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Happy Halloween!
For those willing to brave the weather, official trick-or-treating hours are from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. tonight. Read below for information on pumpkin composting, additional street cleaning and more.
 Save your pumpkins from the landfill
Rescue your Halloween pumpkins and jack-o’-lanterns from withering on the front porch by dropping them off to be composted at the 4th annual “It's the Great Pumpkin Compost” Collection event on Saturday.
Additional street cleaning planned
As leaves continue to fall, the City will conduct additional street cleaning on residential streets in November and December. Signage has been updated with the additional dates. For convenience, you can view the updated schedule online or sign up for text/email street cleaning notifications.
 November happenings at Northwestern
Check out all of the great events happening at Northwestern in November.
CIERA Astronomer Evening: Head to a special CIERA Astronomer Evening focused on NASA’s space program and meet astronomers from CIERA, Northwestern’s astronomy center.
National Theatre Live, A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Enjoy a screening of Shakespeare’s most famous romantic comedy captured live from the Bridge Theatre in London on Sun., Nov. 17.
 Find the perfect items at the Fall Flea Market
Calling all bargain shoppers! Come out for the Robert Crown Center's Fall Flea Market on Saturday to shop unique resale items like household goods, jewelry, sporting equipment and more.
More news and events
Participate in Mayor Hagerty's Holiday Card Contest
Mayor Hagerty is seeking a local young artist to design his holiday card. Submit your secular designs by this Sun., Nov. 3, and Mayor Hagerty will review the designs and select a winner.
Final Farmers' Market on Saturday
Head to the corner of University Place and Oak Avenue on Saturday for the last outdoor Downtown Evanston Farmers' Market of the year!
Sign up for an Open Data 101 training
Learn how open data works and how you can contribute and gain new insights into Evanston through the City's open data portal at an Open Data 101 training.
Don't forget to set your clocks back
Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday. Make sure to set your clocks back one hour and replace the batteries in your smoke detectors.
Community calendar
Multimodal Transportation Plan Workshops
Evanston Police & Fire Foundation Happy Hour Fundraiser 11/1
"Facing Dementia: Exploring Our Resources" 11/9
Evanston Repair Clinic 11/9
Try Hockey For Free Day 11/9
Get engaged
Waste Reduction Workshop - Thursday, November 7
5th Ward Meeting - Wednesday, November 13
2nd Ward Meeting - Thursday, November 14
Send us your Halloween costume photos
 What's cuter than a baby or puppy in a pumpkin costume? Nothing! Send the best pictures of your furry family members or kids in their Halloween costumes to communications@cityofevanston.org and we'll share them on Facebook. Our staff will also pick their favorite photo to be highlighted in next week's newsletter.
That’s it for this week’s e-News. Thanks for reading!
Sincerely,
The City of Evanston Communications Team
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