Around 200 people, dressed in colorful lehengas, kurtas and formal attire, danced to Bollywood and Bhajan music at Northwestern’s South Asian Students Alliance Garba celebration Friday. Garba is a form of dance originating from Gujarat, India, traditionally performed during Navratri, a nine-day...
Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club partnered with Main-Dempster Mile to host the Welcome Back to Main Street Fall Fest on Sunday, a celebration of Main Street that reintroduced the community to its local business after three years of construction. The event featured an array of fall festivities on both the 500 and 700 blocks of Main Street, including chair massages, live music, pumpkin crafting, other arts activities and booths from local businesses and artists. Vendors such as Firehouse Grill and Belgian Chocolatier Piron catered for the attendees. Main Street has experienced near-constant construction in the past few years, including roadway resurfacing, streetscape improvements and...
