The physical distance between Providence St. Mel (PSM) — a private, coeducational college prep school in East Garfield Park — and the Auditorium Theatre, performance home of The Joffrey Ballet, is only a little over five miles, but in many ways they are worlds apart. Longtime Joffrey Board of Directors member Mary Jo Basler, a […]
American dancer and choreographer Agnes George de Mille once said, “To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful…” She could have easily been speaking about the Bridges’ Teen Leadership Council Dance Marathon, through which hundreds of dancers have made a powerful impact on the lives of others. Ranked eighth most-successful […]
Chicago is famous for plenty of reasons — it’s home to some of the country’s best pizza, beautiful Lake Michigan, ludicrously sub-zero temperatures … and the list goes on and on. What you might not know about our fair city, though, is that Chicago is a hotbed of charitable activity. In fact, a 2015 study […]
This holiday season, take more time to slow down, be where your feet are, and enjoy the magic around you. When you shop local, not only does your money stay in your community and help create local jobs, but you also help the environment due to less transportation and packaging. That’s why this Local Treasures […]
What better way to kick off the holidays than with an evening out to see Joffrey Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” and enjoy an amazing dinner in the city? We are partnering with Opus and Joffrey Ballet to give one lucky reader two tickets to a performance of their choice and dinner for two! Simply fill out the […]
Black Friday and Cyber Monday aren’t the only ways to kick-off the giving season. Give the gift that keeps on giving by donating to one of Chicago’s many local charities this Giving Tuesday, Dec. 3. And for more ideas of ways to get involved on Giving Tuesday, check out #ILGive (pronounced “I’ll Give”), Illinois’ official […]
There are a few things Chicagoans take very seriously — the Cubs or White Sox, the proper toppings of a hot dog, the controversial name change of the Sears Tower, and, of course, brunch. A staple for any local on Saturday and Sunday, the brunch crowd in the Windy City wants more than just bottomless […]
End the year (and decade!) on a festive note with Winter WonderFest at Navy Pier, Snowland at Great Wolf Lodge, the first-ever Christmas show by Cirque du Soleil, and much more. Events Dec. 4: Building Empathy in a Fractured World Join Family Action Network for this event with Jamil Zaki, Ph.D., author of “The War […]
‘Tis the holiday shopping season! Sure, it can be easy to hop on Amazon to do your holiday shopping, but we encourage you to remember to support your local shops whenever possible, especially during the holidays when competition is so high. We’ve made it easy for you with our list of Chicago small businesses to […]
“The Y has turned me into the man I am today,” said Jelani Davis, a 606Art program graduate. On Oct. 24, over 450 Chicagoans gathered at Morgan Manufacturing to support the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago’s mission to propel children, families, and communities toward a positive future. Serving over 200,000 members a year, the Y fosters […]
