Grammy Award winner Sylvia McNair and Evanston native and opera star Nancy Gustafson will highlight “Celebration,” a benefit concert at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4, at Northwestern University’s Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. For more than 20 years, Gustafson has been performing at the annual concert that benefits Evanston-based Over the Rainbow Association. Founded in 1974, […]
If you’ve never had one of Carol Goldman’s cookies, you haven’t lived life fully. Arguably the official cookie of the North Shore, they weigh in at a half-pound each, are more than 1½ inches thick, and are moist and filled with inconceivable amounts of butter. They should really come with a warning label: Highly addictive. […]
For a child with a disability, a trip to the Field Museum or other typical school outing might not be as fulfilling or successful as it is for other kids. Children with special needs can learn more when locations are chosen carefully—and Winnetka mom Kate Campbell has taken it upon herself to find rewarding field […]
Gourmet foods, home accessories, children’s clothing and one-of-a-kind jewelry are among the handcrafted items to be found at the Woman’s Club of Evanston’s annual Cornucopia Gift Fair this fall. Just in time for the holiday season, Cornucopia offers something for everyone on your shopping list. This year’s juried fair will feature unique pieces from returning […]
Meet 6 amazing North Shore women who know how to show you a good time It’s an indisputable fact: North Shore women know how to have fun and make sure their friends and families do too. To give you a little inspiration for this holiday season, here are six women who entertain in very different […]
Yea! Highland Park and the Highland Park Community Foundation will jointly distribute more than $300,000 to more than 30 Youth, Education, Arts and Social Service organizations that serve Highland Park at the 5th Annual Combined Grant Awards Dinner, Thursday, Dec. 3, at Bella Via Ristorante (1899 Second St., Highland Park). The public is invited […]
I heard of Miriam Frankl’s accident in passing. I was sitting on the common room couch in my dorm at Johns Hopkins University on Oct. 16. Another New Trier alum asked if I had heard that Miriam, a Wilmette girl who had graduated the year before us at New Trier, had been involved in a […]
Even though they have a grown-up daughter, it seems that Bob and Patty Reece never stop working hard to raise successful children in Evanston.
The flyer simply said: “Thank you for supporting the bake sale! We are buying diapers for our sharing parish, St. Columbanus because we saw an article about how few diapers there are available.” Below, Liz Satter, 11-year-old Glencoe resident, outlines how she and her friends (Emma Bischoff, Glencoe; Caroline Jaros, Winnetka; Bronwen Malles, Winnetka; and […]
Joining the Peace Corps at age 60 was more about letting go than giving up. The time was right. After a successful career in journalism and the comforts of a home in Chicago, I was ready for change. As Peace Corps increases the drive to attract more people older than 50. I mused on […]
