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Award-Winning Author Recalls Evanston Boyhood
Evanston RoundTable, May 18,2017 For Charles Johnson, Evanston was a great place to grow up. The multi-award-winning author and winner of a MacArthur “Genius Grant” was born in 1948 (“on
Shostakovich’s Fifth
Evanston RoundTable, May 4, 2017 Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and Mahler all wrote great Fifth Symphonies. Shostakovich’s was something else: a plea for redemption and a window to the terrorism that was
Michael Gibson Reflects on 42 Years with the Evanston Post Office
Evanston RoundTable, Nov. 5, 2015 After more than four decades working in the Evanston Post Office, Michael Gibson, the steady and beloved fixture behind the window at 1929 Central St.,
Trash Busters
Evanston RoundTable, April 20, 2017 April 22 is Clean Up, Evanston! Day. It’s a worthy and necessary admonition because litter is, unfortunately, everywhere: on the streets, in the parks, under
Bad Habits
Evanston RoundTable, April 6, 2017 We are all creatures of habit. Habits permeate our daily life, so much so that we don’t even realize the extent of their hold on
Viola Lesson
Evanston RoundTable, March 23, 2017 “Hi, come in, nice to finally meet you,” Karen said at the door. “Let me take your coat.” I was excited about my new viola
The Four E’s
Evanston RoundTable, March 9, 2017 Schools do a good job teaching the basics – history and civics and science and the famous Three R’s: reading, ’riting, and ’rithmetic. But those
Knowing History
Evanston RoundTable, Feb. 23, 2017 How odd it is to be born in the middle of time. We learn from cosmology that the universe is 13.7 billion years old, and
Making Music, Staying Active at 90
Evanston RoundTable, Feb. 9, 2017 “I have no words of wisdom, except to stay active and positive,” Gloria Boyell said about recently reaching her 90th birthday, a milestone remarkable for