Arts & Entertainment

Evanston Announces 2012 Mayor's Award for the Arts

RHINO Poetry and Penny Rotheiser will both be recognized at the Evanston Chamber of Commerce/ State of the City luncheon on March 8.

 

An Evanston-based poetry journal and literary website, and an Evanston resident will receive the 2012 Mayor’s Award for the Arts, which recognizes contributions to the community through excellence in the arts, according to a press release. 

RHINO Poetry, an award-winning poetry journal and literary website, was founded some 37 years ago and acts as a poetry hub, serving and nurturing emerging and established writers and their readers. The all-volunteer organization hosts free monthly workshops at the Evanston Public Library, a poetry reading series at the Brothers K Coffee House and a host of other events.

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Penny Rotheiser will be recognized for her commitment to and work for the Evanston arts community since 1998. The Evanston resident spent her professional life in broadcasting and journalism, working for ABC-TV in Chicago and handling publicity for Mr. Kelly's and London House nightclubs. Later, she served as Director of Publicity for Phil Donahue's internationally syndicated show. Rotheiser was president of the Associates Board of Apple Tree Theatre in Highland Park and served two terms on the Evanston Arts Council. Her most significant contribution at the Arts Council was restructuring the Arts and Business Committee, where she helped create Backstage Evanston, Art Under Glass, the evanstonartsbuzz.com website, the Arts Leadership Award and the Cultural Arts in Evanston brochure.

Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl will present the award to RHINO Poetry and Penny Rotheiser at the Evanston Chamber of Commerce/ State of the City luncheon on March 8.

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