽️Documentary
Russell Banks: I Write in Order to Be a Better Person | In-Person (10/10)
Chicago Filmmakers
Sun 11 · 11 AMFree
📚Literature🚶Walk
Audiobook Walk (Edgewater)
Edgewater Branch, Chicago Public Library
Thu 15 · 6:30 PM
🗣️Talk🏳️🌈LGBTQ+
Beyond the Covers: Gender-Affirming Pelvic Health, One Book at a Time
Gerber/Hart Library and Archives, Chicago
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Venues in Evanston
Bookends & Beginnings
5 events
1620 Orrington Ave
4 events
Immanuel Lutheran Church Evanston
8 events
822 Dempster St
5 events
In Person Only: Buffett Reading Room
8 events
SPACE
54 events
Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
24 events
Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
14 events
The Wine Goddess
9 events
Goldfish Swim School- Evanston
6 events
Evanston
4 events
Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum
4 events