News & Brews - the RoundTable's annual fan appreciation event
Join us for a family-friendly evening of music and refreshment at Skokie’s Sketchbook Brewing Co. to support the Evanston RoundTable.
Date and time
Location
Sketchbook Brewing Co
4901 Main Street Skokie, IL 60077Refund Policy
About this event
Meet your friends and bring the kids for an end-of-summer RoundTable celebration.
Join us for refreshments, live music from Donovan's Garage, and a chance to mingle with RoundTable reporters, neighbors and friends. Support your favorite nonprofit newsroom at this popular annual party taking place this year at Sketchbook’s family-friendly venue in Skokie.
Your paid ticket includes:
• 2 drink tickets
• live jazz from Donovan's Garage
• free entry for kids under 12 with an adult
• a donation to the Evanston RoundTable
• for-purchase food and ice cream
Bringing the family?
Kids under 12 are welcome to attend for FREE with an adult. We do ask that you please register them in the "Add-on" section, so we know how many will be joining us.
Can't attend News & Brews but want to support the RoundTable?
We're always grateful for donations to our nonprofit newsroom.
Our Mission:
For over 25 years, the Evanston RoundTable has provided coverage of local news and events. As Evanston’s only independent, nonprofit newsroom, we are 90% funded by individual donations. Our award-winning reporting advances civic engagement and awareness about issues that matter for the entire community.
Thank you to Romano Wealth Management for sponsoring News & Brews! (Learn more about becoming a sponsor.)
Frequently asked questions
There is free street parking on Main St. and a free public lot on the NE corner of Main St. and Niles Center Rd. Also, Euro Collision (across the street) offers parking in their front lot after 5 pm on weekdays.
Sketchbook features a variety of beers including Pilsners, Lagers, IPAs, Ales, Belgians, Stouts, Fruited Sours, Seltzers, and barrel-aged varieties. Also available are gluten free (GF) cider and nonalcoholic (NA) kombucha on tap, plus cans of soda and lemonade.
The Skokie taproom partners with local restaurants and offers food for purchase via pop-ups and food trucks. You are also welcome to bring your own (BYO) food or order in.
Please visit https://www.sketchbookbrewing.com/skokie-brewery-taproom for information on taking public transportation to Sketchbook.
Absolutely! Kids under 12 are welcome to attend for free with an adult. We'll have some kid-friendly activities to keep everyone amused! Please be sure to register them in the Add-on section.
You may email your question to savanna@evanstonroundtable.com and she'll do her best to get back to you as soon as possible.
As a community-funded newsroom, we are grateful for contributions of any size. You can support us here: https://evanstonroundtable.com/donate/ ... and thank you!