Congratulations to all who completed the Evanston Running Club’s Chili Run, the first of its kind since March 2020. In this four-mile run, runners must predict their finishing times.
Fog poured through Northwestern’s campus on Wednesday. Check out these photos by Northwestern senior Nick Hughes.
To kick off Earth Month, five local organizations collaborated to host a celebration for the whole community. More than 200 people registered for the free Friday event, hosted at the Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse.
The Earth Month party on April 1 boasted art-making, games, music and drinks. (Photo by Adina Keeling) 
Evanston Made, a nonprofit arts organization, invited local artists to set up tables within the Warehouse to create and showcase their sustainable art. Local artist Lisa Plefka Haskin makes on coasters from tiles and old stamps. (Photo by Adina Keeling) 
Maja Belletti decorates a pin. (Photo by Adina Keeling) 
Community members made stickers from old National Geographic books. (Photo by Adina Keeling) 
The sticker-making station attracted eager artists. (Photo by Adina Keeling) 
Mary De Jong peers through a device that helps artists trace still objects. (Photo by Adina Keeling) 
Kentaro Cooper shows off art he made from repurposed plastic bags. (Photo by Adina Keeling) 
DJ Kate Walsh plays lively music. (Photo by Adina Keeling) 
Community members could shop at the WasteShed Evanston. (Photo by Adina Keeling) 
Bartender Will Robinson whips up fancy cocktails. (Photo by Adina Keeling) 
Robinson pours a drink. (Photo by Adina Keeling) 
“We just really want people to rally around sustainability,” said Valerie Kahan, cofounder and creative director at the Art Maker’s Outpost. (Photo by Adina Keeling)
A small group gathered Friday evening at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center for Word Salad, an open mic night where writers could read selections of their poetry and prose. Six writers took to the mic to share their pieces.
