Monday, July 2, 2012
Local and not-so-local talent abounds around town.
I never really appreciated music until I moved to Evanston. Without going into graphic detail, I’ll admit that my playlists have always been filled with more pop songs than I care to identify. Music was something I merely listened to and sang along with. It wasn’t something I appreciated. Living in Evanston, however, has changed my outlook. My daughter takes piano lessons at The Musical Offering and my sons are in a band (together! Who knew?) at Boocoo. One plays drums and the other plays bass guitar. As I witness each of my children grow up while developing musical skills I never acquired, I've come to see how many opportunities Evanston offers to soak up the talents of so many brilliant musicians around town. A prime example: how …
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Society for the Preservation of Art & Culture in Evanston
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Monday, January 24, 2011
What would Amy Chua say?
The Girl Scouts of Evanston wrap up their cookie sales this week (WHAT? You missed it?). I sent an email reminder to the parents and caregivers of the troop I co-lead, reminding them not only to send their girls to school with their cookie order forms but, more importantly, stressing that it’s NOT a competition about who sells the most cookies. “We’re all raising money for one troop,” my email said. Evanston dad Jeff Libman called later to respond to my email. He jokingly referred to the fact that Amy Chua would never send an email like that. “Amy who?” I asked. “Amy Chua. The one who wrote Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother.” “Oh, right, the intense Chinese mom who made her kids practice music six hours a day?” I said (or something to …
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Someone You Should Know.
Next time you find yourself in downtown Evanston on a Friday around lunchtime, make a point to stop by Potbelly's at 630 Davis Street. Jeff Libman's likely to be playing acoustic guitar and singing songs to coax you into your weekend. Jeff's an Evanstonian you really ought to know. Taken right from his website, www.JeffLibman.com: Jeff began playing guitar at the age of seven in a house full of piano players. He recorded his first song, Burt Bacharach's, The Look of Love, a year later. Outside of his role as Huck Finn in Tom Sawyer, his 5th grade play, there were only limited stints of singing and guitar playing for many years. "I was busy doing other things," he said. And he was. After college, Jeff lived in New York City, where he …
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Potbelly's Sandwich Works
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suzanne muscato
6:29 pm on Monday, January 24, 2011
According to their friends, Amy Chua's children are extremely well adjusted young women and caring peers. Her style of parenting would not be right for my family, as I am a bit too lazy. However, it does seem to work for her and her clan. I also suspect that she has exaggerated her rigidity somewhat in order to create the level of controversy that sells books. BTW, I am always a bit humored by … more ›