The Old Lady Project (OLP), a City of Evanston Parks and Recreation program, supported in part by the Illinois Art Council, a state agency, and founded by Angela Allyn and Joan Mazzonelli, encourages play or musical and screenplay development for female-identifying characters over age 50, a demographic mostly unseen in mainstream media.
An exhibit of art quilts and art cloths by Evanstonian Maggie Weiss runs through May 21 in the First Floor Gallery of the Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 907
“What’s made me a photographer is awe and love of the visual world," writes Suzanne Seed as part of an exhibit in Evanston’s Noyes Cultural Arts Center.
Weinberg freshman Cathy Apolot confidently stepped up to the stage — a small makeshift lectern in front of a few seats filled with attendees — and began to proudly recite her poem off of her iPhone. Apolot was performing at Noyes Cultural Arts Center’s “Word Salad” second-ever spoken word open mic on Friday. Northwestern and.
A mannequin sported a vintage dress embroidered with spiderwebs and a multicolor argyle cardigan. Hanging next to a nearby Princess Anna dress, a custom “Hellfire Club” t-shirt with iron-on patches, inspired by “Stranger Things,” sat on display. These pieces were just a selection of those at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center’s Costume Swap and Showcase.