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Evanston Native a YoungArts Finalist

Ava Suppelsa grew up in Evanston and now attends Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan.

An Evanston singer/songwriter is a 2015 National YoungArts Foundation finalist.

The Evanston Review reported Tuesday that 17-year-old Ava Suppelsa was recently named a finalist. Suppelsa was born and raised in Evanston and now attends the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan.

She is one of 170 finalists that were selected from a pool of 11,000 applicants nationwide and will be in Miami in January to compete for the title.

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