http://evanstonroundtable.com en-us Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:17:24 GMT http://evanstonroundtable.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7415 Erie Family Health Center, a provider of health services to underserved communities, has received a $1 million grant from the North Suburban Healthcare Foundation that will allow Erie Evanston/Skokie to build out a new and expanded location. Art & Life Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:18:00 GMT http://evanstonroundtable.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7414 Evanston’s large tree population has been a source of pride for residents for generations. However, maintaining the health of Evanston’s urban forest becomes a challenge every time an exotic disease or insect pest is introduced to the area. Art & Life Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:16:00 GMT http://evanstonroundtable.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7412 From 12 noon to 5 p.m. on June 30, the Evanston Environmental Association will offer an opportunity to spend a summer afternoon seeing ten of Evanston’s most amazing gardens. This year’s offerings include nine private and one public garden, the Merrick Rose Garden. Art & Life Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:11:00 GMT http://evanstonroundtable.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7411 American Legion Post 42 will host a homemade pasta dinner from 5-8 p.m. on June 22 to raise travel expenses for disabled veterans competing this summer at the National Veterans Wheelchair Games.  The Post is located between Central and Lincoln streets immediately west of the CTA tracks. Art & Life Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:05:00 GMT http://evanstonroundtable.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7409 Everyone is invited to come on out to the only outdoor dance floor north of Chicago, where there is live music and dancing on many Thursday evenings this summer. Free lessons begin at 6 p.m., and the live music kicks in at 7 in the 909 Davis plaza, Church Street at Maple Avenue . Art & Life Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:54:00 GMT http://evanstonroundtable.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7408 Free Starlight Concerts are presented every summer by the City of Evanston. The 2013 series features 17 outdoor concerts at six park locations throughout the City. Art & Life Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:50:00 GMT http://evanstonroundtable.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7407 FunvilleKiwanis,a collaborative effort between the Kiwanis Club of Evanston and Evanston Township High School, encourages students and community members to envision ideas for community improvement, with an emphasis on making these projects both enjoyable and sustainable. Art & Life Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:45:00 GMT http://evanstonroundtable.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7406 There is that June when most everything one owns fits in a car, when, with a hand from friends the contents of a college dorm or bedroom can be packed and headed in the direction of life’s Next Big Adventure. Art & Life Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:43:00 GMT http://evanstonroundtable.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7404 Julie Cowan and Neil Good, pictured at right, began the tradition of gathering neighbors to an outdoor celebration of art. Art & Life Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:39:00 GMT http://evanstonroundtable.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7405 Using a ping-pong table in the center of the store to display a chair, lamps and other home accessories is just part of what makes Paramour Bungalow different. The store opened on June 1 at 812 Dempster St., next door to its sister company Red 7 Salon. Art & Life Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:37:00 GMT http://evanstonroundtable.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7403 Latino Resources, a nonprofit organization founded by Latinos to “serve the Evanston community and beyond,” has emerged from the Evanston Coalition for Latino Resources and is evolving into an operational nonprofit Latino organization. Art & Life Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:36:00 GMT http://evanstonroundtable.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7402 Sometimes joy and happiness emanate from the most unexpected places. It might come as a surprise that a mature adult would enjoy – love is not too strong a word – the extreme gross out humor of Seth Rogen & Company in their new comedy, “This Is the End.” Art & Life Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:31:00 GMT http://evanstonroundtable.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7400 “Z:  A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald” by Therese Anne Fowler is the story of the love affair and marriage of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayre, outsized figures of the Jazz Age. Art & Life Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:28:00 GMT http://evanstonroundtable.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7395 Those who have been away from the Evanston Chamber of Commerce for a few years may have a twinge of déjà vu when they see Elaine Kemna-Irish is the new executive director and Richard Peach is the president. Art & Life Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:25:00 GMT http://evanstonroundtable.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7394 Three-dimensional printing is one of the newest offerings at the Technology Innovation Center, 820 Davis St., GetPrinting3D, the Dayton, Ohio-based company has been here about a year, said Chuck Happ, who owns the TIC (this one and its counterpart on Chicago Avenue). They are the regional sellers of this 3-D printing syste and plan to operate GetPrinting3D as a “demonstration café. Art & Life Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:21:00 GMT