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Sporting the season’s brights in active wear
Fashion doesn’t have to stop at your everyday clothes. Playing sports like tennis and golf, you can look stylish, too. Of course comfort is important, and major active wear brands build that in to their clothing. But today’s clothes on the court or the green …
On the bright side: Color is key to summer accessories
Lemon, tangerine, lime, orange. No, that’s not a grocery list. It’s a short list of some of the hottest color trends this summer. Choose whatever fruit you like.
CB Boutique — one year and thriving
A year isn’t a lot of time in the retail world. But for Mallory Ulaszek it’s been quite long enough to establish CB Boutique as the kind of shop she wanted it to be: “chic, modern — and affordable.”
Ulaszek threw a party at the …
Fancy footwork supports Glenkirk, Search
It was a starry, starry night for the dancing stars of Glenkirk at the Michigan Shores Club in Wilmette on April 12.
That was the night of the “Dancing with Our Stars” benefit presented by the Keystone Foundation in support of Glenkirk and Search, two …
Entertainers honored for 40+ years of shows
Seniors performing for seniors. That’s the monthly mission of Council Cues, a group supported by the National Council of Jewish Women’s Chicago North Shore Section.
But it didn’t start out that way. Some of the members of the group have been singing and dancing for …
‘Finding the Balance’ raises $4,000 for cancer research
Dr. Lynda Powell and 10 members of her team from the Department of Preventative Medicine at Rush University Medical Center, spoke to 120 members of the center’s Winnetka Auxiliary of The Women’s Board on April 11. Powell gave a presentation about maintaining women’s health through …
Antiques & Garden Fair Preview raises $250,000
Over 600 guests were undeterred by area floods and determined to enjoy spring at the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Antiques & Garden Fair Preview Evening in Glencoe. The event raised $250,000 for the Garden’s conservation, education and research programs. Preview partygoers shopped an array of antiques …
Seed-packing project aids overseas poor
The power of one is a popular symbol.
But when you see a beet seed that’s just one of many packed by hundreds of volunteers to send overseas to impoverished farmers that symbolism becomes something bigger.
That’s what The Celebration of Hope 2013 at Northfield …
AFC’s Spring Dinner raises $100,000
More than 470 guests attended the AIDS Foundation of Chicago’s annual Spring Dinner at the Hilton Chicago on April 18. The event raised $100,000 for HIV/AIDS awareness, education and policy programs. Comedian Paula Poundstone was guest of honor. The evening, which aimed to celebrate progress, …
Trying to find that perfect and perfectly fitting swimsuit can be painful, but it doesn’t have to be.
We asked some local fashion experts about cool looks for a hot summer day at the beach, and got good news for shoppers.
For one thing, says …
Elegant musical evening benefits Ars Viva
Rarely do we have a chance to experience a true musical salon, an intimate performance of small pieces that charm and delight us. Yet that is exactly what happened at Exmoor Country Club in Highland Park the evening of April 30, when some top area …
Celebration raises $110,000 for Holy Family Villa Expansion Project
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago, along with Holy Family Villa and the Bishop Lyne Residence, hosted “An Evening to Honor Bishop Timothy J. Lyne” on April 13. Bishop Lyne was presented with the Holy Family Caritas Sanctae Familiae Award in recognition of his …
Delta Delta Delta send gifts, messages to soldiers
Twelve members of the Chicago Northwest Suburban Alumnae Chapter of Delta Delta Delta gathered at the home of member Janeen Winnike of Long Grove on April 9 to make cards, write messages on signs and fill care packages to send to our soldiers. They received …
‘Animals around the Whirl’ raises $1.24 million for Brookfield Zoo
The Women’s Board of the Chicago Zoological Society, in partnership with the Society’s Board of Trustees, hosted the 32nd annual Whirl at Brookfield Zoo on April 20. The theme for this year’s black-tie fundraiser was “Animals around the Whirl,” which highlighted the Society’s legacy of …
New ways to exercise your fashion sense
Style is not your first thought when you head to the gym, pool or your favorite running track. But the world of fashion has been making inroads into the athletic apparel industry, which is showing up as numerous lines of luxe exercise merchandise. Of course …
Tall Grass Beef Benefit sends 70 kids to camp
The Happ Inn in Northfield, along with owners Al and Suzy Friedman, hosted an evening in support of Staddle Camp at Brush Creek Ranch in Wyoming, on May 28. Co-hosted along with Bruce and Beth White, camp founders, and journalist-turned-rancher Bill Kurtis and Donna LaPietra, …
