http://evanstonroundtable.com en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 14:18:21 GMT http://evanstonroundtable.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7302 Deborah Brown, a "green burial" advocate, outlined environmentally responsible burial practices in a panel discussion at the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation of Evanston on May 16. Art & Life Fri, 24 May 2013 18:43:00 GMT http://evanstonroundtable.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7296 A listing of closures during the Memorial Day weekend. Art & Life Thu, 23 May 2013 15:06:00 GMT http://evanstonroundtable.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7295 The Community Challenge program sponsored by NICOR gas ended on April 30, and on May 20, the YWCA Evanston/North Shore received a check for $23,500. Art & Life Thu, 23 May 2013 15:02:00 GMT http://evanstonroundtable.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7294 As movie titles go, “Mud” is a little misleading, because it shines a spotlight on the wrong character. Mud is a drifter on the run from the law, hiding out on a small island off the Mississippi River in rural Arkansas. Art & Life Thu, 23 May 2013 14:59:00 GMT http://evanstonroundtable.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7293 Nancy Richler’s book “The Imposter Bride” was a shortlist nominee in 2012 for the Giller Prize, a prestigious award given for literary fiction to a Canadian author each year. It is an emotional novel about a young Jewish woman who emigrates to Montreal in 1946. Art & Life Thu, 23 May 2013 14:56:00 GMT http://evanstonroundtable.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7289 A season token or daily pass is required for beach admission during operating hours. One token or daily pass is required per person. A season token is valid for the entire beach season. Through June 14, beach hours will from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. From June 15 through Sept. 2 (Labor Day), beach hours will be from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Art & Life Thu, 23 May 2013 14:37:00 GMT http://evanstonroundtable.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7288 Residents are invited to sign up for  a free memory screening, conducted by Northwestern University’s Speech, Language, and Learning Clinic and offered in partnership with North Shore Village. Art & Life Thu, 23 May 2013 14:35:00 GMT http://evanstonroundtable.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7287  “Help, Hope, Healing After Trauma” is the theme of the Naomi Ruth Cohen Institute (NRCI) for Mental Health Education at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology’s (TCSPP) 12th annual community conference, to be held 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. on June 2 at Beth Emet The Free Synagogue, 1224 Dempster St. Art & Life Thu, 23 May 2013 14:34:00 GMT http://evanstonroundtable.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7286 Three Crowns Park in northwest Evanston is setting a challenge for Senior Race-Against-Hate runners.  Art & Life Thu, 23 May 2013 14:32:00 GMT http://evanstonroundtable.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7285 Evanstonians Rick Kinnebrew and Martha Meyer write plays for children as part of their work at Evanston Public Library.  Art & Life Thu, 23 May 2013 14:28:00 GMT http://evanstonroundtable.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7283 Parents who want to encourage their teens to be innovative once school lets out – programming a robot, for example, or trying out the latest technology offered by a 3-D printer – should consider the Evanston Public Library (EPL) as the spot for science. Art & Life Thu, 23 May 2013 14:11:00 GMT http://evanstonroundtable.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7266 Second-term state representative Robyn Gabel of Evanston is lead sponsor of an urban composting bill, House Bill 2335, that is drawing out-of-state attention since last month’s passage in the Illinois House. Rep. Gabel says she plans to build on this success in her capacity as chair of the Human Services Committee. Art & Life Wed, 22 May 2013 20:31:00 GMT http://evanstonroundtable.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7264 High school students in Evanston can get paid while they learn about business. The Youth Entrepreneurship Summer or YES! Camp, which began last summer as a pilot program for 20 youth, is coming back to Evanston this summer. Art & Life Wed, 22 May 2013 20:28:00 GMT http://evanstonroundtable.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7263 The “Career Pathways to Sustainable Employment” program is a collaboration between the City of Evanston and Youth Job Center to bring training, education and employment to under-skilled youth, aged 18-25. The program began last October, 17 youth have enrolled, 14 completed subsidized internships, five completed certification programs and seven more are close to completing a certification program. Ten are now working in permanent, full time jobs. Art & Life Wed, 22 May 2013 20:24:00 GMT http://evanstonroundtable.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7262 A small customer steps through the door of The Pony Shop, 1224 Chicago Ave., and his eyes light up. He sees bicycles everywhere ...  Art & Life Wed, 22 May 2013 20:18:00 GMT