Calendar aRound Evanston

Arts & Entertainment:

• Mon-Thu, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.; Fri-Sat,
9 p.m.-1 a.m. Pete Miller's Seafood and Prime Steak, 1557 Sherman Ave., will have live Jazz. 847-328-0399 or www.petemillers.com.
• Dec. 13, 14 and 15, at 7:30 p.m.
ETHS will present the award-winning play, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," in the school's Upstairs Theatre. 1600 Dodge Ave.
A successful Broadway play before it became Jack Nicholson's signature movie, this grim satire brilliantly puts free spirit McMurphy against an oppressive mental-health system embodied by Nurse Ratched. Reserved-seat tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for students and senior citizens. 847-424-7848.
• Dec. 15, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and Dec. 16,
12-5 p.m. Open Studio Project's "Holiday Show" will be celebrating the creative spirit. The Holiday Show will include handmade gifts, crafts, artwork, objects, food and drink, music and art-making for all, at Open Studio Project, Inc., 901-3 Sherman Ave. www.openstudioproject.org.

City:

• Dec. 2 and Dec. 16 at 1 p.m. Tours at the Frances Willard House, 1730 Chicago Ave. A national historic landmark, constructed in 1865, the house was home to Frances Willard, 19th century crusader for women's rights and temperance is open for tours. Last tour begins at 3:30 p.m. Tour fees are $5 for adults, $3 for children 12 and under. 847-328-7500 or www.franceswillardhouse.org.

For Kids:

• Daily, 3-6:30 p.m. Drop in on the newly renovated Mason Park at Church and Florence. The new Mason Park after-school drop-in program is open now. Students ages 11-13 can stop by, have fun with others their age and get a start on homework. This supervised program is free. 847-448-8254.
• Dec. 26 at 6 p.m. Youth ages 5-12 can learn magic from a professional magician at the Robert Crown Center, 1701 Main St. Each participant will take home a magic kit. The cost is $17. To register, call 847-448-8250.

Seniors:

• Every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. play "Bingo" at the Levy Senior Center, 300 Dodge Ave. Cards cost 25 cents.
• Every Friday at noon play "bid whist" at the Levy Center, 300 Dodge Ave.
• Weekdays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Lunches are served at the Levy Center, 300 Dodge Ave., for $3.75.
• Dec. 13, "Meet Me in St. Louis," A trip to see a matinee performance at the Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook. Lunch and transportation are included. For tickets call 847-448-8250.
• Dec. 13, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. "55 Alive," AARP's safe-driving source, meets at the Levy Center, 300 Dodge Ave. $10 to register. 847-448-8250.
• Dec. 15 at 9 a.m. "Holiday Breakfast,"
A hearty holiday breakfast will be served up at the Levy Senior Center, 300 Dodge Ave. Open to both members and nonmembers, music will be performed by the Choraleers and students from Columbia College.
A special appearance by the "Jolly Ole' Man" is anticipated sometime during the morning. Tickets are $1 for members and $5 for nonmembers available through Dec. 10.
847-448-8250.

Community:

• Dec. 13, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The City of Evanston Health and Human Services Department will hold a blood drive in the Parasol Room of the Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Ave. To make an appointment call 847-866-2949.
• Dec. 14 at 6:30 p.m. "The Mystery of the 10 Lost Tribes," will be presented by Rabbi Mendel Moscowitz. This program will be preceded by Shabbat services and dinner at the Tannenbaum Chabad House - Northwestern Jewish Center, 2014 Orrington Ave.
This program is free for all. 847-869-8060.
• Dec. 21 at 6:30 p.m. "Winter Solstice Chili Fest." The Ecology Center, 2024 McCormick Blvd., hosts the family evening to celebrate
the shortest day of the year with hot chili, games and crafts. The cost is $8 per person. To register, call 847-448-8256.

Holiday:

• Dec. 12 at 12 p.m. Evanston Children's Choir returns to the Harold Washington Library's Noon Holiday Concert Series with a jubilant collection of holiday classics and a few new treats as well in the Library's Grand Lobby.
• Dec. 15, 7:30 p.m. Classical choral concert by Coriolis, a cappella chamber choir at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 939 Hinman Ave. Tickets available at the door only. $15, $10 for students under 19. 847-869-0223.
• Dec. 15, 8 p.m. Bluegrass Legends Concerts presents: Rebel Recording Artist David Davis and the Warrior River Boys at the American Legion Music Hall, 1030 Central St. 847-573-0443 or visit www.chicagobluegrass.com.
• Dec. 15 at 10 p.m. A reading of "A Christmas Carol" by Greg Weiss, with Moira's Afternoon Tea served at intermission at the Celtic Knot Public House, 626 Church St.
• Dec. 16 at10 a.m. The First Congregational Church will celebrate Christmas with "Handel's Messiah." At First Congregational Church, 1445 Hinman Ave. 847-864-8332.
• Dec. 16 at 10:30 a.m. "Amahl and the Night Visitors," an opera by Gian Carlo Menotti, will be performed by the combined choirs of Lake Street Church of Evanston, at Lake Street Church, 607 Lake St. Free-will offering. 847-864-2181.
• Dec. 16 at 4 p.m. The Evanston Children's Choir presents a multicultural repertoire in celebration of Christmas, Hanukkah and
Kwanzaa in its annual free holiday concert at the Alice Millar Chapel, 1870 Sheridan Road. www.EvanstonChildrensChoir.org.
• Dec. 23 at 10:30 a.m. Camille Saint-Saëns's "Christmas Oratorio" presented by the choirs and soloists of Lake Street Church of Evanston, with guest organist Robert Woodworth at Lake Street Church, 607 Lake St. Free-will offering. 847-864-2181.
• Dec. 24 at 11 p.m. The First Congregational Church will celebrate "Christmas with Lessons and Carols," with music by John Rutter at the First Congregational Church, 1445 Hinman Ave. 847-864-8332.
• Dec. 27 at 6 p.m. A free community-
wide celebration of Kwanzaa starts at the Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center, 1655 Foster St. During the celebration, the
history of Kwanzaa will be explained and the symbolic Kinara candle lit. 847-448-8254.