Eat Pizza and Do Good: Fill up at Evanston Rotary's PIZZA FEST on May 13

Pizza lovers from near and far are invited to the Evanston Rotary's annual Pizza Fest.

Come eat pizza for Evanston kids! 

When: Tuesday, May 13 from 4:30-8:30 p.m.


Where: Giordano's of Evanston, 1527 Chicago Av., Evanston 

Cost: $20/adult and $15/child at the door, but you can get your tickets for less if you go online.


The menu includes all the cheese, veggie, and cheese and sausage thin crust pizza you can eat, plus soft drinks. Beer and wine will cost extra.


Celebrities and Rotarians will be serving up the pizza and drinks. Evanston's own, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky and broadcaster Art Norman have signed on, as well as some generous NU coaches. Stay tuned for more details.


Pizza Fest is just one of the ways Evanston Rotary and its charitable fund raise money to support youth-focused projects and non-profits in Evanston. 

This year's beneficiaries include Y.O.U. of Evanston, Childcare Network of Evanston, Evanston Day Nursery, Infant Welfare Society of Evanston and Evanston's Youth Job Center.

For image of last year's Pizza Fest fun, check out Evanston Rotary's Facebook page.


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Full disclosure: I am a Rotarian. I joined more than 4 years ago and am enjoying it. Our club includes some of the most substantial, funny, talented, community-oriented people I've ever met.

Shawn Colvin at SPACE in April

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Thought you'd want to know.

She's not just a wonderful musician, but funny too.

Meet Catherine Johns, author of Show Up and Shine, October 24

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I think I'm okay in the way I conduct myself with clients and potential clients, but I know I can do better. When you're "swinging for the fences", like I am these days, who couldn't stand to double back and reconsider how they present themselves in public. 

That's why I think getting to know Catherine Johns, buying her book, learning from her, going to her events and doing everything short of stalking her is worthwhile.

Catherine will be signing her book, Show Up and Shine, and discussing practical, concrete ways, how to use your body and your voice to create a correct impression at Heaven Meets Earth studio in Evanston next Thursday night, October 24.

Now's your chance to meet Catherine. She's had a good influence on me already.

Photo by Leslie Bohm.

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Made this pic during some PORTRAIT FUN after Sunday's BizPics shoot at Creative Coworking. 

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Lucy Smith releases Autumn in Augusta, celebrate October 15

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A regular at Evanston's Starlight Concerts, Lucy Smith invites us to celebrate the release of her new album--Autumn in Augusta--with her Tuesday October 15, in downtown Chicago.

July 4, 1955 :: Central Street, Evanston

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Dedicated to Hillary Bean, the Evanston Fourth of July Association and                                                                             
                  all the talent, paid and unpaid, that makes the parade great.                                                                                                            

BizPics: Headshots for Business and PORTRAIT FUN at Creative Coworking Sunday

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No one gets out of a BizPics shoot without making at least one picture
just for the fun of it. Kari McLean went for it.