The Flat Five w/ Paul Cebar at Sketchbook Brewing in Skokie

Tickets go on-sale to the general public Friday, May 21, at 10am CT

Space x Sketchbook Brewing Co. present a weekend of socially distanced outdoor concerts at Sketchbook's Skokie location. Enjoy craft beer, local fare from food trucks, and music from beloved Chicago artists.

Sketchbook Brewing was founded in 2014 in Evanston and expanded to this Skokie location in 2020. A craft brewery who believe beer is art, Sketchbook is proud of its robust membership program (almost 600 strong), its wide variety of beers, and its community-forward approach. A patio and lawn improvement project (May/June 2021) is transforming their outdoor space to a must-see new-world beer garden.

A detailed email will go out to all ticket holders the week of the event with updated information + an FAQ.

• These outdoor shows are being sold to a limited capacity to allow for guests to distance as they see fit.
• These events are 21+ unless accompanied by a parent or guardian.
• Masks will be required for those who are unvaccinated, unless actively eating or drinking. Thanks for your help in observing that request.
• The stage will be in front of the loading dock with some scattered clusters of first-come, first-served chairs. There will be plenty of room to stand beyond that.
• Chairs will be available for any guests requiring seating and the location of the event is ADA accessible.
• Food and drink will be available for purchase on-site.
• Outside food and beverage is not permitted, except for one sealed bottle of water per guest or an empty container to fill with water.
• Smoking is not permitted inside of the event space.
• Weapons, coolers, umbrellas, tents, and pets are not permitted.
• Event parking is available at the former St. Peter’s School, located at 8140 Niles Center Road, an 8-minute walk to the concert venue.
• The location ( is extremely accessible by bike, located directly adjacent to the Skokie Valley Trail. The CTA Yellow Line is also a short walk up the trail to the Sketchbook location.
• These shows are rain or shine.

The Flat Five is a Chicago-based pop vocal super-group — Kelly Hogan, Nora O’Connor, Scott Ligon, Casey McDonough, Alex Hall — made of five in-demand musicians who individually spend much of their time touring and recording with bands like Neko Case, NRBQ, The Decemberists, Andrew Bird, Mavis Staples, Iron and Wine, Jakob Dylan, Robbie Fulks, Alejandro Escovedo, The New Pornographers, J.D. McPherson and many other heavy hitters. These five folks stay very, very busy. Yet for the past ten years, these shameless harmony junkies came together, like a moth to a porchlight, to make music as The Flat Five. Purely for the love of singing together. For the mother-effing fun of it.

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