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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


An exhibit displaying Shakespearean design elements will start at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center on April 10.  The collection was organized to celebrate 400 years since the playwrights death.

Evanston commemorates 400 years since Shakespeare’s death with design exhibit

April 7, 2016

A&E When William Shakespeare’s works were first performed four centuries ago, electricity hadn’t yet been invented. However, to commemorate 400 years since the famed playwright’s death, the...

A volunteer with the Evanston Animal Shelter walks a dog near the shelter’s grounds. The shelter will hold a gala Saturday as a way to fundraise and strengthen community ties.

Evanston Animal Shelter gala seeks to highlight community engagement

February 5, 2016

At a gala this weekend, the Evanston Animal Shelter hopes to not just raise money, but celebrate how far it has come in the past few months, members of the organization that runs the shelter said. The...

Cast members of Evanston’s 2nd Act Players prepare for their production of “Remembrance.” The play, which explores how people remember dead loved ones, will be performed with changes since the last performance at the Winnetka Community House.

2nd Act Players debut revised version of “Remembrance”

January 28, 2016

A&E Major celebrities and historical figures may be remembered forever, but ArLynn Leiber Presser’s play “Remembrance” explores what happens to everyday people once there is no one left on...

Art exhibit celebrating Black History Month to open at Noyes Cultural Arts Center

January 24, 2016

A new art exhibit celebrating Black History Month is set to open Jan. 31 at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center. The exhibit, titled “Justice for Peace,” was curated by Evanston resident Fran Joy,...

Cast members Gina Palmer, Bryan Jansyn, Bailey Lawrence and John Frank (Medill ’76) rehearse a scene from “Boys in the Basement.” The show, put on by the 2nd Act Players, opens on Nov. 6 at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center.

Local theater group to premiere play on divorce

November 4, 2015

A&E John Frank (Medill ’76) wrote a play exploring divorce from the perspective of men after having his own experience with it. A new Evanston theater group, 2nd Act Players, will premiere...

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