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Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at 2:23 pm by Nat SilvermanCity seeks grant for performing arts center study
Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at 11:46 am by Bill SmithThe Evanston City Council voted Monday to seek a $50,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to conduct a feasibility study of converting a portion of the old Varsity Theater downtown into a performing arts center.
The grant would require a $50,000 local match, which the city plans to take from funds in the Washington National tax increment financing district.
Ice rink developer search approved
Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at 10:37 am by Bill SmithEvanston aldermen Monday voted to invite potential developers apply for the job of building and operating a new recreation center in Crown Park.
The aldermen also chose Alderman Don Wilson, whose 4th Ward includes the park, and Aldermen Lionel Jean-Baptiste, 2nd Ward, and Coleen Burrus, 9th Ward, whose wards adjoin the park, as members of a committee to oversee the project.
Dance Marathon raises $854K
Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at 7:08 am by Northwestern NewsMore than 1,000 Northwestern University students danced for 30 straight hours at Norris University Center in the 36th annual Dance Marathon over the weekend, netting $854,396 in total gifts and in-kind donations.
Yummy! 'Lost recipes found'
Monday, March 1, 2010, at 12:21 pm by Bill Smith
Evanston freelance writer Monica Rogers says she's launched her new Lost Recipes Found website.
Rogers, who freelances for the Chicago Tribune and on occasion for Evanston Now, has built her interest in favorite recipes from restaurants that have gone out of business, and in other food favorites from the past, into the new website.
Fridge cakes from the '40s, recipes from restaurants that closed long ago, old-fashioned sweets and stews, everybody's got a "lost" recipe they truly miss, Rogers says, and her site seeks to help find and revive the best of them.
Young artists join 'Art Under Glass' show
Friday, February 26, 2010, at 5:30 pm by Laura FolklFor the first time since its inception last June, Art Under Glass, which fills unoccupied storefront windows with the work of local artists, includes Evanston youth in its new exhibit.
Teens rehearse for Brillianteen show
Friday, February 26, 2010, at 11:37 am by Nancy Cunniff
Brillianteen, the McGaw YMCA’s theatrical tradition, will present “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” for its 59th annual production next month.
Who are these people?
Wednesday, February 24, 2010, at 3:58 pm by Marian Kurz 
Cast members of the McGaw YMCA's Brillianteen show from days gone by will return to the stage Saturday, March 13, for an alumni revue performance at 7:30 p.m. at King Lab School, 2424 Lake St.
City arts award winners named
Friday, February 19, 2010, at 2:28 pm by Bill SmithThe Actors Gymnasium and the founder of Literature for All of Us will receive Evanston's annual award for the arts next Friday during the state of the city luncheon sponsored by the Evanston Chamber of Commerce.
The Actors Gymnasium, founded in 1995, is a school for circus and performing arts dedicated to the education and development of multi-skilled, physical-theatre artists.
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