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The New Tradition Chorus sings one of their Virtual Singing Valentines.

The New Tradition Chorus serenades loved ones with Virtual Singing Valentines

February 16, 2021

There’s one thing COVID-19 can’t stop: love. Northbrook-based New Tradition Chorus kept Valentine’s Day traditions alive this year through Virtual Singing Valentines. The group pre-recorded songs...

Noah Toritto’s debut album will be out on music streaming services on March 5. The band created the album over quarantine the past year.

Noah Toritto’s debut album set to release in March

February 11, 2021

Noah Toritto knows fish can’t actually hurt him. But when a friend told him about their phobia of fish, the quirky phrase turned first into Toritto’s mantra, then into the title of his first album....

“The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World AKA the Negro Book of the Dead,” originally written by Suzan-Lori Parks, is about Black love, intergenerational pain and Black joy. It centers around the last Black man in the world, who dies over and over again and explores archetypes of Black America through piercing insight and raucous comedy.

Wirtz presents “The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World AKA the Negro Book of the Dead”

February 11, 2021

When first-year MFA directing student Manna-Symone Middlebrooks was asked to pitch and direct a play for the Wirtz Center, she chose a play about Black love, intergenerational pain and Black joy. “The...

The fourth floor bathroom in Allison Hall. Menendie auditioned for Soul4Real there while avoiding people passing through.

Northwestern students find creative ways to practice a cappella

February 10, 2021

Regenstein Hall of Music, the fourth floor Allison Hall women’s bathroom and a double in Willard Residential College have all been used for the same purpose: to audition for campus a cappella groups...

Evanston Made’s show of emerging Black artists at Backlot Coffee in February. This month, Evanston Made is highlighting local Black artists and their work through their Black Art Drive.

Evanston Made highlights Black artists during Black History Month

February 10, 2021

Evanston Made is highlighting local Black artists through their Black Art Drive, which raises awareness and funds for Black artists. This month, Evanston Made is curating an ongoing list on their website...

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