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Sam Cooke Birthday Celebration with Carla Cooke January 20, 2019 Singer/Songwriter Carla Cooke is the youngest daughter of Soul Icon Sam Cooke. She will be performing an intimate, reflective tribute to her father, showcasing all of his classic hits, such as Chain Gang, A Change is Gonna Come, You Send Me, Cupid, and more! With a strong vocal range and warm personality, Carla’s stage presence commands the environment wherever she performs. You will not want to miss this touching performance! $25. Type: Live Music. MORE! |
Evanston Rocks 1012 Church St. Evanston, IL 60201 |
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John Measner Magic Show January 21, 2019 See John Measner, magician extraordinaire, at Winnetka Community House! John is a classically trained magician and skilled manipulator showcasing many mystifying illusions (some with live animals). He has performed on Chicago’s own “Bozo Show,” cable TV talk shows and dazzled audiences at popular festivals. His show includes audience participation which will thrill you with everything from card-and-coin magic to illusions. Advance tickets $10; At the door $15.. Type: Family Fun. MORE! |
Winnetka Community House 620 Lincoln Ave Winnetka , IL (847) 446-0537 |
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Northwestern University Men's Basketball vs. Indiana University January 22, 2019 Come see Big Ten basketball at its best! Northwestern University Men's Wildcats season is the first in the all-new Welsh-Ryan Arena! Watch a home game in Evanston in a state-of-the-art facility and enjoy a world-class experience with the passionate Wildcats home crowd! Prices vary. Type: Sports. MORE! |
Welsh-Ryan Arena 2705 Ashland Evanston, IL (847) 491-2287 |
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Family Bingo Night January 25, 2019 Old and young will enjoy this family favorite, complete with beverages, popcorn, and prizes! Extra bingo cards will be available for purchase. $10. Type: Family Fun. MORE! |
Winnetka Community House 620 Lincoln Ave Winnetka , IL (847) 446-0537 |
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Film: Duvarlar-Mauern-Walls January 25, 2019 In 1991, two years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and during the 30th anniversary of the guest worker treaty between Turkey and Germany, Turkish filmmaker Can Candan interviewed members of Berlin’s Turkish community, the largest minority living in post-wall Berlin, about their experiences of the German reunification. This trilingual documentary explores larger issues in this new Germany such as migration, guest-workers, cultural identity, belonging and xenophobia. In this film, Turkish immigrants of all ages talk about their past, present, and possible future in a united Germany and how increasing hostilities and right-wing violence affect their sense of belonging and their label of being “foreign. In Turkish, German and English with English subtitles. *** In Person: Can Candan. Type: Visual Arts. MORE! |
Block Cinema at Block Museum 40 Arts Circle Evanston, IL (847) 491-4000 |
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Liquid Soul January 25, 2019 Having exploded from a small underground street-jazz sound in Chicago, The Liquid Soul universe has been expanding at a dizzying pace. The Chicago ensemble’s trademark mixture of jazz and urban dance music has virtually outgrown the term “acid jazz,” incorporating everything from hard-bop to hip-hop in their celebrated sound. $15 – $25. Type: Live Music. MORE! |
Evanston SPACE 1245 Chicago Avenue Evanston, IL (847) 492-8860 |
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An Evening of Trouble Ahead with the Grateful Dead January 26, 2019 Trouble Ahead is a Grateful Dead inspired band from Evanston, IL — formed in 2016 — by five seasoned area players with extensive backgrounds in rock, folk and blues. Blending harmonies, chord voicings, and the rhythmic characteristics of the Grateful Dead, Trouble Ahead offers faithful renditions of classic Grateful Dead tunes. $10. Type: Live Music. MORE! |
Evanston Rocks 1012 Church Street Evanston, IL (630) 962-7000 |
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Ellis Paul January 26, 2019 Evanston SPACE: Ellis Paul is one of those gifted singer/songwriters.Though some may refer to him as a folksinger, he is more, for lack of a better word, a singular storyteller, a musician whose words reach out from inside and yet also express the feelings, thoughts and sensibilities that most people can relate to in one way or another, regardless of age or upbringing. Catch him at Evanston Space. $20 - $30. Type: Live Music. MORE! |
Evanston SPACE 1245 Chicago Avenue Evanston, IL (847) 492-8860 |
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Segovia Classical Guitar Series: Berta Rojas January 26, 2019 Three-time Latin Grammy nominee Berta Rojas has performed at celebrated venues worldwide, including Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, the Kennedy Center, London’s South Bank Centre, and Dublin’s National Concert Hall. Committed to supporting the careers of young guitarists, she created the first online classical guitar competition, the Barrios World Wide Web Competition, in 2009. Varies. Type: Live Music. MORE! |
Bienen Music Hall / Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall 70 Circle Arts Evanston, IL |
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Chely Wright January 27, 2019 After more than five years away from the spotlight, and through a heroic personal and creative journey, Chely Wright has returned with the release of a long anticipated new CD. And as she begins to sing the lyrics of “Inside,” her confidence, intelligence, and poetic ambition quickly come into focus. Varies. Type: Live Music. MORE! |
Evanston SPACE 1245 Chicago Avenue Evanston, IL (847) 492-8860 |
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Holocaust Remembrance Day January 27, 2019 For 12 years, Patrice Bensimon has served as Research Director for Yahad-In Unum, a French association founded by Father Patrick Desbois. Yahad-In Unum investigates the so-called "Holocaust by bullets" in Eastern Europe by gathering the testimony of eyewitnesses to the Holocaust, and by identifying the mass graves of Jews and other victims killed by the Nazis and their allies during WWII. The efforts of Father Desbois and Yahad-In Unum have significantly broadened our understanding of the Holocaust in Eastern Europe, revealing for the first time the history of as many as one million previously undocumented Jewish victims. Bensimon, who has interviewed close to 2,000 eyewitnesses, will update us on Father Desbois' Holocaust-related work, and describe Yahad-In Unum's efforts to raise awareness of this piece of Holocaust history and to fight against genocide. Free with Museum admission; Reservation required. Type: Festival/Special Events. MORE! |
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Drive Skokie, IL (847) 967-4800 |
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Music of the Baroque: Hewitt Plays Mozart January 27, 2019 Music of the Baroque: Hewitt Plays Mozart.Pianist Angela Hewitt, whom the New York Times calls “an artist of consummate technical skill and refinement,” makes her Music of the Baroque debut in Mozart’s shimmering Piano Concerto No. 27—the very last he wrote. The masterful “Gran Partita” for winds completes a program that shows why Maurice Ravel called Mozart “the greatest musician…our god.” $39 | $48 | $64 | $78. Type: Live Music. MORE! |
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie 9501 Skokie Blvd. Skokie, IL (847) 673-6300 |
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Capitol Steps: Orange is the New Black January 24, 2019 - January 27, 2019 All the news that’s fit to print, fake and parody. No matter who or what is in the headlines, you can bet the Capitol Steps will tackle both sides of the political spectrum with their hilariously biting musical satire. What more would you expect from the group that put the “MOCK” in Democracy?! The Capitol Steps first began tickling political funny bones over thirty years ago as a group of Senate staffers who set out to poke fun at the very people and places that employed them. Since they began, The Capitol Steps have recorded over thirty-six albums, including the latest, Make America Grin Again (2018). $34 | $46. Type: Performing Arts. MORE! |
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts 9501 Skokie Blvd Skokie, IL (847) 673-6300 |
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The Last Goodbye Through January 31, 2019 The Last Goodbye features Holocaust Survivor Pinchas Gutter’s visit to the site of the Nazi death camp Majdanek in Poland. Gutter is the only member of his family of four to have survived the Holocaust. The precedent-set- ting, fully immersive experience enables viewers to visit the site with Gutter as he travels through the railway car, gas chamber, shower room and barracks of Majdanek decades later. The 360-degree experience also allows viewers to actually walk around and explore the environment, adding another layer of depth to the immersion. Varies. Type: Visual Arts. MORE! |
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Drive Skokie, IL 60077 (847) 967-4852 |
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Figure Drawing and Painting: Open Session February 2, 2019 Foster your love of art. Draw or paint a male nude model for three hours in a beautiful art studio. Easels, boards, and basic supplies provided. Fee: $15 if paid in advance/ $20 drop in. For more information, email sarah@studio215.org. $15 if paid in advance/ $20 drop in. Type: Festival/Special Events. MORE! |
Studio 215 927 Noyes Street Evanston, IL 60201 773-318-0163 |
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Jane: An Abortion Service February 2, 2019 In the four years before the Roe v. Wade ruling made abortion legal in the United States, a clandestine organization of Chicago women offered low-cost, safe and confidential services to over 11,000 women—the Jane Collective. This invaluable oral history tells that story through the words of women who founded, operated, and consulted the service. Directors Kate Kirtz and Nell Lundy skillfully entwine archival footage and forthright testimony to situate Jane alongside parallel movements for peace, civil, and women’s rights, emphasizing the extraordinary sense of responsibility and commitment its work demanded. The result is a revelatory and inspiring document. Free. Type: Visual Arts. MORE! |
Block Cinema at Block Museum of Art 40 Arts Circle Evanston, IL (847) 491-4000 |
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Northwestern University Men's Basketball vs. Penn State February 4, 2019 Come see Big Ten basketball at its best! Northwestern University Men's Wildcats season is the first in the all-new Welsh-Ryan Arena! Watch a home game in Evanston in a state-of-the-art facility and enjoy a world-class experience with the passionate Wildcats home crowd! Prices vary. Type: Sports. MORE! |
Welsh-Ryan Arena 2705 Ashland Evanston, IL (888) GO-PURPLE |
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Great Lake Swimmers February 6, 2019 Over seven albums, multiple EPs, live broadcasts, and reissues, the Toronto-based project, Great Lake Swimmers, led by singer-songwriter Tony Dekker has established itself as a beloved indie folk act in their native Canada and beyond. The CBC has called them “a national treasure” while their music has taken them around the world, sharing a sound that is at once familiar and distinct, using the tools of folk music as the starting point to delve deeper. Celebrating its 15th anniversary, the band returns to SPACE in support of their new album, "The Waves, the Wake." $15 – $25. Type: Live Music. MORE! |
Evanston SPACE 1245 Chicago Avenue Evanston, IL (847) 492-8860 |
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Film: Berlin, Babylon February 8, 2019 Film: Berlin, Babylon. In German with English subtitles. After Germany’s reunification and the decision to relocate the country’s capital to Berlin in 1990, the city faced one of the most sweeping architectural transformations in Western European history. Renowned urban planners and architects were now challenged to design a new, future-oriented city, while also honoring a past almost erased during and after World War II. Using archival and original footage, Hubertus Siegert presents both a documentary on this particular historical process, as well as a critical and poetic meditation on history itself. Berlin’s famous experimental band Einstürzende Neubauten deliver an ambient and captivating industrial soundtrack. Type: Visual Arts. MORE! |
Block Cinema at Block Museum 40 Arts Circle Drive Evanston, IL (847) 491-4000 |
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Jane Monheit February 9, 2019 Evanston SPACE: Blessed with “a voice of phenomenal beauty” (Stephen Holden, New York Times), Jane Monheit has had plenty of milestone moments in establishing herself as one of today’s best and most important vocalist-musicians. With her new album, The Songbook Sessions: Ella Fitzgerald—the first to be released on her own Emerald City Records—the Long Island native has surprised even herself with her artistic leap. $20 – $45. Type: Live Music. MORE! |
Evanston SPACE 1245 Chicago Avenue Evanston, IL (847) 492-8860 |
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Winter Woods Walk February 10, 2019 Get outside and take a peaceful, 40-minute, free, guided walk in the McDonald Woods in Chicago Botanic Garden. Warm up by a roaring fire afterward. Dress for the weather. If there is deep snow, we will walk on paths and areas adjacent to the McDonald Woods. If the weather is bitterly cold, the walk will be canceled, so please check back on this page for any last-minute weather updates. Meet at the McDonald Woods Shelter. Free Admission (regular parking fees apply). Type: Classes/Workshops. MORE! |
Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe, IL (847) 835-5440 |
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The Cherry Orchard February 1, 2019 - February 10, 2019 The Cherry Orchard: Bask in the timely and timeless brilliance of this immortal theatre classic by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. The Gayev family are sociable, intelligent, caring and hopelessly in debt. Unless they can find the funds, their huge estate, including its much-loved cherry orchard, will go to a mortgagee auction. Chekhov's endearing and everlasting drama in which a family's cross generational dispute about the future of their beloved estate creates a clash between socialism and capitalism, legacy and reality. Varies. Type: Performing Arts. MORE! |
Josephine Louis Theater, Northwestern University 20 Arts Circle Drive Evanston, IL (847) 491-7282 |
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Victor Goines with Kenny Washington February 12, 2019 New Orleans native and saxophonist-clarinetist—a member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and Director of Jazz Studies at Northwestern—comes to SPACE on Feb. 12, with vocalist Kenny Washington. A gifted composer, Goines has more than 100 original works to his credit. This is an amazing show! $15 – $22. Type: Live Music. MORE! |
Evanston SPACE 1245 Chicago Avenue Evanston, IL (847) 492-8860 |
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Northwestern University Men's Basketball vs. Rutgers University February 13, 2019 Come see Big Ten basketball at its best! Northwestern University Men's Wildcats season is the first in the all-new Welsh-Ryan Arena! Watch a home game in Evanston in a state-of-the-art facility and enjoy a world-class experience with the passionate Wildcats home crowd! Prices vary. Type: Sports. MORE! |
Welsh-Ryan Arena 2705 Ashland Evanston, IL (847) 491-2287 |
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Film: The Stepford Wives February 14, 2019 Joanna Eberhart experiences a major culture clash when she moves from New York City to the all too perfect town of Stepford, Connecticut. The women all keep their houses immaculate and the men all belong to a secretive club. Based on Ira Levin’s (Rosemary’s Baby, The Boys from Brazil) novel, The Stepford Wives’s blend of suspense and social critique paved the way for films and television like Black Mirror and Jordan Peele’s Get Out. With an introduction by Helen Thompson, Northwestern Professor of English and Faculty Chair of One Book One Northwestern. Free. Type: Visual Arts. MORE! |
Block Cinema at Block Museum of Art 40 Arts Circle Evanston, IL |
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The Flat Five February 14, 2019
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Evanston SPACE 1245 Chicago Avenue Evanston, IL (847) 492-8860 |
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Rabbit a la Berlin February 15, 2019 Rabbit a la Berlin: In German with English subtitles. The fall of the Berlin Wall affected many demographics in different ways, demanding people adjust to a new life in a new post-communist world and reunified Germany. Bartek Konopka's Oscar-nominated documentary Rabbit à la Berlin tells the allegorical story of Berlin’s wild rabbit population, which had inhabited the death zone of the wall, reflecting on various forgotten, ignored or marginalized peoples during and after the Cold War. Assembling archival footage from multiple sources, the film dives into the perspective of the rabbits in their own habitat and a new Europe. FREE. Type: Visual Arts. MORE! |
Block Cinema at Block Museum 40 Arts Circle Evanston, IL (847) 491-4000 |
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Figure Drawing and Painting: Open Session February 16, 2019 Foster your love of art. Draw or paint a female nude model for three hours in a beautiful art studio. Easels, boards, and basic supplies provided. Fee: $15 if paid in advance/ $20 drop in. For more information, email sarah@studio215.org. $15 if paid in advance/ $20 drop in. Type: Festival/Special Events. MORE! |
Studio 215 927 Noyes Street Evanston, IL 60201 773-318-0163 |
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National Theatre Live: I'm Not Running February 16, 2019 Pauline Gibson has spent her life as a doctor, the inspiring leader of a local health campaign. When she crosses paths with her old boyfriend, a stalwart loyalist in Labour Party politics, she’s faced with an agonizing decision. What’s involved in sacrificing your private life and your piece of mind for something more than a single issue? Does she dare? Hare was described by The Washington Post as ‘the premiere political dramatist writing in English’. His other work includes Pravda and Skylight, broadcast by National Theatre Live in 2014. Varies. Type: Visual Arts. MORE! |
Northwestern Wirtz Center, Josephine Louis Theatre, 20 Arts Circle Drive Evanston, IL (847) 491-7282 |
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Technology Transformations: A Feminist History of the Supercut February 22, 2019 In conjunction with "New Networked Genres," a course led by Northwestern professor James Hodge, this screening traces histories of gendered reproductions in media through the form of “Supercut.” A viral video genre, supercuts compile multiple instances of a single theme, utterance, cliché, or image from pop-culture sources, but it has roots in earlier feminist works such as Dara Birnbaum’s Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman (1979) and Matthias Müller’s Home Stories (1990). Pairing these antecedents with contemporary works such as Natalie Bookchin’s Mass Ornament (2009) and Jennifer Proctor’s Nothing a Little Soap and Water Can’t Fix and Am I Pretty? (2018), this program reveals how the supercut offers a powerful tool for remixing the social reproduction of gender in media from cinema to YouTube. Proctor will join Professor Hodge for conversation after the screening. ***In Person: filmmaker Jennifer Proctor Free. Type: Visual Arts. MORE! |
Block Cinema at Block Museum 40 Arts Circle, Northwestern University Evanston, IL (847) 491-4000 |
