It's Thursday, Let's Dance! Shirley King Tonight

Thursday, July 29 Shirley King Sweet home Chicago blues in the family tradition of B.B. King. Come on out to the only outdoor dance floor north of downtown Chicago! Now in its eleventh year, It's Thursday, Let's Dance! will be heating up downtown Evanston on six consecutive Thursday nights: July 15, July 22, July 29, August 5, August 12 & August 19. Each week enjoy dancing to a live band and instruction with a professional dance teacher. Join us at…more »

Dramatic Reading Series

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre Presents a Dramatic Reading Series, beginning July 31 and Aug. 1 The series is inaugurated with a production of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When A Rainbow Is Enuf, by Ntozake Shange. This Tony Award-nominated play will be read at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 31 and 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 1. All three productions take place at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes St. The play is a series of 20 poems, featuring…more »

Exhibitions at Noyes Art Gallery

Two New Exhibitions at the Noyes Art Gallery The exhibitions: A Sense of Place: Rural Indiana Narratives by photographer Kay Westhues, and Brush and Needle, featuring watercolors by John Macsai and textile work by Gerry Macsai, are running concurrently through September 9 at the Noyes Art Gallery located in the Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes St. The Gallery occupies both the first and second floors of the Center. Admission is always free. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to…more »

CommUNITY Picnic Aug 22

What’s more fun than gathering with your friends, family and fellow Evanstonians to enjoy an afternoon in the park with free food, games, activities and entertainment? Mark your calendars for Sunday, August 22nd to attend the annual CommUNITY Picnic. This event will run from noon to 5 p.m. in Ingraham Park behind the Evanston Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Ave.   Celebrate Evanston! Celebrate Diversity! Celebrate Back-to-school! Free for everyone! Food, Games, Activities, Giveaways, Evanston North Shore Community Choir, Jesse White Tumblers, Line…more »

2010 Alley Paving Schedule Now Online

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http://www.cityofevanston.org/government/departments/public-works/transportation-engineering/alley-paving/…more »

West Nile Virus Update

The North Shore Mosquito Abatement District (NSMAD) reported a pool of mosquitoes from Evanston has tested positive for West Nile Virus. This is the first positive pool identified in Evanston in 2010. So far this year in Illinois there have been 28 positive pools statewide with no human cases reported. The North Shore Mosquito Abatement District has not scheduled any spraying at this time. Residents should follow these steps to keep safe: Protect yourself: • Eliminate mosquitoes that cause West Nile…more »

Nominations Sought for 2010 Design Evanston Awards

Two New Exhibitions at the Noyes Art Gallery

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Home Depot Donates Lawn Mowers to City's Summer Youth Employment Program

Posted in Summer Youth Employment Program

Recycling Center to Close Aug. 1

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Area Man Arrested for Auto Burglary

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Comm. and ED Director Walker Departs; Lyons Interim Director

Reading Stop Open House with Aldermen Holmes & Jean-Baptiste Jul 20

Special City Council Meeting Monday

Fireman's Park Re-dedication Jul 22

Water Main Break on Oakton St- Street Closed between Dodge & Grey for Repairs

Alert: Telephone Disruption

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