What's up: Dig into theater and the environment

Submitted by Bill Smith on Friday, September 28, 2012, at 8:03 am

A showcase for arts groups, a green living festival and a once-a-year chance to ride your bike on Ridge Avenue are among a host of events happening in and around Evanston this weekend.

Today

Six Dead Queens and an Inflatable Henry!

Originally devised by Foresight Theatre, Six Dead Queens weaves together history and comedy in this tale of three Catherines, two Annes and one Jane – the ill-fated wives of Henry VIII.

The Green House Theater Center
Sep 28 2012 - 7:30pm
Season 2: by Dal Vivo

Performing at Piccolo Theatre: Dal Vivo is a devised theatre company, specializing in clown, mask and physical theatre. This is Dal Vivo's second season.

Piccolo Theatre
Sep 28 2012 - 8:00pm - 9:30pm
'The How and the Why' -- Science gets personal

“The How and the Why,” a new play examining how passion for science can set up unexpected rivalries -- in this case between a graduate student and a respected professor -- will have its

Technological Institute
Sep 28 2012 - 8:00pm
'What Was Mine to Do'

Strangeloop Theatre stages the the world-premiere of "What Was Mine to Do."

The Side Project Theatre
Sep 28 2012 - 8:00pm

Tomorrow

2012 Evanston Green Living Festival

The Evanston Green Living Festival presents green products, services and ideas that help attendees lower their carbon footprint.

Evanston Ecology Center
Sep 29 2012 - 9:00am - 3:00pm
Don't forget to register to vote!

If you're not yet registered to vote in this fall's presidential election, you've only got until Oct. 9 to get the job done.

Evanston Public Library
Sep 29 2012 - 9:00am
African-American gospel music workshop

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church will host an interactive workshop exploring the use of African-American music in Christian worship from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29. 

St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Sep 29 2012 - 9:30am
A cappella concert for United Way

North Shore United Way will present an evening of live music at the Lake Street Church in Evanston from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29.

Lake Street Church
Sep 29 2012 - 7:30pm
Six Dead Queens and an Inflatable Henry!

Originally devised by Foresight Theatre, Six Dead Queens weaves together history and comedy in this tale of three Catherines, two Annes and one Jane – the ill-fated wives of Henry VIII.

The Green House Theater Center
Sep 29 2012 - 7:30pm
Season 2: by Dal Vivo

Performing at Piccolo Theatre: Dal Vivo is a devised theatre company, specializing in clown, mask and physical theatre. This is Dal Vivo's second season.

Piccolo Theatre
Sep 29 2012 - 8:00pm - 9:30pm
'The How and the Why' -- Science gets personal

“The How and the Why,” a new play examining how passion for science can set up unexpected rivalries -- in this case between a graduate student and a respected professor -- will have its

Technological Institute
Sep 29 2012 - 8:00pm
'What Was Mine to Do'

Strangeloop Theatre stages the the world-premiere of "What Was Mine to Do."

The Side Project Theatre
Sep 29 2012 - 8:00pm
Light Up Evanston: A show of solidarity to end the violence

Evanston residents of all ages will gather on the corner of Church and Dodge Streets Saturday, Sept. 29, at 9 p.m. to light candles to demonstrate their concern and commitment to eliminating the violence in Evanston.

ETHS
Sep 29 2012 - 9:00pm - 10:00pm

Sunday

'Bike the Ridge' rolls again

Pull out your bicycles and park the car! Bikes rule when “Bike the Ridge” returns on Sunday, Sept. 30.

Ridge Avenue at Howard Street
Sep 30 2012 - 9:00am
The Roberts Court and the Constitution

Geoffrey Stone, constitutional authority and professor of law at the University of Chicago, speaks September 30th at the Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago in Skokie.

Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago
Sep 30 2012 - 10:30am - 12:00pm
Mitchell Museum program will explore North Shore’s Native American past

The Mitchell Museum of the American Indian will host a talk about the Native American history of Northern Illinois and Chicago’s North Shore region at 1:30 p.m.

Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
Sep 30 2012 - 1:30pm
'The How and the Why' -- Science gets personal

“The How and the Why,” a new play examining how passion for science can set up unexpected rivalries -- in this case between a graduate student and a respected professor -- will have its

Technological Institute
Sep 30 2012 - 2:00pm
'What Was Mine to Do'

Strangeloop Theatre stages the the world-premiere of "What Was Mine to Do."

The Side Project Theatre
Sep 30 2012 - 2:00pm
BackStage Evanston to showcase arts groups

BackStage Evanston, feauring sneak previews from 17 local performing arts groups, will fill the stage at Northwestern's  Ethel M. Barber Theater on Sunday afternoon Sept. 30.

Ethel M. Barber Theater
Sep 30 2012 - 3:00pm
Season 2: by Dal Vivo

Performing at Piccolo Theatre: Dal Vivo is a devised theatre company, specializing in clown, mask and physical theatre. This is Dal Vivo's second season.

Piccolo Theatre
Sep 30 2012 - 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Woman’s Club prospective members’ event

If you are a woman wanting to connect to and serve your community while making new friends and having fun, The Woman’s Club of Evanston would like to welcome you to our club.

Woman's Club of Evanston
Sep 30 2012 - 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Six Dead Queens and an Inflatable Henry!

Originally devised by Foresight Theatre, Six Dead Queens weaves together history and comedy in this tale of three Catherines, two Annes and one Jane – the ill-fated wives of Henry VIII.

The Green House Theater Center
Sep 30 2012 - 3:30pm
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