You're Invited!

Celebrating the 25th edition of the East on Central journal!

Publication Party

2026 Journal

Monday, September 14, 2026

7:00 p.m.

Free to attend

Wayfarer Theater*

1850 Second St. Highland Park, IL

Journal available for purchase - $20

Receive 1 free copy when you purchase 5 journals during the event! After event, books may be purchased online or at select locations.

*Parking in the underground garage is free for up to 3 hours. Use the Green Bay Road entrance near Elm St. and take the theater elevator up to the 2nd floor.

So we did a “thing”….

Presenting Volume 24 -

the e-book!

Now available on Amazon.

East on Central is proud to be supported in part by Highland Park Community Foundation, Illinois Arts Council and Arts Link North.

East on Central, Volume 25 (2026-2027)

Contributing Visual Artists

Kenn Ashley * Marcia Babler * Mary Barnes-Gingrich * Sr. Lutgardis Bonitz * Gloria Bradle * Jan Burke * Stephen Butzlaff * Benjamin Calvert * Iliana Cardona * Neil Dahlmann * Barbara Dolinger * Susan Dorn * Jane Feely * Laurel Feldman * Sue Feldman * Mark Fisher * Alexa Frangos * Steve Geer * Candice Glicken * Merrilee Hepler * Alex Hodges * Marilyn Hollander * Beth Jack * Judith Joseph * Gail Juris * Robert Laemle * Phyllis Levun-Agostino * Carol Lezak * Linda Lutz * R. Scott McNeill * Joan Malina * Margot McMahon * Sarah DeYoung Metzger * Margoth K Moreno * Lakshmy Nair * Denis Naylor * Elaine Person * Naomi Pollack * Sharon Potsch * Kathryn Ridder * Kristin Ridder * Larry Rockoff * Karen Ross * Adéle Saint-Pierre * Thomas Sandercock * Caren Sax * Steven Shroeder * Howard Schultz * Jan Keller Schultz * Mary Seyfarth * Ryan Shaw * Maya Shimoni * Marla Silverman * Regina Siske * Pam Speigel * Ron Strum * Kay Thomas * Charles Trimberger * Venu Tummalapalli * Peter Van Vechten * Lynn West

Contributing Writers

Andrew Acker * Carol Alfus * Stefan Balan * Lois Baer Barr * Ron Berwald * James Bellance * John Bing * Mary Beth Bretzlauf * Joseph Kuhn Carey * William Carey * Estaban Colon * Marc Davidson * Gary Davis * Nancy Davis * Susan Dennison * Jennifer Dotson * Sheila Elliott * Karen L. Erickson * Maureen Flannery * Judith Stern Friedman * Tomoko Funahashi * Steve Geer * Nancy Hepner Goodman * jonathan ben gordon * Cynthia Hahn * Janea Harris * Kathryn P. Haydon * Linda Hendelman * Melissa Huff * Kate Hutchinson * Julie Isaacson * Beth Jack * Judith MK Kaufman * Miriam Kohn * Pauline Kochanski * Kerry Leaf * Carol Lezak * Robin Linden * Angela Lombardo * Terry Loncaric * Mike Lunow * Douglas Macdonald * John Maxwell * Kacie Moore * Wilda Morris * Lakshmy Nair * Rachel Orzoff * Michael Pickard * Trace Renee * Jane Richards * Marjorie Rissman * Steven Schroeder * Amy Shimoni * Michael Simon *Timothy Sroka * Catherine Strauss * Charles Trimberger * Gregory Trotter * Michael Wahl * Edward Zifkin

A Quick Look at Volume 24!

Art Credits: Top Center: Streetwise by Stephen Serio; Second Row Left: Meditation by Susan Dorn; Second Row Right: On the Path of Remembrance by Sherry Karver; Bottom Center: Still Contemplating Exploration by Jennifer Evans

Accolades for East On Central:

“I was highly impressed with my first time seeing the journal this autumn—astonished at the high quality of the graphics, paper, artwork and editing. Aside from its content, Volume 22 is a masterpiece in itself. The placement of the graphic content—the photos and artwork—is brilliantly and thoughtfully done. All your time and care has produced a stunningly impressive totality.”

Doug Macdonald

“Love that we are garnering attention from writers and artists beyond our Highland Park community! 

Thanks so much for all your efforts and for producing such a beautiful documentary of people's thoughts and perspectives as this world continues to evolve. I look forward to the next edition…”

Judith Stern Friedman

“East on Central is terrific!  Congratulations and may you go from strength to strength.”

Lois Barr