evanston life community connections Spring/Summer 2017 Evanston Life Spring/Summer 2017 Evanston Life magazines are available online at www.cityofevanston.org and copies are available at community centers and at other city facilities. For more information, call/text 847-448-4311. Thank you for joining us in being environmentally friendly. Evanston Ecology Center Levy Senior Center Facilities 2024 McCormick Blvd. 300 Dodge Ave. Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center 847-448-8256 847-448-8250 2100 Ridge Ave. www.cityofevanston.org/ecology www.cityofevanston.org/levy www.evanstonenvironment.org 847-448-4311 Mason Park Fieldhouse www.cityofevanston.org Fleetwood-Jourdain Center Church St. at Florence Ave. Chandler-Newberger Center 1655 Foster St. 847-448-8254 847-448-8254 1028 Central St. Noyes Cultural Arts Center www.cityofevanston.org/fleetwood 847-448-8252 927 Noyes St. www.cityofevanston.org/chandler Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre 847-448-4311 Clark St. Beach Office 927 Noyes St. www.cityofevanston.org/noyes 847-866-5915 Clark St. at the lake (seasonal) Robert Crown Center www.fjttheatre.com Dempster St. Beach Office 1701 Main St. Dempster St. at the lake (seasonal) Gibbs-Morrison Cultural Center 847-448-8258 847-866-4167 1823 Church St. www.cityofevanston.org/crown www.cityofevanston.org/beaches 847-448-8040 www.cityofevanston.org/gibbsmorrison Fee assistance is available to qualified Evanston Printed on recycled paper using soy-based inks residents for most City of Evanston programs. 2 Evanston life Spring/Summer 2017 Table of Contents Events Ecology Spring Break Special Events 4-8 Ecology Classes 24 Spring Break Camp 32 Family Programs 25 Fishing 25 Open House 23 Arts Parent & Child Classes 23 Age 55+ Scout Programs 23 Art Classes 9 Art Classes 33 Dance Classes 10 Dance Classes 33 Performing Arts 10 Fitness 33-34 Preschool Art Classes 9 Leisure & Enrichment Flexible Day Offerings 35 Leisure & Enrichment 36 Arts Camp Parties 27 Music Classes 33 Chandler-Newberger Party Packages 27 Tai Chi 35 Athletics Drop-in programs 26 Technology 37 Gibbs-Morrison Cultural Center 27 Trips 36 Rentals for Special Occasions/Meetings 27 Yoga 34-35 Basketball 12 Self-Improvement/ Enrichment 26 Broomball 16 Fencing 11 Fitness Rooms 22 Gymnastics 13 Lakefront Activities Hockey 16-17 School Programs Martial Arts 20-21 Beach Information & Hours 38-39 Ongoing Open Gym 11 After-School Programs 29 Pooch Park and Dog Beach 39 Personal Training 22 Chandler-Newberger Time Together Drop-In Program 28-29 Pickleball 15 Robert Crown Preschool 28 Preschool & Kindergarten Sports 11 School Days Off 29 Public Skating & Rink Rentals 16 Information Racquetball/Handball/Wallyball 15 Roller Skating 12 Call 311 for Facility hours Skating Classes 18-19 Special Recreation Contact us 43 Speedskating 16 General Information 40 Tai Chi 21 Classes 30 Public Parks & Beaches Map 42 Teen and Adult Fitness 22 Special Olympics 31 Registration Form 41 Tennis 14-15 Sports 30-31 Sports & Leisure Organizations 43 Volleyball 11 Trips/Special Events 31 Yoga 20 To register, call 847-448-4311 or visit cityofevanston.org 3 Special Events MARCH 8 MARCH 17, MAY 19 EVANSTON READS—THE OTHER WES MOORE FRAN RANDALL MEMORIAL CONCERT SERIES This will be a 1 hour book discussion, led by an Evanston Public Library The Fran Randall Memorial Concert Series spotlights music students from librarian. The book is The Other Wes Moore, a story of two real African local colleges, universities and high schools. All concerts include the Levy American boys with the same name, born blocks apart within a year of Center’s refurbished Steinway grand piano. The concert series is underwritten each other. Both lost their fathers at a young age. Both grew up in similar by the Levy Senior Center Foundation. Please call 847-448-8250 for more neighborhoods and had difficult childhoods; both hung out on street corners information on the specific concerts. with their crews; both ran into trouble with the police. How, then, did one Location: Levy Senior Center, 300 Dodge Ave. grow up to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated veteran, White House Fellow, and Age: All Admission: Free business leader, while the other is serving a life sentence in prison for felony Date Day Time murder? In alternating narratives that take readers from heart-wrenching Mar 17 F 1:30-3pm losses to moments of surprising redemption, The Other Wes Moore sets out to May 19 F 1:30-3pm answer this question and, in the process, tells the story of a generation of boys trying to find their way in a hostile world. Books will be provided at Levy Center ahead of time. Books will also be available at a variety of locations across MARCH 17–19 town. This event is part of the Evanston Public Library’s Evanston Reads: The THE LITTLE MERMAID JR. Other Wes Moore community-wide reading program. For more information, visit www.epl.org. Evanston Children’s Theatre is pleased to present Location: Levy Senior Center, 300 Dodge Ave. this Disney Classic Musical tale about a curious girl Age: 55 yrs. and up who will sacrifice anything for love. The play has Admission: FREE music by Alan Menken, book by Doug Wright and lyrics by Howard Ashman Dates Day Time and Glenn Slater. All shows are performed by local children ages 8–13 years. For more information call 847-448-8263. Mar 8 W 1-2pm Location: Levy Senior Center, 300 Dodge Ave. Age: All Admission: $7 MARCH 10 Dates Day Time EVANSTON’S TATER TOT THEATRE Mar 17 F 7pm COMPANY PRESENTS TIMOTHY GOES Mar 18 Sa 3, 7pm Mar 19 Su 3pm BACK TO SCHOOL Tater Tot Theatre Company was created to allow MARCH 25 young thespians ages 5–7 the opportunity to participate in the magic of live theatre. This year we will be presenting Timothy WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH Goes Back to School, adapted from a series of children’s books by acclaimed CELEBRATIONS author and illustrator Rosemary Wells. A raccoon named Timothy starts the Please join us for the fourth annual Women’s Day First Grade at a new school, and meets many new friends; they help Timothy Luncheon and Panel Discussion, featuring a on something he is struggling with. Together they help Timothy overcome his complimentary buffet, incredible entertainment, fears. Children of all ages will easily relate to this tale, in which humor and and lively discussion led by Evanston’s own Karen realism effectively mesh. For more call847-866-5914 . Chavers. Supervision provided for children age 4 years Location: Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes St. and up. Space is limited; reservations required. Age: All For more information or to make reservations call Admission: $6 847-866-5914. Dates Day Time Location: Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center, Mar 10 F 6pm 1655 Foster St. Age: All Admission: FREE with RSVP MARCH 11 Date Day Time MAYOR’S SUMMER YOUTH Mar 25 Sa Noon-3pm EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM JOB FAIR APRIL 8 The MSYEP job fair will be held at Evanston 8TH ANNUAL SPRING FLEA MARKET Township High School on Saturday, March 11, 2017 from 8am–2pm, and the doors will close This market connects people who own great “stuff” they don’t need, with folks at 2pm. The job fair is open to Evanston residents who like a bargain and believe in the three R’s: reduce, reuse, and recycle! ages 14–18 living in zip codes 60201 and 60202. Reserve a table to sell what you have cleared out in spring cleaning, by calling For questions concerning the job fair, please Gladys Flores at 847-448-8258. contact 847-448-4311 or 311 from inside Evanston Location: Robert Crown Center, 1701 Main St. boundaries. Age: 18 yrs. and up for table rental Date Day Time Table Rental: $35 Admission: FREE Mar 11 Sa 8am-2pm Date Day Time April 8 Sa 9am-4pm (no early birds) 4 Evanston life Spring/Summer 2017 APRIL 22 MAY 5–7 EARTH DAY SPRING ICE SHOW—CIRQUE SPECTACULAIRE What better place to celebrate Earth Day than the Evanston Ecology Center. Join us at the Robert Crown center for the spring show Cirque Spectaculaire. We will have family friendly educational activities, a litter clean up, seed All skaters enrolled in spring classes are eligible to participate in the show. plantings and outdoor play. Please join us to celebrate the beauty of nature on For information about this event, please call 847-448-8258. this special holiday. Location: Robert Crown Community Center, 1701 Main St. Location: Evanston Ecology Center, 2024 McCormick Blvd Age: All Admission: FREE Tickets: $10 Reserved; $9 General Admission Age: All Date Day Time Date Day Time May 19 F 7pm Apr 22 Sa 9-11 am May 20 Sa 6pm May 21 Su 3pm APRIL 22 SENIOR CITIZEN SPELLING BEE MAY 20 COMPETITION EVANSTON GREEN BALL Witness an exciting day of competitive, The Evanston Environmental Association (EEA) and linguistic challenges replete with the the City of Evanston will present the Sixth Annual thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. Evanston Green Ball. Supporters of green causes Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre, Levy Senior Center and Evanston Public Library will gather, converse, eat, drink and dance the night are hosting the local round of the State of Illinois Senior Citizen Spelling Bee away. Proceeds will go towards improvements to the Competition. The 2 top winners from this event will go on to the regional Ecology Center. For updates, please visit www.evanstonenvironment.org/ Spelling Bee with a chance to go to the State finals in Springfield. Please greenball or call 847-448-8256. register at the Levy Center or [email protected]. Admission: $65 (through April 29), $75 (April 30-May 18), Location: Gibbs-Morrison Cultural Center, 1823 Church St.