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Lighting the Artists Way

HAVING GROWN UP IN Washington, D.C., Caroline Older enjoyed access to great arts institutions that the Smithsonian ensured were free and available to everyone. She was a frequent visitor to the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art, which exhibited work by leading contemporary artists in the famous I.M. Pei building. “I specifically remember

Fashion, Fun and a Way to Give Back

There are certain things that never go out of style. For the members of the Barrington Junior Women’s Club (BJWC), that would include caring, compassion, and generosity. For more than 20 years, the first Saturday in November has always meant that it was time for the BJWC’s annual Fall Fashion Show and Luncheon. This must-attend

Medical Maven

Growing up in an immigrant family—with a father from India and a mother from Afghanistan—Dr. Deeba Masood learned early on the importance of both education and civic duty. “My parents made this message clear,” she says. “We arrived in the United States for two purposes.” So, even though she’d dreamt of one day becoming a

Making Impressions

Sunlight streams through the broad windows of Carmela Heintzelman’s Lake Bluff design studio, Fiore Press Letterpress. Inside, Heintzelman leans over a composing stone, the perfectly smooth surface where she levels the plate she is about to print. Turning a cast-iron key, she locks little spring-loaded clamps (“quoins”) tight and hefts the loaded “chase” toward her

The Buzz: October 2020

London-based creative director ALEX EAGLE’S new tome available this October is a stylish collection of interiors from some of the world’s most creative contemporaries, including adventurer David de Rothschild and heiress Marie Louise Scio. Providing insight into how these personal spaces cultivate unique ways of living, working, and socializing. Find a quiet spot to sit

Newsworthy: October 2020

GIRL POWER Glencoe native Teri Bracken of BRONTË FALL releases a new album titled “Finishing School.” Brontë Fall is the songwriting pen name of the classically trained multi-instrumentalist Bracken and is inspired by her love of music, literature, and the history of the Brontë sisters. At a time when only men’s opinions were valued, the

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