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#HASHTAG: JENNIFER MCGREGOR

On 007/27/24 (hint: that’s double oh seven, twenty-seven) Lake Forest’s JENNIFER MCGREGOR is chairing Citadel Theatre’s 10th annual gala—a James Bond-themed event titled “Casino Royale” to be held at Adrian and Nancy Smith’s David Adler estate. A lifelong design executive, McGregor has been instrumental in leading the event’s art direction and strategy for much of

FESTIVE FETE

North Shore Art League (NSAL)’s Art in the Village fair on June 22 and 23 was a big success. NSAL, celebrating 100 years in the community and located in the historic Community House in Winnetka, was proud to host this annual juried show at Hubbard Woods Park in Winnetka. It was a great weekend for

FITS TO A TEE

Winnetka’s mad-about-golf Banas family— parents Reb and Megan and kids Madison, Reb Jr., Blake, and Ryan—vacationed in Colorado seven years ago while their golf clubs stayed home. That’s akin to passionate painters arriving at a studio without brushes. Or a group of serious scuba divers entering water without oxygen tanks. “We ended up playing golf,”

DELLIN ALL IN

Winnetkan Charlotte Dellin devoured a book about all of the English monarchs last year. It took the recent New Trier Township High School graduate, who was born in London, an entire season to finish it. “That was my fall read,” Dellin says. “I’m a history buff and a big reader.” And, as of June 1,

#HASHTAG: SUSAN BLOCK

Highland Park’s SUSAN BLOCK creates vibrant oil paintings full of energy and excitement that capture an essence of freedom. Having spent her youth on her family’s 680-acre property in northern Wisconsin, freedom, wildness, and vibrance have always surrounded her. “My work is, for me, generally, about breaking free and breaking barriers—chasing dreams beyond the boundaries

SUMMER SIZZLERS

Lake Forest Book Store owner Eleanor Thorn shares a few of her favorite books, just in time for July vacations or days at the beach. Eruption by Michael Crichton and James Patterson A techno-thriller! A volcanic eruption is about to destroy the Island of Hawaii, but a secret held for decades by the U.S. military

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