Teenage brains aren’t broken, they’re ready to flourish
March 6, 2026
Before spring break arrives, see Danceworks 2026, hear from three student ensembles in one concert and more. Here’s what to add to your calendar. As always, all are welcome!
Arts meets research
Join a multidisciplinary exploration of artist LaToya Ruby Frazier’s “Flint is Family” series, which addresses the Flint, Mich., water crisis. A curator will lead a discussion of Frazier’s photographs, then Weinberg’s Sera Young, McCormick’s Julius Lucks and members of their research groups will share how water contamination affects Chicago and the rapid tests they’ve developed to detect lead in drinking water.
The discussion is at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, in The Living Room, The Block Museum of Art, 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston. Register here.
Contemplation and connection
The University of Manitoba’s Michael Yellow Bird, a member of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, presents “The Power of Ceremony: Indigenous Contemplative Practices, Neurodecolonization, Brain Ecology, and the Medicine Wheel.” In this talk, he will use Indigenous wisdom and Western science to show how Indigenous contemplative approaches can create important changes in the brain and body.
The talk is at 12:45 p.m. on Thursday, March 12, in the Arch Room, Norris University Center, 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston. Register here.
Moving together
Danceworks 2026 gathers choreographers, dancers and audiences to ask what it means to move together in a time of unraveling. Can collective movement — breathing, sweating, grieving in rhythm — forge something beyond mere survival? Through choreography and improvisation, the performances explore the radical act of showing up, in all our differences, when everything tells us to retreat.
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 13, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, and 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 15, in Josephine Louis Theater, 20 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston. Buy tickets.
Cheer on the ’Cats
Lacrosse looks to add to its winning record as the team faces off against Ohio State.
The ’Cats play at noon on Sunday, March 15, in Ryan Fieldhouse, 2333 Campus Drive, Evanston. Buy tickets.
A musical trifecta
The Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble and University Chorale join together for a performance of “Serenade to Music” by Ralph Vaughan Williams, as well as works by Felix Mendelssohn and Joseph Haydn.
The concert is at 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 15, in Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston. Buy tickets.
