What to Do in Evanston This Weekend

Central Street Sidewalk Sale

July 11-12 10 a.m.- 6 p.m., July 13 10 a.m.- 5 p.m., Central Street between Hartrey Avenue and Green Bay Road

About 20 vendors selling everything from clothing to dog treats to yoga classes will move their stores to the sidewalk for the Central Street Sidewalk Sale this weekend.

Chicago Duo Piano Festival Celebrates 25 Years

July 12-21, Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue

Gala Opening Concert—July 12, 7:30 p.m., Adults: $30, Senior: $20, Students: $10

Chicago Duo Piano Festival Founders/Directors and Music Institute faculty piano duo in residence Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem perform a program including Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, in celebration of its 100th anniversary, along with works by Schubert and Ravel. 

Faculty Recital—Sunday, July 14 at 4 p.m., Adults: $30, Senior: $20, Students: $10

The program includes Music Institute faculty and guest artists Mio Isoda and Matthew Hagle performing Debussy’s En blanc et noir, Xiaomin Liang and Jue He playing a two-piano arrangement of Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony, and Andrea Swann and Fiona Queen performing Bartok’s Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion.

South Boulevard at 27 Live

July 12, 7:30 p.m., Doors 6:30 p.m., 27 Live, Advanced tickets: $6, Door: $8, 21+

Come to 27 Live this Friday to hear a concert of "classic dance soul tunes" by local Evanston band South Boulevard. 

Downtown Evanston Farmers' Market

July 13, 7:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Every Saturday through Nov. 2, University Place and Oak Ave.
Shop for fresh items, such as fruit, vegetables, meat, cheese, eggs, baked goods and flowers, at Evanston's Farmers' Market. As many as 51 vendors will be selling their products.

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre presents "The Colored Museum" at the Evanston Public Library

July 13, 3:00 p.m., Evanston Public Library - Community Meeting Room

As part of the Dramatic Reading Series “Celebrating the Funny: African American Comedy,”director Tim Rhoze and Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre will present 11 vignettes satirizing African American culture from The Colored Museum, a George C. Wolfe's Dramatists Guild Award-winning play.

Content is appropriate for audience members 13 years and older.

Handsome Devilz + PriMary: A Tribute to The Smiths, Morrissey & The Cure

July 13, 9 p.m., Doors 8 p.m., 27 Live, 1012-1014 Church St., $8 Advance, $10 Door, 21+, Click here for advance tickets.

Handsome Devilz will show their love for the Smiths and Morrissey in a tribute show Saturday. PriMary will open as The Cure.

Debut Dinner for Forty Winks Wines

July 14, 2013, 5 p.m., 8 p.m., Company ,1307 Chicago Ave., $85 per person, Click here to purchase tickets.

Evanston Cellars will be hosting a celebration dinner for the debut of their private wine label Forty Winks.

Evanston Cellars will provide a four-course dinner prepared by chef D’Andre Carter of Feast and Imbibe.

There will be two seating, one at 5 p.m. and one at 8 p.m.

Evanston residents are invited to the fair to recycle a variety of items and safely and securely shred important documents. There will also be an opportunity to learn about construction projects, obtain recycling education materials and order a compost bin.