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#HASHTAG: ALLISON KURTZ VOLKERS

For the past 20 years, ALLISON KURTZ VOLKERS has been bringing her passion for performance to students at Dance Center Evanston, teaching ballet, modern, and jazz dance to everyone from toddlers to pre professional dancers. Volkers has also choreographed numerous pieces for the Evanston Dance Ensemble—the pre-professional company associated with Dance Center Evanston—since 2008 and

STRINGS UNMATCHED

As a teenager, Benjamin Beilman spent nearly as much time in his family’s car as the gloves in the glove compartment did. The future violin virtuoso attended schools in Ann Arbor, Michigan, for most of the week and—for five consecutive years—commuted to the Music Institute of Chicago for weekend classes. That’s a round trip of

BEAUTIFUL INSIDE AND OUT

There is the interior design of one’s home, and then there is interior design—the mindful cultivation of one’s inner self to enhance a stronger connection with core intentions and values. Sandra Casparriello is on a journey to integrate both. Since founding S.C. Murphy LLC 12 years ago, Casparriello has been an active fixture in the

THE BUZZ: MARCH 2024

MAGNIFICENT MEDUSA Medusa is Versace’s most powerful and instantly recognizable symbol—one of elevated beauty, rebellion, and female empowerment. The Medusa ’95 House code is featured across a new Versace bag line for Spring-Summer 2024. Introduced at the collection fashion show in Milan, the theme centers on a unique horizontal tote bag and a handbag that

PLUCK OF THE IRISH

‘Tis the land of scholars and saints, poets and rebels. And yet one of the mysteries of Ireland is how many find a sense of home in its storied culture and history, even if they have no ancestral connection at all. It’s a sort of magic, you might say. That’s how Katie Fitzpatrick describes this

THE MAGIC WITHIN

With endless bookshelves, welcoming staff members, and free weekly events, the Barrington Area Library is a magical place where seven days a week the community can unite in the pursuit of new ideas and shared experiences. As an extensive renovation begins, longtime library employee Karen McBride looks forward to “a new page” for this local

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