FROM AROUND THE WORLD
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Two Edgewater Theaters Awarded Grants Through ComEd Arts Initiative
October 3, 2018In an effort to increase access to the arts and strengthen local communities, ComEd recently awarded 17 non-profit arts organizations throughout northern Illinois substantial grants through their Powering the Arts Program.…
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Steep Theatre To Open Cabaret Lounge In Adjoining Storefront
April 20, 2018Steep Theatre Company at 1115 W Berwyn Ave is capitalizing on its continued success by expanding into the adjacent storefront to the East of the venue offering an additional space for…
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Edgewater Arts Festival Gears Up For Its Fifth Year
August 31, 2017The Edgewater Arts Festival has announced its dates and agenda for this year’s event. The fest will be entering its fifth year hoping to continue the growing popularity and attendance.…
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Edgewater Theaters Sell Over 51,000 Tickets In 2016, Panel Discussion Created To Talk About Local Impact
April 4, 2017Edgewater has become a vibrant community focused on the arts. With many companies choosing the area as their home, the storefront theater scene here has evolved into 22 different stages…
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Raven Theatre’s Daring New Play Tackles Sensitive Racial Themes In 19th Century London
October 21, 2016If the shortest connection between two points is a straight line, then consider the complexities that can ensue if more than two well-drawn points are allowed to exist on the…
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Steep’s Ambitious New Play Focuses On Murder In A Small Town
October 13, 2016Stories told in reverse may be worth reviewing. But it’s the handling that matters most of all. When Bobbie Clearly, the main character of the Steep Theatre play with the…
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Feminism, Politics And A Sarah Palin Type Candidate Clash In Rivendell’s “Grizzly Mama”
October 3, 2016Contrasts aren’t always depicted starkly. Sometimes they take time to become clear. “Grizzly Mama,” Rivendell Theatre Ensemble’s latest play, may aptly address a past political election, starting its first act…
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2016 Edgewater Arts Fair Grows Significantly With 60% Attendance Increase
September 30, 2016One thing Edgewater is largely known for in Chicago is its ever-growing arts community. With local art galleries, creative businesses and a thriving theatre scene taking hold, it is no wonder…
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Edgewater’s Diverse Art Scene Continues To Attract People To Live And Work In The Area
September 22, 2016Edgewater’s cultural diversity is well established. Yet its arts festivals are just as inclusive. Case in point: The Edgewater Arts Festival, scheduled for this weekend, Sept. 24-25. The annual festival…
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Vacant Blue Buddha Space On Granville To Remain Art-Focused With Chicago Mosaic School Opening
August 11, 2016With thirteen years under their belt, Blue Buddha Boutique at 1127 W. Granville Ave. in Edgewater sadly closed its doors earlier this year. The space suddenly had a void where an energetic arts…
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Edgewater Gets New 119-Seat Theatre On Broadway
March 29, 2016A highly anticipated new theatre has transformed the storefront at 5451 N. Broadway Ave. Its debut show, The Hound of the Baskervilles presented by Idle Muse Company kicked-off the new theatre on…
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Timeline Theatre Awarded Huge $625,000 Grant
February 18, 2016It has been quite an amazing and successful year for Timeline Theatre. It was back in August that the announcement was made about the theater’s future home at the old…
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Jackalope Theatre Announces Big Changes Including New Artistic Director
January 22, 2016A number of changes have been announced at Jackalope Theatre Co., 1106 W. Thorndale Ave., in Edgewater. Gus Menary, one of the theatre’s founding members, will be its new artistic…
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Edgewater Theater Hero! Steep’s Peter Moore.
December 8, 2015After New Jersey native Peter Moore graduated from Bowdoin College in Maine, he decided to move to Chicago to pursue his love of acting. What attracted him to our city was its substantial…
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New Community Industrial Arts And Design Center Opens
May 13, 2015It used to be the headquarters of a radio manufacturer that was founded in 1918. Thanks to a crowdfunding campaign almost a century later, the building located at 6433 N.…
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