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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Anthony Lewellen’s  finished mural on Church Street and Maple Street. The public work was completed in late September.

Chicago artists paint food-inspired murals in downtown Evanston underpass

October 2, 2018

Residents passing through Evanston will be greeted with bright splashes of color to brighten their commutes, thanks to the addition of two new murals to a downtown underpass. The murals, located on...

The Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes St. The nonprofit Art Encounter will honor one of its founders, Joanna Pinsky, at a gala Sunday.

Nonprofit Art Encounter to honor one of its founders at 40-year anniversary gala

May 3, 2018

Most days after dinner, Joanna Pinsky works in her studio until midnight, creating images of the Cuban national hero José Martí and architectural fragments that will eventually float on walls of galleries. Pinsky...

Community members gather at Evanston Mural Arts Program’s launch event. Lea Pinsky, one of the overseers of the initiative, said two murals are already completed and three are in progress.

Visual art nonprofit launches Evanston Mural Arts Program

October 13, 2017

Some overlooked spaces in Evanston will soon get a makeover, trading beige walls for colorful compositions as artists paint abstract murals for a local art initiative. Art Encounter, a visual art outreach...

Next Theatre Company closes after financial troubles

November 10, 2014

Evanston nonprofit Next Theatre Company closed Monday after years of financial trouble put the theater in significant debt to the city. The company, which operated of the Noyes Cultural Arts Center,...

Ald. Coleen Burrus (9th) presides over a meeting of the Human Services Committee, which she chairs. The committee voted to allow Next Theatre Company, which is more than two years behind on its rent, to continue to operate out of the Noyes Cultural Arts Center for its upcoming season.

Aldermen allow Next Theatre to operate through upcoming season despite debt

July 8, 2014

Aldermen voted Monday to allow Next Theatre Company, which is more than two years late on lease payments to the city, to stay in the Noyes Cultural Arts Center for its upcoming season. The committee...

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