Special Events
MARCH 11 WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL
MARCH 5 ART SWAP
APRIL 23 EARTH DAY
The Evanston Environmental Association is once again proud to be the official Chicago area host of the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival—the largest environmental film festival in the U.S. Each evening see award-winning films selected from this renowned festival. The films will present a variety of perspectives and experiences shared by some of the best of today’s environmental filmmakers. The festival showcases amateur and professional films, focusing on nature, activism, conservation, energy and a range of other environmental issues. A different film is featured each night. Buy Tickets now. Event details, calendar, and tickets: evanstonenvironment.org Location: Rotary International, 1560 Sherman Ave. Age: 16 yrs. and up
In collaboration with Evanston Made. Bring art, get art! Location: Noyes Gallery Admission: FREE but you must register Class #: 913901A2 Age: All
Join the Ecology Center for the annual Earth Day Celebration. We will have materials available for a litter pick up, family drop in programs and representatives from local environmentally focused organizations. . Information: 847-448-8256 Location: Evanston Ecology Center Admission: FREE
Date Mar 11
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Time 7pm
MARCH 11-13 Evanston Children’s Theatre Presents ALIEN INVASION AT LOVECRAFT MIDDLE SCHOOL Some very strange things have been happening at Lovecraft Middle School! The teachers have stopped teaching, half of the students keep making weird, inhuman beeping sounds, and the meanest, most popular girl in school is actually… being nice?! It’s up to the kids at Lovecraft to figure out what’s going on and fast, or else this alien invasion could take over the entire school, then the entire world! Written by resident playwright Keyanna Khatiblou. Information: email ect@cityofevanston.org Location: Levy Center Admission: $10 at the door Date March 11 March 12
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Time 7pm 3pm and 7pm
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3pm
Date Mar 5
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Time 1-3pm
MARCH 25-MAY 18 AREITO: ALLUSIONS OF SACRED GEOMETRY AND DIASPORA An Installation by Yanira Collado Areíto an Arawak ceremonial practice involving lyrics and choreography that was believed to recount and pay tribute to heroic deeds of Taíno ancestors, chiefs, gods, and Cemis. This installation is an analysis into the emergence and diaspora of the cultural practices, spirituality, and folkloric traditions in the Caribbean. Yanira Collado is a Miami based conceptual artist who lived and worked in Evanston. Her work attempts to assemble a visual language which brings together whose history is recorded, stored and retrieved and how that process occurs.) Exhibition runs through May 18, 2022 at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center. Information: 847-448-8263 Location: Noyes Upstairs Gallery Admission: FREE Date March 25-May 18
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Time 4-7pm
APRIL 1 WORD SALAD Celebrate fools and National Poetry Month at once. Part open mike, part critique, completely low key. Bring some words from your poem, lyrics, chapter from a novel and read/sing aloud. Information: call 847-448-8263 Location: Noyes Cultural Arts Center Date April 1
4 Evanston Parks and Recreation Spring Program Guide 2022
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Time 7pm
Date April 23
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Time 10am-1pm
MARCH 12 MAYOR’S SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM JOB FAIR Summer Employment Job Fair for Evanston youth. Information: call 311 (847-448-4311 in Evanston). Location: Evanston Township High School Age: 14–18 yrs. living in zip codes 60201 and 60202 Date March 12
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Time 8am-2pm (doors will close at 2pm)
MAY 7-NOVEMBER 5 DOWNTOWN FARMER’S MARKET Intersection of University Place and Oak Ave. As many as 60 Midwest vendors sell fruits, vegetables, meat, flowers, cheese, eggs, bakedgoods and more. LINK cards accepted. Free parking in adjacent Maple Ave. garage with validation at City tent. Information: cityofevanston.org/market Date Day May 5-Nov 5 Sa
Time 7:30am-1pm
