Joerg Metzner

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Photos: Northwestern K-Dance Spring Fest brings high-energy fun

1 week ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Joerg Metzner

Dancers participate in NU’s third annual K-Dance festival on Friday, May 30 at Fountain Square. Credit: Joerg MetznerNorthwestern’s K-Dance organization filled Fountain Square with a sizable crowd and K-pop blasting for their third annual Spring Fest with interactive dance activities, including a Random Play Dance on Friday, May 30. Dancers participate in NU’s third annual K-Dance festival on Friday, May 30 at Fountain Square.
Picturing Evanston: A festival of cherry pickers

1 week ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Joerg Metzner

Credit: Joerg MetznerComEd utility crews install new equipment, in cherry pickers, on Dodge Avenue, just south of ETHS on Thursday, May 29.
Picturing Evanston: Urban wilderness

1 week ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Joerg Metzner

Credit: Joerg MetznerThe scene on Dempster Street between the Metra and CTA viaducts, where nature is reclaiming its territory, is like something out of an Indiana Jones movie when they stumble upon a hidden civilization.
Photos: Bookman's Alley celebrates mural unveiling

1 week ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Joerg Metzner

Artist Juan A. Cano with the mural he created, on Saturday at Bookman’s Alley. Credit: Joerg MetznerNorthwestern Rotaract invited the community to an event with live music and free food in Bookman’s Alley on Saturday to celebrate the unveiling of a new, Evanston-themed mural by Chicago street artist Juan A. Cano. The mural is sponsored by the Northwestern Student Philanthropy Council, the Northwestern Buffett Institute and Bookmans Alley.
Photos: It's a cold opener for Evanston beaches

2 weeks ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Joerg Metzner

A sunny, but unseasonably cold day on Saturday had beachgoers showing up in down jackets and lifeguards shivering their way through the first shift of swimming season. Temperatures hovered around 60 degrees and Lake Michigan water temperatures are even colder, near 50. The city offers free season beach passes to all residents. Passes are available to households with proof of residency in ZIP codes 60201 or 60202.
Picturing Evanston: Land yacht ahoy!

2 weeks ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Joerg Metzner

On a windy day you can find Ted Glasoe with his remote-controlled model land yacht at the tennis courts in James Park (Dodge Avenue and Oakton Street). He built this model from scratch, and it is equipped with servo motors to swing the sails into the wind and to steer the front wheel. Land yachting is a popular sport on the sandy beaches along the North Sea in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. Pilots ride aboard the full-sized, three-wheeled polyester/fiberglass and metal carts with wing-masts.
Evanston cyclists honor victims in Ride of Silence

2 weeks ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Joerg Metzner

Despite the rain and cold temperatures about 25 cyclists gathered Wednesday at Wheel & Sprocket in downtown Evanston for a Ride of Silence in honor of the many bike riders injured and killed annually in traffic accidents. This was one of hundreds of silent rides internationally. This local silent ride was organized by the Evanston Transit Alliance in collaboration with the Skokie Bike Network. (Click on any image for a full-screen view.)
Highest-ranking transgender officer speaks in Evanston

2 weeks ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Joerg Metzner

U.S. Space Force Col. Bree Fram, one of the highest ranking out transgender officers in the United States military, spoke to the importance of inclusivity in the military on Tuesday at the Dawes House. Bree Fram is an astronautical engineer, author, podcaster and active duty colonel. At a small reception before her lecture, Fram signed copies of With Valor and Visibility, a book she helped edit. The talk was presented by the Pritzker Military Museum and Library.
Photos: YEA! Fest showcases young Evanston artists

2 weeks ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Joerg Metzner

The YEA! (Young Evanston Artists) Festival drew art aficionados and proud parents to Raymond Park on Saturday, as art from students at the city’s public, private and parochial schools enjoyed its moment in the sun. The long-running YEA! Festival is now part of the nonprofit Open Studio Project’s portfolio of programs.
Evanston Garden Fair at Ackerman Park: A thriving community event

2 weeks ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Joerg Metzner

The civic-minded Lincolnwood Garden Club of Evanston has been around for over 95 years, and as in previous years, it held its annual Evanston Garden Fair at Ackerman Park on Central Street and McDaniel Avenue. Perennial plants, grown by the garden club’s members, were ready to find new homes for a small price, and master gardeners were on hand to dispense advice. Besides perennials, there were herbs, vegetables, and planted container pots on sale.