With Chicago poised to become a world home for modern magic, Jill Lowe spotlights how the art of illusion is changing lives — from children with disabilities to hospital patients and beyond.
The Music Institute of Chicago welcomed more than 250 guests to its 95th Anniversary Gala at The Four Seasons Hotel Chicago, raising more than $1 million and celebrating excellence in music education.
Like an 18th century quilting bee, Chicago’s institutions are ready for July 4th — and Heritage Auctions is offering rare Americana to take home.
It’s easy to skip the 60th. Elizabeth Dunlop Richter didn’t — and at Wellesley College in May, with old friends and the campus in bloom, she was glad she went.
40,000 people, 65 vendors, two stages — Chicago’s Do Division Street Fest kicked off festival season in style.
Sigalit Zetouni traces the history of The Met’s Costume Institute and this year’s “Costume Art” exhibition, which pairs 200 garments with 200 masterworks.
Five hundred Chicagoans picked up mallets and pulled ropes at Washington Square Park to help raise a replica of George Washington’s Revolutionary War dining tent.
Court Tennis, Ryan Licht Sang Luncheon, Alliance Française Gala, Robin Tebbe: Minds Matter, Ferris Bueller, St. Thomas the Apostle Church, San Miguel Part I, Senior, and more.
Washington’s Tent, About the Town, An Omelette and a Glass of Wine, Biba’s Palm Springs, Botanic Garden, Persephone Dinner, St. Chrys’s Closet, and more.
Brookfield Zoo Gala, TimeLine Theatre Reborn, Kenilworth Centennial Quilt, Jonathan Hoenig, Textiles at The Met, Martha Graham, Graduation Dos & Don’ts, and more.
Chicago Skyline, Peoria Riverfront Museum, Glessner House, Chicago History Museum Guild, Project Styling, Chicago Opera Theater, Bob Glaze Restaurants, and more.
