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Holiday Tea for Grown-Ups
Evanston History Center 225 Greenwood Street, Evanston, IL, United StatesHoliday Tea for Grown-Ups SOLD OUT. Please consider joining our mailing list to receive advance notice of future holidays teas. Sunday, December 8, 2024, 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. In-person event At the Evanston History Center 225 Greenwood St, Evanston, IL $35-$40, ticket required SOLD OUT Ages 21+ only About the event: Join us at…
$35.00 – $40.00
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Candlelight House Tour
Evanston History Center 225 Greenwood Street, Evanston, IL, United StatesCandlelight House Tour This event is SOLD OUT. We invite you purchase tickets to the Holiday Tea for Grown Ups on December 7 from 4-6pm, which will also include a short house tour, or to attend our daytime house tours Thurs-Sun at 2pm. Saturday, December 14, 2024, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. In-person event At…
$15.00 – $20.00
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Holiday Tea for Families
Evanston History Center 225 Greenwood Street, Evanston, IL, United StatesHoliday Tea for Families SOLD OUT Saturday, December 21, 2024, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. In-person event At the Evanston History Center 225 Greenwood St, Evanston, IL About the event: Experience holiday magic and make new family holiday traditions at our first festive holiday tea. Guests of all ages will enjoy classic teas and a…
$5.00 – $20.00
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Family Day
Evanston History Center 225 Greenwood Street, Evanston, IL, United StatesFamily Day Saturday, January 4, 2025, 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. In-person event At the Evanston History Center 225 Greenwood St, Evanston, IL We have reached capacity for this event and are no longer accepting RSVPs. Please join our mailing list to receive advance notice of future events. About the event: Come out of the…
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Ragtime Pianist Reginald R. Robinson
Evanston History Center 225 Greenwood Street, Evanston, IL, United StatesThis event is SOLD OUT. Virtuoso ragtime pianist Reginald R. Robinson, winner of the distinguished MacArthur Award, is internationally known for his innovative ragtime piano works. Robinson will play a concert of ragtime classics and original compositions in the atmospheric Dawes House on one of the Dawes’ House treasures- a rare 1893 Steinway grand piano.…
$20.00 – $60.00
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Talks@EHC: Newspaper Memory Project
Evanston History Center 225 Greenwood Street, Evanston, IL, United StatesIn-person event* At the Evanston History Center 225 Greenwood Evanston, IL Free. Scroll down to RSVP With the recent addition of 15 years of Evanston RoundTable content, the Evanston Public Library's digitized historical newspaper archive has grown to twelve titles going back to the Evanston Index in 1872. Of special note are the digital archives…
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Exhibit Opening: “Picturing Community: Stories in Photographs”
Evanston Art Center 1717 Central Street, Evanston, ILAt the Evanston Art Center 1717 Central Street Evanston, IL FREE, No RSVP needed Photographs from the Evanston History Center archives tell a story of Evanston's growth as a community. The exhibit, located in the upper galleries of the Evanston Art Center, showcases select historic photographs of the Evanston community alongside contemporary photographs together to…
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Talks@EHC: Finding Meaning in Historic Photographs
Evanston Art Center 1717 Central Street, Evanston, ILFinding Meaning in Historic Photographs: A Conversation with Photographers and Archivists Sunday, March 16, 1-2pm Free & Open to all. RSVP below. In-person event At the Evanston Art Center 1717 Central Street Evanston, IL In what ways is the photograph an objective or meaningful archival record? How has documenting community through photography changed? What does…
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Duo F.A.E. Concert
Evanston History Center 225 Greenwood Street, Evanston, IL, United StatesDuo F.A.E. Concert Friday, March 21, 7pm In-person event At the Evanston History Center 225 Greenwood St, Evanston, IL Join us in the Great Hall of the Dawes House for an intimate performance by Duo F.A.E. featuring GRAMMY-nominated violinist Charlene Kluegel and pianist Katherine Petersen- lauded at her Carnegie Hall debut for creating “real music-making--…
$20.00 – $60.00
Research Room Open
Evanston History Center 225 Greenwood Street, Evanston, IL, United StatesThe Evanston History Center’s Archival Collection is extensive and offers a comprehensive view of Evanston over time. The archives hold a significant amount of material related to people and houses in Evanston. In addition, our staff has years of experience interpreting the primary sources and assisting people with figuring out the stories of their families…
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Talks@EHC: Evanston’s First Passive House: a 21st Century Solution set within an Evanston Historic District
Evanston History Center 225 Greenwood Street, Evanston, IL, United StatesEvanston’s First Passive House: a 21st Century Solution set within an Evanston Historic District Tuesday April 8, 6:30pm In-person event At the Evanston History Center 225 Greenwood Evanston, IL Following up after last year’s filled to capacity talk, architect Nate Kipnis, FAIA, and homeowner Margaret Stender return for an encore talk about Evanston’s first certified…
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