• 1. Where to Stay
• 2. Where to Eat
• 3. What to Do
• 4. Insider’s Tip
• 5. An Oddball Day

(Photo: Courtesy of Actor's Gymnasium)

If you’ve ever wished for an actor’s onstage physicality, consider taking a class at the Actors Gymnasium at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center in Evanston. Founded in part by a theater critic, a circus performer, and a founding member of the Lookingglass Theatre, classes (many available on a drop-in basis) run the gamut from stage combat to clowning to circus arts. After learning how to juggle or ascend a swath of silk, take a calming walk through Noyes’ two free art galleries. Then get a well-earned pulled-pork sandwich or a bowl of poblano corn chowder at nearby Kim’s Kitchen.

Published on March 21, 2007 as a web exclusive.