The RoundTable’s very own Debbie-Marie Brown performed at Evanston SPACE this weekend.
“Playing SPACE was an unmatched opportunity and I hope to be able to do it again soon with the full band,” Brown said.
Check out more of Brown’s music on Spotify.
Clear skies graced Evanston late last week, and the lakefront was the place to be.
Evanston’s The Guy Who Cares left his mark with this artwork behind the Clark Street Beach Office.
Our RoundTable photographers were kept busy this week, thanks to the many community events hosted around town. Check out our recent stories with a roundup of corresponding photos.
Youth car parade brings families together for Pride. Evanston Pride directed a procession of more than 30 decked-out cars through the city Sunday afternoon for the second annual Evanston Pride Youth Car Parade.
Big turnout for PTA Equity Project festival. Families enjoyed an afternoon of arts and crafts, games, shopping and food at a community-building event that was also a fundraiser for District 65’s PTA Equity Project.
Samanaa Manaur, Jessica Rauh and Lakshmi Hoff-Sharna sold handmade keychains, bracelets, pencil cases and stuffed animals. Credit: Adina Keeling 
Katie Paquette shows off her windmill at the PTA Equity Project (PEP) party Saturday. Credit: Adina Keeling 
Sarah Petersen runs a windmill-making station. Credit: Adina Keeling 
Ajanta Chakraborty showcases her books. Credit: Adina Keeling 
Community members could enter into dozens of raffles. Credit: Adina Keeling 
Natalie Rey gets her hair sprayed pink. Credit: Adina Keeling 
J.J. and Amalia Garcia sell tamales and snacks. Credit: Adina Keeling 
Sydney Sakoda, Molly Teschner and Jaiden Flores run a stand for Chicago Ballet Arts. Credit: Adina Keeling
Invention Convention has Nichols buzzing with creative excitement. Going into Nichols Middle School Wednesday evening was like entering a beehive: There was a pulsing energy, a buzz and a thrill of excitement for the students’ science projects.
Mason Park’s First Friday Fest: Families, friends, fun and food. An obstacle course, a bouncy house, soccer, basketball, bingo, movies, music, grilled hot dogs, pizza, chips and $300 worth of ice cream lured hundreds of people of all ages to Mason Park on Friday night, many of whom were wearing orange to call attention to Gun Violence Awareness Day.
A group of girls talk and laugh on a park bench at First Friday in Mason Park. Credit: Richard Cahan 
From left: Evanston Mayor Daniel Bliss; Sherria Lois Wedlow; Rebecca Cacayuran of the Evanston Community Foundation; Audrey Thompson, Director of Parks and Recreation; Rick Marsh, interim Executive Director and Board President of Curt’s Cafe. Credit: Wendi Kromash 
Free hamburgers, hot dogs, pizza and other food were on the menu at First Friday in Mason Park. Credit: Richard Cahan 
The Cannady and Johnson families enjoy Friday festivities in Mason Park. 
Mason Park fills with people at the start of First Friday on Friday night. Credit: Richard Cahan
An elegant night of cannabis and queens kicks off Pride Month. It was all about Higher Love, music and drag queens at Evanston’s elegant drag and cannabis event at the Palmhouse, 619 Howard St., in the local kick-off to Pride Month.
The first Thursday Night Market of the year kicks off. Evanston’s monthly Thursday Night Markets are back, bringing dancing, dining and shopping to Fountain Square.
