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.
Wednesday, September 30
Exhibition Keynote: "The Modern Metropolis" & Images of the City6 to 7:30pmFreePhotography 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.nublockmuseum.blog
The Lake Show: Ray and Nancy Loeschner Lecture Series on Leadership6 to 7:30pmSESP'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.eventbrite.com
Friday, October 2
Fall Bulb Sale10am to 4pm, day 1 of 3, Oct 2 to 4FreeThe 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.chicagobotanic.org
Sounds of Summer: Scott & Sara6 to 8pmFreeVillage Green in Downtown WilmetteFree outdoor evening concert rescheduled from July 17; closing date of the summer concert series at Village Green.wilmettepark.org
Beat the Pickleball Pros6 to 8pm$10Special one-evening pickleball event where players can test their game against the pros at Club Pickle & Padel.pdhp.org
Saturday, October 3
Walking Tour: Double Houses, Lakeshore Historic District11am to 12:30pm$20Guided 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.evanstonhistorycenter.org
Harvest Fest 202611am to 4pm, day 1 of 2, Oct 3 to 4FreeFree 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.visitchicagonorthshore.com
Wednesday, October 7
Night of 1,000 Jack-O'Lanterns6:30 to 10:30pm, day 1 of 5, Oct 7 to 11$24More 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.chicagobotanic.org
Thursday, October 8
Evanston / Skokie Senior Expo10am to 1pmFreeSenior 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.seniorexpousa.com
Friday, October 9
Our Changing City: The Obama Presidential Center12:30 to 2pmFreeJournalist 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.nublockmuseum.blog
Moonlight Movie + Campfire6 to 8:30pmNew one-off outdoor evening: screening of The Goat with a campfire, s'mores and hot dogs at Crow Island Woods.winpark.org
Eleven P.M. (1928) in 35mm with live score by Damon Locks7pmFreeBlock 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.nublockmuseum.blog
Saturday, October 10
Illinois Orchid Society Fall Show & Sale10am to 4pm, day 1 of 2, Oct 10 to 11FreeThe 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.chicagobotanic.org
Planting for Success: Fall Tree Planting & Overwintering Basics12 to 1:30pmFreeHands-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.wilmettepark.org
Wednesday, October 14
Les Vampires (1916) in 16mm with live improvisational score7pmFreeA 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.nublockmuseum.blog
Friday, October 16
Slice N Dice12 to 2pm$12New 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.wilmettepark.org
Kate Liu, piano (Skyline Piano Artist Series debut)7:30pmThird-prize winner at Warsaw's 17th International Fryderyk Chopin Competition, Kate Liu makes her series debut in the Skyline Piano Artist Series' 11th season.music.northwestern.edu
Saturday, October 17
Walking Tour: Double Houses and Prairie School, Ridge Historic District11am to 12:30pm$20Guided 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.evanstonhistorycenter.org
Zombie Scramble5 to 9pmAnnual 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.cityofevanston.org
Thursday, October 22
Curator's Talk: Modernity in the Making3:30pmFreeCo-curator Eduardo Bello leads an in-gallery conversation about the "Picturing the Modern Metropolis" exhibition.nublockmuseum.blog
Mah Jongg After Dark6 to 8pm$20One-off evening mah jongg social for adults at Mallinckrodt Center. Ages 21 and up; registration required.wilmettepark.org
Friday, October 23
Pumpkins in the Woods4 to 6pmAnnual fall event transforming Hubbard Woods Park into a pumpkin patch: pumpkin decorating, carnival games, costume contest and DJ.winpark.org
Saturday, October 24
Bug-A-Boo4:30pm$11Annual 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.content.govdelivery.com
Thursday, October 29
Mack's Bike & Goods Witches' Ride 20265 to 10pmFreeAnnual 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).eventbrite.com
Saturday, October 31
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (Segovia Classical Guitar Series)7:30pmThe Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet opens the five-concert Segovia Classical Guitar Series with music combining past and contemporary international masterworks.music.northwestern.edu
Thursday, November 5
Curator's Talk: All the Noise and the HurryAll dayFreeCo-curator Corinne Granof leads an in-gallery conversation about the "Picturing the Modern Metropolis" exhibition.nublockmuseum.blog
Block Cinema: Chicago: First Impressions of a Great American City (1961)All dayFreeBlock Cinema presents a newly rediscovered print of Denis Mitchell's impressionistic BBC documentary portrait of Chicago, in its first screening in 60 years.nublockmuseum.blog
Wednesday, November 11
Vacant Stares: Adrienne Brown on Rethinking Urban EmptinessAll dayFreeAdrienne Brown (Departments of English and Race, Diaspora, and Indigeneity, University of Chicago) presents her research on reimagining urban emptiness.nublockmuseum.blog
Friday, November 13
Anderson & Roe Piano Duo (Skyline Piano Artist Series)7:30pmGreg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe return to the Skyline Piano Artist Series with their high-energy, Billboard-chart-topping piano duo performances.music.northwestern.edu
Thursday, November 19
Campus Reading Program Keynote: George Saunders on "Vigil"All dayFreeBooker Prize winner George Saunders delivers the keynote for Northwestern's new Campus Reading Program, discussing his novel "Vigil" and its themes of enlightened disagreement.news.northwestern.edu
Friday, January 8
Viano Quartet (Winter Chamber Music Festival, 30th season)7:30pmThe 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.music.northwestern.edu
Sunday, January 10
Horszowski Trio (Winter Chamber Music Festival)3pmThe 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.music.northwestern.edu
Friday, January 15
Isidore String Quartet (Winter Chamber Music Festival)7:30pmThe 14th Banff International String Quartet Competition winners and 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipients perform in the Winter Chamber Music Festival's 30th season.music.northwestern.edu
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