Live at Studio5! John Moulder Quintet
Studio5 Performing Arts Center 1934 Dempster St, Evanston, IL, United StatesGuitarist/composer John Moulder performs with trumpet player Derrick Gardner for an evening of top-flight jazz. Gardner is the Director of Jazz Studies at Northwestern University, and has traveled the...
Midnight Circus
Noyes Cultural Arts Center 927 Noyes Street, Second Floor Gallery, Evanston, IL, United StatesMidnight Circus in the Parks brings the circus to the people. We bring world-class contemporary circus performances to Evanston.
Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre Featured in Chicago Live! at Navy Pier, Sept. 20 at 2:30 p.m.
Navy PierCerqua Rivera Dance Theatre is proud to participate in the Midwest’s largest free performing arts festival at Navy Pier again this year, Saturday Sept. 20 at 2:30 p.m. ...
Animal Adoption Adventure at Brookfield Zoo Chicago
Brookfield Zoo Chicago 31st Street and Golfview Avenue, Brookfield, IL, United StatesExperience the Zoo after dark like never before! Join us for Zoo After Dark: Animal Adoption Adventure, an unforgettable after-dark experience where conservation meets celebration. Enjoy an evening of...
Creativity and Meditation: For Artists
clairvoyant 941 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL 60202, USA, evanston, United StatesJoin us for ‘Creativity and Meditation’: For Artists. This workshop will walk you through some tools to empower your creativity. Consider this Energy 101 that surpasses the mind, paper,...
Evanston Jazz: “Donovan’s Garage” Opens Fall/Winter Season
AKAR Auditorium @ The Church 2715 Hurd Ave., Evanston, IL, United StatesEvanston Jazz fans, mark your calendars for Tuesday, Sept. 23, the start of the 3rd season of “Donovan’s Garage” jazz events. The Evanston-based jazz guitarist Donovan Mixon, a fixture...
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company’s “Wish You Were Here,” Sept. 18 – Oct. 19
Theater Wit 1229 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, ILRemy Bumppo Theatre Company’s first production in its 30th anniversary season is Wish You Were Here, written by Sanaz Toossi, Pulitzer Prize winner for English and directed by Azar...
LIVE AT STUDIO5! Ryan Cohan
Studio5 Performing Arts Center 1934 Dempster St, Evanston, IL, United StatesPianist/composer Ryan Cohan has worked with countless jazz luminaries and has received numerous awards and fellowships. In this performance, his group, Two Quartets (made up of a jazz quartet...
CSI | Materiality in Sculpture: A Dialogue Between Substance and Form
1717 Central Street Evanston IL 60201 1717 Central St., Evanston, IL, United StatesEvanston Art Center 2025 Exhibition: CSI | Materiality in Sculpture: A Dialogue Between Substance and Form EXHIBITION DATES: September 27 - November 9, 2025 OPENING RECEPTION: Sunday, September 28,...
Governor’s State University Kicks-Off 30th Season With a Concert from South Chicago Dance Theatre, Sept. 27
The Center at Governors State University 1 University Pkwy, University Park, IllinoisGovernors State University’s Center for Performing Arts, 1 University Parkway, is proud to begin its 30th season with South Chicago Dance Theatre, Saturday, Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. ...
FREE CHICAGO WORKSHOP MIC
Stars & Garters 3914 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, United StatesChicago’s brand new Stars & Garters, 3914 N Clark St, presents Chicago Workshop Mic produced by Devon MacNerland, now playing every Sunday at 6 p.m. in the Rouge Room....
Porchlight’s New Faces Sing Broadway 1960 at The Rhapsody Theatre
The Rhapsody TheaterPorchlight Music Theatre presents New Faces Sing Broadway 1960, Tuesday, Sept. 30 and Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m., at The Rhapsody Theater, 1328 W. Morse Ave. The host...
Perspective’s New Exhibit: For the Love of Trees & Gods of Small Things
Perspective Gallery’s October show opens this Thursday. A dual exhibit, the show features work by fine art photographers Suzanne Metzel and Kaushik Sunder Rajan. Metzel’s “For the Love of...
STREET: Photographs by Ann Kogen at Dittmar Memorial Gallery
Dittmar Gallery 1st Floor, Norris University Center, 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL, United StatesSTREET October 2 - December 3, 2025 Opening Reception: Thursday, October 2, 2025, 6:00 - 8:00pm STREET takes viewers back in time through a series of candid street photographs...
Oil Lamp Theater Presents “Gaslight,” Oct. 2 – Nov. 2
Oil Lamp Theater 1723 Glenview Road, Glenview, IllinoisOil Lamp Theater is proud to present Gaslight (Angel Street), October 2 - November 2, by Patrick Hamilton and directed by Susan Gorman at Oil Lamp Theater, 1723 Glenview...
Big Art Weekend 2025
Celebrate local artists ALL weekend October 4-5, with multiple events hosted at 75 locations across Evanston to meet artists, view art, engage with the creative community and make art!
The Forgotten Lives
1717 Central Street Evanston IL 60201 1717 Central St., Evanston, IL, United StatesThe Evanston Art Center (EAC) is excited to welcome the public to The Forgotten Lives Project “I’m a digital collage artist and photographer and a collector of early...
BOO! at the Zoo
Brookfield Zoo Chicago 31st Street and Golfview Avenue, Brookfield, IL, United StatesGet ready for a fang-tastic time at BOO! at the Zoo, Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s family-friendly Halloween celebration. This event is packed with not-so-scary thrills, festive decorations, and plenty of fun...
Evanston Made Artist Studio Tour
Noyes Cultural Arts Center 927 Noyes Street, Second Floor Gallery, Evanston, IL, United StatesThis free self-guided tour of Evanston Made Artist Studios is hosted over two days, Saturday, October 4 and Sunday, October 5, 12-5p.
“THE SEANCE LIVE (AND DEAD),” OCT. 4 – 25
Stars & Garters 3914 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, United StatesChicago’s brand new Stars & Garters, 3914 N Clark St, presents The Seance Live (and dead) produced by Thom Britton, now playing every Saturday at 7 p.m. in the...