Take one look at Seoyun Baek, and you might think she’s just a normal 10 year-old girl. But hear her play the piano, and it becomes clear that she has extraordinary talent. Soyeun (pronounced so-YUN) began her piano studies three years ago and after just one year of study, she performed a duo piece with […]
This month’s picks for people, places and things with which you can make a difference: Give Time 2010 Chicago Green Festival greenfestivalvolunteers.org/chicago GIVE TIME: Join the volunteer team that helps support the largest sustainability event in the country on May 22 and 23. Volunteers receive free admission to the event both days, an exclusive […]
Imagine how jealous the kids at school will be when you give your daughter a guitar autographed by Taylor Swift. It’s just one of the items up for auction at the Connections for the Homeless 2010 spring benefit. The black-tie optional event will be held on Saturday, April 17, at the Four Seasons in Chicago. […]
Jane Doyle’s son graduated from Evanston Township High School, went to UCLA and joined a fraternity. Her daughter Paige, yearned for a similar opportunity. That wasn’t an option though, because of her developmental disability. “My husband and I recognized that we had to be Paige’s dream keepers,” Jane explains. So, in 2000, they gathered 25 […]
Eve Alfillé won’t reveal her age. “My mother-in-law told me people tend to discount you when you’re of a certain age,” she says. But Alfillé’s eye-popping jewelry designs ensure that no one will be discounting her any time soon. For a woman of a certain age, Alfillé has the energy of a college student. The […]
Walk down a sunny courtyard in the Hubbard Woods business district on any given day, and you may find four artists painting at their easels with styles as different as they are. What they have in common is their tie to the North Shore Art League where they have all taken classes and honed their […]
For many of us, the organic awakening came when we read a book by Michael Pollan or saw the film “Food, Inc.” But Jeanne Pinsof Nolan of Glencoe recognized the importance of organics more than 20 years ago. In the late ’80s, Nolan walked into a health food store out-of-state and happened upon some […]
The Party Dress Project is back, for the second year! Time to donate gently used dresses from bar/bat mitzvahs, graduations, dances, proms and confirmation, which will be sold for $25 a piece to benefit a local charity. This spring, dress donations for the Party Dress Project will be accepted from April 12 to 16, Monday-Friday, […]
We think every kid on the North Shore is amazing. In fact, the May issue of our magazine is about just that–amazing kids and their efforts to “make it better.” Here’s a letter from a Glenview mom which is particularly inspiring. From Jennifer DeVine: In your March issue, I saw that you were looking for […]
What makes a strong community and a great place to live? For many, the answer is having a public library within walking distance. That’s why a group of Evanston residents—including hundreds of kids—has started a grassroots fundraising effort to save the city’s branch libraries. When the group, now known as the Evanston Public Library Friends, […]
