What's up: The footlights go up all over town

Submitted by Bill Smith on Friday, October 5, 2012, at 8:00 am

The Savoyaires stage Gilbert and Sullivan's "Patience" this weekend -- and that just one of five theatrical performances on this weekend's list. And farms and animals are in the news -- you can "Hullabaloo" at the Talking Farm, and get your pets blessed at St. Marks.

Today

Public session on 'arts roadmap'

A city-led group hoping to create an “arts roadmap” for Evanston has scheduled five public “listening sessions.”

Evanston Ecology Center
Oct 5 2012 - 11:00am
Savoyaires send up fads and the famous

Evanston's Savoyaires theater company this month stages Gilbert & Sullivan's "Patience," a satire of the late-19th century aesthetic movement and, more broadly, the whole notion of fads and the famous.

Chute Middle School Auditorium
Oct 5 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
Oct 5 2012 - 7:30pm
Theater Un-Speak-Able's The 2050 Project

Performing at Piccolo Theatre: Theater Un-Speak-Able’s 2050 Project is a two-show single performance that crashes, swoops and zips into Evanston for one exciting weekend, providing a double d

Piccolo Theatre
Oct 5 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
Oct 5 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
Oct 5 2012 - 8:00pm

Tomorrow

Church rummage sale

The First Congregational Church of Evanston  will hold its annual rummage sale on Saturday, Oct.6, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the church house at 1417 Hinman Ave.

First Congregational Church
Oct 6 2012 - 9:00am
Public session on 'arts roadmap'

A city-led group hoping to create an “arts roadmap” for Evanston has scheduled five public “listening sessions.”

Block Museum of Art
Oct 6 2012 - 10:00am
EHC walking tour: "Evanston's Lakefront"

Conducted by Kris Hartzell of the Evanston History Center, this walk is designed to help you discover  the rich, varied history of Evanston's lakefront; from lifesaving stations to shipwrecks, from boathouses to warehouses, from parks and private residences to piers, beaches, landscaping, and more.

Dawes House
Oct 6 2012 - 11:00am
Talking Farm Hullabaloo

The Talking Farm holds its second annual Hullabaloo at the Howard Street Farm from 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6.

The Talking Farm
Oct 6 2012 - 2:00pm
Blessing of the Animals at St. Marks

The Feast of St. Francis of Assisi will be celebrated with a special Blessing of the Animals at St. Mark's Episcopal Church on Saturday, October 6 at 2 p.m.

St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Oct 6 2012 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm
A night out for Ridgeville

On Saturday, October 6th, the Ridgeville Cultural Development Foundation will celebrate its annual "A Night Out for Ridgeville" benefit at the St. Nicholas Social Hall.

St Nicholas Social Hall
Oct 6 2012 - 7:00pm - 11:30pm
Savoyaires send up fads and the famous

Evanston's Savoyaires theater company this month stages Gilbert & Sullivan's "Patience," a satire of the late-19th century aesthetic movement and, more broadly, the whole notion of fads and the famous.

Chute Middle School Auditorium
Oct 6 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
Oct 6 2012 - 7:30pm
Theater Un-Speak-Able's The 2050 Project

Performing at Piccolo Theatre: Theater Un-Speak-Able’s 2050 Project is a two-show single performance that crashes, swoops and zips into Evanston for one exciting weekend, providing a double d

Piccolo Theatre
Oct 6 2012 - 8:00pm - 9:30pm
'What Was Mine to Do'

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

The Side Project Theatre
Oct 6 2012 - 8:00pm
'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
Oct 6 2012 - 8:00pm

Sunday

The Promise and Peril of Charter Schools

Kirby Callam, CEO and co-founder of Chicago Talent Development Charter High School in Chicago, speaks October 7th on “The Promise and Peril of Charter Schools.” A public school teacher

Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago
Oct 7 2012 - 10:30am - 12:00pm
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
Oct 7 2012 - 12:00pm
'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
Oct 7 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
Oct 7 2012 - 2:00pm
Theater Un-Speak-Able's The 2050 Project

Performing at Piccolo Theatre: Theater Un-Speak-Able’s 2050 Project is a two-show single performance that crashes, swoops and zips into Evanston for one exciting weekend, providing a double d

Piccolo Theatre
Oct 7 2012 - 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Savoyaires send up fads and the famous

Evanston's Savoyaires theater company this month stages Gilbert & Sullivan's "Patience," a satire of the late-19th century aesthetic movement and, more broadly, the whole notion of fads and the famous.

Chute Middle School Auditorium
Oct 7 2012 - 3:00pm
Democratic Party of Evanston Annual Dinner

Join fellow progressives, legislators and community leaders for the 2012 Democratic Party of Evanston Annual Award Dinner on Sunday, Oct. 7, at 4:30 p.m. at the Hilton Orrington Hotel.

Hilton Orrington
Oct 7 2012 - 4:30pm - 8:30pm
Bachtoberfest to bring 'cornucopia of keyboards'

Bachtoberfest, the fall fundraiser for the Chicago area’s Bach Week Festival, will offer music of J. S.

Nichols Concert Hall
Oct 7 2012 - 5:30pm - 7:30pm
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