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Evanston will transform intoa winter wonderland forthe season with festive

celebrations, trolley rides forshoppers throughout the busi-ness districts, strolling carolersand the annual tree lightingceremony. The city will hostevents through the end of theyear for residents.

To keep with the spirit of theholidays, Evanston residents canfind a number of ways to giveback. Food and clothing drives,Small Business Saturday and othercharitable events will take placethroughout the area for those whowould like to participate.

Small Business SaturdayEvanston prides itself of on

the wide variety of small shopsand independent businessesthroughout the community.Browse through a number ofdistinctive boutiques on MainStreet, in Downtown Evanston,through Central Street andChicago and Dempster.

On Nov. 29, the shoppingdistricts will be participatingin an event known as SmallBusiness Saturday.

Small Business Saturday wasdesigned to encourage cus-tomers and community mem-

bers to discover independentshops and businesses through-out the area; thus, holidayshoppers will bring in andkeep money in the neighbor-hoods that Evanston residentscall home.

Downtown Evanston’s HolidayBash and Tree Lighting Ceremony

Businesses along the popu-lar downtown-shopping districtwill offer a number of specials,refreshments and entertainmentduring the suburb’s tree lightingceremony. Complimentary trolleyrides, sponsored by the EvanstonChamber of Commerce, will trans-port shoppers along Evanston’sshopping districts. Hilda’s PlaceTransitional Center and Connec-tions for the Homeless will be ac-cepting warm clothing donations.

Evanston History Center’s AnnualHoliday Food Drive

Learn more about the commu-nity while helping neighbors inneed. The Evanston History Centeris collaborating with the GreaterChicago Food Depository for theCenter’s ninth annual holiday fooddrive. All the food collected willgo to an Evanston pantry to ben-efit area residents. The food driveis held in honor of the Dawes fam-

ily, who would prepare baskets offood and delivered them to needyfamilies on Christmas Eve.

The center will also be hostingan annual open house on Dec. 7.

“Our annual open house willoffer live music, holiday treats, andthree period trees, from the 1870s,1890s, and 1920s,” said EdenPearlman of the Evanston HistoryCenter. “We will also be offeringcandle light tours of the house.”

The Dawes House will bedecorated and open to the publicduring the holidays.

First NightRing in the New Year with

First Night, Evanston’s familyfriendly celebration. Live musicand entertainment by entertain-ers who call the North Shorehome will perform in a numberof venues, historical buildingsand houses of worship. Cel-ebrate 2015 with friends andneighbors while discoveringlocal talent.

BY MONICA CARTERFor Sun-Times Media

Enchanted Evanston brings holiday magic to the North Shore

Deck the halls and streets: Hundreds of people gather in downtown Evanston to watch the tree lighting ceremony. | ADAM ALEXANDER~FOR SUN TIMES MEDIA

In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there: On Nov. 22, 2013 Jack Bucciarelli, of Evanstonand a Washington Elementary School kindergartner, smiled in front of the Fountain Square holi-day tree that was illuminated about 20 minutes before. | KARIE ANGELL LUC/FOR SUN-TIMES MEDIA

EVANSTON ATTHE HOLIDAYS!

Welcome to the Evanston HolidayPortrait: Pioneer Press and Sun-TimesMedia’s new special section thatcelebrates everything merry in one ofthe most fascinating places anywhere.

Whether you are witnessing aspectacular tree lighting, giving backto the community in innovative ways,strolling down historic avenues, findingthat perfect gift or partaking in anunforgettable New Year’s Eve bash,Evanston Holiday Portrait is your festiveguide to this one-of-a-kind place.

We will see you again soon! We are nowpublishing Evanston Portrait in June andEvanston Holiday Portrait in December.

Have ideas for future editions?Contact Tony Ralenkotter, EvanstonReview advertising sales executive, [email protected].

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Health &Community05 GROUP FITNESS

08 NONPROFITS

Education07 LEARNING DOESN’T

TAKE A VACATION

12 CRADLE TO CAREER

Local Business14 EVANSTON SHOPPING

DISTRICTS

Arts & Culture16 NEW YEAR’S EVE,

FIRST NIGHT EVANSTON

18 DINING

FEATURES

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FOOD & TOY DRIVE:Make the holiday season joyfulfor needy Evanston families.

Bring toys and non-perishablefood to one of the nine drop-off sites through Friday, Dec.12. Visit cityofevanston.org/resident/holiday-food-toy-

drive for the site list.

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Exercising with a groupcan be a motivating wayto begin a workout rou-

tine. Group exercise can helpimprove your fitness level andoffer therapeutic benefits notcommonly found in individual-ized workouts.

David Lanz, owner of Oran-getheory, fell in love with theprogram’s cardiovascular andstrength training workout andwanted to bring it to the NorthShore. Developed as heartrate-based interval training,Orangetheory is derived from apersonal training style workoutadapted to a group setting.

“The best way to tell you havebeen embraced is when yourmembers want to share the feel-ing they get with their friends andfamily,” Lanz said. “We are thrilledthat the community has embracedthe workout and our gym.”

Benefits of group exerciseAccording to a study conduct-

ed by the American College ofSports Medicine, group exercisecan offer a variety of benefitsincluding social engagement,motivation and consistency.Working out with a group canalso have positive effects on psy-chological wellbeing.

Executive director for NorthShore Village, Tommi Ferguson,echoed these statements. NorthShore Village is a senior livingadvocacy center focused onhealth and wellness, and it offersits older population a variety of

programs to keep them activeand moving as much as possible.

“We offer a number of groupprograms for seniors,” she said.“We have a monthly group thatworks with an individual trainer

at the local YMCA. We have a TaiChi group. We also think aboutwellness in therapeutic waysand what we [found] was thatsocial engagement activitiesare best. Anything that can get

people out and connect them toother people, all the better.”

North Shore Village recentlyhosted Charlotte’s Challenge, awellness initiative inspired byCharlotte, a 92-year-old Villagemember. Her peers know herto exercise daily and volunteerwithin the community.

“She is our inspiration thatphysical and mental wellbeingwill improve your state of being,”Ferguson said. “If a 92-year-oldwoman can do it, then what ex-cuse do the rest of us have?”

Simple holiday fitness tipsAs the temperature drops and

invitations to holiday partiesstart to rise, motivation to keepup fitness routine can wane, evenamongst the most dedicated andconnected. David Lanz offeredup some fitness tips that encour-age movement for everyone,even if routine takes a break forthe holidays.

“Make sure you integrate resis-tance training. Full body multi-plane functional training sessionsadd great variety to your fitnessroutine,” he said.

If you are flying home from theholidays, Lanz suggested walkingthrough the terminal and stretch-ing after flying. Do simple body-weight exercises such as push-ups,lunges, squats and crunches.

“Make time for you a half houra day. Packing a jump rope is anexcellent way to get your cardio ineven in bad weather,” he said. “Re-member that beach season is rightaround the corner. The weatherwill change. Set yourself small,achievable reasonable goals. Itmay be cold until you get to thegym. Once you finish, you willforget about the cold.”

BY MONICA CARTERFor Sun-Times Media

Cross-TrainCommunity:Thebenefit of groupworkouts

A little help from my friends: Group exercise can offer socialengagement, motivation and consistency. | SUPPLIED PHOTO

‘Remember that beach season is right around the corner.Theweatherwill change. Set yourself small, achievable

reasonable goals. Itmay be cold until you get to the gym.Once you finish, youwill forget about the cold.’

DAVID LANZ, owner of Orangetheory

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The holiday season brings a well-deserved break from the school yearfor many students. Their enjoyment of

the time off, however, doesn’t have to be acomplete break from learning.

Local educators — Carol Teske, directorat the School for Little Children; and Geof-frey Anderson, director at the Options forCollege Success, a nonprofit program thatprovides year-long services to students thatstruggle with learning challenges — pro-vided the following educational suggestionsthat will keep kids on the academic trackwhile enjoying the holidays.

Pre-school and young children“The preschool years are all about rich

learning experiences and daily discovery,”

Teske said. “Extending this goal while athome over the holidays is easy. The idea isto keep children engaged and to encouragemeaningful play.”

Teske gave the following tips for thosewith young children: “Go on a polar expedi-tion in your own neighborhood and look fortracks in the snow. Take pictures and makedoubles. Cut out the pictures and create amatching game of what you observed.”

“Make a family and friends faces bingogame,” she continued to say. “Using du-plicate photos, place faces on cardboardin different positions. Spell out namecards for calling. Use gummy bears formarkers.”In addition, she suggestedscheduling trips to the library, local gymsor ecology centers.

School-age children“Children enjoy hands-on, child-

centered activities,” Teske said. “As theholidays approach, begin collectinglarge baskets or plastic bins to storematerials according to a specific themesuch as math, art, science and music.Fill the bin with materials related tothe theme and encourage your child toexplore and create.”

You can also check with your child’steacher if reading lists are available sostudents can maintain their readings skillsthroughout the holidays.

High school studentsOptions for College Success is a year-

round school; however, director GeoffreyAnderson suggested that older students usethe time between semester breaks to pre-pare for placement tests or work on weakeracademic skills.

Options specializes in helping students withlearning difficulties. It offers individualizedtutoring in order to target areas where studentsstruggle the most, as well as social development.

“We also focus more on independent liv-ing skills and special social activities that wenormally don’t have time for when school is insession,” Anderson said.

He also suggested that students maintainwhat routines they can during the day through-out the holidays.

“This is a great time to make a chore chartand figure out with your student where theywould like it on their weekly schedule. Thestudent should decide with the parent oradult what would be the best day of the weekto do this and make this a part of the weeklyschedule. Getting used to chores is easierwhen you do not have the added responsi-bilities of school.”

While it may be hard to resist the

temptation of being online or in front oftelevision through most of their vaca-tion, Anderson cautioned on how muchchildren interact with technology duringtheir time off.

“Be very aware of how much your studentis on the Internet, playing video games, cable,[and] on the cell phone,” he said.“Theseare often a hindrance to success. Help yourstudent to learn to monitor [and] be specificin your expectations.”

BY MONICA CARTERFor Sun-Times Media

LEARNINGDOESN’T TAKEAVACATION

Hands-on help: Options for College Successencourages learning-challenged post-secondary students to develop the skills, con-fidence and courage to transition into livingand working productively. | SUPPLIED PHOTO

Master chef: Options for College Success uses a teamapproach. The students, parents and staff all worktogether to support success. | SUPPLIED PHOTO

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2014 was a successful year for manyEvanston nonprofits. Some underwentphysical transformations and renova-tions while others began new programsor reached out to a variety of membersthroughout the community.

Evanston Community FoundationThe Evanston Community Founda-

tion launched a pilot program thisyear entitled The Two GenerationInitiative, a 13-week program thatprovided educational, financial andcareer guidance for parents, as well asearly education for their children upto age six.

“We successfully offered 13 low-in-come mothers the opportunity to focuson their aspirations for themselvesand their children and to shape per-

sonal goals to move closer to realizingtheir hopes,” said Evanston Communi-ty Foundation CEO Sara Schastok and

BY MONICA CARTERFor Sun-Times Media

Giving back:Live here. Help here.

VP for Programs Marybeth Schroeder.The program concluded with a

graduation ceremony that brought

together all 13 families. The initiativeraised enough money to continue anddevelop the program through 2015.

The Evanston Community Foundation Two-Generation Education: Thirteen parents, with young children enrolled inquality early childhood programs in Evanston, completed the 13-week Two-Generation Initiative pilot program fromFebruary 17, 2014 through May 20, 2014. The program partners with and builds upon the strengths of low to moder-ate income families by sharing information that can be used to increase their economic stability. Parents gainedknowledge and developed skills in the areas of employment readiness; education and training opportunities; financialliteracy; and personal and interpersonal skill development. Parents set and accomplished goals moving them closertowards achieving their long-term goals. Out of the cohort of 13, close to half of the parents indicated applying finan-cial literacy strategies to improve their families’ finances, several gained new employment, and one parent started asa full time student this fall. A second cohort began in mid-November. | SUPPLIED PHOTO

Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program: The2015 job fair will be held from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Sat-urday, March 28 at Evanston Township High School,1600 Dodge Ave. Visit cityofevanston.org/resident/youth-young-adults for information. | SUPPLIED PHOTO

Unity offers practical, progressivespiritual teachings that empower abundant and

meaningful living.

Sunday Service and Youth Programweekly at 10:30 a.m.

3434 Central Street, Evanston, IL 60201(847) 864-8977 | www.unityns.org

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Network: Senior Sabrina Kaplan (left) and freshman Hans Mueller-Schrader (right) smile with Evanston entrepreneurVictoria Adams (center). LEND, the Northwestern University student run nonprofit, is developing a business plan andwebsite for Adams’ vocal coaching business. | PHOTO BY KATHERINE NAGASAWA

First Bank & TrustFirst Bank & Trust have been work-

ing with area youth to provide financialliteracy classes and free direct depositchecking accounts for at risk teens withsummer jobs. The initiative was madepossible by the mayor’s summer employ-ment program. First Bank also partneredwith Northwestern University’s LENDprogram, to provide start up loans fornew businesses.

“The financial literacy program wasa direct response from the community[and] the community was very recep-tive to our initiative with LEND,” saidFirst Bank & Trust managing director,Jay Lytle. “In the new year, we hope toenhance this initiative so we can providemore workshops, specifically tailored todifferent age groups, for more commu-nity organizations.”

JJ’s ListJJ’s List places youth with disabili-

ties into jobs in the area. This year theorganization opened a new storefront andlaunched the No Boundaries — Train forWork, Train for Life program.

“[We] continue to connect businessesto people with disabilities through em-ployment and customer service and NoBoundaries gives local business peopleand neighbors a resource for disability-aware service,” said founder and execu-tive director, JJ Hanley.

The organization also raised $3,000 fordisability service programs.

Turning Point Behavioral Health Care CenterTurning Point Behavioral Health Care

Center, which provides behavioralhealth care services to residents inneed, offered sexual harassment and an-ti-violence training to seventh graders atMartin Luther King Jr. Literary and FineArts School. The training, which buildson the anti-bullying workshops, taughtstudents how to disagree respectfully,how to negotiate and compromise, howto give and receive support and how todefine and deal with sexual harassment.

“It’s important that students as youngas seventh grade learn about how tonavigate their own boundaries when itcomes to dating and how to communi-cate about what is and is not comfort-able for them,” said Turning Point CEO,Ann Fisher Raney. “By providing thistraining, we hope to give them tools tode-escalate violence and demonstraterespect for each other.”

Turning Point also developed apartnership with Erasing the Distance,a group of actors who tell the story ofmental illness and recovery.

“We keep growing and chang-ing, seeking recommendations andsupport from our community,” Raneysaid. “Our building renovation will becomplete, and we’ll be continuing todesign ways to provide more advo-cacy and public education. We willseek new partnerships and strengthenthe ones that allow us to deepen andexpand our programs.” Big moments,

small breakthroughs,powerful relationships,a community of support.High school memoriesshape us forever. The ETHSEducational Foundation ismultiplying opportunitiesfor each new generationof Wildkits to excel andmake their own memories.

Explore your own ways tosupport ETHS atwww.eths.k12.il.us/foundation

Funding Excellence.The ETHS Educational Foundation.

Evanston Corps1403 Sherman Ave, Evanston

847-866-9770

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Head Start programs may help low-income parents improve their educa-tional status, according to a new study

by Northwestern University researchers.The study is one of the first to examine

whether a child’s participation in the federalprogram benefits mothers and fathers – inparticular parents’ educational attainmentand employment.

“Studies on early childhood educationprograms have historically focused on childoutcomes,” said study lead author Terri Sabol,an assistant professor of human developmentand social policy at Northwestern’s Schoolof Education and Social Policy.“We askedwhether there could be beneficial effects forthe parents,” said Sabol.

Head Start is the oldest and largest feder-ally funded preschool program in the U.S.From its inception, the program was designedto support both children and parents facingeconomic hardship. It currently serves morethan one million children below the povertyline, just under half of all eligible children, andit receives almost $8 billion in annual funding.

In 1998, Congress mandated an evaluationof Head Start, called the Head Start ImpactStudy, a randomized trial of more than 4,000children, ages 3 and 4, newly entering theHead Start program. Findings from that studyindicate that Head Start had less of an impacton children’s academic and social develop-ment than expected. Although participatingin Head Start led to short-term improvementsfor children, these began fading by kinder-garten, continuing through the third grade.

“In our study, we asked whether there couldbe a separate story for parents,” said Sabol,an expert in research, practice and policy inearly childhood education.“Head Start mayprovide the ideal place to promote parents’education via a network of parents and staff, inaddition to information and referrals to post-secondary educational opportunities.”

Head Start also may help parents managetheir work-school-family balance by provid-ing an affordable, safe place to send theirchildren while they go to work or school.

The researchers used the gold standarddata from the Head Start Impact Study (HSIS),a randomized trial, to examine the effect ofHead Start on parent outcomes rather than onchild outcomes.

The study found that parents of 3-year-oldsin Head Start had steeper increases in educa-tional attainment, but not their employmentby the time their children turned 6 years old,compared to the parents in the control group,

whose children were not assigned to HeadStart. The pattern was especially strong forparents who were African American and forparents who had at least some college experi-ence but no degree.

“Parents who had some college but no de-gree were particularly likely to increase theirown education due to their children’s partici-pation in Head Start. This suggests that HeadStart is particularly helping families who havethe motivation to improve their education butneed extra support,” said Sabol.

The researchers did not find effects amongparents whose children entered at age 4. Thismay be because the 3-year-olds had the op-portunity to stay in the program for two years,rather than one. Possibly, the parents who en-rolled 3-year-olds were different from thosewho enrolled them at age 4. The childrenwho started at age 3 had parents with higherlevels of education at baseline.

The study,“The Influence of Low-IncomeChildren’s Participation in Head Start on TheirParents’ Education and Employment” waspublished in the current issue of the Journal ofPolicy Analysis and Management.

Sabol coauthored the study with P. LindsayChase-Lansdale, the Frances Willard Pro-fessor of Human Development and SocialPolicy at Northwestern. Chase-Lansdale, theassociate provost for faculty at Northwestern,is one of the nation’s leading researchers ontwo-generation educational interventions foryoung parents and children. Her researchis currently studying programs that provideservices to promote parent education andemployment to improve family well-being.

“Parents with young children enrolled inHead Start are very motivated to expand theirchildren’s life chances. This study illustratesgreat potential for Head Start programs to bea platform for expanding parents’ own educa-tional opportunities,” said Chase-Lansdale.

The majority of research on Head Startfocuses solely on children’s cognitive andsocial outcomes rather than on the impacts onparents. This study finds that Head Start leadsto improved parent educational attainment bythe time children are in kindergarten.

“We hypothesize an interconnection be-tween the learning of parents and children.Parents who see their child doing well mightbe inspired to improve their own educationand employment,” she said.

“This is a very positive story for HeadStart,” said Sabol.“The program may not onlyaffect children, but parents as well.”

Courtesy of the Northwestern News Center

Parents benefit fromHead Start program

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In 2012, a group of lead-ers from Evanston’scommunity based orga-

nizations wanted to aligntheir goals of supportingand educating area youthwith other like-mindedgroups. Their vision wasthat by the age of 23,all of Evanston’s youngadults would be leadingproductive lives, buildingon the positive supportprovided to them as chil-dren from their familiesand community.

This vision became theroots of the Cradle to Ca-reer initiative, a programdesigned to give Evan-ston’s youth the resourcesthey needed to becomesocially responsibleadults. After more thantwo years, the program is

now coming to fruition,supported by a number oforganizations and pro-grams determined to helpyoung people succeed.

“Cradle to Career isabout working together

to create a system thatbetter helps youth andfamilies reach the goalof being ready for [a]successful adult life,” saidEvanston CommunityFoundation vice president

BY MONICA CARTERFor Sun-Times Media

Cradle toCareer

The vision: By the age of 23, Cradle to Career hopes that all Evanston young adults will be leading productive liveswhile building on the resources, education and support that they and their families have had to help them grow intoresilient, educated, healthy, self-sufficient and socially responsible adults. | SUPPLIED PHOTO

of programs, MarybethSchroeder.

Identifying problemsand developing solutionsin any community can bean overwhelming task.Many issues can over-lap. Cradle to Career islooking to incorporatesolution design method-ology to help identify itscommunity’s needs andfind answers.

“The real work of es-tablishing solution designworking groups to exam-ine where we currently arein the community and whatour goals are will begin,”she said. “Then, we willlook at how to improve andchange what we offer inthe community.”

Cradle to Career ispriding itself on usinga number of guidingprinciples — known asa collective impact — totackle social problems bytargeting specific issuesincluding controversialtopics such as racism andincome disparity.

“Many stakeholdersbegan meeting to ex-plore whether a collectiveimpact initiative wouldbe right for Evanston,”Schroeder said. “After sev-eral meetings, the groupdecided we should pursueestablishing a collectiveimpact Cradle to Career

initiative for Evanston.”The organization is also

developing a shared-performance measure-ment system in the nameof transparency. Throughthe use of data collection,Cradle to Career is hopingto view the informationover time to see wherethe community needsimprovement and how toapproach these issues.

“Cradle to Career is notabout creating new pro-grams [but] about workingtogether in the commu-nity,” she said.

Looking towards thefuture, the initiative islooking to launch theprogram in winter 2014with more than 25 organiza-

tions signed on and withan estimated budget of$250,000. If the program issuccessful, additional fund-ing would be sought afterthrough foundation grants.

“We are very proud ofhaving signed on organi-zations in Evanston withtheir boards’ approval,including most of themajor nonprofit organiza-tions, both school districts,the City of Evanston andNorthwestern University,”Schroeder said. “Eachorganization has madea financial commitment,which not only establishedthe base of our fundingbut [will] also establish thework integral to each of ourorganizations’ missions.”

One at a time: The Evanston Cradle to Career initiative is a collective impacteffort to mobilize the community assets to make a lasting difference in thelives of the community’s children, youth and families. | SUPPLIED PHOTO

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Whether shopping forthe perfect gift or lookingto treat yourself, Evan-ston’s shopping districts

are filled with one-of-a-kind bou-tiques and independent businessesthat offer unique gifts.

Central StreetMore than 60 merchants and busi-

nesses can be found along CentralStreet, one of Evanston’s distinct shop-ping districts. A majority of the retailstores and services along Central arelocally owned and independent.

This year, Central will celebrate theholidays by hosting Central Street’sHoliday Open House on Dec. 7.

“Many of the participating busi-nesses will offer in-store promo-tions, sales and treats,” said RachelHershinow, owner of clothing andaccessory shop Stella Boutique.“Wealso will have a visit from Santa andhis elves [and] the All-Village Sing-ers will be providing caroling upand down Central.”

The family-friendly event is theshopping district’s way of thankingcustomers for their loyalty to indepen-dent business.

For those looking to grab a cupcoffee before embarking on a day ofshopping, Curt’s Café offers cappuc-cinos with a mission.The café is anonprofit organization that providestraining in the food service industryfor at-risk Evanston youth.

With guidance by food serviceprofessionals, Curt’s teaches studentsfood preparation as well as life skills.

“We teach them, in the food serviceindustry, some basic entry level skills,

but more importantly, we teach themlife skills,” said Curt’s Café founder,Susan Garcia Trieschmann, in an in-terview with the Evanston Review ear-lier this year.“Curt’s Café is a placeof worth because we’re working withyoung adults that are ready to make achange in their life and we’re here tohelp them make those changes.”

Curt’s Café recently celebratedits second anniversary as partof the Central Street district thispast November.

DowntownThe Downtown shopping district is

a blend of independent shops and na-tional retailers. Self-described as theplace where Chicago and Evanstonmeet, there are an abundance of din-ing and entertainment options.

Downtown’s annual tree lightingceremony in Fountain Square willfeature live local entertainment and avisit by Santa and Mrs. Claus who will

help Mayor Tisdahl light the tree.“On the day of the tree lighting

ceremony, a trolley will go throughall the different shopping districts topick up customers,” said Matt Dinello,marketing and events coordinator for

the shopping district.Retailers and restaurants will be

hosting special events while enter-tainers, which include characters fromFrozen and the Evanston Children’sChoir, will be a part of the festivities.

The downtown district will also hostHanukkah and Kwanza celebrationsduring the month of December.

Chicago and DempsterThe Chicago and Dempster shop-

ping district has seen a growth in newbusinesses within the last two years.

“The explosion of unique business-es in our neighborhood has made it areally fun destination,” said Tim Peter-son of Squeezebox Books & Music.

To celebrate this, the local inde-pendent merchants of the shops alongChicago and Dempster will be host-ing Small Business Saturday at the endof November.

Small Business Saturday gives resi-dents the opportunity to learn moreabout new businesses while visitinglocal favorites.The event will includefood, wine and shopping sales.

Local shops will start theholiday season with a Love Localtheme. Custom-made bags for theChicago-Dempster neighborhoodwill be given away at certain busi-ness establishments.

“Small Business Saturday is allabout supporting the little guy,” saidPaulette Leffler of Stumble & Relish.“Our customers love to shop at neigh-borhood businesses and buy goodsfrom small artisans. It always helpswhen we can give them something toshow their pride.”

Main StreetThe Main Street district is home

to a wide variety of businesses

including a number of ethnicrestaurants, a Belgian chocolatier, atheatre and two museums.

The district saw a new addi-tion to its area when the owners oflocal business Oliver’s Trains andToys opened a second shop onMain Street.

According to the Main StreetMerchants Association, the ownersof Oliver’s were looking to openanother shop when they found outMain Street was going to lose its onlytoy store.The district was more thanhappy to work with Oliver’s ownersto bring the shop to fruition.

Oliver’s and other area indepen-dent businesses will also be partici-pating in Small Business Saturday.

For an area that boasts suchdiversity, it is also one of the most in-clusive.This idea is not lost on MalikTurley, an instructor of the dance andfitness studio Hip Circle Studio whois also president of the Main StreetStation Merchants Association.

“We’re working on coordinatingthe efforts of Main Street, Dempsterand Chicago, Downtown Evanston,and Central Street for Small BusinessSaturday and beyond.”

BY MONICA CARTERFor Sun-Times Media

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For those on the nice list: Oliver’s Trainsand Toys opens a second shop on MainStreet this year. | SUPPLIED PHOTO

A bun in the oven: Hewn on Dempster spe-cializes in hand-hewn, naturally fermentedbreads and pastries. | SUPPLIED PHOTO

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F irst Night — Evanston’s NewYear’s Eve musical celebra-tion — is back after a small

yet successful return last year.The event had a comeback in

2013, but not to the record-break-ing crowd numbers of its past.Board member Emily Guthrie,

who has been a part of the eventplanning for a number of years,isn’t discouraged. She anticipatedbuilding the night again for thisyear’s celebration.

“Over 2,700 people showed uplast year, despite the fact it wassnowing at noon,” Guthrie said.“We’re hoping for large crowdsthis year too. We’re hoping todraw 4,000 [people].”

BY MONICA CARTERFor Sun-Times Media

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Join the party: Purchase a button to attend First Night. Yourbutton will get you into all seven venues. The venues are TheMusic Institute of Chicago (1490 Chicago Ave.), ImmanuelLutheran (616 Lake Street), First Presbyterian Church (1427Chicago Ave.), First Congregational Church (1445 HinmanAve.), The Evanston Public Library (1703 Orrington Ave.)and The First Methodist Church (516 Church Street). Visitfirstnightevanston.net for more information and to purchasea button. | SUPPLIED PHOTOS

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First Night Evanston began in1992, modeled after the alcoholfree event in Boston. From there,it grew quickly, with more than15,000 attending its millenniumcelebration. Before its demise,due to financial and personal dis-agreements among its membersin 2006, First Night had more than100 acts in 20 locations aroundthe suburb.

While Guthrie admits the orga-nization is still finalizing venuesfor this year’s celebration andthe numbers of acts and venuesavailable will be more conserva-tive, First Night will still offer itsunique variety of family friendlyevents and performances, includ-ing a teenage battle of the bandsand improv.

Guthrie is also counting onwell-known performers to bringin the crowds.

Jazz violinist Regina Carter willheadline. Carter comes to the fes-tival after performing a number ofsold out shows, including severalshows at the Chicago SymphonyCenter earlier this year.

“She is an amazing musician,”Guthrie said. “She’s going to be abig draw for us.”

Other acts include multipleGrammy Award winning harmoni-cist, pianist and local residentHoward Levy, as well as CorkySiegel’s Chamber Blues band.

“Howard Levy was very popularfor us last year,” she said. “CorkySiegel was another who per-formed to an overflowing crowd.”

Food trucks will also be onhand to feed hungry event goers.In this area Guthrie is lookingto add on to the amount of foodtrucks to meet what she is hopingis an increase in demand com-pared to last year.

“Last year, we had five foodtrucks and a couple of them soldout,” Guthrie said. “The foodtrucks tend to be very popular.This year, we are looking at hav-ing at least 10.”

The venues are still being de-cided but are ones chosen havealready been recognized for theiracoustics and include some of thearea’s classic houses of worship.

“We’re getting good responsealready on Facebook and thewebsite,” she said. “The excite-ment is contagious. It’s what keptus going through the first twoyears of planning.”

Kids are welcome: Children’s entertainment — including award-winning performers, balloon animals, puppets and face painting — will beheld at the Evanston Public Library from 1-4 p.m. | SUPPLIED PHOTO

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In recent years, Evanston has seen a growthof new restaurants influenced by the slow-food movement, which supports sustain-

ability, preserving traditional cuisine andpromoting small businesses. This is a growingtrend in the North Shore.

Hewn bakery, located in the Dempster shop-ping district, fully embraced the idea of the slowfood movement.

“There is nothing fast about any of ourprocess,” co-owner Ellen King said.“We workwith local farmers for all of our grains.We useorganic grains.We hand mix all of our breadsto incorporate the ingredients.We don’t useany machinery.”

The hand-mixing process can take three tofour hours to complete.

“I don’t know anybody else in the area that isdoing that right now,” King said.

Hewn bakery has worked with other restau-rants in the area.The spent grain Hewn bakersuse for their breads are from local brewersPeckish Pig and Temperance.

“It’s fun,” King said.“After the brewing pro-cesses there aren’t a lot of uses for their grainsso we utilize their waste.”

Jamie Evans, co-owner of restaurant andbrewery Peckish Pig, considered the idea ofcollaborating with Hewn and other local sustain-able restaurants as part of a natural progression.

“We take the grains to Hewn, they bake thebread, and we bring it back to serve in ourrestaurants,” Evans said.

Evans admits that while sustainable restau-rants were expensive to open and maintain inthe past, the growth in popularity of the slowfood movement has made it easier.

“We have been blown away with how busywe’ve been,” Evans said.“We get a lot of greatfeedback from people in the area who havebeen underserved. People have been reallyhappy to have us here.”

Sustainability and locally resourced doesn’tapply only to the food served.The owners ofHewn decided to make the interior of theirshop as unique and as handmade as theirbaked goods.

According to King, the rustic nature of thestore was created to reflect the rustic nature ofthe bread they make.

The walls are made of salvaged metal from an

old barn roof from southern Illinois.The shelvesand counters were made from a local old treefrom Wilmette that had to be cut down; the light-ing was salvaged from an old Wisconsin factorythat had also closed.

Hewn takes pride in presenting warmth withfamiliarity with both food and ambience.

“No matter where you are in the worldbread is always familiar,” King said.

Both Peckish Pig and Hewn will present spe-cial holiday offerings to their menus throughoutthe end of the year.

For Evanston trend-setting entertainment thisseason, head to SPACE.

SPACE will offer a number of holiday concertsthroughout the month of December, including anAmericana holiday rock concert and two specialNew Year’s Eve shows with indie folk duo TheMilk Carton Kids.

The venue, which is adjacent to populareatery Union Pizzera, boasts a lively ambiancewith state-of-the-art technology and has becomea neighborhood favorite.

“SPACE doesn’t fit standard labels suchas jazz club or rock club,” general managerDavid Inman said.“It’s a place where musicfanatics can get closer to their favorite musicand have a uniquely intimate and memorable

experience.”The following performances will take place

in December.Dec. 6: Decembersongs with Amy Speace,

Rod Picott and Wild PoniesDec. 13 and 14: A JOHNNYSWIM ChristmasDec. 18: Harry Shearer and Judith Owen

present Christmas Without TearsDec. 20: The Empty Pockets Rock ‘n Roll

Holiday ConcertDec. 26: Mud Morganfield, son of Muddy

Waters, with Jimmy JohnsonDec. 31: New Year’s Eve with The Milk

Carton Kids

BY MONICA CARTERFor Sun-Times Media

Evanston Dining andEntertainment:

SLOW FOOD and FAST MUSIC

Music fanatics rejoice: Since opening its doors in 2008, SPACE has brought thousands of world-class performances to Evanston audiences. With a rustic and warm ambianceand state-of-the-art technology, the venue has become a favorite among musicians and music fans. Visit evanstonspace.com for more information. | SUPPLIED PHOTO

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Find one-of-a-kind gifts for everyone on your list during theArts+Crafts EXPO, featuring over 100 artists.

November 22 – December 22, 2014Monday – Saturday, 10 am – 4 pm

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EAC Student Expo ~ December 6 – 22Handcrafted items made by our very own Art Center

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