# North Shore Active Adults

> Garden events, wellness programs, and lifelong-learning lectures for active adults 55+ on Chicago's North Shore: Evanston, Wilmette, Glencoe, Highland Park, Lake Forest.

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### [Exhibition Keynote: "The Modern Metropolis" & Images of the City](https://robo.app/r/gun8c5/exhibition-keynote-the-modern-metropolis-images-of-the-city)

- When: 2026-09-30 18:00-19:30 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: (42.05205, -87.67238)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: civic
- Topics: lecture, art, free
- About: Photography historian Greg Foster-Rice (Columbia College Chicago) opens the "Picturing the Modern Metropolis" exhibition with a talk on the relationship between picture-making and lived urban experience.
- Source: https://nublockmuseum.blog/2026/09/01/the-block-museum-of-art-explores-how-artists-shaped-the-image-of-the-modern-city/

### [The Lake Show: Ray and Nancy Loeschner Lecture Series on Leadership](https://robo.app/r/snsx6w/the-lake-show-ray-and-nancy-loeschner-lecture-series-on)

- When: 2026-09-30 18:00-19:30 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: (42.05159, -87.67154)
- Ages: all ages
- Category: civic
- Topics: lecture, leadership
- About: SESP's signature lecture on leadership: lessons in leading, winning, and giving back from Northwestern women's lacrosse greats Selena Lasota and Nicole Beardsley Montag, in discussion with Dean Bryan Brayboy.
- Source: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-lake-show-ray-and-nancy-loeschner-lecture-series-on-leadership-tickets-1999216394052

### [Fall Bulb Sale](https://robo.app/r/v9jzxp/fall-bulb-sale)

- When: 2026-10-02 10:00-16:00 (America/Chicago), and 2 more dates
- Scarcity: short_run
- Cadence: run
- Where: (42.15199, -87.79112)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: sale
- Topics: gardening, plant-sale, fall
- About: The Garden's annual bulb sale in the Regenstein Center, presented by the Woman's Board: premium Dutch bulbs (tulips, daffodils, crocuses and more) with expert staff on hand to offer planting tips. Proceeds support the Garden.
- Source: https://www.chicagobotanic.org/bulb/sale

### [Sounds of Summer: Scott & Sara](https://robo.app/r/gdswne/sounds-of-summer-scott-sara)

- When: 2026-10-02 18:00-20:00 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: Village Green in Downtown Wilmette (44.5130937, -88.0106786)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: concert
- Topics: live-music, outdoors, free
- About: Free outdoor evening concert rescheduled from July 17; closing date of the summer concert series at Village Green.
- Source: https://wilmettepark.org/upcoming-events/list/?posts_per_page=80

### [Beat the Pickleball Pros](https://robo.app/r/wbuxff/beat-the-pickleball-pros)

- When: 2026-10-02 18:00-20:00 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: (42.19402, -87.82709)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: $10.00
- Category: sports
- Topics: pickleball, sports
- About: Special one-evening pickleball event where players can test their game against the pros at Club Pickle & Padel.
- Source: https://www.pdhp.org/events/list/?posts_per_page=32

### [Walking Tour: Double Houses, Lakeshore Historic District](https://robo.app/r/rna74r/walking-tour-double-houses-lakeshore-historic-district)

- When: 2026-10-03 11:00-12:30 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: (42.04309, -87.67374)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: $20.00
- Category: civic
- Topics: walking-tour, history, architecture
- About: Guided walking tour based on the Design Evanston book Hidden in Plain Sight: Evanston's Double Houses, covering the Carter House by Walter Burley Griffin, the Linthicum House by Tallmadge & Watson, and the Ballard House by John Van Bergen. Led by Kris Hartzell.
- Source: https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/walking-tour-double-houses-lakeshore-historic-district/

### [Harvest Fest 2026](https://robo.app/r/vkq2ty/harvest-fest-2026)

- When: 2026-10-03 11:00-16:00 (America/Chicago), and 1 more date
- Scarcity: short_run
- Cadence: run
- Where: (42.08027, -87.75387)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: festival
- Topics: fall, nursery, family-friendly, free
- About: Free seasonal festival at Chalet Nursery with a petting zoo, Build Your Own Scarecrow, Touch-a-Truck, cider and popcorn, plus fall and Halloween plant shopping.
- Source: https://visitchicagonorthshore.com/events/harvest-fest-2026-2026-10-03

### [Night of 1,000 Jack-O'Lanterns](https://robo.app/r/hwxbyx/night-of-1-000-jack-olanterns)

- When: 2026-10-07 18:30-22:30 (America/Chicago), and 14 more dates
- Scarcity: daily
- Cadence: run
- Where: (42.15199, -87.79112)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: $24.00
- Category: festival
- Topics: halloween, fall, family-friendly
- About: More than 1,000 artist-carved, LED-lit pumpkins (including 150-pound giants) line an outdoor paved trail, with live carving demonstrations, costumed performers and seasonal treats along the route. New this year: a glowing 20-foot Monarch Skull sculpture. Runs 15 select evenings.
- Source: https://www.chicagobotanic.org/halloween

### [Evanston / Skokie Senior Expo](https://robo.app/r/v9g4ur/evanston-skokie-senior-expo)

- When: 2026-10-08 10:00-13:00 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: (42.02343, -87.69986)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: market
- Topics: expo, health, active-adults, free
- About: Senior expo at the Levy Senior Center connecting seniors and families with local experts on Medicare, assisted and independent living, veterans benefits, home care, legal assistance, financial planning, and more.
- Source: https://seniorexpousa.com/expos/illinois/2026-evanston-skokie-senior-expo/

### [Our Changing City: The Obama Presidential Center](https://robo.app/r/qdzx96/our-changing-city-the-obama-presidential-center)

- When: 2026-10-09 12:30-14:00 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: (42.05205, -87.67238)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: civic
- Topics: lecture, chicago, free
- About: Journalist Natalie Y. Moore discusses the newly opened Obama Presidential Center and its impact on Chicago's architectural and racial landscape, in conversation with historian Leslie M. Harris.
- Source: https://nublockmuseum.blog/2026/09/01/the-block-museum-of-art-explores-how-artists-shaped-the-image-of-the-modern-city/

### [Moonlight Movie + Campfire](https://robo.app/r/ybvbhm/moonlight-movie-campfire)

- When: 2026-10-09 18:00-20:30 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: (42.1005, -87.7474)
- Ages: all ages
- Category: film
- Topics: outdoor-movie, fall, family-friendly
- About: New one-off outdoor evening: screening of The Goat with a campfire, s'mores and hot dogs at Crow Island Woods.
- Source: https://www.winpark.org/wpd-events/moonlight_movie_campfire/

### [Eleven P.M. (1928) in 35mm with live score by Damon Locks](https://robo.app/r/mqne7g/eleven-p-m-1928-in-35mm-with-live-score-by-damon-locks)

- When: 2026-10-09 19:00 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: (42.05205, -87.67238)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: film
- Topics: silent-film, live-music, free
- About: Block Cinema's 25th-anniversary season pairs the surreal silent landmark ELEVEN P.M. (1928) in 35mm with a live score by Chicago artist and musician Damon Locks.
- Source: https://nublockmuseum.blog/2026/09/23/block-cinema-marks-25-years-by-looking-toward-the-future-of-the-moving-image/

### [Illinois Orchid Society Fall Show & Sale](https://robo.app/r/j9v83g/illinois-orchid-society-fall-show-sale)

- When: 2026-10-10 10:00-16:00 (America/Chicago), and 1 more date
- Scarcity: short_run
- Cadence: run
- Where: (42.15199, -87.79112)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: exhibit
- Topics: orchids, plant-sale, flowers
- About: The Illinois Orchid Society's fall show fills the Greenhouse Galleries with artistically arranged displays from rare species to cultivated hybrids competing in 128 classes, plus a Chicago Horticultural Society Award winner. Orchid plants and supplies are for sale, with repotting services available; Photographers' Hour Sunday 9-10am.
- Source: https://www.chicagobotanic.org/flowershows/illinois_orchid_society_fall_show_sale

### [Planting for Success: Fall Tree Planting & Overwintering Basics](https://robo.app/r/7wzaaz/planting-for-success-fall-tree-planting-overwintering-basics)

- When: 2026-10-10 12:00-13:30 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: (42.08114, -87.72355)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: class
- Topics: gardening, trees, workshop, free
- About: Hands-on adult workshop on successful fall tree planting and overwintering basics, followed by planting trees alongside Park District staff in Mallinckrodt Park. Ages 16 and up.
- Source: https://wilmettepark.org/event-list/planting-for-success-workshop/

### [Les Vampires (1916) in 16mm with live improvisational score](https://robo.app/r/dkr5c6/les-vampires-1916-in-16mm-with-live-improvisational-score)

- When: 2026-10-14 19:00 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: (42.05205, -87.67238)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: film
- Topics: silent-film, live-music, free
- About: A special 16mm presentation of "Hypnotic Eyes," the sixth episode of Louis Feuillade's silent serial LES VAMPIRES (1915-1916), with a live improvisational score by Chicago musicians Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, and Macie Stewart.
- Source: https://nublockmuseum.blog/2026/09/23/block-cinema-marks-25-years-by-looking-toward-the-future-of-the-moving-image/

### [Slice N Dice](https://robo.app/r/aj7z5d/slice-n-dice)

- When: 2026-10-16 12:00-14:00 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: (42.08114, -87.72355)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: $12.00
- Category: meetup
- Topics: games, pizza, social
- About: New one-off adult social event: an afternoon of easy dice and board games in a relaxed setting, with pizza lunch included. Ages 21 and up.
- Source: https://wilmettepark.org/event-list/new-slice-n-dice/

### [Kate Liu, piano (Skyline Piano Artist Series debut)](https://robo.app/r/7tvqhf/kate-liu-piano-skyline-piano-artist-series-debut)

- When: 2026-10-16 19:30 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: (42.05159, -87.67154)
- Ages: all ages
- Category: concert
- Topics: classical-music, piano
- About: Third-prize winner at Warsaw's 17th International Fryderyk Chopin Competition, Kate Liu makes her series debut in the Skyline Piano Artist Series' 11th season.
- Source: https://www.music.northwestern.edu/news/2026/bienen-reveals-2026-27-guest-artist-series

### [Walking Tour: Double Houses and Prairie School, Ridge Historic District](https://robo.app/r/xc2u3f/walking-tour-double-houses-and-prairie-school-ridge-historic)

- When: 2026-10-17 11:00-12:30 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: (42.04593, -87.69127)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: $20.00
- Category: civic
- Topics: walking-tour, history, architecture
- About: Guided walking tour of the Ridge Historic District combining the double houses from Design Evanston's Hidden in Plain Sight with Prairie School architecture, including designs by Myron Hunt and Walter Burley Griffin. Led by Kris Hartzell.
- Source: https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/walking-tour-double-houses-and-prairie-school-ridge-historic-district/

### [Zombie Scramble](https://robo.app/r/5env8d/zombie-scramble)

- When: 2026-10-17 17:00-21:00 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: (42.05665, -87.70085)
- Ages: all ages
- Category: sports
- Topics: halloween, fun-run, outdoors
- About: Annual Halloween fun run on a 2-mile course starting in the Ladd Arboretum. Outrun the zombies and finish with your flag-football belt 'lives' intact, or become infected; zombie volunteer signups available.
- Source: https://cityofevanston.org/departments/prcs/facilities/ecology_center/ecology_seasonal_special_events.php

### [Curator's Talk: Modernity in the Making](https://robo.app/r/ph3tgc/curators-talk-modernity-in-the-making)

- When: 2026-10-22 15:30 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: (42.05205, -87.67238)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: civic
- Topics: lecture, art, free
- About: Co-curator Eduardo Bello leads an in-gallery conversation about the "Picturing the Modern Metropolis" exhibition.
- Source: https://nublockmuseum.blog/2026/09/01/the-block-museum-of-art-explores-how-artists-shaped-the-image-of-the-modern-city/

### [Mah Jongg After Dark](https://robo.app/r/3pbj2y/mah-jongg-after-dark)

- When: 2026-10-22 18:00-20:00 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: (42.08114, -87.72355)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: $20.00
- Category: meetup
- Topics: mah-jongg, games, social
- About: One-off evening mah jongg social for adults at Mallinckrodt Center. Ages 21 and up; registration required.
- Source: https://wilmettepark.org/upcoming-events/list/?posts_per_page=80

### [Pumpkins in the Woods](https://robo.app/r/9p8atc/pumpkins-in-the-woods)

- When: 2026-10-23 16:00-18:00 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: (42.11836, -87.74433)
- Ages: all ages
- Category: festival
- Topics: halloween, fall, nature
- About: Annual fall event transforming Hubbard Woods Park into a pumpkin patch: pumpkin decorating, carnival games, costume contest and DJ.
- Source: https://www.winpark.org/pumpkins-in-the-woods/

### [Bug-A-Boo](https://robo.app/r/edk7be/bug-a-boo)

- When: 2026-10-24 16:30 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: (42.05665, -87.70085)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: $11.00
- Category: festival
- Topics: halloween, kids, fall
- About: Annual non-scary, nature-themed Halloween event at the Evanston Ecology Center. Stroll the Ladd Arboretum meeting costumed animal characters, learn fun wildlife facts, then roast marshmallows, play games, and make a craft to take home. All ages.
- Source: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ILEVANSTON/bulletins/42bc67a

### [Mack's Bike & Goods Witches' Ride 2026](https://robo.app/r/67ek3q/macks-bike-goods-witches-ride-2026)

- When: 2026-10-29 17:00-22:00 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: (42.0642, -87.71685)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: sports
- Topics: cycling, halloween, charity, free
- About: Annual Halloween costume bike ride around North Evanston hosted by Mack's Bike & Goods. The loop runs up and down Lincoln and Harrison with a candy toss for kids along the route, ending with a gathering at The Fat Shallot; the 2026 ride collects donations for Sanctuary Evanston (2025 raised $3,200).
- Source: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/macks-bike-goods-witches-ride-2026-tickets-2000211724111

### [Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (Segovia Classical Guitar Series)](https://robo.app/r/a55tjc/los-angeles-guitar-quartet-segovia-classical-guitar-series)

- When: 2026-10-31 19:30 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: (42.05159, -87.67154)
- Ages: all ages
- Category: concert
- Topics: classical-music, guitar
- About: The Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet opens the five-concert Segovia Classical Guitar Series with music combining past and contemporary international masterworks.
- Source: https://www.music.northwestern.edu/news/2026/bienen-reveals-2026-27-guest-artist-series

### [Curator's Talk: All the Noise and the Hurry](https://robo.app/r/4435g3/curators-talk-all-the-noise-and-the-hurry)

- When: 2026-11-05 all day (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: (42.05205, -87.67238)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: civic
- Topics: lecture, art, free
- About: Co-curator Corinne Granof leads an in-gallery conversation about the "Picturing the Modern Metropolis" exhibition.
- Source: https://nublockmuseum.blog/2026/09/01/the-block-museum-of-art-explores-how-artists-shaped-the-image-of-the-modern-city/

### [Block Cinema: Chicago: First Impressions of a Great American City (1961)](https://robo.app/r/ng6sqj/block-cinema-chicago-first-impressions-of-a-great-american)

- When: 2026-11-05 all day (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: (42.05205, -87.67238)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: film
- Topics: film, chicago, free
- About: Block Cinema presents a newly rediscovered print of Denis Mitchell's impressionistic BBC documentary portrait of Chicago, in its first screening in 60 years.
- Source: https://nublockmuseum.blog/2026/09/01/the-block-museum-of-art-explores-how-artists-shaped-the-image-of-the-modern-city/

### [Vacant Stares: Adrienne Brown on Rethinking Urban Emptiness](https://robo.app/r/u7x8b7/vacant-stares-adrienne-brown-on-rethinking-urban-emptiness)

- When: 2026-11-11 all day (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: (42.05205, -87.67238)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: civic
- Topics: lecture, urbanism, free
- About: Adrienne Brown (Departments of English and Race, Diaspora, and Indigeneity, University of Chicago) presents her research on reimagining urban emptiness.
- Source: https://nublockmuseum.blog/2026/09/01/the-block-museum-of-art-explores-how-artists-shaped-the-image-of-the-modern-city/

### [Anderson & Roe Piano Duo (Skyline Piano Artist Series)](https://robo.app/r/8kyyn4/anderson-roe-piano-duo-skyline-piano-artist-series)

- When: 2026-11-13 19:30 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: (42.05159, -87.67154)
- Ages: all ages
- Category: concert
- Topics: classical-music, piano
- About: Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe return to the Skyline Piano Artist Series with their high-energy, Billboard-chart-topping piano duo performances.
- Source: https://www.music.northwestern.edu/news/2026/bienen-reveals-2026-27-guest-artist-series

### [Campus Reading Program Keynote: George Saunders on "Vigil"](https://robo.app/r/3p3962/campus-reading-program-keynote-george-saunders-on-vigil)

- When: 2026-11-19 all day (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: (42.05194, -87.67737)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: reading
- Topics: books, author-talk, free
- About: Booker Prize winner George Saunders delivers the keynote for Northwestern's new Campus Reading Program, discussing his novel "Vigil" and its themes of enlightened disagreement.
- Source: https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2026/05/vigil-by-acclaimed-author-george-saunders-kicks-off-the-new-campus-reading-program

### [Viano Quartet (Winter Chamber Music Festival, 30th season)](https://robo.app/r/3gkan5/viano-quartet-winter-chamber-music-festival-30th-season)

- When: 2027-01-08 19:30 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: (42.05249, -87.6721)
- Ages: all ages
- Category: concert
- Topics: classical-music, chamber-music
- About: The Winter Chamber Music Festival's 30th season opens with the Viano Quartet, first-prize winners at the Banff International String Quartet Competition and 2025 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipients.
- Source: https://www.music.northwestern.edu/news/2026/bienen-reveals-2026-27-guest-artist-series

### [Horszowski Trio (Winter Chamber Music Festival)](https://robo.app/r/sfutn2/horszowski-trio-winter-chamber-music-festival)

- When: 2027-01-10 15:00 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: (42.05249, -87.6721)
- Ages: all ages
- Category: concert
- Topics: classical-music, chamber-music
- About: The Horszowski Trio performs as part of the 30th Winter Chamber Music Festival; the trio premiered Charles Wuorinen's Piano Trio No. 2 at the Library of Congress in 2025.
- Source: https://www.music.northwestern.edu/news/2026/bienen-reveals-2026-27-guest-artist-series

### [Isidore String Quartet (Winter Chamber Music Festival)](https://robo.app/r/zscqgj/isidore-string-quartet-winter-chamber-music-festival)

- When: 2027-01-15 19:30 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: (42.05249, -87.6721)
- Ages: all ages
- Category: concert
- Topics: classical-music, chamber-music
- About: The 14th Banff International String Quartet Competition winners and 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipients perform in the Winter Chamber Music Festival's 30th season.
- Source: https://www.music.northwestern.edu/news/2026/bienen-reveals-2026-27-guest-artist-series