With the announcement that Maestro Riccardo Muti would be taking over the music directorship at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, members began to think about ways they could expand the CSO’s volunteer programs.
Pam Phillips Weston Winnetka Though her name now graces the new Weston Wing at the Art Institute, Pam Weston doesn’t want to take any credit. “It’s my husband’s project,” she says. “I’m so happy for him. It’s a monumental occasion for his collecting. And it’s not just about the art, it’s about the knowledge, the […]
Karen Marshak Former President, Service Board, Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter Glencoe As strong as we try to be, we’re never prepared to hear news that will blow apart our lives. Karen Marshak experienced this when her husband, Gary, was diagnosed with terminal cancer more than a decade ago. “My world fell apart. I thought, […]
At age 34, Lynette Bisconti learned that she was pregnant with her first and only child.
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October offers many opportunities for you to run, walk, ride, cheer, sponsor or even just shop in support of finding a cure for breast cancer. Here are just a few events going on in the area. For more charitable events for breast cancer as well as other causes, visit makeitbetter.net/events. Saturday, October 9 TrekWomen Breast […]
On October 20, two hugely famous women will come together in conversation, for the benefit of Chicago’s public libraries and the people who rely on them. Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison will appear in conversation with Oprah and receive the prestigious Carl Sandburg Literary Award at an annual dinner, which will take place […]
After losing her father, Nancy Perlson of Deerfield found solace and relief in yoga—and now she’s creating a supportive, nurturing environment for others with her yoga bereavement programs. Perlson has received overwhelmingly positive feedback from the 6-week “Bereavement Support Group: Connecting through Yoga” programs, which she started in January 2010 at Healing Power Yoga in […]
Mally Rutkoff’s parents both survived the Holocaust. So in 1993, when the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum opened in Washington D.C., the Highland Park resident began volunteering in their Midwest chapter. Since then, she has visited the museum many times, and spoken about her parents’ experiences at various Chicago fundraising events. On October 4, Mally […]
It was a sheer act of serendipity that brought Kathy Dodd and Stacey Pigott together. About 4 years ago, Pigott moved to the same Wilmette street where Dodd lives. The neighbors soon learned that they shared one common thread: They are mothers of children with epilepsy. Frustrated by the lack of research dedicated to pediatric […]
