With live music playing in the background and spring temperatures in the mid-60s, people strolled up and down the Main-Dempster Mile on Thursday for the second annual Evanston Arts & Craft Beverage Crawl. Co-hosted by local art nonprofit Evanston Made and the Main-Dempster Mile, the event celebrated Evanston businesses, serving locally brewed craft drinks and.
More than 30 businesses lined the Main-Dempster Mile to showcase pottery, paintings, sculptures and sketches at the boozy Arts and Craft Beverage Crawl on Thursday evening. The event celebrated Evanston’s recuperating commercial district following COVID-19-related business shutdowns. All ticket proceeds from the crawl benefited Evanston Made, a nonprofit arts organization focused on uplifting Evanston artists.