Ann Marie Scheidler

TO THE BEACH AND BACK

JULY 15 CAN’T COME SOON ENOUGH for the curators at the Lake Bluff History Museum. Its newest exhibit—”The Lake”—has been years in the making. Covering the role Lake Michigan and its beach have played in the lives of those who have resided in Lake Bluff since 1875, Exhibit Director Pam Russell hopes that museum visitors

GET GLOWING

Necessity is the mother of invention and Barrington Hills’s Dr. Stacie Stephenson knows this better than most. As the mother of twin one-year-old boys, Dr. Stephenson has learned that peace of mind comes from taking 30 minutes for herself every morning and evening. “I have two pieces of advice for moms,” Dr. Stephenson says. “First,

LUXURY ON THE LAKE

There’s no place like home—especially when it’s one of Chicago’s most coveted addresses. Rising 101-stories, The Residences at The St. Regis Chicago is an architectural wonder, expertly shaped by Studio Gang. Located in the heart of Chicago’s Lakeshore East neighborhood, these one-, two-, three-, and four-bedroom homes offer spacious layouts with 360-degree views of Chicago

STARRY NIGHT

“This is our flagship event and we’d like everyone to have the chance to come and experience it,” says Lake Forest’s Marie Woods, president of The Associate Board of the Lake Forest Open Lands Association (LFOLA), of their annual fundraiser, Cattails & Cocktails. “We have so much fun planning it—it doesn’t even really feel like

BACK TO THE FUTURE

A contemporary of Frank Lloyd Wright, Howard Van Doren Shaw was recognized as one of the leading country house architects of the early 20th century. In addition to his noted work on Lake Forest’s Market Square, from 1894 to 1926 Van Doren Shaw designed a number of stately houses in an area stretching from Lake

MIRIAM FRIED SAYS FAREWELL TO RAVINIA’S PIANO & STRINGS

Ravinia Steans Music Institute (RSMI)—Ravinia Festival’s distinguished summer training program for young professional voice, jazz, piano, and string musicians—enters its 36th season this June on a bittersweet note, saluting world-renowned violinist Miriam Fried for her 30-year leadership of the Program for Piano & Strings as she prepares to step down as program director of the

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