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DeKalb/NIU Art Walk draws attention to cultural venues

Jazz singer Alexis Adams performs Thursday with the NIU Jazz Orchestra at the Egyptian Theatre in DeKalb. The even was part of the inaugural DeKalb/NIU Art Walk in DeKalb. The event, put on by the DeKalb Area Arts Council, featured art of various mediums spread out among more than 25 venues. (Matthew Apgar)

Jazz singer Alexis Adams performs Thursday with the NIU Jazz Orchestra at the Egyptian Theatre in DeKalb. The even was part of the inaugural DeKalb/NIU Art Walk in DeKalb. The event, put on by the DeKalb Area Arts Council, featured art of various mediums spread out among more than 25 venues. (Matthew Apgar)

Ballerina Aubrey Diedrich of DeKalb, 11, performs Thursday at Dance Dimensions during the DeKalb/NIU Art Walk in DeKalb. The event, put on by the DeKalb Area Arts Council, featured art of various mediums spread out among more than 25 venues. (Matthew Apgar)

Daerielle Amber of the Pleasant Street Players performs on guitar Thursday at the DeKalb Area Women's Center during the DeKalb/NIU Art Walk. The event, put on by the DeKalb Area Arts Council, featured art of various mediums spread out among more than 25 venues. (Matthew Apgar)

Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com DeKalb Area Women's Center Gallery Director Anna Marie Coveny of DeKalb points out her favorite David Bythewood hat on display at the DeKab Area Women's Center during the first annual DeKalb/NIU Art Walk on Thursday, October 06, 2016 in DeKalb. The event, put on by the DeKalb Area Arts Council, featured art of various mediums spread out through 26 venues. (Matthew Apgar)

Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Ballerina Aubrey Diedrich of DeKalb, 11, performs at Dance Dimensions during the first annual DeKalb/NIU Art Walk on Thursday, October 06, 2016 in DeKalb. The event, put on by the DeKalb Area Arts Council, featured art of various mediums spread out through 26 venues. (Matthew Apgar)

Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Members of the NIU Jazz Orchestra perform at the Egyptian Theatre on Thursday, October 06, 2016 in DeKalb. The event, put on by the DeKalb Area Arts Council, featured art of various mediums spread out through 26 venues. (Matthew Apgar)

Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Reggie Thomas conducts the NIU Jazz Orchestra at the Egyptian Theatre on Thursday, October 06, 2016 in DeKalb. The event, put on by the DeKalb Area Arts Council, featured art of various mediums spread out through 26 venues. (Matthew Apgar)

Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com DeKalb Area Women's Center Gallery Director Anna Marie Coveny of DeKalb points out her favorite David Bythewood hat on display at the DeKab Area Women's Center during the first annual DeKalb/NIU Art Walk on Thursday, October 06, 2016 in DeKalb. The event, put on by the DeKalb Area Arts Council, featured art of various mediums spread out through 26 venues. (Matthew Apgar)

Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Daerielle Amber of the Pleasant Street Players performs on guitar at the DeKalb Area Women's Center during the first annual DeKalb/NIU Art Walk on Thursday, October 06, 2016 in DeKalb. The event, put on by the DeKalb Area Arts Council, featured art of various mediums spread out through 26 venues. (Matthew Apgar)

Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Jeremy Foy of Des Plains shapes clay on a wheel at Sharp Architects during the first annual DeKalb/NIU Art Walk on Thursday, October 06, 2016 in DeKalb. The event, put on by the DeKalb Area Arts Council, featured art of various mediums spread out through 26 venues. (Matthew Apgar)

Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Hats from David Bythewood's collection are on display at the DeKalb Area Women's Center during the first annual DeKalb/NIU Art Walk on Thursday, October 06, 2016 in DeKalb. The event, put on by the DeKalb Area Arts Council, featured art of various mediums spread out through 26 venues. (Matthew Apgar)

Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Ballerinas (from front:) Emily Munz of DeKalb, 13, Sydney DuBois of Sycamore, 11, Cierra Lizer of DeKalb, 13, Aubrey Diedrich of DeKalb, 11, and Lily Slater of DeKalb, 13, perform at Dance Dimensions during the first annual DeKalb/NIU Art Walk on Thursday, October 06, 2016 in DeKalb. The event, put on by the DeKalb Area Arts Council, featured art of various mediums spread out through 26 venues. (Matthew Apgar)

Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Jeremy Foy of Des Plains, left, and Jose Avalos of Dekalb, right, shape clay on wheels at Sharp Architects during the first annual DeKalb/NIU Art Walk on Thursday, October 06, 2016 in DeKalb. The event, put on by the DeKalb Area Arts Council, featured art of various mediums spread out through 26 venues. (Matthew Apgar)

Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Mary Gawrys of DeKalb takes a close look at Kishwaukee College's Art-O-Mat, an old cigarette vending machine converted to dispense artwork in the shape of a cigarette box for the cost of $5, during the first annual DeKalb/NIU Art Walk on Thursday, October 06, 2016 in DeKalb. The event, put on by the DeKalb Area Arts Council, featured art of various mediums spread out through 26 venues. (Matthew Apgar)

Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Dance Dimensions owner/director Miranda Cordes instructs her ballerinas during the first annual DeKalb/NIU Art Walk on Thursday, October 06, 2016 in DeKalb. The event, put on by the DeKalb Area Arts Council, featured art of various mediums spread out through 26 venues. (Matthew Apgar)

Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Stage Coach Players board members Gloria Dennison of DeKalb, left, and Jan Kuntz of Sycamore, right, take a look at their displayed performance costumes and attach name plates to them during the first annual DeKalb/NIU Art Walk on Thursday, October 06, 2016 in DeKalb. The event, put on by the DeKalb Area Arts Council, featured art of various mediums spread out through 26 venues. (Matthew Apgar)

Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com DeKalb Area Women's Center Gallery Director Anna Marie Coveny of DeKalb shows some of the many hats on display at the DeKab Area Women's Center from David Bythewood's collection during the first annual DeKalb/NIU Art Walk on Thursday, October 06, 2016 in DeKalb. The event, put on by the DeKalb Area Arts Council, featured art of various mediums spread out through 26 venues. (Matthew Apgar)

Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Dance Dimensions owner and director Miranda Cordes, left, instructs ballerinas (from front:) Emily Munz of DeKalb, 13, Sydney DuBois of Sycamore, 11, Cierra Lizer of DeKalb, 13, Aubrey Diedrich of DeKalb, 11, and Lily Slater of DeKalb, 13, during the first annual DeKalb/NIU Art Walk on Thursday, October 06, 2016 in DeKalb. The event, put on by the DeKalb Area Arts Council, featured art of various mediums spread out through 26 venues. (Matthew Apgar)

Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Jazz singer Alexis Adams performs with the NIU Jazz Orchestra at the Egyptian Theatre on Thursday, October 06, 2016 in DeKalb. The event, put on by the DeKalb Area Arts Council, featured art of various mediums spread out through 26 venues. (Matthew Apgar)

Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Members of the NIU Jazz Orchestra perform at the Egyptian Theatre on Thursday, October 06, 2016 in DeKalb. The event, put on by the DeKalb Area Arts Council, featured art of various mediums spread out through 26 venues. (Matthew Apgar)

Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Members of the NIU Jazz Orchestra perform at the Egyptian Theatre on Thursday, October 06, 2016 in DeKalb. The event, put on by the DeKalb Area Arts Council, featured art of various mediums spread out through 26 venues. (Matthew Apgar)

Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Reggie Thomas conducts the NIU Jazz Orchestra at the Egyptian Theatre on Thursday, October 06, 2016 in DeKalb. The event, put on by the DeKalb Area Arts Council, featured art of various mediums spread out through 26 venues. (Matthew Apgar)

Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Audience members listen as the NIU Jazz Orchestra performs at the Egyptian Theatre on Thursday, October 06, 2016 in DeKalb. The event, put on by the DeKalb Area Arts Council, featured art of various mediums spread out through 26 venues. (Matthew Apgar)

Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Members of the NIU Jazz Orchestra perform at the Egyptian Theatre on Thursday, October 06, 2016 in DeKalb. The event, put on by the DeKalb Area Arts Council, featured art of various mediums spread out through 26 venues. (Matthew Apgar)

Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Members of the NIU Jazz Orchestra perform at the Egyptian Theatre on Thursday, October 06, 2016 in DeKalb. The event, put on by the DeKalb Area Arts Council, featured art of various mediums spread out through 26 venues. (Matthew Apgar)

Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Members of the NIU Jazz Orchestra perform at the Egyptian Theatre on Thursday, October 06, 2016 in DeKalb. The event, put on by the DeKalb Area Arts Council, featured art of various mediums spread out through 26 venues. (Matthew Apgar)