What's Happening in Evanston this Month?

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• Main-Dempster Mile and Downtown Evanston will be highlighting ASPA-owned businesses in their newsletters and websites throughout the month with spotlight interviews on blogs and social media

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• May Mart - May Mart is a community initiative to support our local ASPA-owned businesses!  Many will host specials throughout the month of May to promote their business.  Join the May Mart challenge and enter to win a $100 E-Town Gift Card!​

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• Kids Create Change is partnering with Coffee Lab and 1100 Florence Gallery host lantern making workshops in preparation for the Lantern Floating Ceremony on May 31st at Arrington Lagoon

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• Evanston Public Library (EPL) is hosting activities and offering book lists for early childhood and elementary age children centering ASPA stories and storytellers

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• The Umbrella Arts Festival, a celebration of ASPA art and culture will be held on May 14th at Fountain Square in Downtown Evanston

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• Kids Create Change will host a lantern-making art activity at the Umbrella Arts Festival on May 14th in Fountain Square

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• Kids Create Change and Kitchen Table Stories Project will host a Lantern Floating Ceremony on May 31st at Arrington Lagoon inviting the community to float lit lanterns on the water in honor of all that has been lost during the pandemic

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• Kitchen Table Stories Project, Kids Create Change & Artist Book House will host professional development workshops TEAACH-IN this summer in preparation for the TEAACH Act launch

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• Kitchen Table Stories Project, Kids Create Change, Artist Book House and the Evanston Art Center are planning a Ghibli Gala, a celebration of Japanese art and anime for summer 2022

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• Placemaking Project - Kitchen Table Stories Project & the Evanston History Center are partnering to launch a local ASPA historical archive in preparation for the TEAACH Act launch in Fall 2022

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• Additional activities and events will be added to the calendar as planned