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Good morning,
Check out this week's Parks & Recreation e-News featuring information about the Lee Street Starlight Beach Movie, First Friday, Treasure Hunt, and more!
Lee Street Beach Starlight Movie Tonight
The weather is looking good and tonight's movie showing of The Bad Guys at Lee St Beach will begin at 6 p.m. The movie is free to attend, but you will need a season or daily pass to access the beach!
Community First Friday Tonight at Mason Park
Stop by Mason Park tonight, Fri., Aug 4, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., for the City's First Friday event, as a part of the "My City, Your City, Our City" Initiative. Enjoy free food, movies, an obstacle course, games, and more!
Treasure Hunt
Join the Ecology Center this weekend for a pirate-themed nature scavenger hunt through the dunes! Dress in your best pirate-themed attire, as we work together to find the buried treasure. Join us for pirate activities and s’mores by the fire after you solve all of the clues. Pirate costumes are encouraged! An enrolled adult needs to accompany each child. Call the Ecology Center at 847-448-8256 or register online.
August Science with Seniors
Each month, graduate students from Northwestern University visit the Levy Senior Center to discuss different science topics. This month, they will be discussing the topics of Paleoclimatology on Thurs., Aug.10, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Registration is required by calling the Levy front desk at 847-448-8250.
2023 Starlight Movies in the Park Series
 Our Starlight Movies in the Park series will feature a variety of films for the entire family. All movies will begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted below. Movies will be canceled in the event of inclement weather. Bring your own lawn chairs, blankets and snacks.
2023 Starlight Movies in the Park Schedule
*Friday, August 4 - The Bad Guys
Lee Street Beach
Saturday, August 5 - Tyson's Run
Larimer Park, Oak Avenue and Crain Street
Saturday, August 12 - Coco
Baker Park, Keeney Street and Forest Avenue
*Friday, August 18 - Little Giants
South Boulevard Beach
Saturday, August 19 - Woman King
Harbert Payne Park, Main Street and McDaniel Avenue
Saturday, August 26 - Top Gun Maverick
Beck Park, McDaniel Avenue and Lyons Street
Saturday, September 9 - The Little Mermaid
Leahy Park, 1000 Lincoln St.
Saturday, September 16 - A Man Named Otto
Kamen Park, South Boulevard and Barton Avenue
Saturday, September 23 - TBD
Elks Park, Mulford Street and Callan Avenue
Saturday, September 30 - Fast X
Lovelace Park, Gross Point Road and Thayer Street
Saturday, October 7 - Minions: The Rise of Gru
Ingraham Park, Leonard Place and Asbury Avenue
*Movies on the lakefront will begin at 6 p.m.
Movies titles are subject to change based on licensure dates. Please visit cityofevanston.org/starlight for updated information as it becomes available.
Disco in the Park
Put on your boogie shoes and hustle on over to the Levy Senior Center on Fri., Aug. 11, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., for a night you won’t forget. Take a walk down memory lane and enjoy the best of 70’s music from our local DJ.
Family Garden Day
Tour the Ecology Center's Farmette and bee apiary as we learn how vegetables are grown and honey is produced! We will also try our hand at being farmers and harvest some fresh produce straight from the garden. Participants will then go on a Farmette and Food Forest scavenger hunt, as we learn to identify the plants that provide us food. To register, call the Ecology Center at 847-448-8256 or register online.
Evanston Children's Theatre
Auditions for the 2023 fall production of "13, The Musical" will take place at the Levy Senior Center on Tues., Aug. 29 for the Tuesday cast and on Thurs., Aug. 31 for the Thursday Cast, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. There is nothing to prepare. We are a no cut program. The audition is a workshop that simulates the rehearsal process with theatre games, movement exercises, singing and line reading. Every child who shows up and registers gets a part! There is a participation fee. Registration will open in late August.
The Tuesday cast rehearses on Tuesdays from 4 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
The Thursday cast rehearses on Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 6:15 p.m and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Performances will be November 17-19. For more information, email Evanston Children's Theatre.
Afterschool Adventures at Robert Crown
Sign up for the Fall 2023 Afterschool Adventures program at the Robert Crown Community Center for afterschool care from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. Sign up today for coverage from August 23 through May 31. For more information, please contact Kerry Bauer at kerrybauer@cityofevanston.org
Free Access to Fishing
Free Access to Fishing continues tomorrow at Lovelace Park! Join the Ecology Center staff for this popular, free program on Saturday mornings throughout the summer. Equipment, bait, and fishing advice will be provided but feel free to bring your own fishing equipment or bait and we will teach you how to use it. Children under the age of 16 don't need a fishing license but must be accompanied by an adult. For participants 16 yrs or older, Illinois fishing licenses can be purchased online. For more information, please call the Ecology Center at 847-448-8256.
Facility Locations and Phone Numbers
Chandler-Newberger Community Center: 847-448-8252
Levy Senior Center: 847-448-8250
Robert Crown Community Center: 847-448-8258
Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center: 847-448-8254
Ecology Center: 847-448-8256
Thanks for reading.
Have a great weekend,
The City of Evanston’s Parks and Recreation Team
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