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What to Do in Evanston This Weekend
Looking for something to do in Evanston this weekend? We've put together a list of events, including CARE's dog wash and multiple theatre productions!
With excerpts from operas such as La Bohème, Die Zauberflöte, La Traviata, Lakmé, and Don Giovanni, the Naked Voice Institute will perform a concert after their weeklong workshop on vocal performance and pedagogy.
W. Stephen Smith, director; Gene B. Roberts, staging and acting.
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Music Institute hosts "Make Music Chicago"
June 21, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., 1490 Chicago Avenue
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The Music Institute of Chicago will put on a day of musical events from morning until night, beginning with a radio broadcast and a lecture from an expert musician and ending with afternoon performances and an Samba Parade and Street Jam.
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.
June 22, 9 a.m.- 2 p.m., CARE/Evanston Animal Shelter grounds, 2310 Oakton St., $10 per dog
C.A.R.E. volunteers will roll up their sleeves to clean dogs of any size, so bring your dirty dog for a wash! All proceeds will go to C.A.R.E.Tree Summit: Save Evanston's Urban Forest
June 22, 10 a.m.- 12 p.m. Levy Center, 300 Dodge Ave., Free
The City of Evanston’s Parks/Forestry Division and the Openlands Branch of Evanston TreeKeepers are cosponsoring a special event to educate and entertain Evanston residents on Evanston’s tree population.
June 22, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., 918 Chicago Ave., Free
Few Spirits is offering a tour and bottling class. Few Spirits can only take 20 participants, so register on Yelp. All participants must be at least 21 years old.
3rd Generation Silhouette Artist Erik Johnson Comes to lollie
June 22, 12:30 p.m.- 5 p.m., lollie 1312 Chicago Ave, Silhouettes: $25 each, Duplicates: $15 each
Third generation silhouette artist Erik Johnson will be creating hand-cut silhouette keepsakes in five minute sessions on Saturday.
Cash and credit cards are accepted.
Space is limited. Visit http://silhouettesatlollie.eventbrite.com or call lollie at 847-328-7303 to register today!
FJT Presents "For Colored Girls..."
June 8-23, Sat., 7 p.m. and Sun., 3 p.m., The Theatre at Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes St., $12 at the door or $10 in advance
The Fleetwood- Jourdain Theatre will present its final weekend of “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf.” The show, by Ntozake Shange, is a "choreopoem," which is a series of 20 poems accompanied by music. The performance highlights the hardships women of color have faced.
The box office at Noyes Center is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. in person or call 847/448-8260.
Chicago Folks Operetta Preview: The Land of Smiles
June 23, 3 p.m., Evanston Public Library - Community Meeting Room, Free
Artists from Chicago Folks Operetta present old world music selections from their summer production, The Land of Smiles. Set in 1912's Vienna and China, the operetta spins a bittersweet tale of impossible love between two pairs of lovers from different cultures. Music by Franz Lehar, book by Ludwig Herzer and Fritz Lohner.
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